Daily News January 31, 2012

T-Mobile UK “Full Monty” plan offers true unlimited voice, calls, data,
tethering
http://www.slashgear.com/t-mobile-uk-full-monty-plan-offers-true-unlimited-voice-calls-data-tethering-30211189/

Apple Could Sell 40M iPhones In China In 2013, Analyst Says

http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericsavitz/2012/01/30/apple-could-sell-40m-iphones-in-china-in-2013-analyst-says/

Rumor: China Telecom, Apple Reach iPhone 4S Agreement

http://www.marbridgeconsulting.com/marbridgedaily/archive/article/53212/rumor_china_telecom_apple_reach_iphone_4s_agreement

Amazon Sold 6M Kindle Fires In Q4, Analyst Estimates
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericsavitz/2012/01/30/amazon-sold-6m-kindle-fires-in-q4-analyst-estimates/

Carlos Slim’s America Movil secures control of Net
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/01/30/carlos-slims-america-movil-secures-control-of-net/

Create, Capture And Share In New Ways With The SAMSUNG Galaxy Note, Available From AT&T Feb. 19

http://www.samsung.com/us/news/newsRead.do?news_group=productnews=consumerproduct=mobilephone&news_seq=20101

Samsung Galaxy S Advance gets official
http://sammyhub.com/2012/01/30/samsung-galaxy-s-advance-gets-official/

Daily News January 30, 2012

Samsung Electronics Announces Fourth Quarter & FY 2011 Results on
- Achieves full year net income of 13.73 trillion won on sales of 165 trillion won
- 4Q consolidated revenues reach 47.3 trillion won, operating profit of 5.3 trillion won
http://www.samsung.com/us/aboutsamsung/news/newsIrRead.do?news_ctgry=irnewsrelease&news_seq=20096

Apple Regains Smartphone Lead From Samsung
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-27/apple-regains-lead-in-smartphones-from-samsung-strategy-analytics-says.html

Samsung ships 31-36M smartphones in Q4 2011. Loses top smartphone maker spot
to Apple
http://www.unwiredview.com/2012/01/27/samsung-ships-31-36m-smartphones-in-q4-loses-2011-top-smartphone-maker-spot-to-apple/

Nokia still top vendor as global handset shipments reached 1.6 billion in
2011
http://www.bgr.com/2012/01/27/nokia-still-top-vendor-as-global-handset-shipments-reached-1-6-billion-in-2011/

SFR chief blames Orange for enabling Free Mobile's low-cost service
http://www.fiercewireless.com/europe/story/sfr-chief-blames-orange-enabling-free-mobiles-low-cost-service/2012-01-27

French telco regulator to inspect Free's network
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/27/us-arcep-idUSTRE80Q1EI20120127

New research: Global surge in smartphone usage, UK sees biggest jump with
15% increase
http://googlemobileads.blogspot.com/2012/01/new-research-global-surge-in-smartphone.html
(PDF)Mobile Internet & Smartphone Adoption
http://services.google.com/fh/files/blogs/Google_Ipsos_Mobile_Internet_Smartphone_Adoption_Insights_2011.pdf

Intel to Acquire Patents from RealNetworks
http://newsroom.intel.com/community/intel_newsroom/blog/2012/01/26/chip-shot-intel-to-acquire-patents-from-realnetworks

Facebook to file IPO documents as soon as Wednesday: report
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/27/us-facebook-idUSTRE80Q1TF20120127

DoCoMo to ask for changes in Android -Nikkei
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/27/us-docomo-idUSTRE80Q1YU20120127

NTT DOCOMO, 3Q FY2011 Earnings Release
http://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/english/corporate/ir/library/presentation/index.html#120127

DoCoMo’s Q3 net profit slumps 29%; plans JPY160bn spend by 2015 to
strengthen network
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/01/27/docomos-q3-net-profit-slumps-29-plans-jpy160bn-spend-by-2015-to-strengthen-network/

Japan's KDDI net profit falls 17%
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5geXX9mcJNCN_8u6e6TAxQ2s4brDw?docId=CNG.34328c2f48ec65960e0c6d8654189991.01

Nintendo to Bring Online Game Network, NFC to New Wii
http://allthingsd.com/20120127/nintendo-to-bring-online-game-network-nfc-to-new-wii/

Microsoft and Asus may be working on Kinect-enabled Windows 8 laptops
http://www.bgr.com/2012/01/27/microsoft-and-asus-may-be-working-on-kinect-enabled-windows-8-laptops/

Daily News January 27, 2012

Nokia reports huge EUR 1 billion Q4 loss, says over 1 million Lumia phones
sold
http://www.bgr.com/2012/01/26/nokia-reports-huge-e1-billion-q4-loss-says-over-1-million-lumia-phones-sold/

Nokia Q4 2011 net sales EUR 10.0 billion, non-IFRS EPS EUR 0.06 (reported EPS EUR -0.29) Nokia 2011 net sales EUR 38.7 billion, non-IFRS EPS EUR 0.29 (reported EPS EUR -0.31)

http://press.nokia.com/2012/01/26/nokia-q4-2011-net-sales-eur-10-0-billion-non-ifrs-eps-eur-0-06-reported-eps-eur-0-29-nokia-2011-net-sales-eur-38-7-billion-non-ifrs-eps-eur-0-29-reported-eps-eur-0-31/

Nokia Reports Higher Smartphone Sales
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-26/nokia-reports-smartphone-sales-that-beat-analyst-estimates-shares-jump.html

Best-Ever Mobile Broadband Sales and Strong Cash Flows Highlight AT&T's
Fourth-Quarter Results; Stock Buyback Begins on Previous 300 Million Share
Authorization
http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=22304&cdvn=news&newsarticleid=33762&mapcode=corporate%7Cfinancial

Apple's Gain Is ATT's Pain

http://www.forbes.com/sites/joanlappin/2012/01/26/apples-gain-is-atts-pain/

Microsoft Reports Record Revenue of $20.9 Billion in Second Quarter
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2012/jan12/01-19fy12Q2earnings.mspx?rss_fdn=Custom

