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The Palm Treo Pro is seen with earbuds in a handout image. (Palm/Handout/Reuters)

Palm unveils Treo Pro to battle BlackBerry

Wed Aug 20, 2:33 PM ET

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Palm Inc unveiled a Treo smartphone Wednesday based on Microsoft Corp software to compete for business users against rivals such as Research In Motion's BlackBerry.

  • A global positioning satellite is seen in a handout artist's rendering. (Handout/Reuters)
    Satellites track Mexico kidnap victims with chips Thu Aug 21, 12:17 PM ET

    QUERETARO, Mexico (Reuters) - Wealthy Mexicans, terrified of soaring kidnapping rates, are spending thousands of dollars to implant tiny transmitters under their skin so satellites can help find them tied up in a safe house or stuffed in the trunk of a car.

  • Patrick Morse shows off his new Apple iPhone 3G after spending the night in line outside an Apple Store in Boston, Massachusetts July 11, 2008. (Brian Snyder/Reuters)
    Apple, MTS agree on iPhone sales in Russia: source 1 hour, 25 minutes ago

    MOSCOW (Reuters) - Apple Inc has agreed a distribution deal with carrier Mobile TeleSystems on the sale of iPhones in Russia, one of the world's fastest growing markets for mobile telephone handsets, a market source said.

  • Actors paid to line up for iPhone launch in Poland 1 hour, 49 minutes ago

    WARSAW (Reuters) - When Apple Inc rolled out its iPhone in the United States, some fans paid big money to be among the first to get their hands on the device. In Poland, people are getting paid to line up.

  • Jerry Seinfeld poses at the premiere of 'Bee Movie' in London December 6, 2007. (Anthony Harvey/Reuters)
    Microsoft enlists Seinfeld for ad campaign: report 2 hours, 1 minute ago

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jerry Seinfeld will be one of the key celebrity pitchmen in Microsoft Corp's $300 million advertising campaign aimed at changing its image, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people close to the situation.

  • An Intel employee in an undated photo. After years of false starts aimed at bringing the Web to TV sets, Yahoo said on Wednesday it is working with Intel to create Web computer channels that run alongside TV shows. (Handout/Reuters)
    Intel to build Yahoo widgets into new TV chips Wed Aug 20, 4:43 PM ET

    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - After years of false starts aimed at bringing the Web to TV sets, Yahoo Inc said on Wednesday it is working with Intel Corp to create Web computer channels that run alongside TV shows.

  • The Sony-Ericsson W980 walkman-phone mobile is displayed during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, February 14, 2008. The Mobile World Congress will run from February 11 till 14. (Albert Gea/Reuters)
    Ericsson, ST form mobile JV, aim to lead industry Wed Aug 20, 12:07 PM ET

    PARIS/LONDON (Reuters) - Ericsson and STMicroelectronics have agreed to combine their wireless chip and software businesses, strengthening their hand against competitors to supply the likes of top cellphone maker Nokia.

  • DreamWorks Animation, Intel tie up on 3-D movies Wed Aug 20, 5:54 PM ET

    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Starting in 2009, all of DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc's films will be in next-generation 3-D.

  • A Research in Motion (RIM) 'Bold' BlackBerry device, which will be available to consumers later this year, is shown before RIM's annual general meeting of shareholders in Waterloo, Ontario, July 15, 2008. (Mike Cassese/Reuters)
    New RIM handset good but not revolutionary: analyst Wed Aug 20, 12:00 PM ET

    TORONTO (Reuters) - Research In Motion's powerful new BlackBerry Bold is a "strong product," but it isn't revolutionary, according to an analyst who reviewed the smartphone ahead of its North American launch.

  • Electronic Arts Chief Executive Officer John Riccitiello speaks at the Electronic Arts news conference at the 2008 E3 Media and Business Summit in Los Angeles July 14, 2008. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)
    An EA merger with Take-Two gets U.S. antitrust OK Wed Aug 20, 11:37 AM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. antitrust authorities would approve a combination of Electronic Arts Inc with rival video game publisher Take-Two Interactive Software, according to letters from the Federal Trade Commission posted on the agency's web site.

  • Brian Winer of Los Angeles uses an eBay kiosk to check on an item he has for sale during the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, January 6, 2006. (Steve Marcus/Reuters)
    EBay lowering fixed-price sellers' listing fees Wed Aug 20, 2:11 AM ET

    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - EBay Inc is cutting the fees U.S. sellers on its site pay for fixed-price items, in one of the company's boldest moves this year to boost merchandise for sale, lure new buyers and take on competitors.

  • Nintendo Co's Wii game console is displayed at an electronic shop in Tokyo's Akihabara district January 24, 2008. (Yuriko Nakao/Reuters)
    Hillcrest files patent suit against Nintendo Wed Aug 20, 11:54 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hillcrest Laboratories asked a trade panel to determine if Nintendo Co (7974.OS) and its U.S. subsidiary have infringed four patents to make its top-selling Wii game, according to a filing on Wednesday and a Hillcrest statement.

  • Rod Humble of The Sims Studio gestures during the presentation for the game 'The Sims 3' at the Electronic Arts news conference at the 2008 E3 Media and Business Summit in Los Angeles July 14, 2008. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)
    Electronic Arts sets February launch date for Sims 3 Wed Aug 20, 8:30 AM ET

    LEIPZIG, Germany (Reuters) - Video games publisher Electronic Arts set a launch date of February 20, 2009 for the latest installment of its biggest-selling franchise, the Sims, on Wednesday.

  • Sony says to launch new version of PSP handheld Wed Aug 20, 12:57 PM ET

    LEIPZIG, Germany (Reuters) - Consumer electronics giant Sony (6758.T) announced a new version of its Playstation Portable handheld games console that can be used as a telephone, to go on sale in Europe and the United States in mid-October.

  • A generic picture of a woman using a computer mouse. (Catherine Benson/Files/Reuters)
    Thousands of file-sharers face legal action in UK Wed Aug 20, 8:37 AM ET

    LONDON (Reuters) - Thousands of people suspected of sharing music, films and games over the Internet will be pursued through the courts for damages, lawyers for entertainment companies said on Wednesday.

  • A Motorola logo is seen on their building at an industrial estate in Singapore April 3, 2008. (Vivek Prakash/Reuters)
    Motorola unveils low-end phones for music and Web Wed Aug 20, 5:48 AM ET

    SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Motorola Inc , the world's third-largest handset maker, unveiled two new low-end phones on Wednesday that allow users to listen to songs and surf the Web.