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Court order on YouTube user data fans privacy fearsmore similar news »
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LG Display Q2 seen surging but LCD outlook dimmermore similar news »
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean flat screen maker LG Display Co and two smaller Taiwanese rivals are set to post profits for the second quarter that more than trebled thanks to strong demand for TVs and tight supplies of PC panels.
TV Asahi wants to ally with IT firm this yearmore similar news »
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese private broadcaster TV Asahi Corp aims to ally with an information technology and telecoms firm by the end of the year and is open to a capital tie-up, its president said.
Ask.com closes acquisition of Dictionary.commore similar news »
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Economy casts pall on Sun Valley media festmore similar news »
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The deteriorating U.S. economy and slumping stock prices will frame discussions among top media and technology executives at the 26th annual Allen & Co confab in Sun Valley, Idaho, next week.
Spain says mobile operators colluded on pricemore similar news »
MADRID (Reuters) - Three mobile phone operators in Spain fixed tariffs in March 2007 to compensate for a new law banning rounding up call periods, Spain's Competition Commission said on Thursday, citing initial findings of an investigation.
