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All rights reservedThu, 18 Jul 2013 12:13:17 +01005http://uk.news.yahoo.com/tech/ http://l.yimg.com/os/mit/media/m/index/img/Yahoo_logo_en-GB.gif<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/britain-review-huawei-cyber-centre-allay-security-fears-111317714.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Rj7raOjAjiFvV0NrvvHeOg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T111317Z_1_CBRE96H0V7900_RTROPTP_2_HUAWEI-CFO.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A man looks at a Huawei mobile phone as he shops at an electronic market in Shanghai" align="left" title="A man looks at a Huawei mobile phone as he shops at an electronic market in Shanghai" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will review the operations of a cyber security centre in southern England run by China&#039;s Huawei to ensure the country&#039;s telecommunications are protected, the government said on Thursday. The government said it had agreed to a recommendation made by parliament&#039;s intelligence committee in June to conduct a review of the Huawei site in order to maintain &quot;confidence in the security of UK telecommunications networks&quot;. (Reporting by Peter Griffiths; Editing by)</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/britain-review-huawei-cyber-centre-allay-security-fears-111317714.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 12:13:17 +0100Reutersbritain-review-huawei-cyber-centre-allay-security-fears-111317714<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/britain-review-huawei-cyber-centre-allay-security-fears-111317714.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Rj7raOjAjiFvV0NrvvHeOg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T111317Z_1_CBRE96H0V7900_RTROPTP_2_HUAWEI-CFO.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A man looks at a Huawei mobile phone as he shops at an electronic market in Shanghai" align="left" title="A man looks at a Huawei mobile phone as he shops at an electronic market in Shanghai" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will review the operations of a cyber security centre in southern England run by China&#039;s Huawei to ensure the country&#039;s telecommunications are protected, the government said on Thursday. The government said it had agreed to a recommendation made by parliament&#039;s intelligence committee in June to conduct a review of the Huawei site in order to maintain &quot;confidence in the security of UK telecommunications networks&quot;. (Reporting by Peter Griffiths; Editing by)</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/lg-display-second-quarter-profit-firm-tv-panel-064759397.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/XhBdrS4JtIzWQgKLS6.KKQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T064759Z_1_CBRE96H0IW300_RTROPTP_2_LGDISPLAY-EARNINGS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A customer talks in front of LG 3D TV sets which are made with LG Display flat screens, at a store in Seoul" align="left" title="A customer talks in front of LG 3D TV sets which are made with LG Display flat screens, at a store in Seoul" border="0" /></a>By Miyoung Kim and Hyunjoo Jin SEOUL (Reuters) - Flat-screen maker LG Display Co Ltd, a key supplier to Apple Inc, said on Thursday that it was seeking to broaden its smartphone customer base, betting that diversification would bolster its second-half earnings. The move came as the South Korean company posted a forecast-beating 53 percent rise in quarterly operating profit, as stable prices of large-sized TV screens helped counter slower growth in mobile display shipments to Apple. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/lg-display-second-quarter-profit-firm-tv-panel-064759397.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 10:58:31 +0100Reuterslg-display-second-quarter-profit-firm-tv-panel-064759397<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/lg-display-second-quarter-profit-firm-tv-panel-064759397.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/XhBdrS4JtIzWQgKLS6.KKQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T064759Z_1_CBRE96H0IW300_RTROPTP_2_LGDISPLAY-EARNINGS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A customer talks in front of LG 3D TV sets which are made with LG Display flat screens, at a store in Seoul" align="left" title="A customer talks in front of LG 3D TV sets which are made with LG Display flat screens, at a store in Seoul" border="0" /></a>By Miyoung Kim and Hyunjoo Jin SEOUL (Reuters) - Flat-screen maker LG Display Co Ltd, a key supplier to Apple Inc, said on Thursday that it was seeking to broaden its smartphone customer base, betting that diversification would bolster its second-half earnings. The move came as the South Korean company posted a forecast-beating 53 percent rise in quarterly operating profit, as stable prices of large-sized TV screens helped counter slower growth in mobile display shipments to Apple. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/toshiba-says-may-invest-300-million-nand-chipmaking-063311574.