Matt Cowan

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November 24, 06:32pm EST
High tech storage to preserve British Library books 

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - The British Library is re-housing part of its collection in a new facility that will hand responsibility for the storage and retrieval of seven million items to a robotic crane rather than a librarian.  Full Article 

November 04, 11:02am EST Photo
Playfish sees social games as industry driver 

LONDON (Reuters) - The video games sector has yet to gain from a downturn where consumers stay home to play, but social games creator Playfish says the industry is just beginning a new growth spurt.  Full Article 

November 04, 10:17am EST
Playfish sees social games as industry driver 

LONDON, Nov 4 (Reuters) - The video games sector has yet to gain from a downturn where consumers stay home to play, but social games creator Playfish says the industry is just beginning a new growth spurt.  Full Article 

October 28, 06:40pm EDT
Margaret Atwood tweeting, blogging for new novel 

LONDON (Reuters) - On the verge of her 70th birthday, Canadian author Margaret Atwood is forging into new territory to promote her latest novel "The Year of the Flood."  Full Article 

July 09, 10:32pm EDT Photo
Apps a nail in coffin of broadcast mobile TV 

HELSINKI (Reuters) - For years it was the talk of the wireless industry: beaming television to the world's four billion cellphones would be the icon of the digital age. Now, just three letters are hastening the demise of that vision.  Full Article 

July 09, 12:04pm EDT
RPT-FEATURE-Apps a nail in coffin of broadcast mobile TV 

HELSINKI, July 9 (Reuters) - For years it was the talk of the wireless industry: beaming television to the world's four billion cellphones would be the icon of the digital age. Now, just three letters are hastening the demise of that vision.  Full Article 

July 09, 12:04pm EDT
RPT-FEATURE-Apps a nail in coffin of broadcast mobile TV 

HELSINKI, July 9 (Reuters) - For years it was the talk of the wireless industry: beaming television to the world's four billion cellphones would be the icon of the digital age. Now, just three letters are hastening the demise of that vision.  Full Article 

June 24, 07:29am EDT Photo
Zurich tops Copenhagen as most livable city: index 

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Switzerland's financial capital, Zurich, has beaten Copenhagen to take top place in an annual index of the world's top 25 most livable cities.  Full Article 

May 01, 02:38am EDT Photo
Temporary shops that are here to stay 

LONDON (Reuters) - Shops happen. Like viral online ad campaigns, temporary big brand outlets are sneaking up on European streets, filling vacancies opened by the credit crunch and building a buzz that's relatively cheap.  Full Article 

May 01, 12:04pm EDT
RPT-FEATURE-Temporary shops that are here to stay 

LONDON, May 1 (Reuters) - Shops happen. Like viral online ad campaigns, temporary big brand outlets are sneaking up on European streets, filling vacancies opened by the credit crunch and building a buzz that's relatively cheap.  Full Article