Motorola Mobility Announces Fourth Quarter and Full-Year Financial Results

http://mediacenter.motorola.com/Press-Releases/Motorola-Mobility-Announces-Fourth-Quarter-and-Full-Year-Financial-Results-39c2.aspx

NEC to Eliminate 10,000 Jobs After Loss
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-26/nec-to-reduce-10-000-jobs-forecasts-loss.html

Motorola sues Apple over iPhone 4S, iCloud
http://news.cnet.com/8301-27076_3-57365978-248/motorola-sues-apple-over-iphone-4s-icloud/

HP Starts Process of Making webOS Open Source; Full Release Due in September
http://allthingsd.com/20120125/hp-starts-process-of-making-webos-open-source-full-release-due-in-september/

EU overhauling data-privacy policies to protect consumers
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-57365542-17/eu-overhauling-data-privacy-policies-to-protect-consumers/

The European Commission proposes a comprehensive reform of data protection
rules to increase users' control of their data and to cut costs for
businesses
http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/12/46&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

AT&T Reportedly To Launch Nokia Lumia 900 For $99.99
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericsavitz/2012/01/25/att-reportedly-to-launch-nokia-lumia-900-for-99-99/

Samsung Galaxy Nexus now just $99.99 from Amazon

http://www.bgr.com/2012/01/26/samsung-galaxy-nexus-now-just-99-99-from-amazon/

Daily News January 26, 2012

Nokia hits 1.5 billion sales of revolutionary Series 40 mobile phones
http://press.nokia.com/2012/01/25/nokia-hits-1-5-billion-sales-of-revolutionary-series-40-mobile-phones/

Everything Everywhere and BT Wholesale extend successful 4G LTE trial

http://everythingeverywhere.com/2012/01/25/everything-everywhere-and-bt-wholesale-extend-successful-4g-lte-trial/

Ericsson takes hit in 4Q but full year bounces back

http://www.telecoms.com/38976/ericsson-takes-hit-in-4q-but-full-year-bounces-back/

Apple Pips Android to the Top Slot in the USA

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/52765.php

LG Electronics Rises on Optimism of Profits From Handsets: Seoul Mover

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-25/lg-electronics-rises-on-optimism-of-profits-from-handsets-seoul-mover.html

LG OPTIMUS LTE RECORDS ONE MILLION IN SALES

http://www.newswire.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=598990

FT publishes new 2012 reference offers, regulated wholesale tariffs
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/01/25/ft-publishes-new-2012-reference-offers-regulated-wholesale-tariffs/

Motorola Solutions Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2011 Financial Results

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120125005680/en/Motorola-Solutions-Reports-Fourth-Quarter-Full-Year-2011-Financial

Take that, Apple. Dutch court cool with Samsung Tab design

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57364592-94/take-that-apple-dutch-court-cool-with-samsung-tab-design/

Sawiris targets 25% Telekom stake through Pecik partnership

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/01/25/sawiris-targets-25-telekom-stake-through-pecik-partnership/

Daily News January 25, 2012

Apple Reports First Quarter Results, Highest Quarterly Revenue and Earnings Ever, All-Time Record iPhone, iPad and Mac Sales

http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2012/01/24Apple-Reports-First-Quarter-Results.html

Verizon Reports Record Revenue Growth in 4Q, Fueled by Strong Demand for Wireless, FiOS and Strategic Services

http://newscenter.verizon.com/press-releases/verizon/2012/verizon-reports-record.html

Verizon's iPhone, LTE activations soar in Q4

http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/verizons-iphone-lte-activations-soar-4q/2012-01-24

Verizon forecast disappoints, shares down

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/24/us-verizon-idUSTRE80N0YT20120124

Orange to Offer Free Access to Wikipedia's Mobile Website
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/52731.php

Orange and the Wikimedia Foundation partner to offer Wikipedia in Africa and the Middle East at no extra cost

http://www.orange.com/en_EN/press/press_releases/cp120124en.jsp

KPN Profits Slump on Impairment Charges

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/52739.php

Gartner Says Apple Became the Top Semiconductor Customer in 2011
http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=1902414

Yahoo revenue slips in Q4

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/24/us-earnings-yahoo-options-idUSTRE80N24O20120124

Etisalat: “We went to LTE to be prepared ? before the traffic comes”
http://www.telecoms.com/38913/etisalat-%E2%80%9Cwe-went-to-lte-to-be-prepared-before-the-traffic-comes%E2%80%9D/

STMicro Q4 Revs Light; Loss Smaller Than Forecast; Shrs Up
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericsavitz/2012/01/23/stmicro-q4-revs-light-loss-smaller-than-forecast-shrs-up/

ST-Ericsson Posts Deeper Losses on Lower Sales
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/52730.php

STMicroelectronics Predicts Sales Decline
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-23/stmicroelectronics-posts-fourth-quarter-loss-as-sales-decline.html

Nokia Lumia 900 will be available in the UK in June
http://www.unwiredview.com/2012/01/23/nokia-lumia-900-will-be-available-in-the-uk-in-june/

Tablet ownership nearly doubled during the holidays
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57363759-93/tablet-ownership-nearly-doubled-during-the-holidays/

YouTube surpasses 4 billion video views per day
http://www.bgr.com/2012/01/23/youtube-surpasses-4-billion-video-views-per-day/

Daily News January 24, 2012

RIM's co-CEOs step down; insider Heins takes helm
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57363615-94/rims-co-ceos-step-down-insider-heins-takes-helm/

AT&T, T-Mobile file request for AWS spectrum transfer

http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/att-t-mobile-file-request-aws-spectrum-transfer/2012-01-23

Telefónica boosts cloud capabilities with strategic investment in Joyent, Inc.

http://saladeprensa.telefonica.es/jsp/base.jsp?contenido=/jsp/notasdeprensa/notadetalle.jsp&idm=eng&id=66&pais=1&elem=17725&titulo=Telef%C3%B3nica%20boosts%20cloud%20capab...&origen=notapres&selectNumReg=5&pagina=1

Rumour Mill: FT Orange eyes South African entry
http://www.fiercewireless.com/europe/story/rumour-mill-ft-orange-eyes-south-african-entry/2012-01-20

Nokia Siemens secures 1.2 billion euro loan: source

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/23/us-nokia-siemens-idUSTRE80M02W20120123

Ofcom outlines spectrum plans during Olympics

http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=470609

KT inks LTE rollout deal with NSN

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/01/23/kt-inks-lte-rollout-deal-with-nsn/

Carl Icahn acquires USD300m LightSquared debt; is troubled LTE start-up close to collapse?