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/opa5.pqW.uliRuJFZ6fV7g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T063311Z_1_CBRE96H0I7F00_RTROPTP_2_TOSHIBA-CHIPS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Logo of Toshiba Corp is seen at an electronics store in Yokohama" align="left" title="Logo of Toshiba Corp is seen at an electronics store in Yokohama" border="0" /></a>TOKYO (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp said on Thursday it is considering investing 20 billion to 30 billion yen ($200-300 million) on new equipment to manufacture NAND flash memory chips used in smartphones and other digital gadgets as demand rebounds. Toshiba, Japan&#039;s largest chipmaker, said the investment was part of its move to cutting-edge chips with circuitry smaller than 19 nanometres and would increase its production capacity, although it declined to say by how much. If the investment plan receives final approval, the new facilities would begin operation in mid-2014. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/toshiba-says-may-invest-300-million-nand-chipmaking-063311574.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 07:33:11 +0100Reuterstoshiba-says-may-invest-300-million-nand-chipmaking-063311574<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/toshiba-says-may-invest-300-million-nand-chipmaking-063311574.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/opa5.pqW.uliRuJFZ6fV7g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T063311Z_1_CBRE96H0I7F00_RTROPTP_2_TOSHIBA-CHIPS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Logo of Toshiba Corp is seen at an electronics store in Yokohama" align="left" title="Logo of Toshiba Corp is seen at an electronics store in Yokohama" border="0" /></a>TOKYO (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp said on Thursday it is considering investing 20 billion to 30 billion yen ($200-300 million) on new equipment to manufacture NAND flash memory chips used in smartphones and other digital gadgets as demand rebounds. Toshiba, Japan&#039;s largest chipmaker, said the investment was part of its move to cutting-edge chips with circuitry smaller than 19 nanometres and would increase its production capacity, although it declined to say by how much. If the investment plan receives final approval, the new facilities would begin operation in mid-2014. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/sandisk-raises-forecast-memory-chip-prices-bounce-back-001941256.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/m3cubLuQqnzshwJi7kNxyw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T201946Z_1_CBRE96G1KH000_RTROPTP_2_SANDISK-SAMSUNG.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="An employee of a computer shop poses with a SanDisk compact flash memory card inside a computer mall in Taiwan" align="left" title="An employee of a computer shop poses with a SanDisk compact flash memory card inside a computer mall in Taiwan" border="0" /></a>By Neha Alawadhi (Reuters) - SanDisk Corp raised its full-year revenue and gross margin forecasts, confident of a sustained rebound in the price of the flash memory chips it sells to Apple Inc and other manufacturers of smartphones and tablets. Companies such as SanDisk and rival Micron Inc have benefited as prices of DRAM and NAND memory chips rebound from last year&#039;s lows. SanDisk said in April it expects higher prices for its NAND memory chips, which are used for general storage and data transfer in memory cards and solid-state drives. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/sandisk-raises-forecast-memory-chip-prices-bounce-back-001941256.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 01:19:41 +0100Reuterssandisk-raises-forecast-memory-chip-prices-bounce-back-001941256<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/sandisk-raises-forecast-memory-chip-prices-bounce-back-001941256.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/m3cubLuQqnzshwJi7kNxyw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T201946Z_1_CBRE96G1KH000_RTROPTP_2_SANDISK-SAMSUNG.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="An employee of a computer shop poses with a SanDisk compact flash memory card inside a computer mall in Taiwan" align="left" title="An employee of a computer shop poses with a SanDisk compact flash memory card inside a computer mall in Taiwan" border="0" /></a>By Neha Alawadhi (Reuters) - SanDisk Corp raised its full-year revenue and gross margin forecasts, confident of a sustained rebound in the price of the flash memory chips it sells to Apple Inc and other manufacturers of smartphones and tablets. Companies such as SanDisk and rival Micron Inc have benefited as prices of DRAM and NAND memory chips rebound from last year&#039;s lows. SanDisk said in April it expects higher prices for its NAND memory chips, which are used for general storage and data transfer in memory cards and solid-state drives. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/facebook-mobile-users-jumped-around-20-percent-u-230207239.