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Today's Reuters Technology News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Dell sees buyout vote as too close to call, mulls delay: source In setback for broadcasters, U.S. court won't rehear Aereo appeal T-Mobile to compete for Leap users 'the old fashioned way': executive Microsoft asks U.S. government for freedom to disclose security requests New apps do heavy lifting during the job search NEC to exit smartphone business after failed deal with Lenovo: Nikkei Gazprom chief seeks supercharged iPad-style tablet for $3.7 million AT&T follows T-Mobile US with more frequent device upgrades Apple in talks to buy Israel's PrimeSense: report Baidu to buy Chinese app store for $1.9 billion Australia election threatens shape of $34 billion broadband plan

Dell sees buyout vote as too close to call, mulls delay: source  Tuesday, Jul 16, 2013 12:41 PM PDT (Reuters) - Dell Inc may delay a shareholder meeting on a $24.4 billion buyout offer from founder Michael Dell and private equity firm Silver Lake Partners, with the pivotal vote too close to call, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. The board of the No. 3 PC maker is considering the delay as part of contingency planning for the vote, which is now scheduled for Thursday, July 18, the person said. ... Full Story	Top
In setback for broadcasters, U.S. court won't rehear Aereo appeal  Tuesday, Jul 16, 2013 12:34 PM PDT By Erin Geiger Smith NEW YORK (Reuters) - In another win for Barry Diller's IAC-backed Aereo Inc, a U.S. appeals court declined on Tuesday to rehear an appeal by the major broadcasters seeking to temporarily shut down the online television start-up. The broadcasters, including Walt Disney Co's ABC and Comcast Corp's NBCUniversal, contend Aereo infringes their copyrights. In April, a panel of the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals refused to close down Aereo while a lawsuit over the service continued in Manhattan federal court. ... Full Story	Top
T-Mobile to compete for Leap users 'the old fashioned way': executive  Tuesday, Jul 16, 2013 12:31 PM PDT By Sinead Carew NEW YORK (Reuters) - T-Mobile US hopes to win over Leap Wireless customers by competing for them "the old fashioned way," a top executive for T-Mobile US said on Tuesday. Some analysts had speculated that T-Mobile or another company could make a counteroffer for Leap, after T-Mobile agreed to be acquired by AT&T for $1.2 billion, or $15 per share. T-Mobile US Chief Marketing Officer Mike Sievert declined to say whether his company would put in a bid for Leap. ... Full Story	Top
Microsoft asks U.S. government for freedom to disclose security requests  Tuesday, Jul 16, 2013 12:25 PM PDT SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said on Tuesday it has written to the U.S. Attorney General to ask for more freedom to disclose how it handles requests from national security organizations for customer data. The appeal comes a week after the Guardian newspaper reported that Microsoft allowed U.S. security agencies to circumvent encryption of Outlook emails and capture Skype online chats, citing leaked documents provided by Edward Snowden. ... Full Story	Top
New apps do heavy lifting during the job search  Tuesday, Jul 16, 2013 11:56 AM PDT By Natasha Baker TORONTO (Reuters) - Finding a job is not easy but a range of smartphone and web apps are designed to customize employment searches and even provide information on the competition. Free apps such as SimplyHired, Indeed, and Monster, for iPhone and Android devices, provide job opportunities through a keyword search, and web-based apps, including TwitJobSearch and TweetMyJobs, will scour Twitter for opportunities and send job alerts through the social network. ... Full Story	Top
NEC to exit smartphone business after failed deal with Lenovo: Nikkei  Tuesday, Jul 16, 2013 11:28 AM PDT (Reuters) - Japan's NEC Corp plans to exit its loss-making smartphone business after a deal with Chinese PC maker Lenovo Group Ltd failed to materialize, the Nikkei reported. The two companies have a partnership in the personal computers business and NEC was in talks with Lenovo for a deal for its smartphones operations since late 2012, the Japanese daily reported. The Japanese electronics company had offered Lenovo a majority stake in NEC Casio Mobile Communications Ltd, its subsidiary that makes smartphones. Casio Computer Co and Hitachi Ltd are among NEC Casio's current investors. ... Full Story	Top
Gazprom chief seeks supercharged iPad-style tablet for $3.7 million  Tuesday, Jul 16, 2013 09:18 AM PDT MOSCOW (Reuters) - Gazprom , the world's biggest gas producer, is offering to pay up to 119.7 million roubles ($3.7 million) for a bespoke tablet computer for its chief executive, Alexei Miller, documents posted on the Gazprom web site said. The tablet would be based on the iOS operating system and support 3G, GPRS and wi-fi transfer technologies, be able to download information in less than 15 seconds and protect commercial data, the documents showed. ... Full Story	Top
AT&T follows T-Mobile US with more frequent device upgrades  Tuesday, Jul 16, 2013 07:41 AM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - AT&T Inc said on Tuesday that it plans to allow its customers to make annual device upgrades and pay via monthly installment plans to compete with a similar option from smaller rival T-Mobile US . AT&T, the No. 2 U.S. mobile provider, is under pressure to improve its subscriber numbers as it loses market share to bigger rival Verizon Wireless, and smaller rivals like T-Mobile have started to compete more aggressively for its customers. ... Full Story	Top
Apple in talks to buy Israel's PrimeSense: report  Tuesday, Jul 16, 2013 03:33 AM PDT TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Apple is in early negotiations to buy Israel-based PrimeSense, a developer of chips that enable three-dimensional machine vision, for $280 million, the Calcalist new website said on Tuesday. A delegation of Apple engineering executives visited PrimeSense in early July, Calcalist said. Officials at PrimeSense were not immediately available for comment. PrimeSense has raised $85 million from Israel and U.S. venture capital funds, Calcalist noted. ... Full Story	Top
Baidu to buy Chinese app store for $1.9 billion  Monday, Jul 15, 2013 09:32 PM PDT (Reuters) - Baidu Inc, China's top search engine, plans to acquire app store 91 Wireless for $1.9 billion to strengthen its foothold in the country's highly competitive mobile computing sector. Baidu will buy a 57.4 percent stake in 91 Wireless, one of China's earliest appstores, from NetDragon Websoft Inc for $1.09 billion, and the remainder from other shareholders, both companies said on Tuesday. "It's good for Baidu because if you look at mobile, currently apps are more popular than mobile sites because Internet download speeds are slow. ... Full Story	Top
Australia election threatens shape of $34 billion broadband plan  Monday, Jul 15, 2013 02:08 PM PDT By Jane Wardell SYDNEY (Reuters) - The future of an ambitious project to connect almost all Australia's far-flung inhabitants to high-speed internet, the largest infrastructure enterprise in the country's history, is hanging on the outcome of an upcoming federal election. The Labor government and conservative Liberal-led opposition have vastly differing plans for the A$37.4 billion ($34.2 billion) National Broadband Network (NBN), potentially hurting some business stakeholders and opening the door to others, including China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd. ... Full Story	Top

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