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Apple prodded FTC to investigate Google over kids' in-app purchases http://t.co/xoKDhoFDaV
— Gigaom (@gigaom) July 9, 2014
> Sprint will begin selling SprintLivePro, a ZTE-made combination mobile hotspot, mini-projector device July 11. Release
> Android's standard phone wiping doesn't delete all personal data, according to a security software vendor. Article
> Samsung is reportedly working on a virtual reality device, called the "Gear VR," that will be announced at IFA 2014. Article
> Ericsson opened its fourth global network operations center in India. Article
> Verizon reveals that in the first six months of 2014, the company received nearly 149,000 requests for customer data from the government. Article
> A new eBay store has appeared that sells a number of iPhone 5 models, ranging in price from $449 to $499 and is suspected to be run by Apple. Article
> Apple has hired two engineers from the Nike Fuelband team. Article
> A German court has ordered Motorola Deutschland and Motorola Mobility USA to stop selling mobile phones in Germany because they infringe on patents owned by LPKF Laser & Electronics AG. Article
Telecom News
> Alcatel-Lucent claims to have hit a new broadband speed record of 10 Gbps using traditional copper telephone lines and prototype technology in Bell Labs tests. Article
> The fate of Burlington Telecom is in the hands of Vermont's Public Service Board, which is mulling a city-backed proposal to sell off the publicly owned company's assets to a private investor. Article
> América Móvil announced that it would sell off "certain assets … to a new and solid carrier independent from América Móvil with experience in the telecommunications sector." Article
Cable News
> Block Communications has agreed to buy MetroCast cable systems serving 45,000 subscribers across the Mississippi from Harron Communications. Article
> Comcast is seeking approval from the SEC for an ad campaign that says its proposed merger with Time Warner Cable will help 1.2 million low-income families and 30,000 U.S. schools connect to the Internet. Article
European Wireless News
> The UK's Post Office, a retailer of mail, financial and fixed-line services, is planning to enter the wireless market as an MVNO after reaching a wholesale agreement with network operator EE. Article
> Alcatel-Lucent became the latest vendor to benefit from Vodafone's $12 billion Project Spring network investment plan, after being picked as the operator's supplier of reference for LTE metro cells that come integrated with Wi-Fi. Article
And finally… The UK has joined the U.S. and banned uncharged electronic devices from flights in and out of the country. Article