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KgO0lXliZXVHsm1msqm5UQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T230207Z_1_CBRE96G1RZM00_RTROPTP_2_FACEBOOK-RESULTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A smartphone user shows the Facebook application on his phone in Zenica, in this photo illustration" align="left" title="A smartphone user shows the Facebook application on his phone in Zenica, in this photo illustration" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - The number of users accessing Facebook via their mobile phones in June jumped around 20 percent in the United States and Britain, the social network said, touting its appeal for brands trying to reach consumers during the summer months. Created in a Harvard dorm room in 2004, the world&#039;s largest social network has moved to reposition its business for a world in which consumers&#039; primarily access the Internet via small-screened smartphones rather than computers. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/facebook-mobile-users-jumped-around-20-percent-u-230207239.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 00:02:07 +0100Reutersfacebook-mobile-users-jumped-around-20-percent-u-230207239<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/facebook-mobile-users-jumped-around-20-percent-u-230207239.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KgO0lXliZXVHsm1msqm5UQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T230207Z_1_CBRE96G1RZM00_RTROPTP_2_FACEBOOK-RESULTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A smartphone user shows the Facebook application on his phone in Zenica, in this photo illustration" align="left" title="A smartphone user shows the Facebook application on his phone in Zenica, in this photo illustration" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - The number of users accessing Facebook via their mobile phones in June jumped around 20 percent in the United States and Britain, the social network said, touting its appeal for brands trying to reach consumers during the summer months. Created in a Harvard dorm room in 2004, the world&#039;s largest social network has moved to reposition its business for a world in which consumers&#039; primarily access the Internet via small-screened smartphones rather than computers. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/icahn-slams-dell-board-remains-bullish-herbalife-cnbc-220448715.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5dD_QssZxMtppKm_E6Lcqw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T220448Z_1_CBRE96G1PC900_RTROPTP_2_HEDGEFUNDS-HERBALIFE-SHORTSQUEEZE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photograph of Investor Carl Icahn speaking at the Wall Street Journal Deals &amp; Deal Makers conference at the New York Stock Exchange" align="left" title="File photograph of Investor Carl Icahn speaking at the Wall Street Journal Deals &amp; Deal Makers conference at the New York Stock Exchange" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn said on Wednesday he is &quot;feeling good&quot; about his bet on computer maker Dell Inc while criticizing the company&#039;s board for being dysfunctional. Speaking at the CNBC Institutional Investor Delivering Alpha Conference in New York, Icahn said &quot;these companies can be turned around if you put the right management in and the right board in.&quot; Icahn has spearheaded opposition to a bid by company founder Michael Dell and private equity firm Silver Lake to take Dell Inc private in a $24.4 billion (16 billion pounds) deal. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/icahn-slams-dell-board-remains-bullish-herbalife-cnbc-220448715.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 23:04:48 +0100Reutersicahn-slams-dell-board-remains-bullish-herbalife-cnbc-220448715<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/icahn-slams-dell-board-remains-bullish-herbalife-cnbc-220448715.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5dD_QssZxMtppKm_E6Lcqw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T220448Z_1_CBRE96G1PC900_RTROPTP_2_HEDGEFUNDS-HERBALIFE-SHORTSQUEEZE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photograph of Investor Carl Icahn speaking at the Wall Street Journal Deals &amp; Deal Makers conference at the New York Stock Exchange" align="left" title="File photograph of Investor Carl Icahn speaking at the Wall Street Journal Deals &amp; Deal Makers conference at the New York Stock Exchange" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn said on Wednesday he is &quot;feeling good&quot; about his bet on computer maker Dell Inc while criticizing the company&#039;s board for being dysfunctional. Speaking at the CNBC Institutional Investor Delivering Alpha Conference in New York, Icahn said &quot;these companies can be turned around if you put the right management in and the right board in.&quot; Icahn has spearheaded opposition to a bid by company founder Michael Dell and private equity firm Silver Lake to take Dell Inc private in a $24.4 billion (16 billion pounds) deal. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/russian-mobile-operators-stop-selling-apples-iphone-report-183243404.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/04DLVXQkxrIk5IJhAL4.zg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T183243Z_1_CBRE96G1FIN00_RTROPTP_2_MEGAFON-IPO.