April 29, 2010

Daily News April 30, 2010

France Telecom Q1 revenues fall 2%, EBITDA down 4.8%
 
Japanese largest cellco DoCoMo doubles profit
 
KDDI operating revenue declines by 1.6% (Japan)
 
Japanese 3rd largerst cellco Softbank doubles FY net income, boosted by mobile unit
 
 
SK Telecom Q1 net profit up, but marketing costs hit operating profit
http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=455082

Samsung and Nokia Siemens Networks Make First TD-LTE Call
 
HP to buy Palm, invest in webOS
 
Apple slates WWDC for June 7-11, touts iPhone 4
 
 
Microsoft Announces Patent Agreement With HTC
 
Google Android 2.2 to Support Flash, Going Where Apple Won't
 
AT&T gets ready for your iPad, new iPhone with micro-SIMs
 
Apple buys chip-maker Intrinsity
 
AT&T 3G Data Plans for Apple iPad (PDF)
 
BlackBerry OS 6.0 gets more details
 
ZTE Q1 net profit rises 40%

April 28, 2010

Daily News April 28, 2010

Far EasTone board OKs shares sale to China Mobile
Taiwanese telco re-approves plan to sell up to 444.34 million new shares to Chinese operator.
http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=454990

Netherlands' 2.6GHz licences sold for USD3.5m
http://www.telegeography.com/cu/article.php?article_id=32945

Nokia N8 with Symbian^3 and 12MP camera officially announced; 370 EUR in Q3 (video)
http://www.unwiredview.com/2010/04/27/nokia-n8-with-symbian3-and-12mp-camera-officially-announced-e370-in-q3-video/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+UnwiredView+(Unwired+View)&utm_content=Google+Reader

Verizon dumps Nexus One for Droid Incredible?
http://www.cnet.com/8301-19736_1-20003397-251.html

KPN sees recovery ahead as Q1 sales fall 3.5%, EBITDA up 7%
http://www.telecompaper.com/news/article.aspx?cid=731275

RIM to launch new BlackBerry OS in Q3
http://www.telecomasia.net/content/rim-launch-new-blackberry-os-q3?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+tarss+(Telecom+Asia+RSS)&utm_content=Google+Reader

RIM shows off BlackBerry 6 on video
http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/rim-shows-off-blackberry-6-on-video/

Softbank reports spike in net income on iPhone sales
http://www.telegeography.com/cu/article.php?article_id=32947

India Adds Record 20 Million Mobile Subscribers in March
http://www.cio.com/article/592013/India_Adds_Record_20_Million_Mobile_Subscribers_in_March?source=rss_news&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+cio/feed/solutions/1375+(CIO.com+-+News)&utm_content=Google+Reader

Nokia Ovi Movies On-Demand service coming this fall
http://www.unwiredview.com/2010/04/26/nokia-ovi-movies-on-demand-service-coming-this-fall/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+UnwiredView+(Unwired+View)&utm_content=Google+Reader

RIM、『MVS 5』で『Voice over Wi-Fi』に対応
http://japan.internet.com/allnet/20100427/11.html?rss

Barnes and Noble's Nook Outshipped Kindle, Says Analyst
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Mobile-and-Wireless/Barnes-and-Nobles-Nook-Outshipped-Kindle-Says-Analyst-688207/

Google Maps gets 3D view of the world
http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20003451-264.html

Google acquires entertainment company LabPixies
http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20003480-264.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20

April 27, 2010

Daily News April 27, 2010

DOCOMO, Renesas Electronics, Fujitsu, NEC, Panasonic Mobile Communications and Sharp to Develop Mobile Application Platform
 

MTS outsources network management to Nokia Siemens Networks
 
Nokia N8, first Symbian^3 handset, gets previewed and is deemed an embarrassment to Nokia
 
German telco industry may need 50bn EUR investment over decade - Obermann
 
Nokia earnings rise but miss estimates
 
Verizon net profit falls 29%, revenue rise 1.2% (USA)
 
