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Dish Network launches $25.5 billion bid for Sprint Nextel

10 New Business Travel Apps for Busy Executives

6 fresh Apple iPhone 6, iOS 7 concept designs

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April 15, 2013
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Dish Network launches $25.5 billion bid for Sprint Nextel

Dish Network has made a US$25.5 billion bid to acquire wireless operator Sprint Nextel, hoping to edge out a rival bid from Japanese operator SoftBank.

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Issue highlights

1. 10 New Business Travel Apps for Busy Executives

2. 6 fresh Apple iPhone 6, iOS 7 concept designs

3. John Kerry: Cyberdefense a major part of Asian security

4. EU's proposed Google antitrust settlement angers search rivals

5. Rackspace to offer OpenStack deployments for service providers

6. Apple's silence cedes market narrative to rivals, says expert

7. Gambling software developer moves to fix poker game flaws

8. Hacks to turn your wireless IP surveillance cameras against you

9. Revolve Robotics wants to twist your tablet

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10 New Business Travel Apps for Busy Executives

Headed on a last-minute business trip? These 10 apps will keep you organized, on time and on track. READ MORE

6 fresh Apple iPhone 6, iOS 7 concept designs

While it's still unclear when Apple will reveal its iPhone 6, iPad 5 or iOS 7 (or whatever it calls its next smartphone, tablet and operating system), the longer we wait the more intriguing ideas are being floated by would-be Apple designers. READ MORE

John Kerry: Cyberdefense a major part of Asian security

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called defending against cyberattacks a major part of maintaining security in Asia, and said Washington is forming working groups with China and Japan to address the issue. READ MORE

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EU's proposed Google antitrust settlement angers search rivals

Complainants in the European Union's antitrust case against Google said Monday that the company's proposed remedies could be worse than the current situation. READ MORE

Rackspace to offer OpenStack deployments for service providers

Expanding beyond its own OpenStack hosted services, Rackspace is offering to build OpenStack deployments for other hosting providers as well, such as telecommunication companies. READ MORE

Apple's silence cedes market narrative to rivals, says expert

Apple's noted silence has hurt its mystique and caused it to cede the "cool" factor to competitors, a communications expert said today. READ MORE

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Gambling software developer moves to fix poker game flaws

A poker software developer plans to implement a fix this week for a vulnerability recently discovered by two security researchers who analyzed one of its gambling applications. READ MORE

Hacks to turn your wireless IP surveillance cameras against you

Sergey Shekyan and Artem Harutyunyan, researchers from the security firm Qualys, said the search engine Shodan shows about 100,000 wireless IP cameras that have "little or no emphasis on security." At the recent Hack in the Box security conference in Amsterdam, the researchers presented, "To Watch or Be Watched: Turning Your Surveillance Camera Against You" [ READ MORE

Revolve Robotics wants to twist your tablet

A remote tele-presence base from Revolve Robotics will work with most tablets, allow remote control READ MORE

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