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Customers and staff are seen through the partially cleaned window of a Megafon shop in Moscow" align="left" title="Customers and staff are seen through the partially cleaned window of a Megafon shop in Moscow" border="0" /></a>MOSCOW (Reuters) - Vimpelcom, one of Russia&#039;s top mobile operators, will no longer sell Apple Inc&#039;s iPhone, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, after similar moves by other mobile companies in Russia. Vimpelcom ended negotiations with Apple over iPhone sales this month as the U.S. company would not soften its contract terms, the paper said, citing a person close to the operator. The Financial Times also reported that Russian operators MTS and Megafon have halted iPhone sales. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/russian-mobile-operators-stop-selling-apples-iphone-report-183243404.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 21:51:44 +0100Reutersrussian-mobile-operators-stop-selling-apples-iphone-report-183243404<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/russian-mobile-operators-stop-selling-apples-iphone-report-183243404.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/04DLVXQkxrIk5IJhAL4.zg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T183243Z_1_CBRE96G1FIN00_RTROPTP_2_MEGAFON-IPO.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Customers and staff are seen through the partially cleaned window of a Megafon shop in Moscow" align="left" title="Customers and staff are seen through the partially cleaned window of a Megafon shop in Moscow" border="0" /></a>MOSCOW (Reuters) - Vimpelcom, one of Russia&#039;s top mobile operators, will no longer sell Apple Inc&#039;s iPhone, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, after similar moves by other mobile companies in Russia. Vimpelcom ended negotiations with Apple over iPhone sales this month as the U.S. company would not soften its contract terms, the paper said, citing a person close to the operator. The Financial Times also reported that Russian operators MTS and Megafon have halted iPhone sales. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/sandisks-revenue-rises-memory-chip-prices-bounce-back-201946470.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/m3cubLuQqnzshwJi7kNxyw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T201946Z_1_CBRE96G1KH000_RTROPTP_2_SANDISK-SAMSUNG.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="An employee of a computer shop poses with a SanDisk compact flash memory card inside a computer mall in Taiwan" align="left" title="An employee of a computer shop poses with a SanDisk compact flash memory card inside a computer mall in Taiwan" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - SanDisk Corp reported a 43 percent rise in quarterly revenue as prices of flash memory chips rebounded from last year&#039;s lows. Revenue rose to $1.48 billion (972.85 million pounds) for the second quarter from $1.03 billion a year earlier. Net income rose to $262 million, or $1.06 per share, from $13 million, or 5 cents per share a year earlier. Excluding one-time items, earnings were $1.21 per share. SanDisk&#039;s flash memory chips are used to store data such as movies and photos in smartphones, flash drives and tablets. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/sandisks-revenue-rises-memory-chip-prices-bounce-back-201946470.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 21:19:46 +0100Reuterssandisks-revenue-rises-memory-chip-prices-bounce-back-201946470<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/sandisks-revenue-rises-memory-chip-prices-bounce-back-201946470.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/m3cubLuQqnzshwJi7kNxyw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T201946Z_1_CBRE96G1KH000_RTROPTP_2_SANDISK-SAMSUNG.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="An employee of a computer shop poses with a SanDisk compact flash memory card inside a computer mall in Taiwan" align="left" title="An employee of a computer shop poses with a SanDisk compact flash memory card inside a computer mall in Taiwan" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - SanDisk Corp reported a 43 percent rise in quarterly revenue as prices of flash memory chips rebounded from last year&#039;s lows. Revenue rose to $1.48 billion (972.85 million pounds) for the second quarter from $1.03 billion a year earlier. Net income rose to $262 million, or $1.06 per share, from $13 million, or 5 cents per share a year earlier. Excluding one-time items, earnings were $1.21 per share. SanDisk&#039;s flash memory chips are used to store data such as movies and photos in smartphones, flash drives and tablets. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/htc-teasing-something-little-tomorrow-possibly-htc-one-201700128.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/37sz.0fWv1isNSCt77RdtQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/PocketLint/php7dgvne.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="HTC teasing something &#039;little&#039; for tomorrow - possibly HTC One mini" align="left" title="HTC teasing something &#039;little&#039; for tomorrow - possibly HTC One mini" border="0" /></a>HTC just teased on both its Facebook and Twitter accounts that it has a &quot;&#039;little&#039; bit of news tomorrow&quot; (18 July).