Technology Report: Amazon shares jump after quarterly results

	Click to View in Browser 01/29/2013 Amazon shares jump after quarterly results SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc shares jumped almost 7 percent on Tuesday after the world's largest Internet retailer reported better-than-expected quarterly profit. RIM faces its day of reckoning with BlackBerry 10 launch NEW YORK (Reuters) - The innovative line of BlackBerry smartphones that Research In Motion Ltd will formally unveil on Wednesday has already succeeded on one crucial count - getting RIM back in the conversation. Microsoft launches new Office for consumers SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp launched new Office software for home users on Tuesday, featuring constantly updated, online access to documents from all kinds of devices as the world's largest software company attempts to tailor its most profitable product to a mobile generation. After early success, Yahoo's Mayer faces rising bar SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Six months into her tenure, Yahoo Inc Chief Executive Marissa Mayer has arrested the decline of the Internet portal and has won favor on Wall Street with stock buybacks, but a longer-term turnaround remains uncertain. Apple announces iPad with double storage capacity (Reuters) - Apple Inc said on Tuesday that it will sell a version of its iPad tablet computer with 128 gigabytes of storage, which is twice the capacity of its existing models. Analysis: Dell LBO talks reveal other leverage options NEW YORK (Reuters) - A bid to take Dell Inc private by buyout firm Silver Lake and its partners underscores the financing market's willingness to lend up to $15 billion to the world's No.3 PC maker -- money that could be used to buy back shares and pay dividends even if the deal doesn't come together. U.S. government warns of hack threat to network gear (Reuters) - The Department of Homeland Security urged computer users on Tuesday to disable a common networking technology feature, after researchers warned that hackers could exploit flaws to gain access to tens of millions of vulnerable devices. YouTube preparing to offer paid subscriptions this year: report SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - YouTube, the video website owned by Google Inc, plans to offer paid subscriptions to some of the content on its site later this year, according to a media report. U.S. Justice Dept says examining Softbank, Sprint deal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Justice Department urged the U.S. telecommunications regulator on Tuesday to "defer" action on its investigation of Japan's Softbank Corp's takeover of Sprint Nextel, according to an FCC filling. Audience shares plunge on hoax tweets (Reuters) - Shares of Audience Inc plunged more than 25 percent in a matter of seconds on Tuesday afternoon before quickly recovering after false reports were posted on social media site Twitter saying the specialty chip maker was being investigated for fraud. Related Video Israeli tech dials up new insights on callers Memo to Microsoft: Get younger and dump Xbox Mediafile sayantanighosh OpenTable will pay $10 million for Foodspotting app John C Abell Touchfire: All keyed up and ready to go A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend