Apple iPhone 6: Looking good, slim. How about... oh, your battery died [ Tue Sep 23 2014]

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Oh you crazy Frenchies. Iliad won't take no for an answer from T-Mob US

S'il vous plaît bébé, c'est mon anniversaire

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/20/iliad_tmobile_us_latest/



Bonking with Apple has POUNDED mobe operators' wallets

... into submission. Weve squeals, ditches payment plans

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/16/apple_bonking_kills_weve_wallet/





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Protecting users from Firesheep and other Sidejacking attacks with SSL

Discussing the vulnerabilities inherent in Wi-Fi networks, and how using TLS/SSL for your entire site will assure security.

http://whitepapers.theregister.co.uk/d/da4/9e7f3/7b3/03097f45?td=week_sec_e





*** Handsets News ***



Huawei's top UK mobile man walks out in shock resignation

Where could former Samsung man be off to next?

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/22/huawei_uk_evp_mark_mitchinson_is_to_leave/



BlackBerry makes a comeback with SQUARE smartphones

Plus PC PIMs from company formerly known as RIM

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/22/blackberry_comeback/





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New hybrid storage solutions

Tackling data challenges through emerging hybrid storage solutions that enable optimum database performance whilst managing costs and increasingly large data stores.

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*** Reviews ***



Apple iPhone 6: Looking good, slim. How about... oh, your battery died

Alas, not the generation where batt life stops being an issue

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/22/review_apple_iphone_6_smartphone/



I sold 10 MILLION iPhone 6es at the weekend, says Tim Cook. What did

you do?

Apple CEO is understated as usual

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/22/apple_boasts_yet_another_record_breaking_iphone_sales_weekend/



Jesus phone RAISED from DEAD. Watch iPhone 6 get BURNED, DROWNED,

SMASHED

Go on, fandroids, you're allowed to giggle

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/22/the_jesus_phone_liveth_watch_the_iphone_get_drowned_burned_and_bashed/



Apple's iPhone 6 first-day sales are MEANINGLESS, mutters analyst

Big weekend queues only represent fruity firm's supply

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/21/apple_iphone_6_first_day_sales_are_meaningless_says_barclay_analyst/



Want a Tizen phone to build apps for? Now's your chance – provided you

don't need it to work

Outdated handsets that can't make calls can be YOURS

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/19/tizen_development_unit_program/



Pop open this iPhone 6 and see where the magic oozes from ... oh hello

again, Qualcomm

New speaking slabs blown to smithereens

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/19/apple_iphone_6_teardown/



Lumia rebrand begins: Nokia's new UK web home is Microsoft.com

Yarr, them Nokia logos walking the plank and into the drink

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/19/nokia_uk_website_redirect/



Joan Rivers promotes iPhone 6 from BEYOND THE GRAVE

Deceased comedienne loving the new fondlephab

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/19/joan_rivers_promotes_iphone_6_from_beyond_the_grave/



Buying memory in the iPhone 6: Like wiping your bottom with dollar

bills

Mind, t'Motorola StarTac were like GOLD

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/19/apple_because_you_are_worth_it/



iPhone 6: The final straw for Android makers eaten alive by the data

parasite?

Arr, makin' spy kit fer Google, a mug's game matey

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/19/smartphones_its_the_economics_stupid/



Man buys iPHONE 6 and DROPS IT to SMASH on PURPOSE

Yarrrgh! 'Tis Antipodean insanity, ye crazy swab

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/19/iphone_6_will_it_blend/



Samsung unlocks Knox at zero bucks

The race to zero in the mobile device management market has begun

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/19/samsung_unlocks_knox_at_zero_bucks/



Register journo battles Sydney iPHONE queue, FONDLES BIG 'UN

Swollen queue suggests bumper Fruitchomp Friday

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/19/apple_iphone_6_quick_hands_on/



iPhone 6: Most exquisite MOBILE? No. It is the Most Exquisite THING.

EVER

More beautiful than a unicorn, or a baby's smile

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/18/iphone_6_most_exquisite_mobile_no_this_is_the_most_exquisite_artifact_ever_made_by_humanity/



Speaking in Tech: 'I'm an Apple guy and I COULD CARE LESS about the

iWatch'

Plus: Kids are terrified of Microsoft's Minecraft buyout

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/17/speaking_in_tech_episode_127/



First Irish boy band U2. Now Apple pushes ANOTHER thing into iPhones,

iPods, iPads

And you can't delete this once it's installed

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/17/ios8_release/



iPhone 6 will make you fork over with Apple Pay if you want to BONK

No NFC access for third-party developers, apps

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/16/apple_nfc_access_restricted/



Huawei: There'll be BLOOD spilled in the smartphone sector soon

No economies of scale? Shut up shop and go home, Chinese firms tells

rivals

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/16/huawei_smartphone_consolidation/



One sixth of the ENTIRE PLANET will buy a new smartphone this year

1. Make cheap mobe. 2. ???? 3. WORLD DOMINATION

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/16/one_in_six_humans_set_to_buy_new_smartphone_this_year_claims_juniper/





*** Software News ***



Reg bloke zips through an iPHONE 6 queue from ZERO to 60 SECONDS

Arr, he'm used t'magic o' fast forrard, d'ye see

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/19/apple_iphone_6_london_apple_store_queue/



Top Gear Tigers and Bingo Boilers: Farewell then, Phones4U

Phones for the drinking classes

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/18/phones4u_top_gear_tigers_and_bingo_boilers/





*** Suppliers News ***



Ericsson follows Broadcom to modem Mordor

Swedes ring off

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/22/ericsson_follows_broadcom_to_modem_mordor/



EE buys 58 Phones 4u stores for £2.5m after picking over carcass

Operator says it will safeguard 359 jobs, plans lick of paint

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/22/ee_buys_58_phones_4u_stores/





*** Retailers News ***



Report: EE in talks to scoop up 60 Phones 4u stores from troubled High

Street retailer

Carrier at centre of row has just hours to secure deal

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/21/report_ee_in_talks_to_scoop_up_60_phones_4u_stores/



Vodafone to buy 140 Phones 4u stores from stricken retailer

887 jobs 'preserved' in the process, says administrator PwC

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/20/vodafone_scoops_up_140_phones_4u_stores_from_troubled_retailer/







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