</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/htc-teasing-something-little-tomorrow-possibly-htc-one-201700128.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 21:17:00 +0100Pocket-linthtc-teasing-something-little-tomorrow-possibly-htc-one-201700128<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/htc-teasing-something-little-tomorrow-possibly-htc-one-201700128.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/37sz.0fWv1isNSCt77RdtQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/PocketLint/php7dgvne.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="HTC teasing something &#039;little&#039; for tomorrow - possibly HTC One mini" align="left" title="HTC teasing something &#039;little&#039; for tomorrow - possibly HTC One mini" border="0" /></a>HTC just teased on both its Facebook and Twitter accounts that it has a &quot;&#039;little&#039; bit of news tomorrow&quot; (18 July).</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/singapore-nightclub-attempts-thwart-drunk-drivers-using-urine-184000525.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/cqP6RBJbMp30lJrYGscYTw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/PocketLint/phpypw8fx.png" width="130" height="86" alt="Singapore nightclub attempts to thwart drunk drivers using urine-analysing toilets" align="left" title="Singapore nightclub attempts to thwart drunk drivers using urine-analysing toilets" border="0" /></a>Smartphones and tablets are chock-full of sensors, cameras and other technology to help improve our daily lives, but specialised toilets in Singapore have taken things to another level and can actually save lives.</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/singapore-nightclub-attempts-thwart-drunk-drivers-using-urine-184000525.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 19:40:00 +0100Pocket-lintsingapore-nightclub-attempts-thwart-drunk-drivers-using-urine-184000525<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/singapore-nightclub-attempts-thwart-drunk-drivers-using-urine-184000525.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/cqP6RBJbMp30lJrYGscYTw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/PocketLint/phpypw8fx.png" width="130" height="86" alt="Singapore nightclub attempts to thwart drunk drivers using urine-analysing toilets" align="left" title="Singapore nightclub attempts to thwart drunk drivers using urine-analysing toilets" border="0" /></a>Smartphones and tablets are chock-full of sensors, cameras and other technology to help improve our daily lives, but specialised toilets in Singapore have taken things to another level and can actually save lives.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/google-set-unveil-latest-nexus-180252365.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ydnREzz0ru7FRuCh5e_ccA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/pressass/Technology170720131903011-1.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Google appears set to update its Nexus tablet" align="left" title="Google appears set to update its Nexus tablet" border="0" /></a>Google appears to be getting ready to introduce the next generation of its Nexus tablets.</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/google-set-unveil-latest-nexus-180252365.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 19:02:52 +0100Press Associationgoogle-set-unveil-latest-nexus-180252365<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/google-set-unveil-latest-nexus-180252365.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ydnREzz0ru7FRuCh5e_ccA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/pressass/Technology170720131903011-1.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Google appears set to update its Nexus tablet" align="left" title="Google appears set to update its Nexus tablet" border="0" /></a>Google appears to be getting ready to introduce the next generation of its Nexus tablets.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/royal-watchers-app-updates-150354521.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/GfCuG5koU30hD1HifIl2uQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/pressass/Technology170720131604192-1.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="News of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will be availlable through an app" align="left" title="News of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will be availlable through an app" border="0" /></a>Royal fans will be able to get the latest news and pictures when the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge&#039;s baby is born thanks to a new app.</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/royal-watchers-app-updates-150354521.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 16:03:54 +0100Press Associationroyal-watchers-app-updates-150354521<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/royal-watchers-app-updates-150354521.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/GfCuG5koU30hD1HifIl2uQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/pressass/Technology170720131604192-1.