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All rights reservedMon, 08 Jul 2013 07:41:41 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/tech/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/japans-softbank-says-expects-complete-sprint-deal-july-114141264.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/SZpTfIcS.JDlPbZxor73jA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-08T114141Z_1_CBRE9670WI100_RTROPTP_2_SOFTBANK-SPRINT.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A shop clerk is seen through a window displaying a logo of SoftBank Corp at its branch in Tokyo" align="left" title="A shop clerk is seen through a window displaying a logo of SoftBank Corp at its branch in Tokyo" border="0" /></a>TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan&#039;s SoftBank Corp said on Monday that it expects to complete its $21.6 billion acquisition of U.S. wireless carrier Sprint Nextel Corp on Wednesday, July 10. SoftBank and Sprint received final regulatory approval for their deal from the Federal Communications Commission last week. The Japanese company said it expects the deal to close on Wednesday, U.S. Eastern Standard Time. (Reporting by Mari Saito; Editing by Edmund Klamann)</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/japans-softbank-says-expects-complete-sprint-deal-july-114141264.htmlMon, 08 Jul 2013 07:41:41 -0400Reutersjapans-softbank-says-expects-complete-sprint-deal-july-114141264<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/japans-softbank-says-expects-complete-sprint-deal-july-114141264.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/SZpTfIcS.JDlPbZxor73jA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-08T114141Z_1_CBRE9670WI100_RTROPTP_2_SOFTBANK-SPRINT.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A shop clerk is seen through a window displaying a logo of SoftBank Corp at its branch in Tokyo" align="left" title="A shop clerk is seen through a window displaying a logo of SoftBank Corp at its branch in Tokyo" border="0" /></a>TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan&#039;s SoftBank Corp said on Monday that it expects to complete its $21.6 billion acquisition of U.S. wireless carrier Sprint Nextel Corp on Wednesday, July 10. SoftBank and Sprint received final regulatory approval for their deal from the Federal Communications Commission last week. The Japanese company said it expects the deal to close on Wednesday, U.S. Eastern Standard Time. (Reporting by Mari Saito; Editing by Edmund Klamann)</p><br clear="all"/>TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israeli information technology provider Matrix has opened a mobile application development center in Changzhou, China, the company said on Monday. The new center will specialize in developing mobile apps for Matrix clients in China and around the world. Matrix said it expects to launch additional centers across China. Financial details were not disclosed. The centre is a joint venture of Matrix and PTL Group, a Chinese based company owned by Israeli shareholders, serving as a partner to Matrix and John Bryce in China. ...http://news.yahoo.com/israels-matrix-opens-mobile-app-development-centre-china-132716288.htmlMon, 08 Jul 2013 09:27:16 -0400Reutersisraels-matrix-opens-mobile-app-development-centre-china-132716288<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-outline-second-term-tech-plan-smarter-government-124205236.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/SerOPmfadktB9twrLcqh9Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-08T124205Z_1_CBRE9670ZAQ00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-USA-OBAMA-DATA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Obama walks across the South Lawn as he returns via Marine One helicopter from a weekend visit at Camp David to the White House in Washington" align="left" title="Obama walks across the South Lawn as he returns via Marine One helicopter from a weekend visit at Camp David to the White House in Washington" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will describe on Monday his second-term plan for &quot;smarter government&quot; by using technology and data to deliver services faster and save taxpayers money, the White House said. Obama will meet privately with his cabinet on Monday morning about the plan and then make public remarks at 11:50 a.m. (1550 GMT). The White House said the plan would build on progress made so far in opening up government data to entrepreneurs and in modernizing government services. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/obama-outline-second-term-tech-plan-smarter-government-124205236.htmlMon, 08 Jul 2013 08:42:05 -0400Reutersobama-outline-second-term-tech-plan-smarter-government-124205236<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-outline-second-term-tech-plan-smarter-government-124205236.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/SerOPmfadktB9twrLcqh9Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-08T124205Z_1_CBRE9670ZAQ00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-USA-OBAMA-DATA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Obama walks across the South Lawn as he returns via Marine One helicopter from a weekend visit at Camp David to the White House in Washington" align="left" title="Obama walks across the South Lawn as he returns via Marine One helicopter from a weekend visit at Camp David to the White House in Washington" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will describe on Monday his second-term plan for &quot;smarter government&quot; by using technology and data to deliver services faster and save taxpayers money, the White House said. Obama will meet privately with his cabinet on Monday morning about the plan and then make public remarks at 11:50 a.m. (1550 GMT). The White House said the plan would build on progress made so far in opening up government data to entrepreneurs and in modernizing government services. ...