Thursday, October 31, 2013

Reuters: Technology News: Google, Samsung, Huawei sued over Nortel patents

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Google, Samsung, Huawei sued over Nortel patents
Nov 1st 2013, 04:47

Google Inc's logo is seen at an office in Seoul in this May 3, 2011 file photograph. REUTERS/Truth Leem/Files

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By Dan Levine

SAN FRANCISCO | Fri Nov 1, 2013 12:47am EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The group that owns thousands of former Nortel patents filed a barrage of patent lawsuits on Thursday against cell phone manufacturers including Google, the company it outbid in the Nortel bankruptcy auction.

Rockstar, the consortium that bought the Nortel patents for $4.5 billion, sued Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, HTC Corp, Huawei and four other companies for patent infringement in U.S. District Court in Texas. Rockstar is jointly owned by Apple, Microsoft, Blackberry, Ericsson and Sony.

Google is accused of infringing seven patents. The patents cover technology that helps match Internet search terms with relevant advertising, the lawsuit said, which is the core of Google's search business.

A Google spokesman declined to comment. Representatives for Samsung, Huawei, HTC and Rockstar could not immediately be reached.

Samsung, Huawei and HTC all manufacture phones that operate on Google's Android operating system, which competes fiercely with Apple and Microsoft mobile products.

In 2011 Google placed an initial $900 million bid for Nortel's patents. Google increased its bid several times, ultimately offering as much as $4.4 billion.

After losing out to Rockstar on the Nortel patents, Google went on to acquire Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion, a deal driven partly by Motorola's library of patents.

"Despite losing in its attempt to acquire the patents-in-suit at auction, Google has infringed and continues to infringe," the lawsuit said.

Rockstar is seeking increased damages against Google, as it claims Google's patent infringement is willful, according to the complaint.

The Google case in U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas is Rockstar Consortium US LP and Netstar Technologies LLC vs. Google, 13-893.

(Reporting by Dan Levine; editing by Andrew Hay and Leslie Adler)

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Reuters: Technology News: Sony suffers TV relapse as Japan peers change channel

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Sony suffers TV relapse as Japan peers change channel
Nov 1st 2013, 03:38

Logos of Sony Corp. are seen at an electronics store in Tokyo October 31, 2013. REUTERS/Toru Hanai

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By Sophie Knight

TOKYO | Thu Oct 31, 2013 11:38pm EDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp CEO Kazuo Hirai's determination to stick to the consumer electronics that made the company's fame will be put to the test in the months ahead as domestic rivals step up a shift to more profitable industrial technology.

On Thursday the home of gadgets from the Walkman music player to the Cybershot camera warned it won't meet previous full-year profit targets after sliding to a net loss of 19.3 billion yen ($197 million) for July to September. Its TV operation relapsed into the red on weak sales.

Meanwhile Panasonic Corp raised its earnings forecast on strong sales of products like batteries to industry clients, and Sharp Corp bounced to its first quarterly net profit in two years, helped by sales of solar panels.

The big three in Japan's electronics have been forced to review their strategy choices after racking up combined aggregate net losses of about $38 billion in the five years up to March this year. While they struggled to rein in fixed costs in Japanese manufacturing that eat away at revenue, nimbler foreign companies like Apple Inc, Samsung Electronics Co and Asian rivals grew richer and stronger.

Since Chief Executive Kazuo Hirai took the helm last year, Sony has promised a rebound in hardware with a three-pronged strategy focused on mobile devices, imaging technology and gaming. But the below-expectations performance in the second quarter stirred doubts about how Sony can anchor a turnaround by reviving fervor among consumers who now covet goods like Apple's iPad and Samsung's Galaxy smartphone.

"I still cannot see any fundamental and believable strategy for the rebirth of Sony's electronics business," said Makoto Kikuchi, CEO of Myojo Asset Management based in Tokyo, speaking after Sony announced its earnings.

"On the other hand Panasonic, which is shifting its business away from consumer electronics, is reporting better-than-expected results. The contrast is like night and day."