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="News of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will be availlable through an app" align="left" title="News of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will be availlable through an app" border="0" /></a>Royal fans will be able to get the latest news and pictures when the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge&#039;s baby is born thanks to a new app.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/fa-cup-england-games-shown-behind-sun-times-144000851.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/HTCU5JvmhWHA8hfkr83XSg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/PocketLint/phpgad6ax.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FA Cup and England games to be shown behind The Sun, The Times and The Sunday Times paywalls online" align="left" title="FA Cup and England games to be shown behind The Sun, The Times and The Sunday Times paywalls online" border="0" /></a>News UK has struck a deal with the Football Association allowing it to show near-live video coverage of England and FA Cup matches across its portfolio of paywalled websites. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/fa-cup-england-games-shown-behind-sun-times-144000851.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 15:40:00 +0100Pocket-lintfa-cup-england-games-shown-behind-sun-times-144000851<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/fa-cup-england-games-shown-behind-sun-times-144000851.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/HTCU5JvmhWHA8hfkr83XSg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/PocketLint/phpgad6ax.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FA Cup and England games to be shown behind The Sun, The Times and The Sunday Times paywalls online" align="left" title="FA Cup and England games to be shown behind The Sun, The Times and The Sunday Times paywalls online" border="0" /></a>News UK has struck a deal with the Football Association allowing it to show near-live video coverage of England and FA Cup matches across its portfolio of paywalled websites. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/google-not-doing-enough-says-eu-135730609.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/W1Wq.bb7TsaRGV2hJlMjXQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/pressass/Technology170720131457371-1.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Google settled a similar anti-trust complaint on its search business with the FTC in January" align="left" title="Google settled a similar anti-trust complaint on its search business with the FTC in January" border="0" /></a>The European Union&#039;s competition chief says Google isn&#039;t doing enough to overcome concerns that it&#039;s stifling competition, and ordered the internet giant to come up with new ideas.</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/google-not-doing-enough-says-eu-135730609.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 14:57:30 +0100Press Associationgoogle-not-doing-enough-says-eu-135730609<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/google-not-doing-enough-says-eu-135730609.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/W1Wq.bb7TsaRGV2hJlMjXQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/pressass/Technology170720131457371-1.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Google settled a similar anti-trust complaint on its search business with the FTC in January" align="left" title="Google settled a similar anti-trust complaint on its search business with the FTC in January" border="0" /></a>The European Union&#039;s competition chief says Google isn&#039;t doing enough to overcome concerns that it&#039;s stifling competition, and ordered the internet giant to come up with new ideas.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/logitech-bluetooth-speakers-z600-coming-august-help-rid-132453986.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/W8XDXHGYh8PEx0l5NMcE3w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/PocketLint/phphgfbpi.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Logitech Bluetooth Speakers Z600 coming in August to help rid your desktop of wires" align="left" title="Logitech Bluetooth Speakers Z600 coming in August to help rid your desktop of wires" border="0" /></a>Logitech has announced a stereo pair of speakers that connect wirelessly to a laptop, desktop PC, tablet or smartphone and offer a neat solution for those who don&#039;t want to fuss around with wired desktop sound systems.</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/logitech-bluetooth-speakers-z600-coming-august-help-rid-132453986.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 14:24:53 +0100Pocket-lintlogitech-bluetooth-speakers-z600-coming-august-help-rid-132453986<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/logitech-bluetooth-speakers-z600-coming-august-help-rid-132453986.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/W8XDXHGYh8PEx0l5NMcE3w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/PocketLint/phphgfbpi.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Logitech Bluetooth Speakers Z600 coming in August to help rid your desktop of wires" align="left" title="Logitech Bluetooth Speakers Z600 coming in August to help rid your desktop of wires" border="0" /></a>Logitech has announced a stereo pair of speakers that connect wirelessly to a laptop, desktop PC, tablet or smartphone and offer a neat solution for those who don&#039;t want to fuss around with wired desktop sound systems.