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/01/23/carl-icahn-acquires-usd300m-lightsquared-debt-is-troubled-lte-start-up-close-to-collapse/

Nokia Lumia Sales Seen Topping 1 Million Since Debut in Respite for Stock

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-22/nokia-lumia-sales-seen-topping-1-million-in-respite-for-stock.html

Anatel launches consultation on 450MHz, 2.5GHz spectrum tenders

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/01/23/anatel-launches-consultation-on-450mhz-2-5ghz-spectrum-tenders/

Bharti Airtel extends managed services deal with NSN for five years

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/01/23/bharti-airtel-extends-managed-services-deal-with-nsn-for-five-years/

Vodafone moves closer to Indian IPO
Source claims earliest a listing could take place is start of 2013.
http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=470580

AT&T’s Pantech Element and Burst with LTE available now
http://www.unwiredview.com/2012/01/23/atts-pantech-element-and-burst-with-lte-available-now/

Telco Pay-TV Subscribers Approaching 100 Million

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/01/23/telco-pay-tv-subscribers-approaching-100-million/

Engineering Windows 8 for mobile networks
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/01/20/engineering-windows-8-for-mobility.aspx

Daily News January 23, 2012

Vodafone Isn’t Liable for Hutchison Tax: Court
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-20/vodafone-doesn-t-have-to-pay-tax-on-indian-hutchison-purchase-court-says.html

Free Mobile said to be signing up 100,000+ new users per day
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/01/20/free-mobile-said-to-be-signing-up-100000-new-users-per-day/

PayPal Will Expand In-Store Payments

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-20/paypal-will-expand-in-store-payments-to-2-000-locations-by-march.html

Europe to issue tough new data-protection rules soon

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/22/us-eu-data-idUSTRE80L0Q820120122

Samsung suffers German court setback in Apple battle
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/20/us-samsung-apple-idUSTRE80J0HO20120120

Apple Ramps Up The Patent War With Samsung 'Slide-To-Unlock'
http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2012/01/20/apple-ramps-up-the-patent-war-with-samsung-slide-to-unlock/

IHS iSuppli: Windows Phone to overtake iOS by 2015
http://www.mobilebusinessbriefing.com/articles/ihs-isuppli-windows-phone-to-overtake-ios-by-2015/21605/

Android Market app downloads pass 11 billion
http://www.mobilebusinessbriefing.com/articles/android-market-app-downloads-pass-11-billion/21617/

Windows Phone Marketplace passes 60,000 published apps

http://allaboutwindowsphone.com/flow/item/14097_Windows_Phone_Marketplace_pass.php

T-Mobile USA Could Raise Up to $3 Billion from Towers Sale

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/52703.php

Samsung Galaxy S II sales surpass 5 million units in South Korea

http://www.bgr.com/2012/01/20/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-sales-surpass-5-million-units-in-south-korea/

Quad-core LG X3 phone may debut with Android 4.0 at MWC next month

http://www.bgr.com/2012/01/20/quad-core-lg-x3-phone-may-debut-with-android-4-0-at-mwc-next-month/

LG Optimus Net Dual Sim (P698) launched in India

http://www.unwiredview.com/2012/01/20/lg-optimus-net-dual-sim-p698-launched-in-india/

Incumbent cellcos awarded frequencies in Hungarian auction, paper says
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/01/20/incumbent-cellcos-awarded-frequencies-in-hungarian-auction-paper-says/

Intel Names Kraznich COO; Perlmutter Chief Product Officer
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericsavitz/2012/01/20/intel-names-kraznich-coo-perlmutter-chief-product-officer/

Ericsson gets new tech chief
http://www.telecoms.com/38816/ericsson-gets-new-tech-chief/

Amazon setting up first "fulfillment center" in India

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/20/us-amazon-india-idUSTRE80J24Z20120120

Deutsche Telekom and Lattelecom Set up a New Telecommunications Route
between Western Europe and Russia via the Baltic States
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120120005228/en/Deutsche-Telekom-Lattelecom-Set-Telecommunications-Route-Western

ASSC-1, Huawei Marine Networks team up for Perth to Singapore cable
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/01/20/assc-1-huawei-marine-networks-team-up-for-perth-to-singapore-cable/

ZTE and Ericsson Settle Patent Lawsuit
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/52696.php

First ZTE Windows Phone arrives in UK
http://www.mobilebusinessbriefing.com/articles/first-zte-windows-phone-arrives-in-uk/21597/

PLDT agrees to pay Digitel minority shareholders PHP600m; raises stake to
98%
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/01/20/pldt-agrees-to-pay-digitel-minority-shareholders-php600m-raises-stake-to-98/

iResearch Released Data of China E-commerce Market in 2011
http://www.iresearchchina.com/view.aspx?id=9286

China market: Third-party e-payment services generate over CNY2.203 trillion
in 2011
http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20120120PD202.html

2011 Top Twenty Internet Brands in China
http://www.iresearchchina.com/view.aspx?id=9282

iResearch released Data of China Internet Advertising and Search Engine
Market in 2011
http://www.iresearchchina.com/view.aspx?id=9284

Softbank - Issue of the 38th Unsecured Straight Corporate Bond
http://www.softbank.co.jp/en/news/press/2012/20120120_01/  