Just two of Sony's units, music and financial services, boosted operating earnings compared with a year ago while its movie business also lost money. The Tokyo-based company has come under pressure from major shareholder and hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb to generate more value from its entertainment division - pressure that could intensify after the weak earnings.

Officials representing Loeb weren't immediately available to comment.

Sony shares sank 12 percent in Tokyo trading on Friday morning, heading for their biggest one-day percentage drop since October 2008.

STRATEGIC CHOICES

In contrast, Osaka-based Panasonic raised its forecast for operating profit in the year through March by 8 percent to 270 billion yen, more than had been expected, on strong sales of its automotive systems and eco-friendly technology.

Panasonic shares rose as much as 5.9 percent, hitting a 2 1/2-year high.

At Sharp, a supplier of panels for the iPhone, a surprise net profit of 13.6 billion yen in its fiscal second quarter was helped by strong demand for solar cells and a weaker yen. While it is still struggling to shore up its finances, recently issuing $1.7 billion in new shares, it's a significant turnaround from a 545 billion yen net loss a year earlier.

Sharp's shares rose 2.8 percent on Friday morning.

Panasonic's earnings statement came amid an appraisal of its strategic choices. A day after saying it would ramp up supply of lithium ion batteries to U.S. carmaker Tesla Motors Inc to nearly 2 billion cells in the four years to 2017, Panasonic formally confirmed it will exit plasma TV manufacturing.

Its TV and panel division lost 25.6 billion yen in the second quarter, a wider loss than at Sony. Mopping up the red ink comes at a cost, however: Panasonic raised its restructuring budget for this year to 170 billion yen from a previous figure of 120 billion yen.

At Sony, the commitment to build a healthy TV business lives on. On Thursday, it said its TV operation flipped from a 5.2 billion yen operating profit in April-June - its first quarterly profit in three years - to a 9.3 billion yen operating loss.

The smartphone business at Sony was one of few to show signs of holding up in the latest quarter. Sony said it still expects to sell 42 million smartphones this fiscal year, unchanged from previous guidance, after selling 10 million in the three months between July to September.

But with weak sales of video cameras and cameras, as well as a slump in personal computers that has it racing to restructure its Vaio division, the pillars of Hirai's future development strategy look weak right now.

"We plan to revise our product, sales and manufacturing strategy for our Vaio unit. We realize that we don't have much time so we plan to implement our decisions in the next fiscal year," Shiro Kambe, Sony's senior vice president, told reporters.

Sony is still aiming to get its electronics division in the black this year, although Chief Financial Officer Masaru Kato said it would likely miss a previous target of 100 billion yen in operating profit.

One business for which Sony does retain high hopes is its video games divisions.

There have been signs of a strong debut next month in the U.S. and other key markets for Sony's new PlayStation 4 game console, based on preorders. As with previous consoles, development and rollout costs have been steep, although Sony has pledged to turn a profit much faster than the four years it took for the previous iteration of the console to make money.

"I think we're at a stage where they really should be reconsidering their (three-pronged) strategy but the company is not going there yet," said Myojo Asset's Kikuchi.

($1 = 98.1450 Japanese yen)

(Additional reporting by Mari Saito; Editing by Edmund Klamann, Ryan Woo and Kenneth Maxwell)

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Reuters: Technology News: U.S. IRS warns of telephone tax scam involving fake caller IDs

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U.S. IRS warns of telephone tax scam involving fake caller IDs
Oct 31st 2013, 18:27

WASHINGTON | Thu Oct 31, 2013 2:27pm EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Internal Revenue Service warned on Thursday about a growing tax scam in which fraudsters display an IRS phone number on the intended victim's caller ID and demand money.

Particularly targeting recent U.S. immigrants, the scammer typically tells the targets over the phone that they owe money to the IRS and demands payment via a pre-loaded debit card or wire transfer, the IRS said.

The victim's caller ID displays an IRS toll-free number in a deception known as caller ID spoofing. For added effect, the scammers often add background noise on the call that sounds like an official call center. They may also send follow-up emails from a bogus IRS address.

