Technology Report: Apple payments service may boost sales of larger iPhones

	Click to View in Browser 09/10/2014 Apple payments service may boost sales of larger iPhones (Reuters) - The addition of a mobile payments service to Apple Inc's next iPhone could help to boost sales of the larger-screen phones and claw back market share lost to mobiles running on Google Inc's Android platform. Retailers seen unlikely to warm up to Apple Pay (Reuters) - Apple Inc's launch of its own tap-to-pay system using near-field communication in its new iPhones and smartwatches may not be a game changer after all. iPhone 6 and Apple Watch seen boosting NFC technology FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Apple Inc's move into mobile payments, announced on Tuesday with the launch of its new iPhone 6 phones and the Apple Watch, is expected to give a boost to the wireless technology behind it, called near-field communications (NFC), analysts and makers of the technology say. U.S. court revives Microsoft co-founder's patent suit vs tech companies (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday revived part of a patent lawsuit brought by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen against AOL, Apple, Google and Yahoo, saying a lower court incorrectly found that the tech companies didn't infringe one of its patents. Google buys high-tech spoon maker, expands healthcare focus SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc has acquired the maker of a high-tech spoon that helps people suffering from neurodegenerative tremors to eat, the Internet company's latest foray into the healthcare and biotechnology market. EU's Oettinger says Google's market power can be limited BERLIN (Reuters) - The European Union's new digital economy commissioner, Germany's Guenther Oettinger, said on Wednesday that Google's market power could be limited, adding that he would work to ensure that the search engine's services preserve neutrality and objectivity. Cyber breaches rare among U.S. state-registered investment advisers : study (Reuters) - Cyber security breaches are rare among investment advisory firms registered with U.S. states, but improvements to technology and procedures could still bolster protection of client information, state securities regulators said on Wednesday. Sony online TV service to carry 22 Viacom channels LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sony Corp secured the rights to carry 22 Viacom Inc channels, including Comedy Central and MTV, on its planned cloud-based television service, a step forward for its plans to compete with cable and satellite offerings. EU's Almunia says won't finish Google probe before end-October WASHINGTON (Reuters) - European Union regulators will not finish a four-year investigation into Google by the end of October, the bloc's outgoing antitrust chief said on Wednesday. Swiss watch industry denies 'Nokia moment' from new Apple Watch ZURICH/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Apple Inc's iPod upended the music industry, and its iPhone knocked Nokia off its smartphone perch, but Swiss watch makers breezily dismissed warnings that the technology giant's new wristwatch gadget could do something similar to them. Related Video Flexible robot can withstand fire, snow - and being run over by a car Bacteria-treated honey cures wounds and offers antibiotic resistance hope Mediafile A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend