CE Newswire - 07.03.13

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Today's Top 3 Stories #1 Sprint-SoftBank Deal Said To Get FCC Support   SoftBank Corp.'s $21.6 billion bid for mobile carrier Sprint Nextel Corp. won the support it needs from the last U.S. regulatory body reviewing the transaction, said people familiar with the matter. Why This Is Important: The deal has almost cleared its final hurdle.  3 Takes: Bloomberg | CNET | Businessweek #2 Dish Options: Buy T-Mobile, Sell To AT&T?   Dish Network's takeover battles for Sprint Nextel and Clearwire provided plenty of suspense, but the plot has only thickened amid speculation of Dish's possible deals with DirecTV Group, T-Mobile USA or AT&T. Why This Is Important: Dish is also reportedly in talks to buy spectrum from LightSquared. 3 Takes: Bloomberg | Businessweek | Investors #3 Best Buy First Retailer To Offer Pebble Smart Watch   The Pebble smartwatch has landed a high-profile retail partner: Best Buy. The big box chain will be the exclusive retail provider of the Pebble smartwatch. Why This Is Important: The Pebble might soon have some competition in the wearable tech space. Apple has reportedly been snapping up the trademark rights to "iWatch" around the globe. 3 Takes: The Inquisitr | PCMag | Apple Insider 4. Motorola Leaks On Itself, Accidentally Reveals Droid Ultra (Fox News) 5. Motorola Ad Promotes Heritage, Made-In-U.S. Moto X (GigaOm) 6. Short Smartphone Lifecycles=More Customer Dissatisfaction? (Smart Chimps) 7. BlackBerry 10.2 leaks show BB10 will follow Android  (MobileBurn) 8. Mark Pincus' Zynga Online Gambling Bluff (Forbes) 9. The Lights Go Out On Google Reader (Digital Trends) 10. New York City Gets '.nyc ' Domain To Help City Businesses (International Business Times) "It's been so rewarding to see and share the great things our early backers and development partners have done with Pebble already," Pebble CEO Eric Migicovsky said in a statement. "Their work and our evolving app ecosystem has kept demand very high. Best Buy's partnership with us is a big step towards meeting that demand." Blog Post of The Day Apple's French Headquarters Raided By Government Competition Authority By Sam Oliver The French government's competition authority recently conducted a raid of Apple's local headquarters that lasted 24 hours, seizing documents as part of an ongoing government antitrust investigation. 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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