Technology Report: Japan's Softbank snaps up Sprint in $20 billion deal

	Click to View in Browser 10/15/2012 Japan's Softbank snaps up Sprint in $20 billion deal (Reuters) - Japanese mobile operator Softbank Corp said it will buy about 70 percent of Sprint Nextel Corp for $20.1 billion, giving Softbank the American toehold it has long desired and Sprint the capital to expand its network and potentially buy peers. EU data chiefs ask Google to change privacy policy BRUSSELS/PARIS (Reuters) - European Union regulators want Google to make changes to its new privacy policy to protect the rights of its users, the EU's national data protection regulators said in a letter to the U.S. internet company, which was seen by Reuters. Microsoft debuts Xbox music service to take on Apple (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp on Monday announced that Xbox Music, a digital music service to vie with Apple Inc's iTunes and Amazon.com Inc's Cloud Player, will be available for its Xbox game consoles on Tuesday. New phone app puts fans more in touch with favorite bands LONDON (Reuters) - Your smartphone could be smarter than you when it comes to listening to live music, thanks to technology developed by London start-up UntapTV that uses sound codes to provide song lyrics, photos and offer products. New iPhones snapped up in Gaza despite high prices, poverty GAZA (Reuters) - Apple's new iPhone 5 is selling well in the Gaza Strip despite inflated prices, reaching the Palestinian enclave via smuggling tunnels even before high-tech hub Israel next door. App lets strangers weigh in on why relationships go wrong TORONTO (Reuters) - Confused about why a relationship went wrong or the true meaning of a text message? A new web app that relies on the comments of strangers may provide some clarity. China's ZTE to post nine-month loss of up to 1.75 billion yuan HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese mobile phone and telecoms equipment maker ZTE Corp will report a loss of as much as 1.75 billion yuan ($279.2 million) in the first 9 months of 2012, it said in a preliminary results announcement on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Sunday. Amazon in talks to buy TI mobile chip arm: paper (Reuters) - Amazon.Com Inc is in advanced talks to buy the supplier of processors for its Kindle tablet computer, Israeli financial newspaper Calcalist reported on Monday, in what could mark a step in the company's ambitions in the smartphone sector. MTN confirms U.S. court puts Turkcell suit on hold JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - MTN Group on Monday confirmed that a U.S. court had put on hold the $4.2 billion lawsuit against it by Turkish rival Turkcell, pending a separate Supreme Court decision. New computer spying program linked to Flame authors SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The security company that has discovered some of the most sophisticated spying software unearthed to date says it found a related program, dubbed "miniFlame," which can carry out more precise attacks on targets in the Middle East. Related Video Catching quadrocopters bring teamwork to unmanned flight 3D Antarctic map to chart impact of climate change Mediafile John C Abell EBay's buyer's remorse Sarah McBride WPP chief Sorrell shuns Twitter, Klout for personal brand– but likes mobile for clients 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