Daily News January 20, 2012

Apple launches iBooks 2 digital textbooks
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-57361833-17/apple-launches-ibooks-2-digital-textbooks/

Apple Reinvents Textbooks with iBooks 2 for iPad
New iBooks Author Lets Anyone Create Stunning iBooks Textbooks
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2012/01/19Apple-Reinvents-Textbooks-with-iBooks-2-for-iPad.html

Apple's Market Cap Hits $400 Billion; Shares At New High
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericsavitz/2012/01/19/apples-market-cap-hits-400-billion-shares-at-new-high/

EU to decide on Google, Motorola Mobility deal Feb 13
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/19/us-google-eu-idUSTRE80I1LG20120119

Smart ‘LTE-ready’ by mid-2012
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/business/2012/01/18/smart-lte-ready-mid-2012-201293

Verizon Wireless LTE Network Coverage Expanded to Over 200 Million People
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/52681.php

China's MIIT Announces December 2011 Telecom Statistics

http://www.marbridgeconsulting.com/marbridgedaily/archive/article/53170/miit_announces_december_2011_telecom_statistics

Sina Microblog to Launch Paid Service

http://www.marbridgeconsulting.com/marbridgedaily/archive/article/53156/sina_microblog_to_launch_paid_service

Microsoft charges partners $20-$30 per Windows Phone license according to ZTE

http://www.bgr.com/2012/01/19/microsoft-charges-partners-20-30-per-windows-phone-license-according-to-zte/

Sony Ericsson reports fourth quarter and full year 2011 results
http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/corporate/press/pressreleases/pressreleasedetails/q4andfullyearfinancialpressrelease2011-20120119

Google misses Wall Street targets, shares plunge
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/19/us-google-idUSTRE80I26020120119

Google Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2011 Results

http://www.fiercemobilecontent.com/press-releases/google-announces-fourth-quarter-and-fiscal-year-2011-results

Microsoft Reports Record Revenue of $20.9 Billion in Second Quarter
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2012/jan12/01-19fy12Q2earnings.mspx?rss_fdn=Press%20Releases

Vimpelcom abandons mobile TV project
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/01/19/vimpelcom-abandons-mobile-tv-project/

Accenture and NTT DOCOMO to Offer Remote Testing for Smartphone Content
Providers
http://www.nttdocomo.com/pr/2012/001566.html

Daily News January 19, 2012

IMT-Advanced standards announced for next-generation mobile technology

Specifications for ITU-R recommendation agreed by Radio Assembly

http://www.itu.int/net/pressoffice/press_releases/2012/02.aspx

Exclusive: EU moves early on Google antitrust probe

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/18/us-eu-google-idUSTRE80H12220120118

LG TO INTRODUCE ITS FIRST LTE TABLET

http://www.newswire.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=597973

Huawei to deploy TD-LTE network for Zoda Fones

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/01/18/huawei-to-deploy-td-lte-network-for-zoda-fones/

AT&T Raising Monthly Data Plan Prices, but Throwing in More Data

http://allthingsd.com/20120118/att-raising-monthly-data-plan-prices-but-throwing-in-more-data/

China Ends 2011 With 128 Million 3G Subscribers

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/52664.php

Everything Everywhere mulling brand revamp?

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/01/18/everything-everywhere-mulling-brand-revamp/

Pecik’s ‘hostile takeover’ of Telekom continues; stake increased to 20.118%
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/01/18/peciks-hostile-takeover-of-telekom-continues-stake-increased-to-20-118/

Fitch: Teliasonera Is Currently A Safer Credit Than Telenor

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/52658.php

Verizon drops price of Motorola DROID RAZR to $199.99

http://www.bgr.com/2012/01/17/verizon-drops-price-of-motorola-droid-razr-to-199-99/

China Accounts for 32% of Qualcomm Revenue

http://www.marbridgeconsulting.com/marbridgedaily/archive/article/53125/china_accounts_for_32_of_qualcomm_revenue

Chinese banks support RCom with US$1.2B financing

http://www.mobilebusinessbriefing.com/articles/chinese-banks-support-rcom-with-us-1-2b-financing/21573/

Rumor: Sina to Launch Smartphone in 2012

http://www.marbridgeconsulting.com/marbridgedaily/archive/article/53075/rumor_sina_to_launch_smartphone_in_2012

Samsung may have teased Galaxy S3 at CES 2012

http://www.product-reviews.net/2012/01/18/samsung-may-have-teased-galaxy-s3-at-ces-2012/

More US Consumers Choosing Smartphones as Apple Closes the Gap on Android

http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/consumer/more-us-consumers-choosing-smartphones-as-apple-closes-the-gap-on-android/

eBay Q4 Tops Estimates; But Q1 Outlook Comes In Light

http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericsavitz/2012/01/18/ebay-q4-tops-estimates-but-q1-outlook-comes-in-light/

Pakistan dates 3G auction for March 29

http://www.telecomasia.net/content/pakistan-dates-3g-auction-march-29

Subtel launches MNP, 1,190 ports in first day

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/01/18/subtel-launches-mnp-1190-ports-in-first-day/

International VoIP licensing by April, says BTRC

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/01/18/international-voip-licensing-by-april-says-btrc/

Daily News January 18, 2012

European operators outgunned in cloud infrastructure
http://www.telecoms.com/38614/european-operators-outgunned-in-cloud-infrastructure/

Clearwire to Collaborate with China Mobile on TD-LTE Device Testing

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/52647.php

France Telecom-Orange, Bouygues ink deal on fibre deployment
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/01/17/france-telecom-orange-bouygues-ink-deal-on-fibre-deployment/

Samsung to invest US$6.5B in mobile chips in 2012
http://www.mobilebusinessbriefing.com/articles/samsung-to-invest-us-6-5b-in-mobile-chips-in-2012/21552/

Apple files new design lawsuit against Samsung in Germany

http://www.bgr.com/2012/01/17/apple-files-new-design-lawsuit-against-samsung-in-germany/

