Daily News August 9, 2012

SKT, LG Uplus launch world's first VoLTE services
http://www.telecomasia.net/content/skt-lg-uplus-launch-worlds-first-volte-services

AT&T Says 20,000 Employees Begin Strike In U.S. East, West
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-07/at-t-says-20-000-employees-begin-strike-in-u-s-east-west.html

More Than $1 Billion Wiped From HTC’s Market Capitalization
http://allthingsd.com/20120807/more-than-1-billion-wiped-from-htcs-market-capitalization/

Android and iOS Surge to New Smartphone OS Record in Second Quarter,
According to IDC
http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS23638712

M2M Cellular Connections to hit 2.5 Billion by 2020
http://www.strategyanalytics.com/default.aspx?mod=pressreleaseviewer&a0=5263&src=rss

Smartphone Applications Processor Revenue Soared 55 Percent in Q1 2012
http://www.strategyanalytics.com/default.aspx?mod=pressreleaseviewer&a0=5261&src=rss

Windows Phone 8: Get your in-app buying here (not in 7.8)
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57488020-75/windows-phone-8-get-your-in-app-buying-here-not-in-7.8/

2degrees reaches the one million subscriber mark
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/08/07/2degrees-reaches-the-one-million-subscriber-mark/

Globe reports 9.7% fall in Q2 profit
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/08/07/globe-reports-9-7-fall-in-q2-profit/

Starbucks Picks Square for Payments; Schultz to Join the Board and Invest $25 Million
http://allthingsd.com/20120807/starbucks-picks-square-for-payments-schultz-to-join-the-board-and-invest-25-million/

Samsung planning dual-core 'Odyssey' and 'Marco' Windows Phone 8 devices
http://www.theverge.com/2012/7/30/3201323/samsung-odyssey-marco-windows-phone-8-devices

Asus preps two Win8 NFC tablets
http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/08/08/317226/asus-preps-two-win8-nfc-tablets/