Archive for the ‘Internet’ Category


AT&T seeks Sprint, Cellular South cases dismissed

Your Friends’ Activity back next (Reuters) – AT&T Inc has asked a U.S. court to dismiss cases brought by rivals Sprint Nextel Corp and Cellular South against AT&T’s proposed $ 39 billion purchase of T-Mobile USA. The U.S. Department of Justice has also sued to block the deal, which would vault AT&T into a leading [...]

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Canada tries again to update copyright legislation

Your Friends’ Activity back next OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada will reintroduce copyright legislation on Thursday as it grapples with the realities of the Internet age and tries to balance the demands of consumers with concerns from the movie industry. The legislation, first introduced ahead of the federal election in May, is designed to cope with [...]

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Insight: China’s e-payment booms, foreigners get the boot

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Use your fingerprint to buy a bowl of noodles for half off at 10 yuan ($ 1.60). It was a proposition attractive enough to send Su Weiting out of the Shanghai noodle shop where she was getting lunch and around the corner to sign up for an account with yet another payment [...]

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Tencent to cooperate with American Express for online

Your Friends’ Activity back next HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s largest Internet company Tencent Holdings Ltd plans to cooperate with American Express Co to provide cross-border online payments, a source said on Wednesday, as the country’s electronics commerce sector grows rapidly. Under the agreement, users of Tencent’s Tenpay will be able to shop on key [...]

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Activists meet to defend Internet from state control

LONDON (Reuters) – Internet activists will this week make an 11th-hour attempt to stop governments seizing more control of the Web that has fueled Arab revolutions, enabled mass leaks of U.S. diplomatic cables and allowed online piracy to thrive. The Internet Governance Forum that begins in Nairobi on Tuesday brings together companies, non-profit groups, academics, [...]

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