Apple iPhone 6: Looking good, slim. How about... oh, your battery died [ Tue Sep 23 2014]

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*** Operators News ***

Oh you crazy Frenchies. Iliad won't take no for an answer from T-Mob US
S'il vous plaît bébé, c'est mon anniversaire
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/20/iliad_tmobile_us_latest/

Bonking with Apple has POUNDED mobe operators' wallets
... into submission. Weve squeals, ditches payment plans
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/16/apple_bonking_kills_weve_wallet/


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Protecting users from Firesheep and other Sidejacking attacks with SSL
Discussing the vulnerabilities inherent in Wi-Fi networks, and how using TLS/SSL for your entire site will assure security.
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*** Handsets News ***

Huawei's top UK mobile man walks out in shock resignation
Where could former Samsung man be off to next?
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/22/huawei_uk_evp_mark_mitchinson_is_to_leave/

BlackBerry makes a comeback with SQUARE smartphones
Plus PC PIMs from company formerly known as RIM
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/22/blackberry_comeback/


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New hybrid storage solutions
Tackling data challenges through emerging hybrid storage solutions that enable optimum database performance whilst managing costs and increasingly large data stores.
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*** Reviews ***

Apple iPhone 6: Looking good, slim. How about... oh, your battery died
Alas, not the generation where batt life stops being an issue
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/22/review_apple_iphone_6_smartphone/

I sold 10 MILLION iPhone 6es at the weekend, says Tim Cook. What did
you do?
Apple CEO is understated as usual
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/22/apple_boasts_yet_another_record_breaking_iphone_sales_weekend/

Jesus phone RAISED from DEAD. Watch iPhone 6 get BURNED, DROWNED,
SMASHED
Go on, fandroids, you're allowed to giggle
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/22/the_jesus_phone_liveth_watch_the_iphone_get_drowned_burned_and_bashed/

Apple's iPhone 6 first-day sales are MEANINGLESS, mutters analyst
Big weekend queues only represent fruity firm's supply
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/21/apple_iphone_6_first_day_sales_are_meaningless_says_barclay_analyst/

Want a Tizen phone to build apps for? Now's your chance – provided you
don't need it to work
Outdated handsets that can't make calls can be YOURS
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/19/tizen_development_unit_program/

Pop open this iPhone 6 and see where the magic oozes from ... oh hello
again, Qualcomm
New speaking slabs blown to smithereens
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/19/apple_iphone_6_teardown/

Lumia rebrand begins: Nokia's new UK web home is Microsoft.com
Yarr, them Nokia logos walking the plank and into the drink
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/19/nokia_uk_website_redirect/

Joan Rivers promotes iPhone 6 from BEYOND THE GRAVE
Deceased comedienne loving the new fondlephab
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/19/joan_rivers_promotes_iphone_6_from_beyond_the_grave/

Buying memory in the iPhone 6: Like wiping your bottom with dollar
bills
Mind, t'Motorola StarTac were like GOLD
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/19/apple_because_you_are_worth_it/

iPhone 6: The final straw for Android makers eaten alive by the data
parasite?
Arr, makin' spy kit fer Google, a mug's game matey
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/19/smartphones_its_the_economics_stupid/

Man buys iPHONE 6 and DROPS IT to SMASH on PURPOSE
Yarrrgh! 'Tis Antipodean insanity, ye crazy swab
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/19/iphone_6_will_it_blend/

Samsung unlocks Knox at zero bucks
The race to zero in the mobile device management market has begun
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/19/samsung_unlocks_knox_at_zero_bucks/

Register journo battles Sydney iPHONE queue, FONDLES BIG 'UN
Swollen queue suggests bumper Fruitchomp Friday
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/19/apple_iphone_6_quick_hands_on/

iPhone 6: Most exquisite MOBILE? No. It is the Most Exquisite THING.
EVER
More beautiful than a unicorn, or a baby's smile
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/18/iphone_6_most_exquisite_mobile_no_this_is_the_most_exquisite_artifact_ever_made_by_humanity/

Speaking in Tech: 'I'm an Apple guy and I COULD CARE LESS about the
iWatch'
Plus: Kids are terrified of Microsoft's Minecraft buyout
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/17/speaking_in_tech_episode_127/

First Irish boy band U2. Now Apple pushes ANOTHER thing into iPhones,
iPods, iPads
And you can't delete this once it's installed
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/17/ios8_release/

iPhone 6 will make you fork over with Apple Pay if you want to BONK
No NFC access for third-party developers, apps
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/16/apple_nfc_access_restricted/

Huawei: There'll be BLOOD spilled in the smartphone sector soon
No economies of scale? Shut up shop and go home, Chinese firms tells
rivals
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/16/huawei_smartphone_consolidation/

One sixth of the ENTIRE PLANET will buy a new smartphone this year
1. Make cheap mobe. 2. ???? 3. WORLD DOMINATION
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/16/one_in_six_humans_set_to_buy_new_smartphone_this_year_claims_juniper/


*** Software News ***

Reg bloke zips through an iPHONE 6 queue from ZERO to 60 SECONDS
Arr, he'm used t'magic o' fast forrard, d'ye see
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/19/apple_iphone_6_london_apple_store_queue/

Top Gear Tigers and Bingo Boilers: Farewell then, Phones4U
Phones for the drinking classes
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/18/phones4u_top_gear_tigers_and_bingo_boilers/


*** Suppliers News ***

Ericsson follows Broadcom to modem Mordor
Swedes ring off
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/22/ericsson_follows_broadcom_to_modem_mordor/

EE buys 58 Phones 4u stores for £2.5m after picking over carcass
Operator says it will safeguard 359 jobs, plans lick of paint
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/22/ee_buys_58_phones_4u_stores/


*** Retailers News ***

Report: EE in talks to scoop up 60 Phones 4u stores from troubled High
Street retailer
Carrier at centre of row has just hours to secure deal
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/21/report_ee_in_talks_to_scoop_up_60_phones_4u_stores/

Vodafone to buy 140 Phones 4u stores from stricken retailer
887 jobs 'preserved' in the process, says administrator PwC
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/20/vodafone_scoops_up_140_phones_4u_stores_from_troubled_retailer/



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