</p><br clear="all"/>When my garden hose twists into a tangled mess, it doesn?t just make my hose more prone to cracking and leaking; it makes my patio look so messy. But to solve these dire problems, is the only answer to buy a $650 robotic hose? The ?RoboReel? Robotic Hose $650 (yes, you read that right: $650) [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/upgrade-your-life/really-650-garden-hose-150511762.htmlWed, 03 Jul 2013 11:05:11 -0400blogs/upgrade-your-life/really-650-garden-hose-150511762<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/proxy-firm-iss-recommends-michael-dells-offer-pc-113605310.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/uS7NVV7HWIUrwY.45TE7SA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-08T113605Z_1_CBRE9670W8E00_RTROPTP_2_DELL.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A company logo of Dell is seen on the cover of its laptop at a Dell outlet in Hong Kong" align="left" title="A company logo of Dell is seen on the cover of its laptop at a Dell outlet in Hong Kong" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - Shareholder advisory firm ISS recommended Dell Inc shareholders vote in favor a $24.4 billion buyout offer for the PC maker from founder and Chief Executive Michael Dell, increasing the odds that his bid will succeed. Dell shareholders are scheduled to vote on the offer July 18. Michael Dell, whose offer is backed by equity financing from buyout firm Silver Lake, does not plan to raise the $13.65 per share bid, people familiar with the matter said last week. Several large investors have been pushing for improved terms. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/proxy-firm-iss-recommends-michael-dells-offer-pc-113605310.htmlMon, 08 Jul 2013 10:09:29 -0400Reutersproxy-firm-iss-recommends-michael-dells-offer-pc-113605310<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/proxy-firm-iss-recommends-michael-dells-offer-pc-113605310.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/uS7NVV7HWIUrwY.45TE7SA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-08T113605Z_1_CBRE9670W8E00_RTROPTP_2_DELL.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A company logo of Dell is seen on the cover of its laptop at a Dell outlet in Hong Kong" align="left" title="A company logo of Dell is seen on the cover of its laptop at a Dell outlet in Hong Kong" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - Shareholder advisory firm ISS recommended Dell Inc shareholders vote in favor a $24.4 billion buyout offer for the PC maker from founder and Chief Executive Michael Dell, increasing the odds that his bid will succeed. Dell shareholders are scheduled to vote on the offer July 18. Michael Dell, whose offer is backed by equity financing from buyout firm Silver Lake, does not plan to raise the $13.65 per share bid, people familiar with the matter said last week. Several large investors have been pushing for improved terms. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/internet-big-boys-aim-singapores-regressive-rules-124155826.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ah1GAEydzumW8O2jPW159Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-08T124155Z_1_CBRE9670ZA000_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-SINGAPORE-INTERNET.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A man looks youtube at a internet cafe in Yangon" align="left" title="A man looks youtube at a internet cafe in Yangon" border="0" /></a>By Kevin Lim and Jeremy Wagstaff SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore&#039;s move to tighten regulation of news web sites, already under fire from bloggers and human rights groups, has attracted criticism from an unexpected quarter - large Internet firms with a big presence in the city-state which say the new rules will hurt the industry. Web giants Facebook Inc, eBay Inc, Google Inc and Yahoo! Inc have said the revised rules &quot;have negatively impacted Singapore&#039;s global image as an open and business-friendly country&quot;. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/internet-big-boys-aim-singapores-regressive-rules-124155826.htmlMon, 08 Jul 2013 08:41:55 -0400Reutersinternet-big-boys-aim-singapores-regressive-rules-124155826<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/internet-big-boys-aim-singapores-regressive-rules-124155826.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ah1GAEydzumW8O2jPW159Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-08T124155Z_1_CBRE9670ZA000_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-SINGAPORE-INTERNET.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A man looks youtube at a internet cafe in Yangon" align="left" title="A man looks youtube at a internet cafe in Yangon" border="0" /></a>By Kevin Lim and Jeremy Wagstaff SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore&#039;s move to tighten regulation of news web sites, already under fire from bloggers and human rights groups, has attracted criticism from an unexpected quarter - large Internet firms with a big presence in the city-state which say the new rules will hurt the industry. Web giants Facebook Inc, eBay Inc, Google Inc and Yahoo! Inc have said the revised rules &quot;have negatively impacted Singapore&#039;s global image as an open and business-friendly country&quot;. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/shares-samsung-electronics-extend-falls-more-4-percent-021542037.