BlackBerry Bold 9650 smartphone announced for CDMA, replacing the Tour
 
BlackBerry Pearl 3G revealed: two keypad styles and 802.11n WiFi
 
Ericsson first quarter results. Group sales in the quarter declined -9% year-over-year with lower sales in Networks but with an increase in Global Services
 
Virgin Mobile France issued license to launch mobile TV
 
Confirmed: Droid Incredible's multitouch support is better than the Nexus One's
 
Google updates Nexus One page, tells Verizon customers to get a Droid Incredible instead
 
Vodafone tests mobile money service in Fiji
 
CenturyLink and Qwest Agree to Merge
http://news.qwest.com/centurylinkqwestmerger
 
Taiwan: We may launch LTE around 2016 and it’ll be on the 700 MHz band
 
KDDI sees FY net income slip 4.5%
 
Dell Thunder explodes Android with 4.1-inch OLED screen, promises Hulu app
 
Barnes & Noble adds Android apps to nook ereader
 
NOOK Customers Can Browse Complete eBooks for Free in Barnes & Noble Stores
 
Twitter acquires SMS service Cloudhopper
 
BlackBerry Pearl 3G first hands-on!
 
Did lost iPhone lead to blog bidding war?
 
Wipro Net Income Climbs 21% as Software Demand Rises

April 26, 2010

Daily News April 26, 2010





Vodafone joins Telefonica in backing 'Google tax'
 
Swiss cartel office prohibits Orange/Sunrise merger
 
MTN in talks to buy Orascom operations - report
 
Lenovo emerges as leading candidate for Palm: sources
 
KPN wants valuable mobile spectrum in German auction
 
Nokia extends its offering in the TD-SCDMA market
Announcing two new sleek and stylish devices: Nokia C5 and Nokia X5
 
Nokia Siemens starts base station production for 800MHz band
 
Apple iPhone takes 72% of Japanese smartphone market
 
Android Market passes 50,000 apps
 
Apple passes Microsoft on S&P 500 market cap list
 
Google may bring free turn-by-turn navigation to Apple iPhone
 
AT&T Q1 net profit falls on healthcare charge
 
NTT Docomo launches mobile phone projector
http://www.telecompaper.com/news/article.aspx?cid=730431
 
Qualcomm posts Q2 profit, forecasts lower Q3 results
http://www.telecompaper.com/news/article.aspx?cid=730502
 
Restructuring costs drag down KDDI’s full-year profits
http://www.telegeography.com/cu/article.php?article_id=32894

Police investigating events surrounding Gizmodo's iPhone prototype
 
Report Predicts 894 Million Mobile Banking Users by 2015
   
Microsoft profit jumps 35 pct but investors shrug
 
Unexpected delays slow delivery of custom-built MacBook Pros, Apple says

April 23, 2010

Daily News April 23, 2010

China's TD-SCDMA users hit 7.69m at end of March
http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=454883
 

AT&T has reported first quarter revenues of USD30.6 billion, up 0.3% on the same period of 2009. Operating profit in the three months ended 31 March 2010 rose from USD5.7 billion to USD6.0 billion, while net profit fell to USD2.5 billion from USD3.1 billion as a result of a one-time charge of USD995 million to account for changes in employee health insurance. CAPEX for the quarter was USD 3.3 billion.
http://www.telegeography.com/cu/article.php?article_id=32886

Nokia Q1 2010 net sales EUR 9.5 billion, non-IFRS EPS EUR 0.14 (reported EPS EUR 0.09)
http://www.nokia.com/press/press-releases/showpressrelease?newsid=1406840

Visa to Pay $2 Billion for CyberSource
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704133804575197753398495536.html
Visa Inc. to Acquire CyberSource to Accelerate eCommerce Growth
http://corporate.visa.com/media-center/press-releases/press1010.jsp

How Gizmodo got its iPhone scoop (Q&A)
http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-20002975-261.html

