Technology Report: Engineers searching for smartphone innovation look within

	Click to View in Browser 09/12/2013 Engineers searching for smartphone innovation look within SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - As Apple and other smartphone makers find it harder to wow consumers with new devices, engineers think future breakthroughs may depend more on finding new ways to integrate existing components than on inventing more powerful chips. Dell to invest more on PCs, tablets after $25 billion buyout win AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Michael Dell clinched shareholders' approval on Thursday for his $25 billion offer to buy and take Dell Inc private, ending months of bitter conflict with the company's largest investors and removing the uncertainty shrouding the world's No. 3 PC maker. Insight: Trigger Finger - Apple fires biometrics into the mainstream SINGAPORE/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - By adding a fingerprint scanner to its newest mobile phone, Apple Inc is offering a tantalizing glimpse of a future where your favorite gadget might become a biometric pass to the workplace, mobile commerce or real-world shopping and events. Hacker steals data of two million Vodafone Germany clients FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A hacker has stolen the names, addresses and bank account numbers of about 2 million Vodafone Germany customers who should beware that criminals may now try to elicit other information such as passwords, the company said. Canada's Rogers names Vodafone UK chief as new CEO TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's biggest cable and wireless company, Rogers Communications Inc said on Thursday that Guy Laurence will take over as chief executive in December, following the retirement of current CEO Nadir Mohamed. Telcos say EU reform plans offer fast pain, uncertain gain PARIS/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Telecom executives were generally downbeat about proposals for a revamp of European Union regulation because price caps and limits on roaming charges would hit their profits soon, while ideas they liked were less sure to be adopted. Exclusive: Sharp to raise up to $1.7 billion equity to repay debt - sources TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Sharp Corp plans to raise up to $1.7 billion as the struggling TV and display maker seeks to pay down debt after a rescue last year and shore up its tattered finances, people with knowledge of the moves told Reuters. Virgin Mobile Middle East launches services in Malaysia DUBAI (Reuters) - Virgin Mobile Middle East & Africa (VMMEA) has launched virtual telecom services in Malaysia, teaming up with the south east Asian country's No.4 operator U Mobile and stepping up competition in an already crowded market. Clock ticking for a 2013 Alibaba IPO HONG KONG (Reuters) - The door is closing fast for Alibaba Group Holding Ltd to complete an initial public offering in 2013. FTC to scrutinize new Facebook facial recognition feature (Reuters) - U.S. officials will examine changes to Facebook Inc's privacy policy to determine whether they violate a 2011 agreement with federal regulators, a Federal Trade Commission spokesman confirmed Wednesday after certain changes drew fire from privacy advocates. Related Video Timelapse video shows nine years of 9/11 reconstruction Lab grown brain to open doors for disease research 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