Daily News April 20, 2012

Nokia Corporation Q1 2012 Interim Report

http://press.nokia.com/2012/04/19/nokia-corporation-q1-2012-interim-report/

Qualcomm Announces Second Quarter Fiscal 2012 Results

http://www.qualcomm.com/media/releases/2012/04/18/qualcomm-announces-second-quarter-fiscal-2012-results

Verizon Reports Double-Digit Earnings Growth and Increased Operating Cash Flow in First-Quarter 2012

Verizon Wireless Increases Service Revenues by 7.7 Percent, Expands Margins; Demand Remains Strong for FiOS and Strategic Services

http://newscenter.verizon.com/press-releases/verizon/2012/verizon-reports-double-digit.html

Verizon results slightly ahead of estimates

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/19/us-verizon-idUSBRE83I0N420120419

TeliaSonera January-March 2012

http://www.teliasonera.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2012/4/teliasonera-january-march-2012-2012/

Nokia Lumia 610 starts rolling out in Asia

http://press.nokia.com/2012/04/19/nokia-lumia-610-starts-rolling-out-in-asia/

RIM Introduces a New, Easy to Use and Easy to Own BlackBerry Smartphone for
India
http://press.rim.com/release.jsp?id=5759

RIM Will Bring Budget BlackBerry to India, Indonesia
http://allthingsd.com/20120418/rim-brings-budget-blackberry-to-india-indonesia/

Brazil mobile base tops 250m at end-March
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/04/18/brazil-mobile-base-tops-250m-at-end-march/

Tata Drops Out of Bidding for Cable and Wireless Worldwide
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/54000.php?

87 Million 4G Devices to Ship in 2012

http://www.abiresearch.com/press/3881-87+Million+4G+Devices+to+Ship+in+2012

Barclaycard expands Quick Tap NFC service and offers PayTag stickers to Visa credit card holders
http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/19/315174/barclaycard-expands-quick-tap-nfc-service-and-offers-paytag-stickers-to-visa-credit-card-holders/

Telstra to Delay Broadband Cash Return Until at Least 2014
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-04-18/telstra-to-delay-nbn-broadband-cash-return-until-at-least-2014.html

Microsoft aims to make iPad an underdog with Windows 8
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57415697-75/microsoft-aims-to-make-ipad-an-underdog-with-windows-8/

Telekom Austria starts first NFC trial
http://www.telecomasia.net/content/telekom-austria-starts-first-nfc-trial

O2 UK delivers speeds of 20-50 Mbps in LTE trial
http://www.fiercewireless.com/europe/story/o2-uk-delivers-speeds-20-50-mbps-lte-trial/2012-04-18

SOFTBANK MOBILE signs LTE contract with Ericsson in Japan
http://www.ericsson.com/thecompany/press/releases/2012/04/1603069

SOFTBANK MOBILE selects Nokia Siemens Networks to provide 4G (LTE) in Japan
http://www.nokiasiemensnetworks.com/news-events/press-room/press-releases/softbank-mobile-selects-nokia-siemens-networks-to-provide-4g-lte-in-japan

Internet Ad Revenues Hit $31 Billion in 2011, Historic High Up 22% Over 2010
Record-Breaking Numbers
http://www.iab.net/about_the_iab/recent_press_releases/press_release_archive/press_release/pr-041812

MIC’s Latam growth offsets African slowdown
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/04/18/mics-latam-growth-offsets-african-slowdown/

Huawei Looking to Hire 4,000 Staff for Indian R&D Centre
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/53995.php

Russia’s Yota rushing to sell Belarusian business, report says
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/04/18/russias-yota-rushing-to-sell-belarusian-business-report-says/

Apple wants trial on e-book price-fixing: lawyer
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/18/net-us-apple-ebooks-idUSBRE83H1CN20120418

Huawei announces global availability of the Ascend P1 smartphone
http://www.bgr.com/2012/04/18/huawei-announces-global-availability-of-the-ascend-p1-smartphone/

Next iPhone said to ditch glass for Liquidmetal, arrive in June
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57415807-37/next-iphone-said-to-ditch-glass-for-liquidmetal-arrive-in-june/

AT&T confirms HTC One X coming May 6 for $199
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57415767-94/at-t-confirms-htc-one-x-coming-may-6-for-$199/

Zuckerberg did $1 billion Instagram deal on his own
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57415565-93/zuckerberg-did-$1-billion-instagram-deal-on-his-own/