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/HbsUCojGYyZz29LqcqdU0A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-08T021542Z_1_CBRE96706AC00_RTROPTP_2_SAMSUNG-GUIDANCE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A man uses his mobile phone in front of a Samsung mobile shop in Seoul" align="left" title="A man uses his mobile phone in front of a Samsung mobile shop in Seoul" border="0" /></a>SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd&#039;s shares extended falls to more than 4 percent after its second-quarter earnings estimates released on Friday failed to meet market forecasts, fuelling concerns about growth in its smartphone business. Shares in Samsung Electronics were down 4.3 percent at 1.212 million won as of 10:05 p.m. ET, after falling to as low as 1.211 million won earlier in the session, a 10-month intraday low. (Reporting by Jungyoun Park; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/shares-samsung-electronics-extend-falls-more-4-percent-021542037.htmlSun, 07 Jul 2013 22:15:42 -0400Reutersshares-samsung-electronics-extend-falls-more-4-percent-021542037<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/shares-samsung-electronics-extend-falls-more-4-percent-021542037.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/HbsUCojGYyZz29LqcqdU0A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-08T021542Z_1_CBRE96706AC00_RTROPTP_2_SAMSUNG-GUIDANCE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A man uses his mobile phone in front of a Samsung mobile shop in Seoul" align="left" title="A man uses his mobile phone in front of a Samsung mobile shop in Seoul" border="0" /></a>SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd&#039;s shares extended falls to more than 4 percent after its second-quarter earnings estimates released on Friday failed to meet market forecasts, fuelling concerns about growth in its smartphone business. Shares in Samsung Electronics were down 4.3 percent at 1.212 million won as of 10:05 p.m. ET, after falling to as low as 1.211 million won earlier in the session, a 10-month intraday low. (Reporting by Jungyoun Park; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)</p><br clear="all"/>Start your week with a pair of messaging apps that can make your life a little easier. Up first is Dialapp, which pays attention to who you call and when and provides you the contacts you use most at a given time of day or location. Following that is imo messenger, an app that provides text messaging, voice and group calls, and even location sharing. Finally, point-and-click adventure title The Silent Age takes players to the 1970s for a time-traveling story of a janitor who becomes an unlikely hero.http://www.androidapps.com/tech/articles/13575-new-android-apps-worth-downloading-dialapp-context-aware-dialer-imo-messenger-update-the-silent-ageMon, 08 Jul 2013 07:58:33 -0400Appolicioustech/articles/13575-new-android-apps-worth-downloading-dialapp-context-aware-dialer-imo-messenger-update-the-silent-ageThomson Reuters will suspend its practice of distributing results from consumer surveys a couple seconds early to clients who pay the news and business information provider for advance access.http://news.yahoo.com/thomson-reuters-suspends-early-data-access-124449935.htmlMon, 08 Jul 2013 11:20:05 -0400Associated Pressthomson-reuters-suspends-early-data-access-124449935Imagine Google debuting a new Nexus phone later this year that runs Gingerbread, or Apple getting ready to launch a new iPhone in 2014 powered by iOS 6. As peculiar as those scenarios sound, struggling smartphone vendor?BlackBerry is getting ready to go back to the future by unveiling a new BlackBerry 7 smartphone later this year. With BlackBerry 10 still failing to gain traction as shipments totaled just 2.7 million units in the most recent quarter, BlackBerry is getting ready to launch the new BlackBerry 9720, according to a report from CrackBerry. The phone will likely be included in the old Curve series, the blog noted, and known specs include a full QWERTY keyboard, a?480 x 360-pixel display and thehttp://news.yahoo.com/blackberry-10-struggles-gain-traction-blackberry-preps-phone-150043260.htmlMon, 08 Jul 2013 11:00:43 -0400BGR Newsblackberry-10-struggles-gain-traction-blackberry-preps-phone-150043260TEHRAN, Iran (AP) ? Iranian state television says the country has opened its own domestically made national email service.http://news.yahoo.com/report-iran-opens-national-email-111203887.htmlMon, 08 Jul 2013 10:45:21 -0400Associated Pressreport-iran-opens-national-email-111203887Apple?s fifth-generation iPad has reportedly been finalized and is expected to be released in September. Digitimes reports that ?upstream suppliers? have nearly finished preparing to begin mass production of the full-sized iPad and that?Apple is ?unlikely? to make any additional changes to the device. The next-generation iPad is said to include a slimmer bezel and improved battery life, and it is expected to be completely redesigned to match the iPad mini?s styling. Apple has reportedly not yet decided on final?specifications?for its second-generation?iPad mini, however, which may receive further tweaks. The company is also reportedly still considering whether or not to equip the new mini with a Retina display. Sources told?Digitimes noted that if the company decides to include the higher-resolutionhttp://news.yahoo.com/fifth-gen-ipad-reportedly-set-september-retina-ipad-143537930.htmlMon, 08 Jul 2013 10:35:37 -0400BGR Newsfifth-gen-ipad-reportedly-set-september-retina-ipad-143537930<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-pushes-search-feature-more-users-143522660.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/xpGmX5CfMCDQyyTVzFKhYw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/cd9b37c118fc6b16360f6a7067004b10.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg delivers her speech during Global Women Leadership Summit in Tokyo, Tuesday, July 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)" align="left" title="Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg delivers her speech during Global Women Leadership Summit in Tokyo, Tuesday, July 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? Users who may have grown frustrated with Facebook&#039;s rudimentary search feature are getting an updated version designed to make it easier to find people, places and photos on the site.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-pushes-search-feature-more-users-143522660.htmlMon, 08 Jul 2013 10:35:22 -0400Associated Pressfacebook-pushes-search-feature-more-users-143522660<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-pushes-search-feature-more-users-143522660.