Technology Report: AT&T CEO says awaiting clarity on U.S. surveillance rules

	Click to View in Browser 01/15/2014 AT&T CEO says awaiting clarity on U.S. surveillance rules WASHINGTON (Reuters) - AT&T Inc CEO Randall Stephenson said on Wednesday he was anxious to hear details of President Barack Obama's proposals to reform U.S. surveillance programs, hoping for more clarity on the rules guiding the data collection operations. Apple to refund at least $32.5 million in disputed kids' app purchases WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Apple Inc will refund consumers at least $32.5 million to settle a longstanding complaint that the technology company billed U.S. consumers for charges incurred by children through mobile apps without their parents' consent. Intel launches marketing campaign aimed at cloud SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Chipmaker Intel Corp is taking its long-running Intel Inside marketing campaign into cloud computing in a bid to head off competition from smaller rivals designing low-power chips for servers. Huawei profit jumps on smartphones, U.S. asks Hua-who? BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, known more for its telecom networking prowess than its razor-thin smartphones, is starting to see success in its consumer electronics business, though the key U.S. market remains elusive. New consoles boost Christmas sales at retailer Game LONDON (Reuters) - Game, a video games retailer bought out of administration by private equity investors last year, reported a significant rise in Christmas sales helped by new console launches ahead of a possible return to the stock market. Norwegian students blow U.S. algebra record away with 5 million equations OSLO (Reuters) - Norwegian students solved nearly 5 million algebra equations in a week long challenge, using an app aimed at popularizing mathematics among children whose maths skills have been steadily sliding in international rankings. Marvell loses bid to reduce $1.17 billion U.S. patent verdict (Reuters) - Marvell Technology Group Ltd has failed to convince a federal judge to reduce by more than half a $1.17 billion jury verdict for infringing two hard disk drive patents held by Carnegie Mellon University. Google to appeal French fine over data privacy PARIS (Reuters) - Google will appeal against a 150,000 euro ($205,300) fine issued by France's data-protection watchdog over how user information is tracked and stored, the U.S. search engine said on Wednesday. HP, Google select Altair's chip for LTE-only Chromebook TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israel's Altair Semiconductor, a developer of chips for fourth- generation (4G) mobile technology known as LTE, said its chips will connect the new Hewlett Packard Chromebook to Verizon Wireless' LTE network. EU says needs more concessions from Google within weeks in anti-trust probe BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union wants Google to come up with more concessions within weeks if it is to avoid formal charges in an investigation into alleged anti-competitive behavior, a top official said on Wednesday. Related Video Ultra-thin circuits could pave way for 'smart' contact lens Ocean-in-a-box to test future CO2 impact on polar environments Mediafile 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