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Technology Report: BlackBerry Blend wins plaudits as Passport grabs headlines

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BlackBerry Blend wins plaudits as Passport grabs headlines
TORONTO (Reuters) - BlackBerry Ltd's launch of its square-screened Passport device may have grabbed headlines this week, but it was the tech company's lower-profile roll out of the new Blend feature that appears to be garnering the plaudits.
Apple asks new phones users to reinstall iOS 8 after update glitches
(Reuters) - Apple Inc withdrew a faulty update to its latest operating system after some users of its new phones complained of call service disruptions, the latest in a series of glitches to mar the first week of iPhone 6 and 6 Plus sales.
EU privacy watchdogs give Google guidelines to change privacy practices
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European data privacy regulators on Thursday handed Google a package of guidelines to help it bring the way it collects and stores user data in line with EU law after six regulators opened investigations into the internet giant.
Intel investing in China mobile chipmakers: sources
BEIJING/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Intel Corp is close to announcing an investment in Chinese-government affiliated mobile chipmakers Spreadtrum Communications and RDA Microelectronics, its latest move to catch up in a smartphone chip industry led by Qualcomm Inc, according to two sources with knowledge of the plan.
Facebook to win EU approval for $19 billion WhatsApp bid: sources
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Facebook , the world's leading social network, will win unconditional EU approval for its $19 billion offer for mobile messaging startup WhatsApp in a deal pitting it against telecoms operators, two people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
DirecTV shareholders overwhelmingly approve AT&T acquisition
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - DirecTV's shareholders overwhelmingly approved the company's acquisition by AT&T Inc, DirecTV said on Thursday.
Chipmaker Micron's fourth-quarter revenue beats expectations
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Memory chipmaker Micron Technology Inc posted fiscal fourth-quarter revenue above expectations as signs of stabilization in the personal computer industry supported demand for DRAM chips.
Germany's Kuka bids for Swisslog Holding to form automation giant
BERLIN (Reuters) - German industrial robots maker Kuka plans to buy Swiss logistics company Swisslog Holding for about 339 million Swiss francs ($358 million).
Hackers launch attacks exploiting 'Shellshock' bug in Bash software
BOSTON (Reuters) - Hackers have launched attacks exploiting the newly identified "Shellshock" computer bug, researchers warned on Thursday, as news surfaced that an initial patch for the issue was incomplete, suggesting even updated systems were vulnerable.
Huawei to invest $4 billion in fixed broadband R&D in next three years
BEIJING (Reuters) - Huawei Technologies Co Ltd [HWT.UL], the world's largest telecommunications equipment maker, said it would invest more than $4 billion in fixed broadband technology research and development (R&D) in the next three years.
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