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/xpGmX5CfMCDQyyTVzFKhYw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/cd9b37c118fc6b16360f6a7067004b10.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg delivers her speech during Global Women Leadership Summit in Tokyo, Tuesday, July 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)" align="left" title="Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg delivers her speech during Global Women Leadership Summit in Tokyo, Tuesday, July 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? Users who may have grown frustrated with Facebook&#039;s rudimentary search feature are getting an updated version designed to make it easier to find people, places and photos on the site.</p><br clear="all"/>TOKYO (AP) ? Standard & Poor's has cut Softbank's credit rating to reflect increased financial risks following clearance of its $21.6 billion acquisition of Sprint Nextel Corp.http://news.yahoo.com/p-cuts-softbank-rating-sprint-deal-clears-143127286.htmlMon, 08 Jul 2013 10:31:27 -0400Associated Pressp-cuts-softbank-rating-sprint-deal-clears-143127286NEW YORK (AP) ? A top proxy advisory firm is recommending that Dell shareholders vote in favor of a deal that would allow the company's founder and an investment firm to buy the computer maker and take it private.http://news.yahoo.com/iss-recommends-vote-dell-founders-offer-115549204.htmlMon, 08 Jul 2013 10:31:06 -0400Associated Pressiss-recommends-vote-dell-founders-offer-115549204<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/google-interns-partying-neighbors-arent-happy-140059740.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Uj2h3XVDaC9t8w8Mii3.ow--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Google_Interns_Are_Partying__and-59c6bf969800e75dc037341825f5ed46" width="130" height="86" alt="Google Interns Are Partying, and Their Neighbors Aren&#039;t Happy About It" align="left" title="Google Interns Are Partying, and Their Neighbors Aren&#039;t Happy About It" border="0" /></a>We already know that Google interns make more than us--summer interns pull in $6,000 a month on average. And what do 20-year-old techies do when they&#039;ve got money to blow? Drink beer and monopolize the hot tubs in their company-sponsored apartments, apparently.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/google-interns-partying-neighbors-arent-happy-140059740.htmlMon, 08 Jul 2013 10:00:59 -0400The Atlantic Wiregoogle-interns-partying-neighbors-arent-happy-140059740<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/google-interns-partying-neighbors-arent-happy-140059740.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Uj2h3XVDaC9t8w8Mii3.ow--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Google_Interns_Are_Partying__and-59c6bf969800e75dc037341825f5ed46" width="130" height="86" alt="Google Interns Are Partying, and Their Neighbors Aren&#039;t Happy About It" align="left" title="Google Interns Are Partying, and Their Neighbors Aren&#039;t Happy About It" border="0" /></a>We already know that Google interns make more than us--summer interns pull in $6,000 a month on average. And what do 20-year-old techies do when they&#039;ve got money to blow? Drink beer and monopolize the hot tubs in their company-sponsored apartments, apparently.</p><br clear="all"/>If dozens of leaked photos and numerous reports from major media organizations are to be believed, Apple is finally ready to launch a new entry-level iPhone alongside its next-generation iPhone 5S this fall. The handset will reportedly sit in the mid-range price tier, marking Apple?s first effort to address emerging markets with a brand new smartphone rather than one- and two-year-old models. Less expensive doesn?t necessarily mean cheap, however, and Techdy said?the phone feels ?more sturdy? than Samsung?s Galaxy phones after it assembled a smartphone using leaked iPhone parts. The company even put together an Android smartphone based some of the iPhone parts, and it?s selling the device in its shop for $199. Additional photos of the assembled entry-level iPhonehttp://news.yahoo.com/photos-low-end-iphone-assembled-leaked-parts-feels-140044530.htmlMon, 08 Jul 2013 10:00:44 -0400BGR Newsphotos-low-end-iphone-assembled-leaked-parts-feels-140044530<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ready-facebooks-graph-search-134113307.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/CpiDkkNWFZyRcjPPVWduQQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/How_to_Get_Ready_for-bcf3c0154f36104912fa1d44f43d623a" width="130" height="86" alt="How to Get Ready for Facebook&#039;s Graph Search" align="left" title="How to Get Ready for Facebook&#039;s Graph Search" border="0" /></a>Six months after announcing its search tool, Facebook will finally release a finished product to the U.S. English-speaking masses on Monday. When Graph Search first debuted (in Beta!) last January, it didn&#039;t work that well?and wasn&#039;t at all ready for wide-release.?Facebook has since spruced up the search engine, reports The?New York Times&#039; Vindu Goel, starting with making the search bar more noticeable to fixing up the?algorithms. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/ready-facebooks-graph-search-134113307.htmlMon, 08 Jul 2013 09:41:13 -0400The Atlantic Wireready-facebooks-graph-search-134113307<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ready-facebooks-graph-search-134113307.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/CpiDkkNWFZyRcjPPVWduQQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/How_to_Get_Ready_for-bcf3c0154f36104912fa1d44f43d623a" width="130" height="86" alt="How to Get Ready for Facebook&#039;s Graph Search" align="left" title="How to Get Ready for Facebook&#039;s Graph Search" border="0" /></a>Six months after announcing its search tool, Facebook will finally release a finished product to the U.S. English-speaking masses on Monday. When Graph Search first debuted (in Beta!) last January, it didn&#039;t work that well?and wasn&#039;t at all ready for wide-release.?Facebook has since spruced up the search engine, reports The?New York Times&#039; Vindu Goel, starting with making the search bar more noticeable to fixing up the?algorithms. