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France to invest 2.5 bln eur for electric car launch

France will invest 2.5 billion euros ($3.6 billion) over 10 years in research, subsidies and infrastructure development for electric cars as automakers race to get the vehicles on the road, its energy minister said.
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Kraft set to launch hostile Cadbury bid: report

Kraft Foods Inc is poised to launch a hostile bid for Cadbury Plc valuing the British confectionery business at around 11 billion pounds ($17.6 billion), a report in The Observer newspaper said.
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Motorola to launch Google phone

Motorola Inc on Thursday said it would launch a new cell phone that uses Google software and seeks to tap into the popularity of online social networks like Facebook.
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Beatlemania strikes with CDs, video game launch

A wave of Beatlemania struck Britain's streets as a specially remastered edition of the Fab Four's albums was released on Wednesday, complete with an interactive video game for a new generation of fans.
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Final Fantasy XIII to launch December 17

Japanese videogame creator Square Enix Holdings Co said it would launch the latest edition of its Final Fantasy game series on December 17 in Japan, which may help sales of Sony Corp's PlayStation 3 in the key shopping season.
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Square Enix to launch Final Fantasy XIII on Dec 17

Japanese videogame creator Square Enix Holdings Co said it would launch the latest edition of its Final Fantasy game series on Dec. 17 in Japan, which may help sales of Sony Corp's PlayStation 3 in the key shopping season.
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Final Fantasy XIII to launch December 17 in Japan

Japanese videogame creator Square Enix Holdings Co said it would launch the latest edition of its Final Fantasy game series on December 17 in Japan, which may help sales of Sony Corp's PlayStation 3 in the key shopping season.
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Nokia to delay U.S. music service launch: report

Nokia has delayed to next year the launch of its music service in the United States, the world's largest music market, Forbes magazine reported online on Monday, quoting a Nokia spokeswoman.
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Nokia to delay U.S. music service launch -report

Nokia has delayed to next year the launch of its music service in the United States, the world's largest music market, Forbes magazine reported online on Monday, quoting a Nokia spokeswoman.
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NASA looks towards Friday for shuttle launch try

NASA said Thursday it will attempt to launch space shuttle Discovery to the international space station late Friday night, after undergoing elays caused by bad weather and fuel valve trouble.
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Nokia to launch mobile financial service

The world's top mobile phone maker Nokia said on Wednesday it would launch a mobile financial service next year targeting consumers, mainly in emerging markets, with a phone but no banking account.
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Pakistani forces launch air attack on Taliban

Pakistani helicopter gunships stepped up attacks on Taliban positions in the South Waziristan region on Wednesday, a day after militants confirmed that their leader was dead and announced his successor.
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Yahoo to launch Arabic portal with Arab partner

U.S. internet powerhouse Yahoo said on Tuesday it is acquiring Maktoob.com, one of the Arab world's largest online portals, in a bid to tap into the Arab region, making Yahoo available in Arabic.
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NASA clears shuttle for launch

NASA said Sunday they have cleared space shuttle Discovery for liftoff Tuesday, adding that the weather looks promising.
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South Korea rocket launch bound to rile the North

South Korea is counting down to its first space launch on Wednesday that will likely open the door to its nascent rocket program and rile neighbor North Korea, hit by U.N. sanctions after its own rocket launch in April.
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Palm plans for commercial application store launch

Software developers will be able to start charging for applications downloads to Palm Inc's high-profile Pre smartphone with the company's launch of an e-commerce beta program set to start in mid-September.

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