Today's top stories >> Pioneer to enter into strategic alliance with Mitsubishi, DoCoMo >> 3 Scandinavia CEO ready for consolidation >> Softbank urges banks not to finance Dish's rival Sprint bid >> US defence dept set to approve Apple products >> Column: Steve Ballmer's epitaph >> PT Telkom revenues rise alongside profit >> In brief: Virgin Media to delist in London >> Perion Network Q1 profit soars, beats expectations >> CITIC-led consortium agrees to buy AsiaInfo-Linkage in $890m deal >> Blinkx revenue beats expectations after Olympics, US election boost News - North America 13/05/13 US defence dept set to approve Apple products iPhone maker's iOS operating system given green light to connect to military networks. 13/05/13 Softbank urges banks not to finance Dish's rival Sprint bid Japanese telco warns banks financing Dish offer they could miss out on role in Alibaba IPO. 13/05/13 Perion Network Q1 profit soars, beats expectations Messaging company's earnings boosted by new iPad app. 13/05/13 Column: Steve Ballmer's epitaph Former Microsoft exec says software giant's CEO 'has no clue about technology'. 13/05/13 CITIC-led consortium agrees to buy AsiaInfo-Linkage in $890m deal Price represents 2.7% premium on billing systems provider's shares. 13/05/13 Blinkx revenue beats expectations after Olympics, US election boost Online video search provider saw pretax profit surge to $16.7 million from $2 million. 10/05/13 SoftBank CEO doesn't expect Clearwire bankruptcy Masayoshi Son says Sprint would fund ailing mobile broadband provider even if Clearwire rejected its takeover offer. 10/05/13 AT&T launches new prepaid brand Aio Wireless to target data-centric value customers. 10/05/13 Ubiquiti Networks Q3 earnings drop 26% Internet kit maker's earnings hit by weaker revenue, higher operating expenses. 10/05/13 Friday Review: Eight days a week Wayra puts new intake of digital start-ups through their paces at London academy. 10/05/13 Nokia launches Lumia 928 Windows smartphone exclusive to Verizon Flagship handset to go on sale from 16 May with up-front cost of $99. next page

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