Daily News April 25, 2012

Apple Reports Second Quarter Results
Record March Quarter Sales of iPhones, iPads and Macs, Net Profit Increases 94% Year-over-Year
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2012/04/24Apple-Reports-Second-Quarter-Results.html

Apple Profit Rises 94% on Growing Global IPhone Demand
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-04-24/apple-profit-rises-94-on-growing-global-demand-for-iphones.html

Solid Growth in Earnings, Revenues and Margins, and $4.7 Billion Returned to Shareholders Highlight AT&T's First-Quarter Results

http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=22629&cdvn=news&newsarticleid=34116

AT&T Profit Beats Esitmates on Solid Wireless Growth

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-04-24/at-t-profit-beats-esitmates-on-solid-wireless-growth.html

Nokia Debt Rating Cut to Junk at Fitch

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-04-24/nokia-debt-rating-cut-to-junk-at-fitch.html

T-Mobile's Humm: Verizon's 700 MHz spectrum sale isn't enough
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/t-mobiles-humm-verizons-700-mhz-spectrum-sale-isnt-enough/2012-04-23

KPN Plans to Reach Job-Cut Goal in 2013, Two Years Early
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-04-24/kpn-accelerates-workforce-reduction-target-by-two-years-to-2013.html

ST-Ericsson revamp pushes STMicro to mobile arm

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/23/st-ericsson-idUSL3E8FN9B220120423

ST-Ericsson reports first quarter 2012 financial results
http://www.ericsson.com/news/1605215

Taiwan's HTC sees Q2 revenue up 55 percent from Q1
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/24/us-htc-idUSBRE83N09V20120424

LG Display Reports Wider-Than-Estimated Loss on TV Demand
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-04-24/lg-display-reports-wider-than-estimated-loss-on-tv-demand-1-.html

In Japan, Smartphones Surpass Feature Phones among Newly Acquired Devices
for First Time Ever
http://www.comscore.com/Press_Events/Press_Releases/2012/4/1_in_5_Mobile_Phone_Users_in_Japan_Now_Owns_a_Smartphone

Nokia Siemens Networks Adds Support for 1900Mhz Spectrum in LTE Portfolio
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/54005.php

Google Wallet now available on three new phones

http://googlecommerce.blogspot.jp/2012/04/google-wallet-now-available-on-three.html

ABI Research Teardown: Qualcomm 28nm Chip Found in the HTC One S Top
Dual-Core Performer but Not as Power Efficient as Expected
http://www.abiresearch.com/press/3884-Qualcomm+28nm+Chip+Found+in+the+HTC+One+S+Top+Dual-Core+Performer+but+Not+as+Power+Efficient+as+Expected+

Intel's 22nm Ivy Bridge chips set for launch
http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/processors/2012/04/23/intels-22nm-ivy-bridge-chips-set-for-launch-40155082/

Gemalto Selected As the Technology Provider for Transfer Mobile Payment
Service
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/54045.php

China's Alibaba.com Q1 profit slumps 25 percent
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/23/us-alibabacom-results-idUSBRE83M0EC20120423

Facebook's $1B Instagram deal: $300M in cash, rest in stock

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57419349-93/facebooks-$1b-instagram-deal-$300m-in-cash-rest-in-stock/