M&S sees gains from infrastructure, ecommerce upgrades By James Davey

CASTLE DONINGTON, England (Reuters) - Marks & Spencer <MKS.L>, Britain's biggest clothing retailer, said on Wednesday it was on track with a plan to address two decades of under-investment in its infrastructure and create a fast, agile and flexible supply chain. ...Read More »

Target tests if Facebook-driven deals bring shoppers into stores (Reuters) - Target Corp is rolling out Cartwheel, a service that combines social networking and discounts, the latest attempt by a U.S. retailer to lure shoppers into its physical stores rather that seeing them buy from online rivals.

Target said its new program relies on shoppers using th... ...Read More »

BlackBerry shares hit by Pacific Crest report TORONTO (Reuters) - Shares of BlackBerry slid more than 5 percent on Tuesday after Pacific Crest Securities issued a downbeat report on sales momentum for smartphones running the company's new BlackBerry 10 operating system.

Pacific Crest analyst James Faucette, who has a underperform ... ...Read More »

New Intel Atom Chips Designed To Aid Intel In Mobile Computing Market By Noel Randewich

SANTA CLARA, California (Reuters) - Intel Corp on Monday unveiled the most extensive overhaul of its Atom mobile processors, with improved performance that the PC chipmaker expects will help it challenge Qualcomm in smartphones and tablets.

The new m... ...Read More »

Looking for a comeback, Zynga embraces austerity and FarmVille By Gerry Shih

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - In the past twelve months, Zynga Inc has struggled with a contracting player base, a deflated stock price and waves of layoffs. Now it is coming to terms with downsized ambitions.

As Chief Executive Mark Pincus, 47, leads the on... ...Read More »

Apps convert smartphones into home monitoring system By Natasha Baker

TORONTO (Reuters) - Worried about what your dog is chewing on when you're at work, or whether your home is secure while on vacation? New apps can transform old smartphones into remote security cameras for home monitoring systems.

Presence, which w... ...Read More »

Laird revenue slips as demand from 'largest customer' drops By Abhirup Roy

(Reuters) - Electronic-components maker Laird Plc said revenue from its largest customer -- widely assumed to be Apple Inc -- fell 17 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier, contributing to a 2 percent fall in overall revenue.

Laird, which mak... ...Read More »

BlackBerry Q10 sells strongly in Canada, Britain: analyst By Euan Rocha

TORONTO (Reuters) - BlackBerry's new Q10 smartphone, which comes with the physical keyboard that many BlackBerry fans prize, is selling well in both Canada and Britain, an industry analyst said on Friday.

The company introduced the Q10, its second sm... ...Read More »

Wall Street analysts remains bullish on LinkedIn, investors not so sure (Reuters) - Wall Street took a long-tem view on LinkedIn Corp's prospects on Friday, with at least six brokerages raising their price targets despite the company's slower-than-expected shift to a marketing model based on selling ads on news feeds.

LinkedIn on Thursday forecast a we... ...Read More »

BlackBerry Q10 sells strongly in Canada and Britain: analyst TORONTO (Reuters) - BlackBerry's new Q10 smartphone, which comes with the physical keyboard that many BlackBerry fans prize, is selling well in both Canada and Britain, an industry analyst said on Friday.

The company this week introduced the Q10, the second smartphone to run the new Bl... ...Read More »