Global Cellular M2M Connectivity Services Market to Rise to $35 Billion by 2016, Led by Automotive Telematics and Smart Energy

http://www.abiresearch.com/press/3837-Global+Cellular+M2M+Connectivity+Services+Market+to+Rise+to+%2435+Billion+by+2016%2C+Led+by+Automotive+Telematics+and+Smart+Energy

China Telecom Targets Sales of 45 Mln Smartphones in 2012

http://www.marbridgeconsulting.com/marbridgedaily/archive/article/53099/china_telecom_targets_sales_of_45_mln_smartphones_in_2012

Microsoft said to be strong-arming Pantech into patent licensing deal for Android devices

http://www.bgr.com/2012/01/17/microsoft-said-to-be-strong-arming-pantech-into-patent-licensing-deal-for-android-devices/

Yahoo co-founder and former CEO Jerry Yang resigns

http://www.bgr.com/2012/01/17/yahoo-co-founder-and-former-ceo-jerry-yang-resigns/

RIM reportedly prepping two new PlayBook tablets for 2012

http://www.bgr.com/2012/01/17/rim-reportedly-prepping-two-new-playbook-tablets-for-2012/

Brazil mobile base tops 242.2m at end-2011, Anatel says
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/01/17/brazil-mobile-base-tops-242-2m-at-end-2011-anatel-says/

Docomo CEO outlines LTE growth strategy
http://www.mobilebusinessbriefing.com/articles/docomo-ceo-outlines-lte-growth-strategy/21555/

Video - DoCoMo CEO outlines LTE growth strategy
http://www.mobileworldlive.com/videos/docomo-ceo-outlines-lte-growth-strategy/21542

Nokia: India’s most trusted brand
http://www.mobilebusinessbriefing.com/articles/nokia-india-s-most-trusted-brand/21553/

ZTE sees China, U.S. key smartphone markets
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/17/us-zte-idUSTRE80G0I620120117

M1 Limited reports 4.5% rise in 2011 net income
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/01/17/m1-limited-reports-4-5-rise-in-2011-net-income/

Samsung Galaxy Note may be launched by Verizon and Sprint as the Galaxy
Journal
http://www.unwiredview.com/2012/01/16/samsung-galaxy-note-may-be-launched-by-verizon-and-sprint-as-the-galaxy-journal/

ARROWS μ F-07D: Fujitsu’s Android Phone Is Waterproof And 6.7mm Thin,
Comes With 4-Inch OLED
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/17/arrows-%CE%BC-f-07d-fujitsu-android-phone/

World’s Smallest Wireless Transceivers that have full coverage of the
60-GHz band - NTT
http://www.ntt.co.jp/news2012/1201e/120117a.htm

Daily News January 17, 2012

Samsung Merging Its Bada OS With Intel-Backed Tizen Project
http://www.forbes.com/sites/elizabethwoyke/2012/01/13/samsung-merging-its-bada-os-with-intel-backed-tizen-project/

Hutchison Whampoa to Buy Orange in Austria

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-16/hutchison-said-to-near-deal-to-acquire-orange-in-austria-for-eu1-4-billion.html

Samsung Group to make record investment in 2012

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/17/us-samsung-investment-idUSTRE80G00W20120117

Swedish Networks Agree on Single Standard for Mobile Payment Services

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/52637.php

LTE smartphones to account for 4-5% global shipments in 2012
http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20120116PD206.html

China government not expected to issue TD-LTE operating license for the time
being
http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20120116PD202.html

Nokia sells 350 wireless patents to Sisvel
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/nokia-sells-350-wireless-patents-sisvel/2012-01-13

MegaFon CEO to Step Down Later This Year

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/52631.php

Orange enters into strategic partnership with TCL, the leading Chinese TV manufacturer, to launch the Orange portal on all new TCL smart TVs in Europe

http://www.orange.com/en_EN/press/press_releases/cp120116en2.jsp

China Mobile Starts Work on World's Largest Call Centre

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/52634.php

KDDI launches NFC in Japan

http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/01/16/312442/kddi-launches-nfc-in-japan/

Motorola Mobility Reveals Motorola RAZR in Japan: Impossibly Thin Meets
Head-turning Innovation
http://mediacenter.motorola.com/Press-Releases/Motorola-Mobility-Reveals-Motorola-RAZR-in-Japan-Impossibly-Thin-Meets-Head-turning-Innovation-39aa.aspx

Ice Cream Sandwich update dripping out to Motorola Xoom
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57358583-93/ice-cream-sandwich-update-dripping-out-to-motorola-xoom/

ARM's secret to success: Not doing things the Intel way

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-57356356-64/arms-secret-to-success-not-doing-things-the-intel-way/

Daily News January 16, 2012

Deutsche Telekom, France Telecom Win ’Early Route’ to Faster U.K. Services
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-12/u-k-proposes-to-reserve-spectrum-for-hutchison-or-new-entrant.html

Orange reacts to Free Mobile launch with tariff cuts
http://www.mobilebusinessbriefing.com/articles/orange-reacts-to-free-mobile-launch-with-tariff-cuts/21482/

Sosh launches its new range of price plans from EUR 9.90 per month
http://www.orange.com/en_EN/press/press_releases/cp120112en.jsp

B&YOU: two new call plans
http://www.bouygues.com/en/press-room/subsidiaries-press-releases/bouygues-telecom/bouygues-telecom?communique_id=1702

Spanish Networks Collaborate on Launching RCS-e Services

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/52622.php

Apple Lists Suppliers for First Time Amid Criticism of Working Conditions

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-13/apple-lists-suppliers-for-first-time-discloses-labor-violations.html

Supplier Responsibility at Apple

http://www.apple.com/supplierresponsibility/

U.S. trade judge: Motorola does not infringe Apple

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/13/us-apple-motorola-patent-idUSTRE80C2IA20120113

FTC Said to Expand Antitrust Probe of Google to Social Networking Service

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-13/google-s-social-networking-service-said-to-be-added-to-ftc-antitrust-probe.html

