CE Newswire - 08.29.13

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Today's Top 3 Stories #1 Verizon Negotiating To Purchase Vodafone's Stake In Verizon Wireless   Britain's Vodafone PLC, one of the world's largest cellphone companies, confirmed Thursday that it was talking to Verizon Communications about selling its stake in Verizon Wireless, the No. 1 mobile carrier in the U.S. (WSJ) Why This Is Important: It would seem the negotiations this time around are a bit more amicable with each side more open to closing a deal. #2  Piracy Hub Hotfile Found Liable for Copyright Infringement   Cyberlocker Hotfile has been found liable for copyright infringement for housing pirated movies and TV shows on its site, the MPAA said on Wednesday. (Variety) Why This Is Important: This marks the first time a "cyberlocker" has been held liable for the content stored on its site. #3 Court: Text Drivers and You May be Liable if They Hurt or Kill Someone   In an era where some feel personal responsibility is being thrown to the wayside, an East Coast court has opened a whole new can of worms in the distracted driving debate, arguing that if you text someone -- even if you are not driving -- you may be held responsible for that person's crimes. (Daily Tech) Why This Is Important: If the ruling stands anyone texting a person who is driving is at risk of being held civilly liable if the person receiving the text gets into an accident because they were reading the text. 4. Sony May Be a Surprise First Mover Upending Cable (Fool) 5. More Automakers Add HD Radio Artist Experience (radiomagonline) 6. Apple's Acquisition Strategy Aims To Beef Up iPhone Features (SeekingAlpha) 7. Groups Appeal Court OK Of New LG HQ (Law360) 8. Apple Said to Plan First Tokyo Retail Store Since 2005 (Bloomberg) 9. No Check In Required: Foursquare Starts Rolling Out 'Proactive' Push Recommendations On Android (Techcrunch) 10. Google Cuts Nexus 4 Smartphone Prices By $100 (PC Mag) "The free cash flow power of the Verizon Wireless 'machine' would help further strengthen Verizon's already solid cash flow position and payout ratio," said ennifer Fritzsche of Wells Fargo on the Verizone/Vodafone talks. Blog Post of The Day How Twitter Dodged Website Attack That Took Down New York Times By Jordan Robertson Chalk one up for Twitter Inc. While the New York Times and Google Inc. had visitors to their sites redirected this week by hackers, the microblogging service was better able to deflect attacks because of a simple tool called a registry lock. More » Upcoming Events Mega Group National Convention Sept. 6 Louisville, Ky. www.megagroupsusa.com CEDIA Expo Sept. 25-28 Denver Colorado Convention Center http://expo.cedia.net/register 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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