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/