Reuters Technology Report: June 4, 2015

Click to View in Browser Thursday, June 4, 2015 Apple Watch to hit retail stores on June 26 (Reuters) - Apple Inc said it would start selling some models of its watch at its retail stores this month, and also roll out the gadget in seven more countries. Leaked documents show U.S. widened Internet spying: N.Y. Times WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Documents leaked by Edward Snowden show that the U.S. government has widened the National Security Agency's warrantless surveillance of Americans' international Internet traffic in the hunt for hackers, the New York Times reported on Thursday. Yahoo to shut down Maps, some other services (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc said it was shutting down a few of its services, including Yahoo Maps, as it realigns itself to focus on search and digital content. Dish, T-Mobile US talk merger, wireless spectrum a key factor (Reuters) - Just four months ago, T-Mobile US Inc Chief Executive John Legere warned consumers that results of a U.S. airwaves auction "should scare the hell out of you" because winning bids by Dish Network Corp and bigger phone companies threatened competition. Only bigger platform would prompt Spotify owner Ek to sell: DN STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Daniel Ek, founder of Spotify, would only consider selling the online music streaming service if it meant a bigger platform for its music, he told Swedish daily Dagens Nyheter. Facebook rolls out new Android app for emerging markets SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc rolled out a new Android app for its social media service on Thursday that uses less data and runs faster in regions with spotty connections. Alcoa supplying aerospace aluminum for Samsung Galaxy 6 phones CHICAGO (Reuters) - Metals company Alcoa Inc said on Thursday it is supplying aerospace-grade aluminum to Samsung Electronics Co Ltd for its Galaxy S6 and S6 edge models, enabling the smartphone maker to produce more durable and sleeker phones. Israeli Arabs seeking greater share in country's tech start-up success TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israel's Arab minority is seeking its share of high-tech success in a "start-up nation", a quest that has already turned Jesus's boyhood town of Nazareth into an incubator for innovation. Lattice Semiconductor open to sale for 'high premium': CEO (Reuters) - Lattice Semiconductor Corp - one of just a handful of programmable-chip makers left after Intel Corp's deal to buy Altera Corp - is open to a sale, but only for a bigger premium than that offered by Intel, CEO Darin Billerbeck said. Sharp expects to post 180 billion yen loss in current year: report TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's struggling electronics maker Sharp Corp is set to post a net loss of 180 billion yen ($1.45 billion) in the current year through next March, Kyodo News reported on Thursday, without citing sources. Related Video Windscreen chip that detects illegal vehicles in gas stations F1 technology could cut supermarket emissions Mediafile How about Hightail-ing it? On Twitter, dubious health claims from e-cigarette bots A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today A quick-fix on the day's news delivered when you want it. Register Today » » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2015 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add newsletters@email.reuters.com to your address book. Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook