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Obama makes play for videogamers (AFP)AFP - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has made a play for online videogamers, placing campaign advertisements in a series of popular titles from videogame giant Electronic Arts. Full text |
IBM confident on profit, looks to emerging markets (Reuters)
IBM profits up, 'confident' for year (AFP)
Review: `Max Payne' — the name says it all (AP)
IBM services and software sales up as hardware falls (Reuters)
US shifts Visa Waiver Program authorization to Internet (AFP)
Google Open About Kill Switch in Android Phones (NewsFactor)
No interest in Yahoo: Microsoft (AFP)
Nokia to make $2.29 billion payment to Qualcomm (Reuters)
Nokia profit below consensus, outlook soothes market (Reuters)
AP - A key senator is urging the Justice Department to keep up its investigation into the antitrust implications of the Internet advertising partnership that Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. plan to launch this month. Full text
Reuters - Japan's Nintendo Co Ltd (7974.OS) expects to have more of its Wii game consoles available in the U.S. this holiday season, but stopped short of guaranteeing there will be no shortages of the popular device. Full text
Reuters - Nokia, the world's top mobile phone maker, said on Thursday it would launch its new music bundle "Comes with Music" on the world's largest music market, in the United States, next year. Full text
AP - As the house lights dim and the maestro lifts his arms, a hush comes over the crowd. It's opening night at The Metropolitan Opera — only we're 2,800 miles away. Full text
NewsFactor - There's a new Nintendo kid on the block. On Wednesday, Nintendo confirmed rumors of a new version of the popular DS portable game machine, called the DSi. The announcement was made during the game giant's fall press conference. Full text
Reuters - Nokia unveiled on Thursday its first touch-screen phone, priced well below Apple's iPhone model, as the world's top mobile phone maker hopes to tap consumers for whom the iPhone has been too expensive. Full text
AFP - Skype, the online text messaging and voice service, said Thursday it was "extremely concerned" by monitoring of Internet chat by its Chinese partner reported by Canadian researchers. Full text
AFP - Skype, the online text messaging and voice service, said Thursday it was "extremely concerned" by monitoring of Internet chat by its Chinese partner reported by Canadian researchers. Full text
Reuters - Nokia, the world's top mobile phone maker, launched its free music package on Thursday, issuing a challenge to Apple Inc's dominance of the digital music market. Full text
Reuters - Online social networking site Facebook will set up its international operations center in Dublin, officials said on Thursday. Full text