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All rights reservedFri, 19 Jul 2013 22:56:30 +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/samsung-close-mobile-device-deal-fbi-sources-215630717.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Ziv6821Mg9W1lp3_s6cWMg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T215630Z_1_CBRE96I1OYA00_RTROPTP_2_DOCOMO.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="An advertisement of Samsung Electronics Co&#039;s Galaxy S4 smartphone is displayed at a shop of Japan&#039;s biggest mobile phone operator NTT Docomo in Tokyo" align="left" title="An advertisement of Samsung Electronics Co&#039;s Galaxy S4 smartphone is displayed at a shop of Japan&#039;s biggest mobile phone operator NTT Docomo in Tokyo" border="0" /></a>By Euan Rocha and Sinead Carew (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd is close to signing a deal to sell its popular line of Galaxy devices to the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, sources familiar with the situation said on Friday. The deal would be a boost for Samsung, which is increasingly seeking to cater to the needs of government agencies, a niche long dominated by Canadian smartphone maker BlackBerry Ltd. The FBI, with more than 35,000 employees, at present uses mainly BlackBerry devices. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/samsung-close-mobile-device-deal-fbi-sources-215630717.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 22:56:30 +0100Reuterssamsung-close-mobile-device-deal-fbi-sources-215630717<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/samsung-close-mobile-device-deal-fbi-sources-215630717.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Ziv6821Mg9W1lp3_s6cWMg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T215630Z_1_CBRE96I1OYA00_RTROPTP_2_DOCOMO.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="An advertisement of Samsung Electronics Co&#039;s Galaxy S4 smartphone is displayed at a shop of Japan&#039;s biggest mobile phone operator NTT Docomo in Tokyo" align="left" title="An advertisement of Samsung Electronics Co&#039;s Galaxy S4 smartphone is displayed at a shop of Japan&#039;s biggest mobile phone operator NTT Docomo in Tokyo" border="0" /></a>By Euan Rocha and Sinead Carew (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd is close to signing a deal to sell its popular line of Galaxy devices to the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, sources familiar with the situation said on Friday. The deal would be a boost for Samsung, which is increasingly seeking to cater to the needs of government agencies, a niche long dominated by Canadian smartphone maker BlackBerry Ltd. The FBI, with more than 35,000 employees, at present uses mainly BlackBerry devices. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/polaroid-socialmatic-camera-price-revealed-coming-2014-galaxy-142600442.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Hj5FtOvXiOs6IOaSmj9LUA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/PocketLint/phpk1ppfu.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Polaroid Socialmatic camera price revealed, coming in 2014 to take on Galaxy Camera" align="left" title="Polaroid Socialmatic camera price revealed, coming in 2014 to take on Galaxy Camera" border="0" /></a>Socialmatic, the instant camera originally conceived to be an Instagram device until the inventor partnered with Polaroid, is to cost $299 when it hits the streets in 2014. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/polaroid-socialmatic-camera-price-revealed-coming-2014-galaxy-142600442.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 15:26:00 +0100Pocket-lintpolaroid-socialmatic-camera-price-revealed-coming-2014-galaxy-142600442<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/polaroid-socialmatic-camera-price-revealed-coming-2014-galaxy-142600442.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Hj5FtOvXiOs6IOaSmj9LUA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/PocketLint/phpk1ppfu.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Polaroid Socialmatic camera price revealed, coming in 2014 to take on Galaxy Camera" align="left" title="Polaroid Socialmatic camera price revealed, coming in 2014 to take on Galaxy Camera" border="0" /></a>Socialmatic, the instant camera originally conceived to be an Instagram device until the inventor partnered with Polaroid, is to cost $299 when it hits the streets in 2014. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/runkeeper-iphone-adds-training-tab-easier-plans-more-135800656.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8LWdgm0UZv_84XmF0pRphA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/PocketLint/phpes0w62.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Runkeeper iPhone update adds new training tab, easier to find plans and more" align="left" title="Runkeeper iPhone update adds new training tab, easier to find plans and more" border="0" /></a>Runkeeper has updated its iPhone application to 3.6, adding a new training tab to house training plans in a neater fashion, and to give you coaching tips throughout your scheduled.</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/runkeeper-iphone-adds-training-tab-easier-plans-more-135800656.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 14:58:00 +0100Pocket-lintrunkeeper-iphone-adds-training-tab-easier-plans-more-135800656<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/runkeeper-iphone-adds-training-tab-easier-plans-more-135800656.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8LWdgm0UZv_84XmF0pRphA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/PocketLint/phpes0w62.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Runkeeper iPhone update adds new training tab, easier to find plans and more" align="left" title="Runkeeper iPhone update adds new training tab, easier to find plans and more" border="0" /></a>Runkeeper has updated its iPhone application to 3.6, adding a new training tab to house training plans in a neater fashion, and to give you coaching tips throughout your scheduled.