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Reuters and the Reuters sphere logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of the Reuters group of companies around the world. © Reuters 2012 NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc will increase the size of its initial public offering by 25 percent, a source familiar with the matter said, and could raise as much as $16 billion as strong investor demand for a share of the No.1 social network trumps debate about the company's long-term potential to make money. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/16/us-facebook-shares-idUSBRE84F02320120516?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/16/us-facebook-shares-idUSBRE84F02320120516?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews technologyNews Wed, 16 May 2012 06:52:10 -0400 SEOUL (Reuters) - Shares in Samsung Electronics Co slumped more than 6 percent on Wednesday, wiping $10 billion off the electronics giant's market value, on a report that Apple placed huge chip orders with troubled Japanese chip rival Elpida. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/16/us-samsung-chips-idUSBRE84F0BT20120516?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/16/us-samsung-chips-idUSBRE84F0BT20120516?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews technologyNews Wed, 16 May 2012 04:59:56 -0400 NEW YORK (Reuters) - T-Mobile USA, the fourth largest U.S. mobile provider, said it is cutting another 900 jobs. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/15/us-tmobileusa-jobs-idUSBRE84E1H620120515?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/15/us-tmobileusa-jobs-idUSBRE84E1H620120515?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews technologyNews Tue, 15 May 2012 17:56:56 -0400 DETROIT/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - General Motors Co said on Tuesday it will stop advertising on Facebook, even as the social networking website prepares to go public, with a source familiar with the matter saying the automaker had decided Facebook's ads had little impact on consumers. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/16/us-gm-facebook-idUSBRE84E1D420120516?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/16/us-gm-facebook-idUSBRE84E1D420120516?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews technologyNews Wed, 16 May 2012 06:51:24 -0400 HELSINKI (Reuters) - Global sales of mobile phones fell 2 percent in January-March after ten straight quarters of growth, as Chinese buyers held back in anticipation of new models and economic uncertainties weighed on developed markets, research firm Gartner said. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/16/us-cellphones-gartner-idUSBRE84F08D20120516?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/16/us-cellphones-gartner-idUSBRE84F08D20120516?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews technologyNews Wed, 16 May 2012 04:45:58 -0400 SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A California jury began another round of deliberations on Tuesday in a high profile trial over allegations that Google's Android mobile platform violates Oracle's intellectual property rights. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/15/us-oracle-google-trial-idUSBRE84E16220120515?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/15/us-oracle-google-trial-idUSBRE84E16220120515?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews technologyNews Tue, 15 May 2012 15:14:09 -0400 HONG KONG (Reuters) - China Mobile, the world's biggest telecom carrier by subscribers, said on Wednesday it is negotiating with Apple Inc to carry the popular iPhone in China. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/16/us-chinamobile-idUSBRE84F06I20120516?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/16/us-chinamobile-idUSBRE84F06I20120516?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews technologyNews Wed, 16 May 2012 01:22:42 -0400 TAIPEI (Reuters) - U.S. sales of two new smartphones from Taiwan's HTC Corp will be delayed due to a patent dispute with Apple Inc, a fresh blow to the company as it tries to turn around declining sales in what was once its largest market. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/16/us-htc-idUSBRE84F05L20120516?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/16/us-htc-idUSBRE84F05L20120516?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews technologyNews Wed, 16 May 2012 02:55:08 -0400 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - On the face of it, Universal Music Group's bid to buy a big chunk of EMI stands to make the world's leading music company an even more formidable force, combining Universal's star lineup of Lady Gaga and Rihanna with the British company's deep library of The Beatles, Pink Floyd and Katy Perry. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/16/entertainment-us-universal-emi-antitrust-idUSBRE84F06120120516?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/16/entertainment-us-universal-emi-antitrust-idUSBRE84F06120120516?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews technologyNews Wed, 16 May 2012 01:21:36 -0400 (Reuters) - Sina Corp sounded a bearish note for the coming quarters, warning that further losses may lie ahead because of increased investment into its microblogging platform Weibo, China's version of Twitter. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/16/us-sina-idUSBRE84E1HR20120516?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/16/us-sina-idUSBRE84E1HR20120516?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews technologyNews Wed, 16 May 2012 05:44:08 -0400