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Apple on Monday began offering a number of top-selling iOS apps and games for free to celebrate the 5th anniversary of its iOS App Store. Among the paid titles that are now free for the sale are Tiny Wings and Tiny Wings HD;?Traktor DJ, which is normally $20;?Badland; Where?s My Water?; and?Infinity Blade II, which typically costs $7. It is unclear how long Apple?s sale will last, so those looking to take advantage of the promotion should head over to the App Store soon.?Links to several of the premium iPhone and iPad apps now on sale for free can be found below. Traktor DJ?(iPad) Traktor DJ?(iPhone) Infinity Blade II? Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP Tiny Wings?(iPhone) Tiny Wings HD?(iPad) Badlandhttp://news.yahoo.com/top-selling-apps-games-now-free-apple-app-132548613.htmlMon, 08 Jul 2013 09:25:48 -0400BGR Newstop-selling-apps-games-now-free-apple-app-132548613With just under one month until LG takes the wraps off of its next-generation flagship G2 smartphone, the company has posted a teaser video in an effort to generate some buzz. The video starts with a man waking up in New York City and everywhere he goes, he sees a message repeated on walls, park benches and even on a sign hanging from balloons floating by: ?To me, you are perfect. From G?? Curious indeed, but the upcoming G2?s ability to adapt based on usage patterns will likely come into play here. LG?s G2 was pictured in an earlier leak and while specs are unknown for the time being, the company has already announced that its next flagship phone willhttp://news.yahoo.com/video-lg-teases-next-gen-g2-flagship-ahead-124011782.htmlMon, 08 Jul 2013 08:40:11 -0400BGR Newsvideo-lg-teases-next-gen-g2-flagship-ahead-124011782(Reuters) - The majority of Sprint Nextel Corp shares elected to receive cash when Japan's SoftBank Corp's takes control of the company. About 53 percent of Sprint's outstanding shares voted to take money in a July 5 preliminary election over the merger, Sprint and SoftBank said on Monday. Shareholders that elected to take cash will receive $5.65 in cash and 0.26174408 shares of new Sprint common for each common share owned. About 3 percent of shares elected to receive shares of Sprint common stock, while 44 percent of outstanding shares that did not vote will receive cash. ...http://news.yahoo.com/majority-sprint-shares-vote-receive-cash-merger-120455634.htmlMon, 08 Jul 2013 08:04:55 -0400Reutersmajority-sprint-shares-vote-receive-cash-merger-120455634BlackBerry?s stock took a huge 30% hit after the company posted worse than expected earnings last Friday, and executives will likely face difficult and critical questions on Tuesday at the company?s annual shareholders meeting as a result. John Goldsmith, the deputy head of equities at Montrusco Bolton, which owns more than 1.5 million shares of BlackBerry, told Reuters that he expects ?people standing up and making their voices heard,? adding that last week?s results were ?a quasi death knell for BlackBerry.? The company is anticipating another operating loss in the current quarter, however chief executive Thorsten Heins believes in time, BlackBerry will succeed. He noted that ?this is a year of investment,? and that the company has managed its cashhttp://news.yahoo.com/blackberry-faces-critical-questions-going-shareholders-meeting-115517133.htmlMon, 08 Jul 2013 07:55:17 -0400BGR Newsblackberry-faces-critical-questions-going-shareholders-meeting-115517133<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/singapore-inquest-rules-american-killed-himself-022701241.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/mfW.0jaoDXjGMAaCYCnaHQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/7f624af8d253fb16360f6a70670092f1.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this, May 20, 2013 file photo, parents of late American software engineer Shane Truman Todd, Mary, left, and Rick Todd, right, leave the Subordinate Courts of Singapore while his siblings John, left back, and Dylann Todd, third from right, follow them in Singapore. Shane Truman Todd who was found dead in his apartment in Singapore last year killed himself, a judge ruled Monday, rejecting suspicions by the man&#039;s parents that he was murdered because of research into sensitive technology. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this, May 20, 2013 file photo, parents of late American software engineer Shane Truman Todd, Mary, left, and Rick Todd, right, leave the Subordinate Courts of Singapore while his siblings John, left back, and Dylann Todd, third from right, follow them in Singapore. Shane Truman Todd who was found dead in his apartment in Singapore last year killed himself, a judge ruled Monday, rejecting suspicions by the man&#039;s parents that he was murdered because of research into sensitive technology. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File)" border="0" /></a>SINGAPORE (AP) ? An American engineer who was found dead in his apartment in Singapore last year killed himself, a judge ruled Monday, rejecting suspicions by the man&#039;s parents that he was murdered because of research into sensitive technology.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/singapore-inquest-rules-american-killed-himself-022701241.htmlMon, 08 Jul 2013 07:17:15 -0400Associated Presssingapore-inquest-rules-american-killed-himself-022701241<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/singapore-inquest-rules-american-killed-himself-022701241.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/mfW.0jaoDXjGMAaCYCnaHQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/7f624af8d253fb16360f6a70670092f1.