HMV sees profit boost from strong games demand
Posted by 8Lights   -   9th May 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - British music and books retailer HMV Group Plc said it was confident full-year profits would be towards the top end of market expectations, driven by strong demand for computer games.

Britain's Blinkx flies on Google, Newscorp bid talk
Posted by 8Lights   -   9th May 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Shares of British video search engine firm Blinkx surged 50 percent to a seven-month high on Friday, on talk that Internet giant Google and media conglomerate NewsCorp may bid for the firm.

Futures fall on AIG record loss
Posted by 8Lights   -   9th May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures fell on Friday, with financial stocks poised to decline after American International Group , the world's largest insurer, posted a larger-than-expected record loss.

U.S. crude sets record high of $125.98 a barrel
Posted by 8Lights   -   9th May 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. crude oil futures rose to a fresh record high of $125.98 a barrel on Friday.

Report: Apple working on its own Wiimote?
Posted by 8Lights   -   9th May 2008
Patent filing describes research on 3D remote.