US-TECH Summary
Twitter eyes acquisitions, sees making money in 2010
TEL AVIV - Micro-blogging site Twitter is interested in making more acquisitions as it continues to grow in popularity, co-founder Biz Stone said on Tuesday. "That is something we are definitely interested in," Stone told a news conference in Tel Aviv. "We made an acquisition last year that turned out to be an outstandingly good decision."
Filmed concerts come to iTunes in Live Nation deal
NEW YORK - Apple iTunes on Tuesday began featuring downloads of live concerts by about 20 artists who are promoted by Live Nation. iTunes will have a section featuring the concerts of singers and bands ranging from Jesse McCartney to Ziggy Marley, when the service begins, the companies said in a statement. They expect hundreds of more shows in the coming months. Prices will start at about $7.99.
"Jail broken" iPhones hacked by new virus
BOSTON - Hackers have built a virus that attacks Apple Inc's <AAPL.O> iPhone by secretly taking control of the devices via their Internet connections, security experts said. The virus has been detected in the Netherlands and can only attack iPhones whose users have disabled some pre-installed security features, according to analysts monitoring the progress of the virus.
Google to put ancient Iraq museum collection online
BAGHDAD - Google <GOOG.O> is putting thousands of images of ancient artifacts at Iraq's National Museum online, the Web search leader said on Tuesday, part of a U.S. bid to entice foreign firms to invest in Iraq. What is now modern-day Iraq was once known as Mesopotamia a region considered by many as the "cradle of civilization." The museum houses one of the finest Mesopotamian collections in the world.
Microsoft, News Corp weigh Web pact: source
NEW YORK - Microsoft Corp <MSFT.O> has had talks with News Corp <NWSA.O> about a tie up, which would involve News Corp getting paid to take its news websites off Google Inc <GOOG.O>, a source familiar with the matter said on Sunday. News Corp, which owns such papers as the Wall Street Journal and the Sun, started the discussions, which were at an early stage, the source said.
AT&T offers pay by day, week, month data options
NEW YORK - AT&T Inc <T.N> unveiled on Monday an offering that lets customers using its network for Web-surfing on laptop computers or netbooks avoid the obligation to sign a two-year contract with the operator. Instead of having to commit to paying $60 a month for two years, customers will be able to pay by the day, by the week or by the month, AT&T said.
Google buying display advertising startup
SAN FRANCISCO - Web search leader Google Inc <GOOG.O> said it is buying Silicon Valley display advertising technology startup Teracent, which expands its competition with display leader Yahoo Inc <YHOO.O>. Online advertising is divided into search -- usually text ads related to content on a Website -- and display, such as banner ads that are often used as branding tools by corporations.
eBay says fixes search glitch on website
NEW YORK - eBay Inc <EBAY.O> said on Sunday it had restored a search function on its website overnight Saturday after a glitch led to searches returning either limited or no results throughout the day. The technical issue on eBay.com resulted from a surge in live listings as sellers ramped up for the holiday season, the global e-commerce and payments company said in an e-mailed statement.
Tweets or bleats? Tool measures importance on Twitter
SINGAPORE , a free tool that measures the importance of a user on the popular social networking site, how trusted they are as well as the influence they wield.
Smartphone growth to continue strong in 2010
BARCELONA - The wireless chip industry expects smartphone market surge to continue, with British microchip designer ARM <ARM.L> saying growth would likely even accelerate further next year. The smartphone market slowed drastically in the September quarter, but chip makers -- whose products are sold weeks, if not months, before phones are sold to consumers -- said they were seeing strong market growth, indicating third quarter slowdown was temporary.