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Technology Report: Apple to make 3-5 million smartwatches monthly, sales begin October: report

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06/6/2014

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Apple to make 3-5 million smartwatches monthly, sales begin October: report

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc is preparing to sell its first wearable device this October, aiming to produce 3 million to 5 million smartwatches a month in its initial run, the Nikkei reported on Friday, citing an unidentified parts supplier and sources familiar with the matter.

U.S. spy agency joins Facebook, Twitter

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The CIA, which has long trolled social media to try to uncover global trends and track evil-doers, officially joined Twitter and Facebook on Friday.

Uber snags $1.2 billion in new funding; seen valued at $18 billion

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Uber Inc has raised $1.2 billion from mutual funds and other investors in a funding round valuing the fast-growing rides-on-demand service at $18.2 billion, one of the highest valuations ever for a Silicon Valley startup.

Six governments tap Vodafone calls

LONDON (Reuters) - The world's second-biggest mobile phone company Vodafone revealed government agencies in six unidentified countries use its network to listen to and record customers' calls, showing the scale of telecom eavesdropping around the world.

EU says firms like Google and Facebook must meet privacy rules

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Companies based outside the European Union must meet Europe's data protection rules, ministers agreed on Friday, although governments remain divided over how to enforce them on companies operating across the bloc.

Romania sentences hacker 'Guccifer' to jail

BUCHAREST (Reuters) - A Romanian court sentenced hacker "Guccifer", who broke into the emails of former U.S. president George W. Bush's family, entertainment figures and the head of the Romanian secret service, to four years in jail on Friday.

For Samsung heirs, little choice but to grin and bear likely $6 billion tax bill

SEOUL (Reuters) - The heirs of ailing Samsung Group patriarch Lee Kun-hee face one of the biggest inheritance tax bills ever, and appear to have little option but to pay up.

WhatsApp co-founder sees challenges in U.S. and other markets

PALO ALTO Ca. (Reuters) - Boosting the adoption of messaging service WhatsApp in the United States and some other markets is proving difficult, co-founder Brian Acton said, but the company will still create substantial revenue for prospective parent Facebook Inc.

Mexican trademark body rules for iFone in iPhone services case

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's trademark body said on Thursday it had ruled in favor of local telecoms company iFone in a dispute over the marketing of iPhone services, opening the door to potential damage claims against the country's biggest mobile providers.

Sprint agrees to pay about $32 billion to buy T-Mobile: source

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sprint Corp S.N has agreed to pay about $40 per share to buy T-Mobile US Inc, a person familiar with the matter said, marking further progress in the attempt to merge the third and fourth-biggest U.S. mobile network operators.