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Article | 18/06/2013 Superslim Huawei P6 smartphone looks great, but don't expect a U.S. launch
Huawei generated some buzz Tuesday with the announcement of the Ascend P6, which the company bills as the world's thinnest smartphone.
Article | 18/06/2013 Google asks to make surveillance orders public, citing First Amendment
Google has asked the court overseeing terrorism-related surveillance programs at the U.S. National Security Agency to allow the company to publish inf...
Article | 18/06/2013 US officials: Surveillance programs helped stop 50 terrorist plots
U.S. law enforcement agencies have disrupted more than 50 terrorist plots in the U.S. and other countries with the help of controversial surveillance ...
Article | 18/06/2013 Sprint sues Dish, Clearwire over takeover plan
Sprint Nextel sued Clearwire and Dish Network on Monday in a bid to block Dish from taking over Clearwire, Sprint's majority-owned network partner.
Article | 17/06/2013 Samsung may introduce LTE Advanced version of Galaxy S4 in June
Samsung's Galaxy S4 was only introduced in March and the company has already rolled out Mini and Active variants of its flagship smartphone. Not conte...
Article | 17/06/2013 US NSA can access data without court approval, leaker says
Analysts at the U.S. National Security Agency can gain access to the content of U.S. targets' phone calls and email messages without court orders, NSA...
Article | 14/06/2013 Obama directs agencies to move toward sharing spectrum
U.S. President Barack Obama has directed federal agencies to take new steps toward sharing their wireless spectrum with commercial operators, in an ef...
Article | 14/06/2013 Some foreign-backed US phone companies reportedly excluded from NSA surveillance program
At least two U.S. mobile operators, T-Mobile US and Verizon Wireless, reportedly do not participate directly in the U.S. National Security Agency's ca...
Article | 14/06/2013 Microsoft Office 365 lands in US iPhone App Store
Microsoft released a version of its office suite for iPhones in the U.S. that is only available for Office 365 subscribers.
Article | 14/06/2013 Siemens looking to unload share in networking venture with Nokia, report said
Siemens has started talks with private-equity firms about the sale of its share in Nokia Siemens Networks, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
Article | 14/06/2013 Apple's crucial overscroll bounce patent claim is valid, US patent office says
The USPTO has confirmed four claims of Apple's overscroll bounce patent, including claim 19 of the patent, according to a document filed with a Califo...
Article | 14/06/2013 Myanmar braces for mobile phone boom as Internet access trickles in
In Yangon, Myanmar, giant Samsung billboards hang overhead as dozens of handset shops line the crowded city streets and advertise the latest smartphon...
Article | 13/06/2013 New terms in Sprint contracts look toward WiMax shutdown
An amendment to Sprint Nextel's subscriber terms of service points toward the carrier's expected shutdown of its 4G WiMax service.
Article | 13/06/2013 Clearwire's board backs Dish offer, dealing blow to Sprint
Clearwire's board of directors has unanimously recommended its shareholders reject the takeover bid by Sprint Nextel, which owns roughly half of Clear...
Article | 12/06/2013 On site at a Sprint cell: Gear shrinks while coverage grows
On the roof of a medical building in San Francisco, Sprint Nextel has a cell site that's far above the cramped canyons of the city's streets, but desp...