The IRS said there could be hundreds of instances of the scam operating nationwide. "If someone unexpectedly calls claiming to be from the IRS and threatens police arrest, deportation or license revocation if you don't pay immediately, that is a sign that it really isn't the IRS calling," said IRS Acting Commissioner Danny Werfel in a statement.

"We do not and will not ask for credit card numbers over the phone, nor request a pre-paid debit card or wire transfer."

People who think they have been deceived by a caller ID tax scam should contact the Federal Trade Commission, the IRS said.

(Reporting by Patrick Temple-West; Editing by Kevin Drawbaugh and Bob Burgdorfer)

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Reuters: Technology News: Oracle shareholders oppose executive pay at annual meeting

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Oracle shareholders oppose executive pay at annual meeting
Oct 31st 2013, 17:33

SAN FRANCISCO | Thu Oct 31, 2013 1:33pm EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A majority of shareholders opposed Oracle Corp's (ORCL.N) executive compensation, including Chief Executive Larry Ellison's pay in a non-binding vote on Thursday.

The vote followed complaints that Ellison is paid too much as his company struggles to stave off smaller rivals.

A majority of shareholders voted for the company's board members.

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Reuters: Technology News: German journalists urged to shun Google and Yahoo

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Oct 31st 2013, 16:03

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Reuters: Technology News: Hackers targeted Finnish government network for years-report

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Oct 31st 2013, 16:27

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Reuters: Technology News: U.S. to allow expanded electronic device use on flights

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Oct 31st 2013, 14:11

WASHINGTON | Thu Oct 31, 2013 10:11am EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Thursday it will allow airlines to expand the use of portable electronic devices in flight.

The agency said it is immediately providing airlines with guidance for implementation, the time frame for which is expected to vary among carriers.

"Passengers will eventually be able to read e-books, play games, and watch videos on their devices during all phases of flight, with very limited exceptions," the FAA said.

The move would still prevent use of mobile phones for voice communications on flight. That issue is under the jurisdiction of the Federal Communications Commission.

(Reporting by Ros Krasny and Karen Jacobs; Editing by Gerald E. McCormick)

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Reuters: Technology News: Canada court allows Microsoft suit to proceed, says no on ADM

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Oct 31st 2013, 14:14

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Reuters: Technology News: Facebook shares recover as investors shrug off falling usage

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Oct 31st 2013, 12:24

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Thu Oct 31, 2013 8:24am EDT

(Reuters) - Facebook Inc shares steadied on Thursday after wobbling in the wake of post-earnings comments by company executives about slowing use and a strategy of not increasing the frequency of ads shown to users.

Facebook shares breached the $50 mark in heavy premarket trading after at least 10 Wall Street analysts raised their price targets, to as much as $63. The stock has nearly doubled in value this year.

The company reported better-than-expected results on Wednesday, helped by strong advertising revenue. But Chief Financial Officer David Ebersman later said there had been a decrease in daily users, specifically among younger teens.

Ebersman also said the company would not boost the frequency of ads -- one per 20 stories in the newsfeed -- shown to users.

Facebook's shares soared as much as 15 percent in extended trading on Wednesday before suddenly falling to $47.40, down 3 percent from their $49.10 close. The stock settled at $49.16.

Analysts said on Thursday the move to stick to the number of newsfeed ads was likely a right strategy.

"We believe managing ad load is important to maintaining the user experience for the long term," J.P. Morgan analyst Doug Anmuth said in a client note. The analyst raised his price target on the stock by $9 to $62.

Facebook's newsfeed ads, which inject paid marketing messages into a user's stream of content, have boosted the company's revenue and its stock price.

But the company has had to be careful not to turn off users with too many ads.

Facebook's third-quarter advertising revenue rose 66 percent, with mobile ads making up about half of total ad revenue.

"The well-above trend figure provides confidence that growth can continue at a rapid clip," Pivotal Research Group analyst Brian Wieser said in a note, upgrading the stock to "buy" from "hold."

Some analysts said that while early teenagers were ditching Facebook, some were joining Facebook-owned Instagram. This puts the company in a good position to monetize the mobile photo-sharing app, they said.

