Daily News July 19, 2011

Apple wins initial ITC ruling on HTC phone
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/15/us-htc-apple-patent-idUSTRE76E6Q920110715

ITC JUDGES RELEASES INITIAL DETERMINATION IN APPLE VS. HTC CASE
http://www.htc.com/www/press.aspx?id=172758&lang=1033

DT completes OTE stake increase to 40%

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/07/15/dt-completes-ote-stake-increase-to-40/

France Telecom Weighs Deal to Buy Congo China Telecom Stake

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-07-17/france-telecom-in-talks-with-zte-corp-to-buy-stake-in-congo-china-telecom.html

Telefonica's layoff plan will cost it €2.7 billion

http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=466291

Apple debuts App Store volume purchase program

http://news.cnet.com/8301-27076_3-20079490-248/apple-debuts-app-store-volume-purchase-program/

App Store Volume Purchase Program for Business(PDF)

http://images.apple.com/business/docs/ASVPP_Business_Guide_US.pdf

China Telecom president and COO steps down

http://www.telecomasia.net/content/china-telecom-president-and-coo-steps-down

Total China Internet Users Exceeded 500 Million by H1 2011

http://www.chinainternetwatch.com/1166/total-china-internet-users-exceeded-500-million-by-h1-2011/

Baidu Officially Enters China Browser Market

http://www.chinainternetwatch.com/1177/baidu-browser/

Orange launches new partnership with Dailymotion to offer most accurate localised advertising in the online video-sharing market
http://www.orange.com/en_EN/press/press_releases/cp110715en2.jsp

Sony Ericsson reports second quarter 2011 results

-Supply chain constraints from the Japan earthquake significantly impact Q2 results
-Smartphones account for more than 70 percent of total sales
-Android-based Xperia™ volume up 150 percent year-on-year

http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/corporate/press/pressreleases/pressreleasedetails/q2financialpressrelease2011-20110715

Investors toast Google results, shares surge

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/15/us-google-idUSTRE76B67A20110715

TURKCELL LEADS NFC TECHNOLOGY WITH TURKCELL T20 SMARTPHONE(PDF)

http://eski.turkcell.com.tr/c/docs/announcements/announcements_20110707_turkcell_t20_final.pdf

Hacker group claims Vodafone femtocell still vulnerable

http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=466312

Huawei opens a Network Operations Center in Madrid to provide services to operators in Spain and Western Europe

http://www.huawei.com/en/about-huawei/newsroom/press-release/hw-093450-noc-spain-services.htm

Tencent Challenges Apple’s Facetime with Weishi, a cross-platform video calling app

http://www.chinainternetwatch.com/1175/tencent-weishi/

China Mobile to Launch Mobile Social Gaming Network

http://www.marbridgeconsulting.com/marbridgedaily/archive/article/47920/china_mobile_to_launch_mobile_social_gaming_network

Mbaobao Launches Handbag B2C in Japan
http://www.marbridgeconsulting.com/marbridgedaily/archive/article/47965/mbaobao_launches_handbag_b2c_in_japan

Apple fixes security flaw in iPhone, iPad software

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/15/us-apple-security-idUSTRE76E5RN20110715

Job posting hints at mid-August iPhone 5 release
http://news.cnet.com/8301-27076_3-20079286-248/job-posting-hints-at-mid-august-iphone-5-release/

Guatemala Regulator paves way for 4G

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/07/15/regulator-paves-way-for-4g/

PCs turn the tide; shipments up in second quarter - IDC

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-20079224-17/pcs-turn-the-tide-shipments-up-in-second-quarter/