Daily News August 17, 2012

Nokia, Microsoft to hold New York event on Sept. 5
http://www.cnet.com/8301-17918_1-57493882-85/nokia-microsoft-to-hold-new-york-event-on-sept-5/

Quad-core Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet costs $500, $550
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57493187-94/quad-core-samsung-GALAXY-note-10.1-tablet-costs-$500-$550/

SAMSUNG GALAXY Note 10.1 Has Arrived; Game-Changing Device Hits U.S. Store Shelves Tomorrow
http://www.samsung.com/us/news/newsRead.do?news_group=productnews=consumerproduct=mobilephone&news_seq=20228

Samsung: 10M Galaxy Notes sold in nine months
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57493718-94/samsung-10m-galaxy-notes-sold-in-nine-months/

Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Network Available To More Than 75 Percent Of The U.S. Population
http://newscenter.verizon.com/press-releases/verizon/2012/verizon-wireless-4g-lte.html

Verizon Wireless Adds SAMSUNG Galaxy Tab 2(r) 7.0 to Expansive Tablet Portfolio Affordable 7-inch Tablet with Access to Rich Multimedia on America’s Largest 4G LTE Network
http://www.samsung.com/us/news/newsRead.do?news_group=productnews=consumerproduct=mobilephone&news_seq=20227

China 3G subscribers double to reach 176 million
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/08/15/china-3g-subscribers-double-to-reach-176-million/

FCC allows T-Mobile to test spectrum sharing in 1755-1780 MHz band
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/fcc-allows-t-mobile-test-spectrum-sharing-1755-1780-mhz-band/2012-08-15

Mobile Payments to Reach $1.3tn Annually by 2017, as NFC and Physical Goods Sales Accelerate
http://www.juniperresearch.com/viewpressrelease.php?pr=332

Sina ad revenue rises 12 percent in second-quarter
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/15/us-sina-earnings-idUSBRE87E19720120815

Vimpelcom Q2 net profit up 83%, beats forecasts
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/08/15/vimpelcom-q2-net-profit-up-83-beats-forecasts/

Kyocera Rise Brings Affordable QWERTY with Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich, to Sprint and Virgin Mobile USA
http://newsroom.sprint.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=2364

Take Windows 8 for a test drive
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57494013-75/take-windows-8-for-a-test-drive/

HP spins off WebOS business, rebranding it as 'Gram'
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57494236-94/hp-spins-off-webos-business-rebranding-it-as-gram/