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Technology Report: Apple orders 5-6 million watches: WSJ

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02/17/2015

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Apple orders 5-6 million watches: WSJ

(Reuters) - Apple Inc has asked its Asian suppliers to make 5-6 million units of its three Apple Watch models for the first-quarter, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

Samsung Electronics earmarking cash for growth, including M&A

SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd aims to use its $56 billion cash pile to fund growth including acquisitions, the tech giant's investor relations chief said, even as more shareholders clamor for bigger dividends.

BlackBerry ratchets up fight vs Seacrest's Typo with new complaint

TORONTO (Reuters) - BlackBerry ratcheted up its fight with Ryan Seacrest's Typo Products LLC, filing a new complaint that alleges that the company's new keyboard case for the iPhone also infringes on its patents.

Uber files second complaint against French law: Les Echos

PARIS (Reuters) - Uber has filed a second complaint against a French law that the online taxi-booking service says favors regular taxis at its expense, French newspaper Les Echos said on Tuesday.

Bosch CEO: Tech industry interlopers force car industry to react

BERLIN (Reuters) - The auto industry is stepping up efforts to introduce highly automated cars as software makers Google and perhaps even Apple forge plans to build a vehicle, the chief executive of Bosch [ROBG.UL] said on Tuesday.

Russian researchers expose breakthrough in U.S. spying program

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The U.S. National Security Agency has figured out how to hide spying software deep within hard drives made by Western Digital, Seagate, Toshiba and other top manufacturers, giving the agency the means to eavesdrop on the majority of the world's computers, according to cyber researchers and former operatives.

EU's head of digital policy raps resistance to ban on roaming fees

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union member states came under fire from the bloc's head of digital policy on Tuesday for resisting efforts to scrap mobile phone roaming charges for consumers.

U.S. to allow export of smartphones, PCs to Sudan to boost access

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday eased restrictions on the export of some personal telecommunications devices to Sudan such as smartphones and computers, to help give ordinary Sudanese greater access to social networking and the Internet.

Ford guns for China's app addicts, seeks WeChat tie-up

BEIJING (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co wants Tencent Holdings Ltd to tailor its popular chatting app for the firm's cars in China, as automakers in the world's largest market vie for drivers that care about high-tech features as much as engine size.

From Grand Theft Auto to Wall Street: Trading apps woo gamers

LONDON (Reuters) - Twenty-something consumers raised on video games such as Grand Theft Auto and Angry Birds are being wooed by financial trading apps, keen to build bridges with a post-crisis generation that is uninterested in financial services or plain mistrustful.