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/budget-iphone-leak-claims-two-versions-codenamed-zenvo-102500999.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/dZg9xwi8YejJgWF5aNVa7A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/PocketLint/phpighrru.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="New budget iPhone leak claims there will be two versions, codenamed Zenvo and Zagato/Bertone" align="left" title="New budget iPhone leak claims there will be two versions, codenamed Zenvo and Zagato/Bertone" border="0" /></a>It&#039;s hard to know what&#039;s real and what isn&#039;t with the numerous budget iPhone &quot;leaks&quot; that have been spilling onto the web of late. Pocket-lint is still a little wary of the coloured iPhone shells that many claim to be the real deal, mainly because they look, for want of a better word, cheap. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/budget-iphone-leak-claims-two-versions-codenamed-zenvo-102500999.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 11:25:00 +0100Pocket-lintbudget-iphone-leak-claims-two-versions-codenamed-zenvo-102500999<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/budget-iphone-leak-claims-two-versions-codenamed-zenvo-102500999.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/dZg9xwi8YejJgWF5aNVa7A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/PocketLint/phpighrru.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="New budget iPhone leak claims there will be two versions, codenamed Zenvo and Zagato/Bertone" align="left" title="New budget iPhone leak claims there will be two versions, codenamed Zenvo and Zagato/Bertone" border="0" /></a>It&#039;s hard to know what&#039;s real and what isn&#039;t with the numerous budget iPhone &quot;leaks&quot; that have been spilling onto the web of late. Pocket-lint is still a little wary of the coloured iPhone shells that many claim to be the real deal, mainly because they look, for want of a better word, cheap. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/halo-spartan-assault-now-available-windows-phone-8-094900495.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/7XxUGuDqVBWBER1fGV9f0Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/PocketLint/phpnucfpc.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Halo: Spartan Assault now available for Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8" align="left" title="Halo: Spartan Assault now available for Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8" border="0" /></a>Halo: Spartan Assault has officially arrived for Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 in each platform&#039;s respective app store. Available now for £4.99, the game has been created specifically with touchscreen devices in mind.</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/halo-spartan-assault-now-available-windows-phone-8-094900495.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 10:49:00 +0100Pocket-linthalo-spartan-assault-now-available-windows-phone-8-094900495<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/halo-spartan-assault-now-available-windows-phone-8-094900495.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/7XxUGuDqVBWBER1fGV9f0Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/PocketLint/phpnucfpc.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Halo: Spartan Assault now available for Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8" align="left" title="Halo: Spartan Assault now available for Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8" border="0" /></a>Halo: Spartan Assault has officially arrived for Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 in each platform&#039;s respective app store. Available now for £4.99, the game has been created specifically with touchscreen devices in mind.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/machinima-looking-become-netflix-gamers-subscription-model-mulled-091900257.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/W1FdKtNQ2NtH5T9tcj4.EA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/PocketLint/phpeu5dxm.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Machinima looking to become the Netflix for gamers, new subscription model mulled" align="left" title="Machinima looking to become the Netflix for gamers, new subscription model mulled" border="0" /></a>Games and comics online video channel Machinima is reportedly in talks with potential partners and investors to raise funding to make it, effectively, the Netflix for fanboys and gamers. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/machinima-looking-become-netflix-gamers-subscription-model-mulled-091900257.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 10:19:00 +0100Pocket-lintmachinima-looking-become-netflix-gamers-subscription-model-mulled-091900257<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/machinima-looking-become-netflix-gamers-subscription-model-mulled-091900257.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/W1FdKtNQ2NtH5T9tcj4.EA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/PocketLint/phpeu5dxm.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Machinima looking to become the Netflix for gamers, new subscription model mulled" align="left" title="Machinima looking to become the Netflix for gamers, new subscription model mulled" border="0" /></a>Games and comics online video channel Machinima is reportedly in talks with potential partners and investors to raise funding to make it, effectively, the Netflix for fanboys and gamers. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/microsoft-hit-surface-struggles-090156308.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kjyg.x5AcIMg_DYiHf.PWw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/pressass/Technology190720131002051-1.