Daily News August 14, 2012

Google Said To Cut About 4,000 Employees In Its Motorola Unit
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-13/google-said-to-cut-about-4-000-employees-in-its-motorola-unit.html

KPN Sees Strong Interest in Sale of Belgian Subsidiary
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/55819.php

RIM says BB10 will soon be ready to license: report

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/13/us-rim-licensing-idUSBRE87C11D20120813

RIM looks to sell NewBay, other assets: source
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/11/us-rim-newbay-idUSBRE87A02H20120811

Barnes & Noble cuts prices on Nook tablets

The $20 to $50 price reductions position the bookseller's e-readers to better compete with Google's $199 Nexus 7.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57491659-94/barnes-noble-cuts-prices-on-nook-tablets/

T-Mobile UK Drops Support for Mobile Tethering on Unlimited Data Tariffs
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/55808.php

MTN Looking at Sale of South African Tower Assets
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/55814.php

Samsung Regains Smartphone Leadership Back from Apple
Lower-than-expected sales of iPhones as customers await next iPhone model are to blame
http://www.isuppli.com/Mobile-and-Wireless-Communications/MarketWatch/Pages/Samsung-Regains-Smartphone-Leadership-Back-from-Apple.aspx

Apple and Samsung Are Top Consumer & Mobile MEMS Buyers, Wield Considerable Market Influence
http://www.isuppli.com/MEMS-and-Sensors/MarketWatch/Pages/Apple-and-Samsung-Are-Top-Consumer-Mobile-MEMS-Buyers-Wield-Considerable-Market-Influence.aspx

Telecom Italia Sells Digital Advertising Agency
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/55790.php

Average internet speeds grew 25% in Q1
http://www.telecomasia.net/content/average-internet-speeds-grew-25-q1

Polkomtel and Aero2 select Ericsson to expand 4G/LTE coverage in Poland

http://www.ericsson.com/news/1633274

Contactless Payments Trial Begins in Mexico City
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/55817.php

MegaFon profits fall on currency losses
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/08/10/megafon-profits-fall-on-currency-losses/

Bell Canada’s sales fall 0.5% in Q2; EBITDA up 3.7%
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/08/10/bell-canadas-sales-fall-0-5-in-q2-ebitda-up-3-7/

PCCW’s HKT reports 3% EBITDA rise
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/08/10/pccws-hkt-reports-3-ebitda-rise/

Calling All QWERTY Fans! Motorola PHOTON Q 4G LTE from Sprint Available Aug. 19 for $199.99; Pre-Order Begins Today

http://newsroom.sprint.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=2359