The father of Gray Powell, the Apple engineer who lost a prototype of the iPhone 4G, says his son was reeling following the incident.
"Of course he was devastated"

http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-20003021-261.html?tag=mncol
 
Apple iPad for business: Three reasons to love it, three reasons to ignore it
 
 
 
Dell's Lightning, Thunder, Flash, Smoke and more: rounding up a storm of mobile leaks
http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/22/dells-lightning-thunder-flash-smoke-and-more-a-roundup/

April 21, 2010

Daily News April 20, 2010

Apple profits rise over 89% on sales of 2.94M Macs, 8.75M iPhones
Apple said Tuesday that second-quarter profits rose nearly 90 percent to
$3.07 billion, or $3.33 per diluted share, on record non-holiday quarter
sales of $13.50 billion for the three-month period ended March 27, 2010.

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/04/20/apple_profits_rise_over_89_on_sales_of_2_94m_macs_8_75m_iphones.html
 
 
 
 
 
Touchscreen shortages causing iPad supply issues?
http://www.macnn.com/articles/10/04/19/suppliers.struggle.to.meet.demand/
 
Telefonica looking to strengthen ties with Vivo in Brazil
http://www.telegeography.com/cu/article.php?article_id=32844
 
Lenovo to unveil LePhone in China next month
http://www.telecompaper.com/news/article.aspx?cid=729994
 
China Mobile grows Q1 revenues 7.7%, adds 16.6 mln customers
http://www.telecompaper.com/news/article.aspx?cid=730083
 
Germany's spectrum auction heats up
Total bids top 299.1 million EUR as telcos focus on lucrative 800 MHz band.

http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=454796
 
Telecom Italia to cut further 4,522 jobs by end of 2012
http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=454800
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

April 20, 2010

Daily News April 20, 2010

Telefonica to adopt Movistar brand from 1 May - report
 

Etisalat's Q1 net profit falls 8.5%
 
Motorola Shows TD-LTE Commercial Readiness with End-to-end Demonstration Based on World's First TD-LTE USB Dongle
 
Apple shipping 3G iPads to US by May 7
 
Orange & O2 Announce iPad Support
 
Microsoft plans Windows Phone 7 Light for Emerging Markets
 

3 UK, T-Mobile set to complete joint network by end-2010
 
Orange outsources UK fixed-line network to BT
 
UAE's Du seeks shareholder OK for $272m rights issue
 
Adobe slips mobile Flash Player 10.1 to second half of 2010
 
Droid Incredible review
 
Sharp new Linux NetWalker tablet to hit Japan next month.
 
Oracle to pay $685 million for health care app firm
 
Microsoft adds repair shop to Windows
 
Microsoft finalizes Office 2010
 
This Might Actually Be the iPhone 4G [PICS]
 
KDDI revises FY results downwards on dropping fixed revenues
 
Thailand Aiming for WiMAX License Auction Next February
 
IBM Q1 profit jumps 16%

April 19, 2010

Daily news April 19, 2010

AT&T employee vacation halt pointing to June iPhone launch?
http://www.macnn.com/articles/10/04/16/employees.only.restricted.in.june.not.july/
 
 
 
 
FCC takes next steps toward national broadband plan
The agency begins process of remaking the Universal Service Fund during its
Wednesday meeting

http://www.infoworld.com/d/the-industry-standard/fcc-takes-next-steps-toward-national-broadband-plan-040?source=rss_infoworld_news
 
Palm's SVP of software and services takes off, others given cash, stock to
stick around (updated)

http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/16/palms-svp-of-software-and-services-takes-off-others-including/
 
 
Sony Ericsson returns to profitability in Q1 2010
ASP rises to Euro 134 as Xperia™ X10 and Vivaz™ start shipping
Improved cost structure generates better margins

http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/corporate/press/pressreleases/pressreleasedetails/q12010semcfinancialsrelease-20100416
 
 
Dell’s New Streak Tablets Leaked, Aero and Mini 5 Get Tentative Dates
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-20002483-36.html
 
Google's Q1 earnings show continued ad growth
http://news.cnet.com/8301-30684_3-20002630-265.html
 
Microsoft sending inspectors to Chinese contractor
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-20002622-56.html
 

April 16, 2010

Daily News April 16, 2010

Opera says 1 million downloads of iPhone browser Day 1
 
Apple iPhone 4G / iPhone HD leaked pics show unibody aluminum casing!
 
