Reuters: Technology, Media & Telecommunications

UPDATE 1-Compal revises up Q4 shipment target; shares up

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:46:21 GMT

* Helped by low inventories, Windows 7, strong demand -CFO

UPDATE 2-Windstream to buy Iowa Tel for $530 mln

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:17:14 GMT

* Iowa rises 26 pct, Windstream falls 0.5 pct (Adds analyst comment, byline; updates stock prices)

CORRECTED - UPDATE 1-TiVo swings to quarterly loss

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:13:25 GMT

(Correcting second bullet and fourth paragraph to show service and tech revenue, changes first paragraph)

UPDATE 2-EMC to reorganize international operations

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:53:28 GMT

* EMC sees $100 mln of charges in Q4 due to reorganization

UPDATE 2-Washington Post closing remaining U.S. bureaus

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:43:59 GMT

* News bureaus in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York closing (Adds newspaper is closing all national bureaus)

UPDATE 2-Playboy to outsource magazine ops to American Media

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:41:11 GMT

* Playboy keeps editorial; sees magazine profit in 2011 (Adds financial terms from Playboy SEC filing)

UPDATE 2-MGM documents go to News Corp, Time Warner, others

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:19:27 GMT

* Ex-News Corp's Peter Chernin also interested (Adds background on Chernin, bylines)

Aristocrat bondholders seek $233 mln in damages

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:16:45 GMT

SYDNEY, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Bondholders in Australian gaming machine firm Aristocrat Leisure Ltd are seeking damages of some $233 million in relation to a trial in the United States on consequential damages, the company said on Wednesday.

UPDATE 2-Microsoft CFO to leave, look for bigger job

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:53:29 GMT

* Microsoft shares drop slightly after hours (Adds background, details on Liddell)

UPDATE 1-US SEC probes trades in 3Com before HP deal-source

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:52:33 GMT

WASHINGTON, Nov 24 (Reuters) - U.S. securities regulators are probing a jump in 3Com Corp's shares and call options before a $2.7 billion offer for the network equipment maker was announced, a source familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

UPDATE 2-Privately held Facebook sets up dual-class stock

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:27:24 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Facebook has established a dual-class stock structure to ensure voting control by existing owners, but has no plans to become a public company, it said on Tuesday.

UPDATE 2-Telus says wins court order against Rogers claim

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:42:22 GMT

* Rogers files appeal, says stands by claims (Adds Rogers response)

REFILE-UPDATE 3-Warner Music posts surprise loss, shares tumble

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:28:38 GMT

* Q4 operating loss $0.03 vs Wall Street est. profit $0.05

UPDATE 5-EQT lines up to challenge Informa for Springer

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:02:37 GMT

* Springer owners said in Oct they were mulling full sale

UPDATE 2-Brocade denies it looked for a buyer

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:40:43 GMT

* Shares fall 6.5 pct despite strong results (Adds CEO and analysts' comments, updates share move)

UPDATE 2-Vimpelcom to spend more in 2010 as crisis fades

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:21:11 GMT

* Missed forecast due to lower-than-expected forex gain

UPDATE 1-Ubisoft reassures investors on Assassin's Creed 2

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:00:36 GMT

* Assassin's Creed 2(AC2) sales up 32 pct over 1st week AC1

Second UK retailer withdraws Sony Ericsson phone

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:44:28 GMT

LONDON, Nov 24 (Reuters) - British retailer Phones 4U has followed rival Carphone Warehouse in withdrawing Sony Ericsson's flagship smartphone, in a further blow to the loss-making firm.

UPDATE 2-Telkom's mobile plan "suicidal", analyst says

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:38:34 GMT

* Spending 6 bln rand over 5 years on new mobile business

Twitter eyes acquisitions, sees making money in 2010

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:48:17 GMT

TEL AVIV, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Micro-blogging site Twitter is interested in making more acquisitions as it continues to grow in popularity, co-founder Biz Stone said on Tuesday.

UPDATE 1-Nokia to cut 220 R&D jobs in Japan

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:16:42 GMT

* Says will not impact sourcing activities in Japan

EU drops proceedings against Qualcomm

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:59:12 GMT

BRUSSELS, Nov 24 (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Tuesday it had closed formal anti-trust proceedings against U.S. chip maker Qualcomm as complaints against the firm had been dropped.

Alipay to become world's No 1 e-payment firm

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:58:00 GMT

* Alipay set to become world's No. 1 e-payment firm in 2 yrs

UPDATE 1-Ericsson withdraws EU complaint vs Qualcomm

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:42:38 GMT

* Firm withdraws complaint concerning licensing practices

Playboy to outsource most magazine ops -WSJ

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:32:37 GMT

Nov 24 (Reuters) - Playboy Enterprises Inc will outsource most of the business operations of its namesake magazine in an effort to curb losses, the Wall Street Journal said on Tuesday.