South Korea’s LG Chem said on Tuesday it had decided to drop a plan to jointly build a $4.2-billion petrochemical complex in Kazakhstan. Sourced through Scoop.it from: economictimes.indiatimes.com

Earlier reports said the deal would cover 50 Arlan armored personnel carriers. Sourced through Scoop.it from: thediplomat.com

Georgia, Kazakhstan Announce First Big Arms Export DealsGeorgia and Kazakhstan have both announced the first major arms sales of their nascent defense industries, both for armored vehicles: Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.eng.24.kg

Government hopes to counter Russian sneers and Hollywood mockery with epic historical TV series. Eurasianet.org reports Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.theguardian.com

CFS provides a suite of digital banking and e-payments solutions that support online, mobile and tablet banking on a single platform. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.atmmarketplace.com

The Court agreed, noting testimony from Cisco’s engineer who stated that the system needed only one copy of the protocol to support all devices. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.ipwatchdog.com

Starbucks earnings remind everyone why CEO Howard Schultz can, time and time again, call his coffee company the “undisputed leader in mobile commerce.” Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

Apple added 51 new banks and credit unions today, to the list of U.S. financial institutions that work with Apple Pay. Apple’s mobile payment service now supports over 950 such companies. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.phonearena.com

The examiner rejected the claims as obvious and Urbanski appealed to the Board, and the Board affirmed. The Federal Circuit affirmed the rejection. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.ipwatchdog.com

Security concerns still loom large among consumers Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.securityinfowatch.com