Amazon sold 3.3 million kindles in 2009
 

Google profit rise fails to impress; shares slip
 
Gartner Says Worldwide PC Shipments Grew 27 Percent in First Quarter of 2010
 
Kroes: Internet 'not inherently neutral'
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-20002499-93.html
 
Net neutrality: French telcos hope to gain from new web traffic rules
 
Orascom and FT reach agreement on MobiNil ownership dispute
 
Twitter snags over 100 million users, focus on revenue
 
 
10 Things Google Must Do to Build an iPad Killer
 
 
 
 
 
 
Google launches Twitter timeline search
 
Twitter to developers: Make those apps better

April 15, 2010

Daily News April 15, 2010

Next iPhone may get June 22 reveal
 
iPad shortage forces Apple to delay international launch until May
 
Vodafone Announces iPad Exclusivity in Australia, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the UK
 
German mobile market down 2.1% in 2009, E-Plus outperforms
 
MeeGo gets wide support, features and UI shots show up
 
Intel first quarter profit jumps 400-plus percent
 
Intel to launch dual-core Atom processor this quarter
 
Juniper Research: Revenues from mobile health monitoring to reach $1.9 billion by 2014
 
Will iPhone 4.0 derail Microsoft's phone plans?
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-20002140-56.html
 
Google launches Twitter timeline search
 
Intel sets production date for Sandy Bridge
 
Intel CEO: New dual-core Atom chip coming

April 14, 2010

Daily News April 14, 2010

E-Plus leads in first day of spectrum auction
 
India 3G Auction Nears $1 Billion Per National License
 
Google Mobile app hits iPad
 
Adobe preparing legal assault on Apple over Flash feud
 
HTC mulling its own operating system
 
Microsoft unveils 'Kin' phones for the socially connected
 
Microsoft's Kin: What it is--and isn't
 
Microsoft Kin One and Kin Two first hands-on!
 
Drilling down on the Kin
 
Nokia C3, C6, and E5 try to smarten up the dumbphone market
 
Sony Ericsson Announces Two New Walkman Phones
 
Verizon HTC Incredible full specs show up
 
Google to pit Android-based tablet against Apple's iPad
 
Five lessons Apple can learn from Amazon
 
They did it: Opera Mini lands on iPhone
 
Twitter goes corporate, adds search ads
 
Google acquires UK visual search engine startup
 
Japanese govt considers separating NTT from network
 
Spectre of separation looms again for NTT

April 13, 2010

Daily News April 13, 2010

Microsoft's Kin: What it is--and isn't
 
EU telcos demand Google pay for traffic
 
Intel, Motorola, Samsung and more join forces to support WiMAX 2
 
Deutsche Telekom Launches UK Mobile Apps Store
 
Palm seeking takeover bids - report
 
German Radio Spectrum Auction Commences
 
Vodafone & its shareholders to discuss Verizon plan (USA)
 
Apple strikes back at Google with iAd
 
RIM to Acquire QNX Software Unit from Harman International
Move furthers innovation among parties for mobility, connectivity and intelligent automotive markets
 
RIM BlackBerry Twitter application goes officially on Beta
 
Opera browsers exceed 100 million users
50 million desktop users and 50 million mobile users
 
Did Apple just exile Adobe from iPhone OS 4.0?
 
Steve Jobs’ response on Section 3.3.1
 
Photoshop CS5 tries advancing photo frontier

April 12, 2010

Daily News April 12, 2010

France Telecom and TDC sign the final agreement to combine Orange Switzerland and Sunrise
 
Probe opened into France Telecom suicides
 
Vodafone crosses 100m mobile users in India
Vodafone Essar becomes third operator after Bharti, Reliance to hit milestone.
 
