Technology Report: Samsung unveils smartwatch to power Galaxy Note sales

	Click to View in Browser 09/4/2013 Samsung unveils smartwatch to power Galaxy Note sales BERLIN/SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd unveiled a smartwatch on Wednesday that works as an accessory to its market-leading Galaxy smartphone, with a small screen offering basic functions like photos, hands-free calls and instant messaging. Disney's 'Infinity' video game sees brisk retail sales SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co's recently launched video game "Infinity" is selling strongly and major retailers report they are replenishing stock to meet demand, an encouraging start for the media giant's plans to turn around its loss-making game division. Qualcomm jumps into 'wearables' fray with Toq smartwatch SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Qualcomm Inc will begin selling its "Toq" smartwatch, a wrist-worn device that can play music and handle phone calls and messages, in the fourth quarter, marking the chipmaker's entry into the consumer electronics and wearable computing arenas. Microsoft says most Xbox One pre-order supply sold out SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Retail stores in many markets have run out of Microsoft Corp's Xbox One consoles available for pre-orders, a senior company executive said, ahead of a major clash with Sony Corp's new lower-priced Playstation 4 this November. Broadcom to buy LTE assets from Renesas Electronics (Reuters) - Mobile chipmaker Broadcom said it is buying Japanese chipmaker Renesas Electronics' LTE-related assets for $164 million to speed up its launch of next-generation communications technology. Apple invites media to Beijing September 11 event: reports BEIJING (Reuters) - Apple Inc has invited Chinese journalists to an event in Beijing on September 11, just hours after it is widely expected to unveil its newest iPhone models in the United States, Chinese media reported on Wednesday. EU's Almunia says 3-4 mobile operators may be enough FRANKFURT (Reuters) - European Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia said while monopolies and duopolies of European mobile telecoms companies were unacceptable, he had no objection in principle to a market with three or four players. Summer deals lift banks' hopes of M&A tipping point LONDON (Reuters) - Verizon's deal to buy Vodafone out of their U.S. wireless venture for $130 billion may have been years in the making, but bankers hope it could be an inflexion point that marks the revival of big dealmaking. U.S. court gives mixed ruling on FCC program carriage rules WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday threw out part of a federal rule against cable television companies discriminating against independent networks by putting their stations behind high pay barriers, but invited a U.S. regulator to re-issue the regulation. Intel ships overhauled low-power chips for data centers SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Intel Corp has started shipping data-center chips that are based on a major overhaul of its low-power Atom line, in a bid to defend its territory from an incursion by British rival ARM Holdings Plc. Related Video Qatar shows new green credentials with first low-energy villa 3D scans turn fossils into rock stars 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