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> U.S. Cellular is undercutting AT&T Mobility and Verizon Wireless by $20 with a new offering of 10 GB of data shared among four people for $140 per month. Release
> AT&T is moving away from plans to expand into Europe. Article
> Alcatel-Lucent will open a Bell Labs center in Tel Aviv. Article
> Nuance confirmed that the former CEO of Swype, Mike McSherry, has left the company. Article
> Samsung referred to Apple as a "jihadist" in the companies' courtroom battle. Article
> Google purchased mobile enterprise company Divide, which was formerly called Enterproid. Article
> The CEO of chip company ARM Holdings predicted strong growth in the years ahead. Article
> Verizon Wireless MVNO PagePlus Cellular plans to start offering international calling functions. Article
> Cobham, a British aerospace company, plans to purchase wireless communications company Aeroflex Holding Corp. for $1.46 billion. Article
> Qualcomm plans to begin making 64-bit chips with eight cores this year. Article
Mobile Developer News
> Why getting your app in the Nokia App Store shouldn't come as a surprise. Editor's Corner
> App.net, which was launched two years ago as a place for developers to create their apps and for consumers to have an ad-free experience, recently said its crowdfunding efforts had come up short. Full-time staff have been cut, though the organization promises to continue on. Article
> The fourth quarter of 2013 and the first quarter of 2014 were volatile quarters for app engagement--in opposite directions, according to Localytics. Article
Telecom News
> Verizon may still be one of the largest telco TV players, but in the markets where Verizon offers its FiOS services, wireline broadband is becoming the dominant product. Article
> CenturyLink continues to be bullish about its Prism TV product and has set a goal of extending the service to more homes this year, particularly in the markets it entered through its acquisition of Qwest. Article
Cable News
> In trying to acquire DirecTV for $49 billion, AT&T perhaps deliberately has opened itself up for the same level of criticism and scrutiny as Comcast in its ongoing quest to acquire Time Warner Cable for $45.2 billion. Article
> Even as AT&T's $48.5 billion bid to acquire DirecTV momentarily diverts attention, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is promising a laser focus on a more immediate matter: whether Comcast should be allowed to acquire Time Warner Cable. Article
And finally… Edward Snowden will be a comic book hero. Article