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Ask revamps for faster Web search, more relevance

Mon Oct 6, 2:52 PM ET

NEW YORK (Reuters) - IAC Corp's Ask.com is overhauling its Web search engine to deliver faster results and improved relevance as it bids to win share from market leader Google Inc.

  • SAP saw sudden drop-off in software sales Mon Oct 6, 3:58 PM ET

    FRANKFURT/BOSTON (Reuters) - German software maker SAP AG warned that its sales had abruptly dropped off in the last two weeks of September as companies cut back on computer-related spending due to the widening financial crisis.

  • John Donahoe, eBay President and Chief Executive Officer delivers the keynote address during the annual meeting of shareholders and auction sellers in Chicago, Illinois June 20, 2008. (Frank Polich/Reuters)
    EBay to cut jobs, sees revs at low end, shares fall Mon Oct 6, 4:24 PM ET

    SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - EBay Inc said it will cut 10 percent of its work force and spend about $1.3 billion to buy online payment and classified companies to counter a slowdown in its main web auctions business.

  • Netflix trims outlook and shares sink 2 hours, 12 minutes ago

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Online DVD rental company Netflix Inc cut its fourth-quarter outlook, blaming the U.S. economic turmoil for weaker-than-expected subscriber growth in the third quarter and driving its shares down 11 percent.

  • The company headquarters of Deutsche Telekom AG is pictured in Bonn May 30, 2008. (Ina Fassbender/Reuters)
    D.Telekom seeks stolen data on 17 million mobile users Mon Oct 6, 9:52 AM ET

    FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Thieves have hijacked sensitive data on millions of Deutsche Telekom mobile phone customers, the German company has acknowledged in its second major security scandal this year.

  • Portuguese bank offers "McCain/Obama" rate deal Mon Oct 6, 1:23 PM ET

    LISBON (Reuters) - A Portuguese online bank unveiled a novel interest rate deal Monday by letting clients bet on the outcome of the U.S. presidential election.

  • A man rides his bike past Google Inc. headquarters in Mountain View, California, May 8, 2008. (Kimberly White/Reuters)
    Google, Yahoo delay search ad partnership Fri Oct 3, 7:32 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Google Inc and Yahoo Inc have decided to delay implementing a controversial search advertising partnership, Yahoo said on Friday.

  • DRAM makers face tougher challenges: iSuppli Fri Oct 3, 10:04 PM ET

    SEOUL (Reuters) - DRAM suppliers face tougher challenges in servicing debts and financing capital expenditure as banks become more cash-strapped under the global credit crunch, research firm iSuppli said.

  • An engineer performs maintenance works in the CERN LHC computing grid centre in Geneva, October 3, 2008. This centre is one of the 140 data processing centres, located in 33 countries, taking part in the grid processing project. More than 15 million Gigabytes of data produced from the hundreds of millions of subatomic collisions in the LHC (Large Hadron Collider) should be collected every year. (Valentin Flauraud/Reuters)
    CERN computer grid links 7,000 scientists Fri Oct 3, 3:19 PM ET

    GENEVA (Reuters) - CERN, the world's biggest particle physics laboratory and creator of the Worldwide Web, on Friday unveiled a new computer network allowing thousands of scientists around the world to crunch data on its huge experiments.

  • A combination picture shows the Nokia 5800 Xpressmusic handset in this undated handout. (Handout./Reuters)
    Nokia touch-screen to miss Xmas in mature markets Fri Oct 3, 1:34 PM ET

    LONDON (Reuters) - Nokia's answer to Apple's iPhone will go on sale in seven countries in Asia, the Middle East and Europe this year but will miss the Christmas shopping season in most developed markets.

  • A schoolgirl poses with her new 'Magellan' computer at a primary school in Lisbon September 23, 2008. (Nacho Doce/Reuters)
    Microsoft installs XP, Office on cheap Portuguese laptops Fri Oct 3, 1:22 PM ET

    LISBON (Reuters) - Microsoft launched on Friday a software package for a Portuguese ultra-cheap laptop for school children that the government hopes will boost the country's technological edge in education.

  • A screengrab of www.revolutionhealth.com, taken October 3, 2008. (revolutionhealth.com/Reuters)
    Health websites merger to challenge WebMD Fri Oct 3, 1:43 PM ET

    BANGALORE (Reuters) - Privately held online health sites Revolution Health Network and Waterfront Media agreed to merge in a deal that could challenge WebMD Health Corp's dominance in the health care space.

  • Apple Inc CEO Steve Jobs speaks at Apple's 'Let's Rock' media event in San Francisco, California September 9, 2008. (Robert Galbraith/Reuters)
    False web report plays havoc with Apple stock Fri Oct 3, 4:28 PM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - A false Internet report that Apple Inc's Steve Jobs had suffered a heart attack briefly slammed his company's stock on Friday and raised fresh questions about the delicate relationship between traditional and new media.

  • A man uses a Skype internet phone next to a laptop in Taipei November 11, 2005. (Richard Chung/Reuters)
    Skype's China spying sparks anger Fri Oct 3, 8:54 AM ET

    HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) - Savvy Internet users in China began avoiding the version of Skype offered by its Chinese partner two years ago, but news it filtered and recorded text messages has sparked new worries about the global firm's commitment to privacy.

  • Hand over the controller, girl gamers say Thu Oct 2, 8:50 PM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Gina Sutton takes aim and deftly strikes down several targets in a row as they pop up on the screen in front of her.

  • Designer hopes to plug into intelligent fashion Fri Oct 3, 9:01 AM ET

    BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Tired of running out of batteries and having to find a socket to charge your mobile phone or iPod? An Argentine fashion designer may have the answer: a timeless jacket with a built-in solar panel.