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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 2013 PARIS/LONDON (Reuters) - Gulf telecom operator Etisalat has offered a higher price for Vivendi's Maroc Telecom stake than rival Qatari bidder Ooredoo, according to two people familiar with the matter. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/us-vivendi-maroc-idUSBRE94N0IN20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews&rpc=935 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/us-vivendi-maroc-idUSBRE94N0IN20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews&rpc=935 technologyNews Fri, 24 May 2013 10:45:49 -0400 SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon is once again shaking up traditional publishing models. This time, it's giving fans a chance to add their own personal touches to their favorite fiction - and get paid in the process. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/entertainment-us-amazon-kindle-kindlewor-idUSBRE94N0TB20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews&rpc=935 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/entertainment-us-amazon-kindle-kindlewor-idUSBRE94N0TB20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews&rpc=935 technologyNews Fri, 24 May 2013 14:45:00 -0400 (Reuters) - Satellite TV provider Dish Network Corp and wireless network provider nTelos Holdings Corp said they would jointly develop a broadband service within nTelos's coverage territory serving parts of Virginia, Maryland and a few other states. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/us-dish-ntelos-idUSBRE94N0FT20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews&rpc=935 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/us-dish-ntelos-idUSBRE94N0FT20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews&rpc=935 technologyNews Fri, 24 May 2013 08:46:51 -0400 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators are in the early stages of an antitrust probe into whether Google Inc, the top player in Web display advertising, breaks antitrust law in how it handles some advertising sales, a source told Reuters on Thursday. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/us-google-antitrust-idUSBRE94M16620130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews&rpc=935 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/us-google-antitrust-idUSBRE94M16620130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews&rpc=935 technologyNews Thu, 23 May 2013 20:54:35 -0400 MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's leading online social network was briefly banned on Friday, in a move dismissed as a "mistake" but which follows intensifying official pressure on the company as President Vladimir Putin consolidates his power. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/net-us-russia-vkontakte-idUSBRE94N0BD20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews&rpc=935 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/net-us-russia-vkontakte-idUSBRE94N0BD20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews&rpc=935 technologyNews Fri, 24 May 2013 13:12:10 -0400 SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc is in talks to buy Waze, an Israeli mapping start-up that has held discussions with several large technology companies, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/us-waze-google-idUSBRE94N02H20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews&rpc=935 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/us-waze-google-idUSBRE94N02H20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews&rpc=935 technologyNews Fri, 24 May 2013 14:22:24 -0400 FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German business software maker SAP said it was revamping its management to sharpen its focus on cloud computing as demand for the service which saves clients money grows. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/us-sap-cloud-idUSBRE94N0FW20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews&rpc=935 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/us-sap-cloud-idUSBRE94N0FW20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews&rpc=935 technologyNews Fri, 24 May 2013 11:37:47 -0400 SAN FRANCISCO/DUBLIN (Reuters) - Apple has operated almost tax-free in Ireland since 1980, welcomed by a government keen to bring jobs to what was then one of Europe's poorest countries, former company executives and Irish officials have said. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/23/us-apple-tax-ireland-idUSBRE94M0NU20130523?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews&rpc=935 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/23/us-apple-tax-ireland-idUSBRE94M0NU20130523?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews&rpc=935 technologyNews Thu, 23 May 2013 15:55:53 -0400 NEW YORK (Reuters) - In an unusual move before a trial, a federal judge expressed a tentative view that the U.S. Justice Department will be able to show evidence that Apple Inc engaged in a conspiracy with publishers to increase e-book prices. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/23/us-usa-apple-ebooks-idUSBRE94M19A20130523?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews&rpc=935 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/23/us-usa-apple-ebooks-idUSBRE94M19A20130523?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews&rpc=935 technologyNews Thu, 23 May 2013 19:00:45 -0400 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp won a round in a complex patent war on Thursday when the International Trade Commission said the company's popular Xbox entertainment system did not violate a patent owned by Google subsidiary Motorola Mobility. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/23/us-microsoft-patent-idUSBRE94M18K20130523?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews&rpc=935 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/23/us-microsoft-patent-idUSBRE94M18K20130523?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews&rpc=935 technologyNews Thu, 23 May 2013 18:48:41 -0400