IPad 3 Said to Have High-Def Screen, LTE Access

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-13/apple-said-to-prepare-march-ipad-3-debut-with-sharper-screen-faster-chip.html

PayPal doubles m-payment target for 2012 to USD 7 bln
http://www.telecompaper.com/news/paypal-doubles-m-payment-target-for-2012-to-usd-7-bln

Apple’s Flagship Beijing Store Pelted With Eggs as IPhone 4S Debut Delayed

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-12/apple-iphone-4s-beijing-debut-delayed-as-main-store-unopened.html

Google issues Ice Cream Sandwich style guide
http://ces.cnet.com/8301-33370_1-57358179/google-issues-ice-cream-sandwich-style-guide/

LG cuts capex by 18%
http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=470415

Daily News January 13, 2012

UK Regulator Issues Another Consultation on its 4G License Auction

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/52589.php

Everything Everywhere to auction 1800MHz spectrum

http://www.fiercewireless.com/europe/story/everything-everywhere-auction-1800mhz-spectrum/2012-01-11

U.K. Won’t Reserve Spectrum for Everything Everywhere in Frequency Auction

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-12/u-k-proposes-to-reserve-spectrum-for-hutchison-or-new-entrant.html

DT, Telefonica Germany ink network cooperation deal
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/01/12/dt-telefonica-germany-ink-network-cooperation-deal/

LG in talks on phone partnerships: executive

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/12/us-ces-lg-idUSTRE80B0FG20120112

AIS aims to start LTE trials on Jan 31

http://www.telecomasia.net/node/23991

ZTE promises LTE smartphones and tablets for U.S. market in 2012

http://www.fiercewireless.com/ceslive/story/zte-promises-lte-smartphones-and-tablets-us-market-2012/2012-01-11

Microsoft and LG Sign Patent Agreement Covering Android and Chrome OS Based Devices

http://www.microsoft.com/Presspass/press/2012/jan12/01-12LGPR.mspx

Spanish banks prepare Barcelona and Madrid for mobile payments

http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/01/12/312406/spanish-banks-prepare-barcelona-and-madrid-for-mobile-payments/

Fujitsu Seeking Way Into Crowded U.S. Smartphone Market

http://allthingsd.com/20120112/fujitsu-seeking-way-back-into-us-market/

Ericsson Completes US$1.15 Billion Takeover of Telcordia

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/52586.php

Telenor Chooses Verizon Global Wholesale to Serve Norwegian-Based Multinational Enterprises

http://newscenter.verizon.com/press-releases/verizon/2012/telenor-chooses-verizon.html

Using NFC technology to make your life easier: Xperia SmartTags

http://blogs.sonyericsson.com/products/2012/01/12/using-nfc-technology-to-make-your-life-easier-xperia-smarttags/

DoCoMo tops table for net gains in December – breaks 21-month duck

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/01/12/docomo-tops-table-for-net-gains-in-december-breaks-21-month-duck/

BSNL to outsource tower operations

http://www.telecomasia.net/content/bsnl-outsource-tower-operations

Daily News January 12, 2012

Intel plays smartphone, tablet catch-up at CES 2012

http://www.cnet.com/8301-33372_1-57356606/intel-plays-smartphone-tablet-catch-up-at-ces-2012/

Hands on with Intel’s Medfield Android phone

http://www.bgr.com/2012/01/11/hands-on-with-intels-medfield-android-phone/

Lenovo debuts Intel-powered K800 smartphone

http://ces.cnet.com/8301-33372_1-57356591/lenovo-debuts-intel-powered-k800-smartphone/

Intel: Lenovo Android tablet soon, Windows 8 later

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-57356626-64/intel-lenovo-android-tablet-soon-windows-8-later/

Lenovo K800 Intel Medfield phone hands on

http://www.bgr.com/2012/01/11/lenovo-k800-intel-medfield-phone-hands-on/

Intel ties up with Motorola on Android devices

http://www.cnet.com/8301-33363_1-57356579/intel-ties-up-with-motorola-on-android-devices/

CES Live: FCC Chair Genachowski Wants Ubiquitous Broadband

http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericsavitz/2012/01/11/ces-live-fcc-chair-genachowski-wants-uniquitous-broadband/

China's Internet users breach half billion mark

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/11/us-china-internet-idUSTRE80A0LD20120111

Gartner says PC shipments declined 1.4 percent in Q4

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/11/us-techspending-research-idUSTRE80A2FR20120111

Samsung will focus more on profit than handset volume

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/11/us-ces-samsung-profit-idUSTRE80A04X20120111

Nokia Could Sell 37 Million Windows Phones This Year

http://allthingsd.com/20120111/nokia-could-sell-37-million-windows-phones-this-year/

Sony Music Service Coming to iPhones

http://allthingsd.com/20120111/sony-music-service-coming-to-iphones/

T-Mobile eyes new strategy, may sell towers

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/11/us-ces-tmobile-idUSTRE80A05P20120111

China Mobile App Store Users Reach 149 Mln

http://www.marbridgeconsulting.com/marbridgedaily/archive/article/52915/china_mobile_app_store_users_reach_149_mln

China Telecom Sells Over 16 Mln Smartphones in 2011

http://www.marbridgeconsulting.com/marbridgedaily/archive/article/52927/china_telecom_sells_over_16_mln_smartphones_in_2011

Sony Ericsson Asks Game Maker The9 to Manage Its App Store in China

http://allthingsd.com/20120111/sony-ericsson-asks-game-maker-the9-to-manage-its-app-store-in-china/

Sony unveils Xperia NFC phones and tags

http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/01/11/312369/sony-unveils-xperia-nfc-phones-and-tags/

NFC-support in new Xperia™ devices

http://developer.sonyericsson.com/wp/2012/01/10/nfc-support-in-new-xperia-devices/

Kodak Sues Apple, HTC For Patent Infringement

http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericsavitz/2012/01/10/kodak-sues-apple-htc-for-patent-infringement/