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/eus-almunia-tells-google-improve-antitrust-offer-102005037.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6jS2BuI.z1GslpQk3PmICQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T102005Z_1_CBRE96G0SPO00_RTROPTP_2_BELGIUM.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="European Union Competition Commissioner Almunia addresses a news conference on state aid rules for airports and airlines in Brussels" align="left" title="European Union Competition Commissioner Almunia addresses a news conference on state aid rules for airports and airlines in Brussels" border="0" /></a>By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Google must do more to allay concerns that it is blocking competitors in web search results, the EU&#039;s antitrust chief said on Wednesday, after rivals criticised concessions it has offered as being inadequate. The world&#039;s most popular search engine submitted proposed concessions to the European Commission in April to end a three-year investigation and responded on Wednesday that its proposal &quot;clearly addresses&quot; areas of concern. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/eus-almunia-tells-google-improve-antitrust-offer-102005037.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 12:55:16 +0100Reuterseus-almunia-tells-google-improve-antitrust-offer-102005037<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/eus-almunia-tells-google-improve-antitrust-offer-102005037.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6jS2BuI.z1GslpQk3PmICQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T102005Z_1_CBRE96G0SPO00_RTROPTP_2_BELGIUM.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="European Union Competition Commissioner Almunia addresses a news conference on state aid rules for airports and airlines in Brussels" align="left" title="European Union Competition Commissioner Almunia addresses a news conference on state aid rules for airports and airlines in Brussels" border="0" /></a>By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Google must do more to allay concerns that it is blocking competitors in web search results, the EU&#039;s antitrust chief said on Wednesday, after rivals criticised concessions it has offered as being inadequate. The world&#039;s most popular search engine submitted proposed concessions to the European Commission in April to end a three-year investigation and responded on Wednesday that its proposal &quot;clearly addresses&quot; areas of concern. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/nec-talks-lenovo-mobile-phone-venture-stalled-source-110540122.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/R_PlZETApYu9L3dXj.ElxQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T110540Z_1_CBRE96G0UTL00_RTROPTP_2_MARKETS-JAPAN-STOCKS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A man looks at NEC Corp&#039;s computer displayed at an electronics store in Tokyo" align="left" title="A man looks at NEC Corp&#039;s computer displayed at an electronics store in Tokyo" border="0" /></a>TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese electronics company NEC Corp&#039;s talks with Lenovo Group Ltd over a mobile phone venture have stalled due to disagreements over majority ownership and patents, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. The Nikkei business newspaper reported that NEC planned to exit its loss-making smartphone business after a mobile phone deal with Lenovo, already a partner in the personal computer business, failed to materialise. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/nec-talks-lenovo-mobile-phone-venture-stalled-source-110540122.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 12:05:40 +0100Reutersnec-talks-lenovo-mobile-phone-venture-stalled-source-110540122<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/nec-talks-lenovo-mobile-phone-venture-stalled-source-110540122.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/R_PlZETApYu9L3dXj.ElxQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T110540Z_1_CBRE96G0UTL00_RTROPTP_2_MARKETS-JAPAN-STOCKS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A man looks at NEC Corp&#039;s computer displayed at an electronics store in Tokyo" align="left" title="A man looks at NEC Corp&#039;s computer displayed at an electronics store in Tokyo" border="0" /></a>TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese electronics company NEC Corp&#039;s talks with Lenovo Group Ltd over a mobile phone venture have stalled due to disagreements over majority ownership and patents, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. The Nikkei business newspaper reported that NEC planned to exit its loss-making smartphone business after a mobile phone deal with Lenovo, already a partner in the personal computer business, failed to materialise. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/concrete-luna-iphone-case-offers-solid-protection-one-0925006

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