China 3G rollouts power ZTE profit
 
Twitter Acquires Tweetie – Official ‘Twitter for iPhone’ App Coming Soon
 
Apple's iAd platform called a 'billion dollar opportunity'
 
Mobile TV spectrum auction moved to September
 
Nokia buys location technology firm MetaCarta
 
iPhone OS 4 versus Windows Phone 7: the tale of the tape
 
Steve Jobs: 'we tried to buy a company called AdMob'
 
iPhone SDK 4 beta now available for download
 
iPad: Does not automatically rejoin known Wi-Fi networks

April 9, 2010

Daily News April 9, 2010

iPhone OS 4.0: Multitasking arrives (live blog)

Apple sells 450,000 iPads in 5 days, users download 3.5 million apps

Apple adds seven major features, 100 minor features in iPhone 4.0

Apple's iPhone Software 4.0 multitasking feature demoed in video

Steve Jobs admits Apple tried to buy AdMob, warns of porn on Android

Press release - Includes Multitasking, Folders, iBooks, Unified Inbox & More

Apple's iPhone 4 SDK license bans ported Flash, Java, Mono apps

Verizon CEO sees no reason for Vodafone merger

Orange ready to invest EUR 7 bln in Africa, Middle East

China Telecom eyes Hong Kong 3G spectrum

Senator Urges FTC to Scrutinize Google AdMob Bid

Nokia Launches DRM-Free Music Download Service in China

Android Market gets 9,000 new apps in March, world domination can't be far behind

Apple seen readying 7-inch iPad for early 2011

Thai cabinet approves CAT's takeover of Hutchison assets


More details on Microsoft's free Office

Singapore Ponders Fourth 3G License

César Alierta, chairman of Telefónica, at the inauguration of Telefónica’s eighth Leadership Conference
iPhone OS 4.0: Multitasking arrives (live blog)
 
Apple sells 450,000 iPads in 5 days, users download 3.5 million apps
 
Apple adds seven major features, 100 minor features in iPhone 4.0
 
Apple's iPhone Software 4.0 multitasking feature demoed in video
 
Steve Jobs admits Apple tried to buy AdMob, warns of porn on Android
 
Press release - Includes Multitasking, Folders, iBooks, Unified Inbox & More
 
Apple's iPhone 4 SDK license bans ported Flash, Java, Mono apps
 
Verizon CEO sees no reason for Vodafone merger
 
Orange ready to invest EUR 7 bln in Africa, Middle East
 
China Telecom eyes Hong Kong 3G spectrum
 
Senator Urges FTC to Scrutinize Google AdMob Bid
 
Nokia Launches DRM-Free Music Download Service in China
 
Android Market gets 9,000 new apps in March, world domination can't be far behind

Apple seen readying 7-inch iPad for early 2011
 
Thai cabinet approves CAT's takeover of Hutchison assets
 
 
More details on Microsoft's free Office
 
Singapore Ponders Fourth 3G License
 
César Alierta, chairman of Telefónica, at the inauguration of Telefónica’s eighth Leadership Conference

April 8, 2010

Daily News April 8, 2010

Court: FCC has no power to regulate Net neutralityhttp://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-20001825-38.html

iPad component costs adjusted, estimated to cost Apple $260
 
China Mobile to build TD-LTE test network in Taiwan
 
Telenor names new CEOs
 
RIM releases new BlackBerry app development tools
 
Vodafone to use Opera Mini browser on low-cost phones
 
Google Nexus One shows up in France on Bouygues Telecom’s website
 
New Apple patent reveals NFC enabled iPhone [And iPod Touch, iMac, Apple TV and Apple Remote]

iFixIt and Chipworks offer Apple A4 chip teardown
 
iPad, tablets expected to dampen Netbook sales

AOL: Bebo not worth investment, will be sold or closed
 
TeliaSonera to expand LTE to 29 cities
 
Telefónica releases the TCloud API for Cloud Computing interoperability