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this, May 20, 2013 file photo, parents of late American software engineer Shane Truman Todd, Mary, left, and Rick Todd, right, leave the Subordinate Courts of Singapore while his siblings John, left back, and Dylann Todd, third from right, follow them in Singapore. Shane Truman Todd who was found dead in his apartment in Singapore last year killed himself, a judge ruled Monday, rejecting suspicions by the man&#039;s parents that he was murdered because of research into sensitive technology. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this, May 20, 2013 file photo, parents of late American software engineer Shane Truman Todd, Mary, left, and Rick Todd, right, leave the Subordinate Courts of Singapore while his siblings John, left back, and Dylann Todd, third from right, follow them in Singapore. Shane Truman Todd who was found dead in his apartment in Singapore last year killed himself, a judge ruled Monday, rejecting suspicions by the man&#039;s parents that he was murdered because of research into sensitive technology. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File)" border="0" /></a>SINGAPORE (AP) ? An American engineer who was found dead in his apartment in Singapore last year killed himself, a judge ruled Monday, rejecting suspicions by the man&#039;s parents that he was murdered because of research into sensitive technology.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/first-arrest-captured-google-glass-really-means-231734648.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/1NplLGMBPmPc.b97qMSfTQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/What_the_First_Arrest_Captured-a9b204c9af148b63da47870fa0898300" width="130" height="86" alt="What the First Arrest Captured on Google Glass Really Means" align="left" title="What the First Arrest Captured on Google Glass Really Means" border="0" /></a>On July 4th, documentary filmmaker named Chris Barrett took his newly acquired pair of Google Glasses out for a stroll on the very busy, proudly recovered Jersey Shore boardwalk. What happened next was either something extraordinary, or something completely innocuous, depending on how much hyperbole you like to put behind things that happen on Google Glass.?</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/first-arrest-captured-google-glass-really-means-231734648.htmlSun, 07 Jul 2013 19:17:34 -0400The Atlantic Wirefirst-arrest-captured-google-glass-really-means-231734648<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/first-arrest-captured-google-glass-really-means-231734648.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/1NplLGMBPmPc.b97qMSfTQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/What_the_First_Arrest_Captured-a9b204c9af148b63da47870fa0898300" width="130" height="86" alt="What the First Arrest Captured on Google Glass Really Means" align="left" title="What the First Arrest Captured on Google Glass Really Means" border="0" /></a>On July 4th, documentary filmmaker named Chris Barrett took his newly acquired pair of Google Glasses out for a stroll on the very busy, proudly recovered Jersey Shore boardwalk. What happened next was either something extraordinary, or something completely innocuous, depending on how much hyperbole you like to put behind things that happen on Google Glass.?</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/app-developer-shazam-gets-40-million-backing-tycoon-195702285.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4ai94f7KnnLKJniiNPMQ1w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-07T195702Z_1_CBRE9661JFB00_RTROPTP_2_CBUSINESS-US-SHAZAM-SLIM.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim looks on before he gives a speech at Mexico&#039;s school of engineers during an event to mark the 50th anniversary of his engineering degree, in Mexico City" align="left" title="Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim looks on before he gives a speech at Mexico&#039;s school of engineers during an event to mark the 50th anniversary of his engineering degree, in Mexico City" border="0" /></a>By Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) - Smartphone app developer Shazam has found an unlikely ally in the form of Carlos Slim, one of the world&#039;s richest men, who is investing $40 million to back the development of the start-up best known for helping music fans identify catchy songs. The move is surprising for 73-year-old Slim, who built his company America Movil in a more staid sector, namely the highly regulated telecommunications and TV business in Latin America. Before Shazam, Slim&#039;s only forays into Europe were to plough 4.8 billion euros ($6. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/app-developer-shazam-gets-40-million-backing-tycoon-195702285.htmlSun, 07 Jul 2013 15:57:02 -0400Reutersapp-developer-shazam-gets-40-million-backing-tycoon-195702285<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/app-developer-shazam-gets-40-million-backing-tycoon-195702285.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4ai94f7KnnLKJniiNPMQ1w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-07T195702Z_1_CBRE9661JFB00_RTROPTP_2_CBUSINESS-US-SHAZAM-SLIM.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim looks on before he gives a speech at Mexico&#039;s school of engineers during an event to mark the 50th anniversary of his engineering degree, in Mexico City" align="left" title="Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim looks on before he gives a speech at Mexico&#039;s school of engineers during an event to mark the 50th anniversary of his engineering degree, in Mexico City" border="0" /></a>By Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) - Smartphone app developer Shazam has found an unlikely ally in the form of Carlos Slim, one of the world&#039;s richest men, who is investing $40 million to back the development of the start-up best known for helping music fans identify catchy songs. The move is surprising for 73-year-old Slim, who built his company America Movil in a more staid sector, namely the highly regulated telecommunications and TV business in Latin America. Before Shazam, Slim&#039;s only forays into Europe were to plough 4.8 billion euros ($6. