The Reg Mobile: It' s a done deal! Microsoft-Nokia merger to close on Friday [Tue Apr 22 2014]

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Microsoft signs Motorola to Android patent pact – no, not THAT Motorola
The part that Google never got will play ball with Redmond
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/04/21/motorola_solutions_android_patent_pact/

It's a done deal! Microsoft-Nokia merger to close on Friday
Redmond to be a smartphone maker under new boss Nadella
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/04/21/microsoft_nokia_merger_closes/

True optical zoom coming to HTC smartphone cameras
Time to ditch that heavy DSLR? Maybe in a year, year and a half
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/04/18/true_optical_zoom_coming_to_htc_smartphone_cameras/

Oh no, Joe: WinPhone users already griping over 8.1 mega-update
Hang on. Which bit of Developer Preview don't you understand?
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/04/17/81_mega_update_upsetting_windows_phone_users/

Leaked pics show EMBIGGENED iPhone 6 screen
Fat-fingered fanbois rejoice over Chinternet snaps
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/04/17/apple_leaked_iphone6_pics_bigger_screen/

Samsung claims it still plans to ship Tizen phones in Q2
Even without carrier backing, 'a few countries' will get Linux-based
mobes
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/04/17/samsung_to_ship_tizen_in_q2/

US mobile firms cave on kill switch, agree to install anti-theft code
Slow and kludgy rollout will protect corporate profits
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/04/16/us_mobile_firms_cave_on_kill_switch_agree_to_install_antitheft_code/

Feast your PUNY eyes on highest resolution phone display EVER
Too much pixel dust for your strained eyeballs to handle
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/04/16/au_optronics_high_res_2014/

Samsung Galaxy S5 fingerprint scanner hacked in just 4 DAYS
Sammy's newbie cooked slower than iPhone, also costs more to build
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/04/16/samsung_s5_fingerprint_hacked/

Rounded corners? Pah! Amazon's '3D phone has eye-tracking tech'
Now THAT'S what we call a proper new feature
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/04/15/amazon_3d_phone_rumours_and_technology/


*** And finally ... ***

A black box for your SUITCASE: Now your lost luggage can phone home –
quite literally
Breakfast in London, lunch in NYC, and your clothes in Peru
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/04/15/trakdot_luggage_locator/

T-Mobile US cuts overage charges, dares rivals to follow suit
Guess who hates us, says T-Mob US boss
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/04/14/tmobile_lobbies_us_carriers_to_cut_overage_charges/



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