Daily News January 11, 2012

Iliad’s odyssey underway as Free Mobile finally launches

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/01/10/iliads-odyssey-underway-as-free-mobile-finally-launches/

Sony Ericsson Gets Rebranded To Sony Mobile Communications

http://pocketnow.com/android/sony-ericsson-gets-rebranded-to-sony-mobile-communications

Presenting the new Xperia S
http://blogs.sonyericsson.com/products/2012/01/10/presenting-the-new-xperia-s/

Samsung confident of outselling Nokia in 2012

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/10/us-ces-samsung-idUSTRE8082BA20120110

Deutshce Telekom and Groupon Form Strategic Partnership to Accelerate Local Commerce Offerings Across Europe

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120110005684/en/Telekom-Groupon-Form-Strategic-Partnership-Accelerate-Local

International Call Traffic Growth Slows as Skype’s Volumes Soar

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/01/10/international-call-traffic-growth-slows-as-skypes-volumes-soar/

Orange UK Launches Own Brand Android Tablet

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/52553.php

France Telecom offers USD 900 million in 30-year notes

http://www.orange.com/en_EN/press/press_releases/cp120110en.jsp

Qualcomm Works with Microsoft to Deliver Snapdragon S4 Processors with LTE Connectivity for Windows 8

http://www.qualcomm.com/media/releases/2012/01/10/qualcomm-works-microsoft-deliver-snapdragon-s4-processors-lte-connectivity

LG Spectrum gets official for Verizon, launching January 19th for $199

http://www.bgr.com/2012/01/09/lg-spectrum-gets-official-for-verizon/

Samsung to launch Galaxy Tab 7.7 in US with Verizon

http://sammyhub.com/2012/01/10/samsung-to-launch-galaxy-tab-7-7-in-us-with-verizon/

Sprint intros Samsung Galaxy Nexus and LG Viper LTE Android smartphones

http://www.unwiredview.com/2012/01/09/sprint-intros-samsung-galaxy-nexus-and-lg-viper-lte-android-smartphones/

Visa Certifies Smartphones for Use as Visa Mobile Payment Devices

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120110005260/en/Visa-Certifies-Smartphones-Visa-Mobile-Payment-Devices

CES: Pantech Element, The Waterproof Android Tablet

http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericsavitz/2012/01/09/ces-pantech-element-the-waterproof-android-tablet/

Royal KPN switches on 500Mbps fibre service

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/01/10/royal-kpn-switches-on-500mbps-fibre-service/

Telefonica-Vivo boosts 3G coverage to over 2,500 municipalities by end-11

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/01/06/telefonica-vivo-boosts-3g-coverage-to-over-2500-municipalities-by-end-11/

Verizon demos NFC for retailers

http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/01/10/312324/verizon-demos-nfc-for-retailers/

Maroc Telecom begins Morocco-Spain cable laying

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/01/10/maroc-telecom-begins-morocco-spain-cable-laying/

Viettel overseas revenue more than doubled in 2011

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/01/09/viettel-overseas-revenue-more-than-doubled-in-2011/

NEC Demonstrates First Terabit/s Superchannel Transmission over 10,000km

http://www.nec.co.jp/press/en/1201/1001.html

Daily News January 10, 2012

Samsung sold about 32 million smartphones in record holiday quarter
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/06/samsung_sold_about_32_million_smartphones_in_record_holiday_quarter.html

Motorola Mobility warns of Q4 revenue shortfall
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/06/us-motorola-idUSTRE80522I20120106

China Unicom Offering Free iPhone 4S With Multiyear Contract
http://allthingsd.com/20120106/china-unicom-offering-free-iphone-4s-with-multiyear-contract/

Android platform distribution share. 55% device on Android 2.3
http://developer.android.com/resources/dashboard/platform-versions.html

Xperia ion revealed first LTE smartphone from Sony available exclusively 

from AT&T
http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/corporate/press/pressreleases/pressreleasedetails/xperiaionreleasefinal-20120109

First impressions of Xperia ion
http://blogs.sonyericsson.com/products/2012/01/09/first-impressions-of-xperia%E2%84%A2-ion/

Verizon Wireless and Motorola Unveil Thinnest and Most Powerful 4G LTE Qwerty Smartphone: DROID 4 by Motorola

http://mediacenter.motorola.com/content/detail.aspx?ReleaseID=14732&NewsAreaID=2&changeCurrentLocale=1

CES: Nokia Lumia 900, gorgeous and 4G fast, comes to AT&T

http://windowsteamblog.com/windows_phone/b/windowsphone/archive/2012/01/09/ces-nokia-lumia-900-gorgeous-and-4g-fast-comes-to-at-amp-t.aspx

CES: The HTC Titan II, one of the first LTE Windows Phones, comes to AT&T
http://windowsteamblog.com/windows_phone/b/windowsphone/archive/2012/01/09/ces-the-htc-titan-ii-one-of-the-first-lte-windows-phones-comes-to-at-amp-t.aspx

Samsung Shows Off 7.7-Inch LTE Tablet and More of That “Phablet”
http://allthingsd.com/20120109/samsung-shows-off-7-7-inch-lte-tablet-and-more-of-that-phablet/

Google picks up 200 more patents from IBM
http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/intellectual-property/2012/01/04/google-picks-up-200-more-patents-from-ibm-40094736/

Apple to ship 'iPad 3' in March, 'iPad 4' in October, say Taiwan component
makers
http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20120106PD206.html

Nokia buys Norwegian startup Smarterphone for low-end push
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/06/us-nokia-acquisition-idUSTRE8051OJ20120106

PayPal tests in-store payments with Home Depot
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/06/us-ebay-idUSTRE80520920120106

Apple CEO Cook received stock award worth $376 million

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/10/us-apple-idUSTRE8082FW20120110

LG, Samsung Join Google TV Alliance Ahead of Product Rollout
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-05/google-tv-coalition-adds-lg-mediatek-ahead-of-electronics-show.html