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nyc-cases-show-crooked-cops-abuse-fbi-database-162152158.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KMCDaY6N1J2_PtB4Fqx.4A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/376bfe42b44be716360f6a706700106e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This undated file photo of former New York City police Officer Gilbert Valle with his baby daughter, was submitted into evidence by the defense in the trial of Valle, who was convicted in March in a bizarre plot to kidnap, cook and cannibalize women. Prosecutors alleged that Valle abused the FBI-operated National Crime Information Center database to to help compile dossiers on women he could possibly kidnap. It is not the first time a crooked officer has misused the database for cyber snooping and other offenses. (AP Photo/Provided by Attorney Julia L. Gatto, File)" align="left" title="FILE - This undated file photo of former New York City police Officer Gilbert Valle with his baby daughter, was submitted into evidence by the defense in the trial of Valle, who was convicted in March in a bizarre plot to kidnap, cook and cannibalize women. Prosecutors alleged that Valle abused the FBI-operated National Crime Information Center database to to help compile dossiers on women he could possibly kidnap. It is not the first time a crooked officer has misused the database for cyber snooping and other offenses. (AP Photo/Provided by Attorney Julia L. Gatto, File)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? It&#039;s billed by the FBI as &quot;the lifeline of law enforcement&quot; ? a federal database used to catch criminals, recover stolen property and even identify terrorism suspects.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/nyc-cases-show-crooked-cops-abuse-fbi-database-162152158.htmlSun, 07 Jul 2013 12:21:52 -0400Associated Pressnyc-cases-show-crooked-cops-abuse-fbi-database-162152158<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nyc-cases-show-crooked-cops-abuse-fbi-database-162152158.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KMCDaY6N1J2_PtB4Fqx.4A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/376bfe42b44be716360f6a706700106e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This undated file photo of former New York City police Officer Gilbert Valle with his baby daughter, was submitted into evidence by the defense in the trial of Valle, who was convicted in March in a bizarre plot to kidnap, cook and cannibalize women. Prosecutors alleged that Valle abused the FBI-operated National Crime Information Center database to to help compile dossiers on women he could possibly kidnap. It is not the first time a crooked officer has misused the database for cyber snooping and other offenses. (AP Photo/Provided by Attorney Julia L. Gatto, File)" align="left" title="FILE - This undated file photo of former New York City police Officer Gilbert Valle with his baby daughter, was submitted into evidence by the defense in the trial of Valle, who was convicted in March in a bizarre plot to kidnap, cook and cannibalize women. Prosecutors alleged that Valle abused the FBI-operated National Crime Information Center database to to help compile dossiers on women he could possibly kidnap. It is not the first time a crooked officer has misused the database for cyber snooping and other offenses. (AP Photo/Provided by Attorney Julia L. Gatto, File)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? It&#039;s billed by the FBI as &quot;the lifeline of law enforcement&quot; ? a federal database used to catch criminals, recover stolen property and even identify terrorism suspects.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-serbia-protest-against-dire-financial-situation-140600130.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8oPfTszF2OUp1xHj44JdHQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ScientificAmerican/Save-the-Science-protest-1.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Scientists in Serbia Protest against Dire Financial Situation" align="left" title="Scientists in Serbia Protest against Dire Financial Situation" border="0" /></a>Scientists in Serbia Protest against Dire Financial Situation</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-serbia-protest-against-dire-financial-situation-140600130.htmlSun, 07 Jul 2013 10:06:00 -0400Scientific Americanscientists-serbia-protest-against-dire-financial-situation-140600130<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-serbia-protest-against-dire-financial-situation-140600130.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8oPfTszF2OUp1xHj44JdHQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ScientificAmerican/Save-the-Science-protest-1.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Scientists in Serbia Protest against Dire Financial Situation" align="left" title="Scientists in Serbia Protest against Dire Financial Situation" border="0" /></a>Scientists in Serbia Protest against Dire Financial Situation</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/fabled-cheap-iphone-221619264.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/yGT5NjYbElICMRqzqhHiGA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Is_This_the_Fabled_Cheap-85b9ae55ff364346045a9d6fe991ed71" width="130" height="86" alt="Is This the Fabled Cheap iPhone?" align="left" title="Is This the Fabled Cheap iPhone?" border="0" /></a>The cheap iPhone is maybe, potentially almost here. New pictures leaked by a website that builds knock-offs of high end cell phones claim to show the build of the new cheap iPhone that&#039;s supposed to come out this year at some point. But the site that claims to have a cheap iPhone build, Techdy, is also selling it. A company called Big Bear built a knock-off and are already selling it through Techdy, so perhaps this is just a big marketing campaign. Either way, they created a mock Apple commercial for the cheap phone:?