CE Newswire - 07.02.13

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Today's Top 3 Stories #1 Apple Readies LTE-Advanced Phone For Korea?   SK Telecom and Apple are expected to unveil an LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) phone in the coming months.The news came a few days after its biggest rival Samsung Electronics introduced its LTE-A phone last Thursday. LTE-A is an upgraded version of LTE (long-term evolution), which is a standard for wireless communication of high-speed data for handsets. Why This Is Important: The Samsung Electronics' Galaxy S4 LTE-A is the first device to take advantage of SK Telecom's new technology for faster data-transmission speeds.   3 Takes: Korea Times | PHP RSS Reader | The Next Web #2 Ex-Nokia Exec Takes Charge of Huawei Consumer Business   Huawei appointed Colin Giles, former executive vice president of sales at Nokia and an ex-member of the Finnish firm's "Leadership Team", as executive vice president of the Chinese supplier's Consumer Business Group, charged with developing the firm's brand for smartphones. Why This Is Important: Huawei Consumer Business Group recorded sales revenue of $7.5 billion in 2012, a year-on-year growth of 60 percent, and shipped 127 million units of devices globally, among which 32 million units were smartphones. 3 Takes: Mobile World Live | Silo Breaker | Engadget #3 Sprint Faces $300M Lawsuit In Tax Fraud Claim   Only days after Sprint overwhelmingly approved SoftBank's takeover bid, the third-largest mobile operator in the US must now face a $300 million lawsuit filed by the New York Attorney General alleging deliberate failure to pay sales taxes. Why This Is Important: Sprint allegedly failed to bill customers for more than $100 million in taxes over seven years. 3 Takes: Mobile World Live | ZDNet | Consumer Reports 4. HP Sees Itself Back In Smartphones Someday (ZDNet) 5. Foxconn To Bid For Spectrum In Taiwan (Mobile World Live) 6. Apple Seeks iWatch Trademark In Japan (Bloomberg) 7. Xbox Music Service Comes To Web Browsers (PCMag) 8. Google Glass: Privacy Fears Continue (Guardian) 9. Yahoo Kills A Dozen More Products To Sharpen Its Focus (CIO) 10. Amazon Extends GameCircle to All Android Devices (PCMag) "SK Telecom is approaching Apple to put our LTE-A technology on the upcoming iPhone 5S. We are in the middle of negotiations," said an SK Telecom executive. Blog Post of The Day Uber Will Ferry Hampton-Goers Via Helicopter This July 3rd By Dan Amira There are plenty of options for escaping to the Hamptons this July 4 weekend. You could drive a car. You could take the train. You could ride the Jitney. But for those who want to really flee the city like it's a Saigon embassy, the helicopter is the way to go. More » Upcoming Events Sino CES July 11-14 Quingdao International Convention Center Quingdao, China www.sinoces.com Nationwide PrimeTime Aug. 11-14 Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center Grapevine, Texas www.nationwideprimetime.com BrandSource Convention & Expo Aug. 25-28 Caesers Palace Las Vegas www.brandsourceconvention.com Was this copy of CE Newswire forwarded to you? Start your own subscription by clicking here. TWICE Editorial Team Stephen Smith, Editor In Chief Phone: (917) 281-4754  | Email Greg Tarr, Executive Editor Phone: (917) 281-4760  | Email John Laposky, Managing Editor Phone: (917) 281-4736  | Email Doug Olenick, Web Editor Phone: (917) 281-6719  | Email Joseph Palenchar, Senior Editor Phone: (917) 281-4746  | Email Alan Wolf, Senior Editor Phone: (917) 281-4769  | Email Lisa Johnston, Senior Editor Phone: (917) 281-4733  | Email

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