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T-Mobile US exec mulls merger with rival Sprint
Only a larger company can take on Verizon, AT&T, moneyman says
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/09/25/tmobile_sprint_merger_murmurings/


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Avere FXT with FlashMove and FlashMirror
This ESG Lab validation report documents hands-on testing of the Avere FXT Series Edge Filer with the AOS 3.0 operating environment.
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*** Handsets News ***

WHY didn't Microsoft buy RIM? Us business blokes would have queued for
THAT phone
Nothing cuts it if you're a sysadmin
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/09/30/iphone_not_good_enough_for_real_techies/


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*** Reviews ***

Windows Phone market share hits double digits in UK and France
Porcine aviation squad ready for takeoff
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/09/30/windows_phone_market_share_hits_double_digits_in_uk_and_france/

BlackBerry ripped itself apart wooing CIOs AND iPhone fanbois -
insiders
Touchscreens fondled while RIM burned
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/09/30/blackberry_bosses_bickered_while_rim_burned/

DEAD STEVE JOBS kills Apple bounce patent from BEYOND THE GRAVE
Biz tyrant's iPhone bragging ruled prior art
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/09/30/steve_jobs_bounces_out_apples_patent_case/

EU move to standardise phone chargers is bad news for Apple
Faster than a speeding glacier but still more powerful than Lightning
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/09/29/eu_moves_to_standardise_phone_chargers/

Rare gold iPhone 5s goes up against 50 caliber high precision rifle
Super slo-mo shots of super speedy shots
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/09/28/gold_iphone_5s_shot_by_50_caliber_high_precision_rifle/

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 region-locking saga CLEAR AS MUD
Sammy: 'We only region-lock at activation.' Users: 'Then why don't my
SIM cards work?'
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/09/27/samsung_galaxy_regionlocking_saga_gets_murky/

Redmond expands fanboi trade-in program to include iPhones
Swap your unloved Apple kit for unloved Microsoft products
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/09/27/microsoft_expands_fanboi_tradein_program_to_include_iphones/

Apple tackles iPhone lock-up cockup with iOS 7.0.2
Flaw allowed cads to finger fanbois' private pics
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/09/27/cook_tackles_cockup_apple_plugs_ios_7_security_hole/

Travel much? DON'T buy a Samsung Galaxy Note 3
Sammy region-locks the latest version of its popular poke-with-a-stylus
mobe
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/09/26/travel_much_dont_buy_a_samsung_galaxy_note_3/

Samsung unveils Galaxy Note 3: HOT CURVES – the 'gold grill' of
smartphone bling
Flat screens are so 20th century, insist marketing bods
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/09/25/samsung_will_go_curvy_in_october/

Fan whips out own pair of iPhone 32Cs, 'unlocks' mobe using breasticle
Believe that? Why not dunk your expensive gadget in the bath as well
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/09/25/iphone_32dd_fanbois_fingers_apple_with_his_nipple/

There's ONE country that really likes the iPhone 5c as well as the 5s
Device designed for 'emerging markets' top pick in blighted Blighty,
say researchers
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/09/25/cheeseparing_brits_prefer_iphone_5c_over_5s_more_than_entire_globe/

Fandroids at pranksters' mercy: Android remote password reset now live
Google says 'don't be evil', but it never said we couldn't be
mischievous
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/09/24/android_goes_into_remote_lockdown/


*** Software News ***

Highways Agency tracks Brits' every move by their mobes: THE TRUTH
We better go back to just scanning everyone's number-plates, then?
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/09/25/telegraph_highways_agency_phone_tracking/


*** Regulators News ***

Nokia demonstrates: White Space ploy can get more 4G handsets into same
spectrum
Hurray! for someone: Boo! for people who own spectrum
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/09/30/nokia_demonstrates_lte_can_share_nicely/


*** Suppliers News ***

Ericsson adds Dot to the office mobe coverage map
No more hanging out in the stairwell to get a signal
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/09/26/ericsson_pitches_into_office_coverage_with_a_dot/


*** Retailers News ***

TalkTalk's commercial director WalkWalks away from telco
Veteran David Goldie exits ISP after 14 years
http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2013/09/27/david_goldie_quits_talktalk_directorship/


*** And finally ... ***

Broadcom fries up '5G' Wi-Fi chips to chuck in your connected car
Supports 802.11ac and Bluetooth LE
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/09/27/broadcom_throws_chips_into_infotainment_business/



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