</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/fabled-cheap-iphone-221619264.htmlSat, 06 Jul 2013 18:16:19 -0400The Atlantic Wirefabled-cheap-iphone-221619264<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/fabled-cheap-iphone-221619264.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/yGT5NjYbElICMRqzqhHiGA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Is_This_the_Fabled_Cheap-85b9ae55ff364346045a9d6fe991ed71" width="130" height="86" alt="Is This the Fabled Cheap iPhone?" align="left" title="Is This the Fabled Cheap iPhone?" border="0" /></a>The cheap iPhone is maybe, potentially almost here. New pictures leaked by a website that builds knock-offs of high end cell phones claim to show the build of the new cheap iPhone that&#039;s supposed to come out this year at some point. But the site that claims to have a cheap iPhone build, Techdy, is also selling it. A company called Big Bear built a knock-off and are already selling it through Techdy, so perhaps this is just a big marketing campaign. Either way, they created a mock Apple commercial for the cheap phone:?</p><br clear="all"/>Forearm Gestures Remotely Control Computers and Droneshttp://news.yahoo.com/forearm-gestures-remotely-control-computers-drones-113000549.htmlSat, 06 Jul 2013 07:30:00 -0400Scientific Americanforearm-gestures-remotely-control-computers-drones-113000549Oh, the irony. Apple has taken the top spot in yet another customer satisfaction survey, which is hardly uncommon these days. This time around, however, Apple topped the charts right in Samsung?s backyard. Korean-language news site Naver reports that the iPhone maker beat out Samsung and LG in a massive survey of more than 44,000 smartphone owners, having?garnered?a satisfaction rating of 52%. That was good enough to edge out both big local smartphone makers: Samsung was given a 50% satisfaction rating and LG managed a 46% rating. The companies were also graded on a point scale in the study, and Apple?s score totalled 711 points while Samsung managed 695 points and LG was given 682 points.http://news.yahoo.com/apple-takes-customer-satisfaction-crown-samsung-home-turf-000016210.htmlFri, 05 Jul 2013 20:00:16 -0400BGR Newsapple-takes-customer-satisfaction-crown-samsung-home-turf-000016210The U.K. Information Commissioners Office on Thursday ordered Google to change its privacy policy to comply with U.K. data laws. The company updated its privacy policy last year, combining individual policies from its various products into one blanket policy. The change was meant to deliver a better and more simplified Google experience, however critics immediately blasted the company. The ICO said that Google?s updated policy doesn?t ?provide sufficient information to enable UK users of Google?s services to understand how their data will be used across all of the company?s products.? Google must now change its policy and make it ?more informative for individual service users,? failure to do so may result in ?formal enforcement action.? The company has also comehttp://news.yahoo.com/google-ordered-change-privacy-policy-u-k-230550479.htmlFri, 05 Jul 2013 19:05:50 -0400BGR Newsgoogle-ordered-change-privacy-policy-u-k-230550479According to Standards & Poor?s, Nokia?s?credit is worse than junk. The ratings agency on Friday downgraded Nokia just a few days after it announced the buyout of Siemens? stake in their joint network equipment venture for $2.2 billion, Reuters reported. S&P warned that the buyout will put further pressure on Nokia?s net cash, which ?could be as low as 1.3 billion euros at the end of 2013.? Nokia argued that in addition to a strong gross and net financial position, the company also has access to additional cash from an undrawn credit facility. The agency still downgraded Nokia by one notch from BB- to B+, however. Moody?s is also reviewing Nokia and may downgrade the company from a B2 ratinghttp://news.yahoo.com/nokia-downgraded-following-nsn-buyout-220041012.htmlFri, 05 Jul 2013 18:00:41 -0400BGR Newsnokia-downgraded-following-nsn-buyout-220041012A fascinating drama is playing out in Sony and Nintendo?s home market ? the PS Vita?has found a new lease on life, while the Wii U continues flatlining. This could have a profound impact on how powerful Japanese game developers map out their 2014 and 2015 software strategies. During the week ending in June 30, Sony?s portable console found the third biggest?smash of its life cycle so far as ?Toukiden? sales for the PS Vita hit 127,000 in its first week of availability. According to Famitsu, this lifted Vita?s weekly hardware sales to 34,000 from 14,000 in?the previous week. This is splendid for Sony?on two different levels. First, a title that wasn?t expected to be a big seller managed tohttp://news.yahoo.com/ps-vita-now-crushing-nintendo-wii-u-210519219.htmlFri, 05 Jul 2013 17:05:19 -0400BGR Newsps-vita-now-crushing-nintendo-wii-u-210519219Motorola is reportedly planning to brief tech reporters and bloggers on its upcoming?Moto X smartphone on July 10th and 11th. Leo Laporte revealed on his ?This Week in Google? show that he was invited to an event at Google?s Mountain View headquarters by Motorola?s Guy Kawasaki. The events will reportedly be very small and open to only 50 guests. Laporte speculates that the event could consist of briefings for the highly anticipated Moto X smartphone. He did warn that it may be for a small meet and greet, however, but he noted that Kawasaki would know better than to invite him to a silly event. It has also been said that the two people jumping off the dock in Motorola?shttp://news.yahoo.com/motorola-reportedly-planning-moto-x-events-next-week-202000183.htmlFri, 05 Jul 2013 16:20:00 -0400BGR Newsmotorola-reportedly-planning-moto-x-events-next-week-202000183

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