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Microsoft booked a big writedown on its Surface tablets business" align="left" title="Microsoft booked a big writedown on its Surface tablets business" border="0" /></a>Less than a year after Microsoft entered the tablet computer market with the Surface, the cracks are starting to show.</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/microsoft-hit-surface-struggles-090156308.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 10:01:56 +0100Press Associationmicrosoft-hit-surface-struggles-090156308<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/microsoft-hit-surface-struggles-090156308.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kjyg.x5AcIMg_DYiHf.PWw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/pressass/Technology190720131002051-1.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Microsoft booked a big writedown on its Surface tablets business" align="left" title="Microsoft booked a big writedown on its Surface tablets business" border="0" /></a>Less than a year after Microsoft entered the tablet computer market with the Surface, the cracks are starting to show.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/experts-test-phone-theft-locks-083444604.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/2A0jbCwxBBiKUP5c3Xx1vg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/pressass/Technology190720130934521-1.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Prosecutors in the US are bringing in experts to test security devices on the iPhone and Galaxy S4" align="left" title="Prosecutors in the US are bringing in experts to test security devices on the iPhone and Galaxy S4" border="0" /></a>The top prosecutors in San Francisco and New York say they are bringing in state and federal security experts to test the newest anti-theft features designed to thwart the surge of stolen smartphones across the US.</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/experts-test-phone-theft-locks-083444604.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 09:34:44 +0100Press Associationexperts-test-phone-theft-locks-083444604<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/experts-test-phone-theft-locks-083444604.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/2A0jbCwxBBiKUP5c3Xx1vg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/pressass/Technology190720130934521-1.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Prosecutors in the US are bringing in experts to test security devices on the iPhone and Galaxy S4" align="left" title="Prosecutors in the US are bringing in experts to test security devices on the iPhone and Galaxy S4" border="0" /></a>The top prosecutors in San Francisco and New York say they are bringing in state and federal security experts to test the newest anti-theft features designed to thwart the surge of stolen smartphones across the US.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/ipad-mini-2-back-track-october-launch-083216717.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/bsMzfgz2F.vgXqn7XWAZmQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/PocketLint/phpmjxcaw.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="iPad mini 2 back on track for October launch?" align="left" title="iPad mini 2 back on track for October launch?" border="0" /></a>Contrary to some earlier reports, new information allegedly coming from the supply chain in Taiwan suggests that the Retina display iPad mini 2 is back on track, with claims that Apple will release it in October, rather than 2014 as some previously said.</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/ipad-mini-2-back-track-october-launch-083216717.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 09:32:16 +0100Pocket-lintipad-mini-2-back-track-october-launch-083216717<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/ipad-mini-2-back-track-october-launch-083216717.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/bsMzfgz2F.vgXqn7XWAZmQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/PocketLint/phpmjxcaw.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="iPad mini 2 back on track for October launch?" align="left" title="iPad mini 2 back on track for October launch?" border="0" /></a>Contrary to some earlier reports, new information allegedly coming from the supply chain in Taiwan suggests that the Retina display iPad mini 2 is back on track, with claims that Apple will release it in October, rather than 2014 as some previously said.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/apple-google-dozens-others-urge-u-surveillance-disclosures-040345366.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/2oB.k1euxE3mt0fABorWZA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T040345Z_2_CBRE96H19C000_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="An Apple logo seen at the WWDC 2013 in San Francisco" align="left" title="An Apple logo seen at the WWDC 2013 in San Francisco" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - Dozens of companies, non-profits and trade organizations including Apple Inc, Google Inc and Facebook Inc sent a letter on Thursday pushing the Obama administration and Congress for more disclosures on the government&#039;s national security-related requests for user data. General Keith Alexander, director of the National Security Agency, suggested he was open to the idea but that officials were trying to determine a way to disclose that information without jeopardizing FBI investigations. &quot;We just want to make sure we do it right, that we don&#039;t impact anything ongoing with the FBI. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/apple-google-dozens-others-urge-u-surveillance-disclosures-040345366.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 05:03:45 +0100

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