Technology Report: Google slashes cloud computing prices in rivalry with Amazon

	Click to View in Browser 03/25/2014 Google slashes cloud computing prices in rivalry with Amazon SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc slashed its cloud computing service prices on Tuesday, seeking to wrest customers from Amazon.com Inc and Microsoft Corp in the fast-growing market of renting computers and data storage to companies. HTC debuts flagship smartphone in race against Samsung LONDON (Reuters) - Taiwan's HTC Corp unveiled a new flagship smartphone on Tuesday, an upgrade to the award-winning HTC One that it hopes will claw back some of the market share lost to Samsung. Microsoft's CEO may come out swinging SEATTLE (Reuters) - Satya Nadella, the Indian-born self-described cricket fanatic who took over as Microsoft Corp's chief executive last month, makes his public debut on Thursday and is expected to go on the offensive right away with some bold strokes. HP to outline 3D-printing foray by October SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co plans to outline its entry into the 3D-printing business by October, as the computing company seeks to extend its dominance of traditional printers into a fledgling but fast-growing market. Nvidia shows off high-end game cards, cloud graphics offerings SAN JOSE, California (Reuters) - Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang debuted new and upcoming graphics technology on Tuesday including a $3,000 high-end component for PC game enthusiasts and a cloud-computing partnership with VMWare. Ray-Ban maker Luxottica to bring Google Glass to wider market MILAN (Reuters) - Google has teamed up with Ray-Ban maker Luxottica in a bid to turn its Internet-connected Glass spectacles into a widely-available, stylish consumer product. Metro CEO ready to steer retailer through e-commerce challenge FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Technology entrepreneur, merger manager and turnaround expert, Olaf Koch believes he has enough experience of big challenges to steer Europe's fourth-biggest retailer Metro through its next one: e-commerce. Twitter ban sparks 'arms race' with tech savvy Turks ANKARA (Reuters) - Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan rails against Twitter as part of a plot to blacken him and portray his Turkey as corrupt; but Turks in growing numbers are exploring ever more innovative ways to beat his ban in what has become a cyber-battle of wits. EBay asks shareholders to veto Icahn's PayPal spin-off proposal (Reuters) - EBay Inc urged its shareholders to vote against activist investor Carl Icahn's proposal to spin off the e-commerce company's PayPal payments unit. China detains more than 1,500 in text spam crackdown BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese authorities said on Tuesday they have detained 1,530 people in a crackdown on the use of fake telecommunication base stations to send spam text messages to mobile telephones, a persistent problem in the world's largest cellphone market. Related Video Apple's need for speed in Comcast deal raises questions Canine study seeks top dogs for leadership role 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