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• F.T.C. Suggests New Policy Guidelines for Mobile Apps

  

  In a strong move to protect the privacy of Americans as they use the Internet on their smartphones and tablets, the FTC said the mobile industry should include a do-not-track feature in software and apps and take other steps to safeguard personal information.

• Apple pips Samsung for mobile phone sales lead in fourth quarter

  SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 1- Apple Inc became the top mobile phone seller for the first time in the lucrative U.S. market during the fourth quarter of 2012, outshining arch rival Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, a report by Strategy Analystics showed.

• US tablet shipments soar during holidays, threaten to surpass PCs

  SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 31- Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook's prediction that tablets would one day outsell personal computers appears to be coming true.

• BlackBerry shares slide as new devices face uphill battle

  NEW YORK, Jan 31- The afterglow of Research In Motion Ltd's BlackBerry 10 unveiling faded on Thursday as a flurry of lukewarm reviews signaled the company's struggle to regain momentum in the hyper-competitive smartphone market was just beginning.

• Blackberry 10 Is 'Lovely, Fast and Efficient': NYT's Pogue

  

  RIM's Hail Mary pass, its bet-the-farm phone, is finally here. And guess what? It's lovely, fast and efficient, bristling with fresh, useful ideas, says the NYT's David Pogue.

• UPDATE 3-China's Lenovo sets sights overseas in smartphone push

  HONG KONG, Jan 30- Lenovo Group Ltd is stepping up its overseas expansion in the smartphone business after enjoying solid growth at home in China, as the world's No.2 maker of personal computers seeks to offset slowing growth in the traditional PC sector.

• RIM in Day of Reckoning as BlackBerry 10 Launches

  

  The innovative line of BlackBerry smartphones that Research In Motion will formally unveil on Wednesday has already succeeded on one crucial count - getting RIM back in the conversation.

• RIM in Day of Reckoning as BlackBerry 10 Launches

  

  The innovative line of BlackBerry smartphones that Research In Motion will formally unveil on Wednesday has already succeeded on one crucial count - getting RIM back in the conversation.

• As Music Streaming Grows, Royalties Slow to a Trickle

  

  A decade after Apple revolutionized the music world with its iTunes store, the music industry is undergoing another, even more radical, digital transformation.

• For Graph Search, Facebook Had to Go Beyond ‘Robospeak’

  

  Before Facebook introduced a new search tool this month, it assembled an eclectic team to scrutinize what users were searching for on the site — and how.

• Twitter's Vine Features Porn Video as 'Editor's Pick'

  

  Twitter blames "human error" for pornographic video slipping into Vine's "Editor's Picks" section.

• CORRECTED-UPDATE 3-Samsung puts lid on capex for 1st time since financial crisis

  *Samsung shares up 12 pct in 3 months; Apple down over 20 pct. But with the personal computer market shrinking for the first time in 11 years, the global smartphone market growing more slowly, and Apple Inc moving to buy fewer of Samsung's microprocessors used in the iPhone and iPad, the South Korean IT giant is now forced to keep a lid on spending.

• Reuters Business News Schedule at 0630 GMT/1.30AM ET

  SEOUL- Samsung Electronics Co turns cautious on spending for the first time since the global financial crisis, keeping its annual investment plan unchanged at 2012 levels, as demand for computer chips wanes and the smartphone market slows. (SAMSUNG-EARNINGS/, moved, by Miyoung Kim, 1,000 words).

• Reuters Business News Schedule at 0230 GMT/9.30PM ET

  SEOUL- Samsung Electronics Co turns cautious on spending for the first time since the global financial crisis, keeping its annual investment plan unchanged at 2012 levels, as demand for computer chips wanes and the smartphone market slows. (SAMSUNG-EARNINGS/, expect by 0400 GMT/ 11 PM ET, 900 words).

• UPDATE 1-Samsung puts lid on capex for 1st time since financial crisis

  *Samsung shares up 12 pct in 3 months; Apple down over 20 pct. SEOUL, Jan 25- Samsung Electronics Co turned cautious on spending for the first time since the global financial crisis, keeping its annual investment plan unchanged at 2012 levels, as demand for computer chips wanes and the smartphone market slows.

• UPDATE 3-China's Lenovo sees RIM as M&A option, CFO says

  *Lenovo says has talked to RIM about strategic ventures. TORONTO, Jan 24- A senior Lenovo executive said on Thursday that the Chinese computer maker may consider Research in Motion as a takeover target, sending the Blackberry maker's shares up 2 percent just a week before it launches a make-or-break line of redesigned smartphones.

• Apple Earnings Hit Could Whack Tech Hard

  

  Apple's disappointing earnings could rattle the market Thursday, as investors assess the damage to the stock and the broader tech sector.

• Three Charged Over 'Gozi' Computer Virus 

  

  Authorities have charged three people for spreading the "gozi" computer virus that infected more than 1 million computers around the world, including machines at NASA, reports CNBC's Mary Thompson.

• RIM Preps Clients to Run BlackBerry 10 Devices

  

  RIM shares rose two percent in pre-market trading after releasing a new system to allow its biggest customers to use its new line of BlackBerry 10 smartphones on their own networks.

• Is There a Future for the PC? 

  

  Wong Wai Ming, chief financial officer at Lenovo, says use of the personal computer is not in decline but actually growing in some sectors.