"We continue to see two major catalysts in Instagram and video ads, which could be FB's next billion-dollar business," Jefferies & Co analysts said.

According to some reports, Facebook is set to unveil video ads, that are expected to autoplay, in newsfeeds.

UBS raised its price target on the stock to $62 from $60, RBC Capital Markets to $60 from $52 and Stifel Nicolaus to $56 from $50.

(Reporting by Saqib Iqbal Ahmed and Soham Chatterjee; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty)

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Reuters: Technology News: China's Alibaba to launch online fund sales service: media

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Oct 31st 2013, 11:41

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BEIJING | Thu Oct 31, 2013 7:41am EDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - Alibaba Group Holdings has secured approval from the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) to act as a third party for the online sale of fund products, local media group Caixin reported on its website.

The fund products will soon be available on Alibaba's Amazon-like Taobao website, according to the report.

No-one at Alibaba was available to comment.

The approval marks a further step for Alibaba towards providing an alternative to China's tightly regulated traditional financial system.

Alibaba affiliate Alipay, whose parent company Zhejiang Alibaba E-Commerce Co is controlled by billionaire Alibaba founder Jack Ma, said in August that it had partnered with 37 funds to offer wealth management products to its customers.

AliPay's fund payment platform Yu E Bao, or "leftover treasure", launched its Zenglibao fund, managed by the fledgling Tianhong Asset Management Co, in June.

The Zenglibao fund, a money market product, is the most successful fundraising by any mutual fund in China this year, attracting 55.7 billion yuan ($9.14 billion) in assets under management from 13 million customers as of September 30.

Rivals Tencent Holdings and Baidu Inc have also launched their own financial services platforms, and Tencent has also applied for approval for various banking services, as China's Internet companies shift away from their traditional online businesses in search of greater profit.

Alibaba founder Ma has said in the past that if China's banks don't change, Alibaba would change the banks, and that a finance industry outsider was needed to "stir things up".

In September Alibaba signed a strategic pact with mid-sized lender China Minsheng Banking Corp Ltd to offer financial services, including cooperating on wealth management and credit card businesses, direct banking and information technology.

Those forays into financial services have irked China's conservative banking sector, and there has been backlash, analysts say.

In August, Alipay said it was shutting its offline point of sales (POS) service for small companies. China's biggest third-party payment service provider said it had halted the service for "obvious reasons" and hinted at external pressure.

($1 = 6.0938 Chinese yuan)

(Editing by David Evans)

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Reuters: Technology News: Hon Hai says to focus on content creation to drive value

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Oct 31st 2013, 11:50

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KAOHSIUNG | Thu Oct 31, 2013 7:50am EDT

KAOHSIUNG (Reuters) - The world's largest electronics assembler Hon Hai Precision Industry said on Thursday it will turn new software development centers in southern Taiwan into a data and cloud power base to focus on content creation.

It is Hon Hai's latest effort to climb up the value business chain, after winning local 4G licenses the previous day.

"Integration of software and hardware is the future," company chairman Terry Gou told reporters at Kaohsiung Software Technology Park in southern Taiwan.

"Taiwan is our first step (for 4G business ). We will work with global operators in the future, and this will also help our design in the next generation smartphone."

Hon Hai, better known by its trading name Foxconn, announced its partnership with Mozilla in June to launch devices run on the U.S. company's Firefox operating system, as it looks to reduce its reliance on making products for Apple Inc.

Gou said future content will focus on graphic and video, and the company is planning to launch a gaming app and surveillance service through the cloud. It will hire around 3,000 people.

He said in June the company would focus on developing new technologies, intellectual property rights and e-commerce, in a bid to move away from the its core contract manufacturing business that yields low margins, with research and development, software and patent rights the focal points.

It won a license for two bands in Taiwan's domestic fourth-generation (4G) mobile spectrum on Wednesday for a total bidding price of T$9.18 billion ($312.19 million), a deal which a fund manager said was good for the company to diversify into a high-margin business.

($1 = 29.4050 Taiwan dollars)

(Reporting by Clare Jim; editing by David Evans)

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