Daily News 25 December, 2009

VoIP service Jajah gets acquired by Telefonica

http://news.cnet.com/8301-27076_3-10421131-248.html

Nexus One to go on sale January 5 by invite only?

http://www.cnet.com/8301-19736_1-10421101-251.html

Twitter buys developers of GeoAPI

http://news.cnet.com/8301-30684_3-10421494-265.html

Apple to host product event in January: report

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5BM48G20091224?type=technologyNews?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews

Steve Jobs may demo Apple tablet in January

http://venturebeat.com/2009/12/23/apple-tablet-january/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+Venturebeat+(VentureBeat)&utm_content=Google+Reader

Tele-base soars to 543m as mobile cos add record 17.65m in Nov

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/telecom/Tele-base-soars-to-543m-as-mobile-cos-add-record-1765m-in-Nov/articleshow/5370510.cms

Reliance Comm introduces new billing plan '20 paise/min'

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/telecom/Reliance-Comm-introduces-new-billing-plan-20-paise/min/articleshow/5374064.cms

FTC asks for more info on Google-AdMob deal

http://news.cnet.com/8301-30684_3-10421315-265.html

Facebook Traffic Jumps in Japan but It Still Lags Mixi

http://www.pcworld.com/article/185446/facebook_traffic_jumps_in_japan_but_it_still_lags_mixi.html?tk=rss_news

Apple CEO Steve Jobs receives salary of $1 in 2009

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/12/23/apple_ceo_steve_jobs_receives_salary_of_1_in_2009.html

Daily News 23 December, 2009

Vodafone Loses Appeal Over $3.5 Billion Tax Liability

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/41194.php?source=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+cellular-news/LmiX+(cellular-news)&utm_content=Google+Reader

 

Orange signs up its 25 millionth mobile customer in France

http://www.orange.com/en_EN/press/press_releases/cp091217en.jsp

 

Govt says 3G auction to be held as scheduled on Jan 14 even as DoT yet to issue notice for inviting bids

http://www.telecomtiger.com/3G_fullstory.aspx?passfrom=3G&storyid=8044&section=S208

 

Samsung Application Store launched in Korea as part of SK Telecom’s app store

http://www.intomobile.com/2009/12/22/samsung-application-store-launched-in-korea-as-part-of-sk-telecoms-app-store.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+IntoMobile+(IntoMobile)&utm_content=Google+Reader

 

China Will Have Over 10 Million 3G Users By End Of 2009

http://www.chinatechnews.com/2009/12/22/11254-china-will-have-over-10-million-3g-users-by-end-of-2009

 

Consumer Bodies Express Concerns About T-Mobile/Orange UK Merger Plans

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/41196.php?source=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+cellular-news/LmiX+(cellular-news)&utm_content=Google+Reader

 

In brief: Telefonica close to buying Jajah

http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=451746

 

Saudi Arabia mobile subscription reaches 41.1m

http://wirelessfederation.com/news/19529-saudi-arabia-mobile-subscription-reaches-41.1m/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+wirelessfederation+(Wireless+Federation)&utm_content=Google+Reader

 

Global WiMAX Deployments Hit 500 in 2009

http://www.wirelessweek.com/News/2009/12/technology-Global-WiMAX-Deployments-Hit-500-in-2009/

 

Orange, SFR cut prices on French iPhone

http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/12/22/carriers.race.to.foster.last.minute.iphone.sales/

 

iPhone top US handset in 2009, says Nielsen

http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/35479/iPhone-top-US-handset-in-2009-says-Nielsen?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+mobile-ent/cyPp+(Mobile+Entertainment+news+with+www.mobile-ent.biz)&utm_content=Google+Reader

 

BlackBerry service hit by second outage in a week

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9142624/BlackBerry_service_hit_by_second_outage_in_a_week?source=rss_news

Intel launches redesigned Atom chip for Netbooks

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-10419387-64.html

 

