The Next Web reports that LG has announced that it has sold 1 million Optimus G Pro smartphones in South Korea. The device, which features a 5.5-inch 1080p display, reached the landmark in LG’s domestic market three months quicker as compared to company’s previous record holder, the Optimus LTE. LG currently sells 8,000 units on average daily. . Read More
Mashable reports that Yahoo has released a statement, revealing the number of requests received for user information from government agencies in the last 6 months. According to Yahoo, law enforcement agencies made somewhere in the range of 12,000 to 13,000 requests for user information dating from December 1, 2012 and May 31, 2013. . Read More
Reuters reports that Sprint Nextel Corp. has said that it has sued Dish Network Corp to block its tender offer for Clearwire Corp., on the eve of a crucial deadline in a takeover battle that also involves SoftBank Corp., Japanese-based mobile carrier. The lawsuit filed in Delaware Chancery Court accuses Dish of attempting to fool and coerce Clearwire shareholders into tendering their shares, and rejecting Sprint's competing bid to purchase the 49.8 percent that didn't already possess of the wireless broadband provider. Read More
Bloomberg reports that General Electric Co. is recruiting thousands of engineers close to San Francisco in an attempt to link up everything from jet engines to medical-imaging machines to the Internet and assist customers in operating their machines more effectively. . Read More
AllThingsD reports that Yahoo is offering to pay between $30 million to $40 million for Xobni, the maker of address book apps and plugins, according to numerous sources close to the company. This is less than the funding raised by the startup from various venture capitalists. Sources within Yahoo have said that holders of Xobni's common stock may not receive any of their investment back as per the current acquisition offer. . Read More
CNET reports that AT&T has reportedly started offering nationwide support for Apple's FaceTime videoconferencing app for iPhone on its cellular network. AT&T has made no official announcement, but the step would be a huge move towards meeting the promise it made in May that LTE customers will be able to use video chat apps from Apple, Samsung, and BlackBerry over the AT&T network by mid-June. . Read More
Adobe (Nasdaq:ADBE) announced that a major update to Adobe® Creative Cloud™, the company’s flagship offering for creatives, is now available. Unveiled at Adobe MAX, The Creative Cloud release reimagines the creative process through a set of “CC” desktop applications and sophisticated cross-device collaboration and publishing capabilities. . Read More