Yelp rejects $500 million Google bid

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/6865346/Yelp-rejects-500-million-Google-bid.html

Why Oracle Ultimately Stands to Win the Bitter Battle over MySQL

http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Database/Why-Oracle-Ultimately-Stands-to-Win-the-Bitter-Battle-Over-MySQL-715600/

 

Twitter Profitable from $25M in Search Deals with Google, Microsoft

http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Search-Engines/Twitter-Profitable-From-25M-in-Search-Deals-With-Google-Microsoft-458197/

Mobile Headline, 17 July 2009

Nokia sales and profits dip in 2nd quarter

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10288154-94.html

Sony Ericsson swings to €283m loss
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ba16c8e6-71d3-11de-b7e1-00144feabdc0.html

Symbian Foundation Announced Brand New Application Publishing Platform "Horizon", it's not an application store. Horizon will back up developer making application for Symbian OS.

http://www.symbian-freak.com/news/009/07/symbian_launches_app_publishing_platform.htm

Operator O2 may lose exclusive distribution of the iPhone. T-Mobile may get a rihgt to sell iPhone in UK
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/article6715590.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=1063742

Foxconn may manufacture iPhone for China Unicom? Wi-Fi is not standard in China, iPhone for China to employ Chinese standard Wireless LAN module.
http://japan.internet.com/allnet/20090716/26.html?rss

●Contents

Nokia to accelerate mobile services push and to acquire 300 million users of Nokia's VAS services in 2011.

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5b8785c2-7237-11de-ba94-00144feabdc0.html

Facebook’s Offical User Count Now 250 Million
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/07/15/facebooks-offical-user-count-now-250-million/

Google Brings Location To The Mobile Web On The iPhone

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/07/15/google-brings-location-to-the-mobile-web-on-the-iphone/

Windows app store extended to existing models
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/communications/0,1000000085,39682624,00.htm

●India

Zero-Sum comic contents provider in Japan provides local comic for mobile handsets in India via Vodafone Essar

http://japan.internet.com/allnet/20090716/28.html?rss

MNP to delay by a month, may start in November (India)
http://wirelessfederation.com/news/17231-mnp-to-delay-by-a-month-may-start-in-november-india/

TRAI wants mobile operators to bear the cost of number portability (India)
http://wirelessfederation.com/news/17238-trai-wants-telcos-to-bear-the-cost-of-number-portability-india/

4,000 Indian jobs go as BT brings call centre work back to UK

http://services.silicon.com/offshoring/0,3800004877,39452615,00.htm

●Asia
TOT confirms 3G launch in Bangkok by 2009-end
http://wirelessfederation.com/news/17229-tot-confirms-3g-launch-in-bangkok-by-2009-end/

Huawei and Viettle agreed to construct 3,000 base stations of HSPA＋ in main cities in Vaitnum

http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20090716-00000012-inet-mobi

●EU
Blyk MVNO to run as Orange agent. Orange to line up Blyk as one of their brands
http://www.mobilenewscwp.co.uk/News/287495/blyk_mvno_to_run_as_orange_agent.html

●Japan

NEC merged Mobile Manufacturing Section to other device section and erased the word "Mobile" in the company

http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20090716-00000040-inet-inet

DOCOMO Achieved Milestone, 50 Million 3G Subscribers!

Japanese dominant mobile operator DOCOMO achieved 50 million 3G subscribers on 11th June. DOCOMO started W-CDMA service as "FOMA" bland in Octorver 2001 and takes 7 years and 9 month for this accomplishment.

DOCOMO's 3G subscribers growth history

• Service Launch of W-CDMA as "FOMA" in October, 2009
• 1 million in September, 2009
• 5 million in July 2004
• 10 million in February 2005
• 20 million in December 2005
• 30 million in November 2006
• 40 million in September 2007
• 50 million on 11th June 2009

DOCOMO's Press release:
http://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/info/news_release/page/090615_00.html