Verizon Wireless and Motorola Announce New Additions to DROID Family at CES
2012
http://mediacenter.motorola.com/content/detail.aspx?ReleaseID=14733&NewsAreaID=2&changeCurrentLocale=1

Huawei unveils "slimmest" smartphone

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/09/us-huawei-idUSTRE8081LM20120109

Toshiba to unveil affordable 7-inch tablet and world’s thinnest 10-inch
tablet at CES
http://www.bgr.com/2012/01/06/toshiba-to-unveil-affordable-7-inch-tablet-and-worlds-thinnest-10-inch-tablet-at-ces/

Lenovo reveals Ice Cream Sandwich TV
http://ces.cnet.com/8301-33363_1-57354811/lenovo-reveals-ice-cream-sandwich-tv/

Intel shows off multitouch ultrabooks at CES
http://ces.cnet.com/8301-33372_1-57355156/intel-shows-off-multitouch-ultrabooks-at-ces/

Daily News January 6, 2012

China Telecom (Europe) selects Everything Everywhere as UK MVNO partner
http://everythingeverywhere.com/2012/01/04/china-telecom-europe-selects-everything-everywhere-as-uk-mvno-partner/

China Telecom May Expand to France, Germany Following U.K. Entry This Year

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-04/china-telecom-to-start-first-u-k-mobile-virtual-network.html

49 Commercial LTE Networks Confirmed by GSA

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/52497.php

AT&T Rolls Out 4G LTE to Customers in 11 More Markets

AT&T 4G LTE Now Available in 26 Markets Including NYC Metro, San Francisco, Los Angeles. AT&T's Blazing Fast 4G Speeds, Device Lineup, Apps Will Make for Best Customer Mobile Broadband Experience

http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=22196&cdvn=news&newsarticleid=33623&mapcode=wireless-networks-general%7Cconsumer&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AttAttWirelessRssFeeds+%28AT%26T+AT%26T+Wireless+RSS+Feeds%29

Sprint Announces First Major Markets to Receive 4G LTE in 2012

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120105006196/en/Sprint-Announces-Major-Markets-Receive-4G-LTE

Apple May Have Sold 35 Million iPhones In Dec. Qtr, BTIG Says

http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericsavitz/2012/01/05/apple-may-have-sold-35-million-iphones-in-dec-qtr-btig-says/

Samsung estimates record Q4 profit on strong smartphones

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/05/us-samsung-idUSTRE80429020120105

Nokia May Name F-Secure Founder As New Chairman

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/52490.php

Vodafone, Orange and Movistar probed by Spanish antitrust authority

http://www.fiercewireless.com/europe/story/vodafone-orange-and-movistar-probed-spanish-antitrust-authority/

FT Orange readies launch of Hotspot 2.0 services

http://www.fiercewireless.com/europe/story/ft-orange-readies-launch-hotspot-20-services/2012-01-04

China Unicom Releases Eight Low-cost 3G Smartphones

http://www.marbridgeconsulting.com/marbridgedaily/archive/article/52681/china_unicom_releases_eight_low_cost_3g_smartphones

Samsung announces the affordable Galaxy M with a Super AMOLED display

http://www.bgr.com/2012/01/05/samsung-announces-the-affordable-galaxy-m-with-a-super-amoled-display/

Verizon to launch 1.5GHz dual-core LG Spectrum on January 19th, report claims

http://www.bgr.com/2012/01/05/verizon-to-launch-1-5ghz-dual-core-lg-spectrum-on-january-19th-report-claims/

Motorola Mobility Introduces Two Stylish Smartphones That Break Boundaries, but Won’t Break the Bank

http://mediacenter.motorola.com/content/detail.aspx?ReleaseID=14716&NewsAreaID=2&changeCurrentLocale=1

Apple hires Adobe officer to lead iAd: report

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/05/us-apple-idUSTRE80404420120105

MetroPCS, Leap Decline After Subscriber Data Miss Estimates

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-05/metropcs-drops-after-subscriber-gains-miss-analysts-estimates.html

Zynga releases first mobile game since IPO

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/05/us-zynga-idUSTRE8041J920120105

Gartner lowers global IT spending forecast for 2012

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-57352817-92/gartner-lowers-global-it-spending-forecast-for-2012/

Porsche BlackBerry NFC phone arrives at Harrods

http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/01/05/312227/porsche-blackberry-nfc-phone-arrives-at-harrods/

Daily News January 5, 2012

China Telecom (Europe) selects Everything Everywhere as UK MVNO partner

http://everythingeverywhere.com/2012/01/04/china-telecom-europe-selects-everything-everywhere-as-uk-mvno-partner/

iPhone 4S Arrives in China on January 13

http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2012/01/04iPhone-4S-Arrives-in-China-on-January-13.html

Unicom to commence iPhone 4S sales this week: reports

http://www.telecomasia.net/content/unicom-commence-iphone-4s-sales-week-reports

Verizon mobile margins fall on strong iPhone sales

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/04/us-verizon-outlook-idUSTRE80321Z20120104

Verizon activates 4.2M iPhones in Q4, warns of margin decline

http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/verizon-activates-42m-iphones-q4-warns-margin-decline/2012-01-04

iPad Hits Three Billion Downloads in Just One Year, Still Outgunning Android Tablets

http://www.abiresearch.com/press/3832-iPad+Hits+Three+Billion+Downloads+in+Just+One+Year%2C+Still+Outgunning+Android+Tablets

Yahoo names PayPal's Thompson as new CEO

http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-57351834-264/yahoo-names-paypals-thompson-as-new-ceo/

Microsoft, Nokia pour $200M into Windows Phone push, report says

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57352156-94/microsoft-nokia-pour-$200m-into-windows-phone-push-report-says/

MTN Confirms $1 Billion Nigerian Network Investment in 2012

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/52482.php

Latvian quartet bag 2600MHz spectrum in PUC auction

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/01/04/latvian-quartet-bag-2600mhz-spectrum-in-puc-auction/

Kyobo, Korea’s Largest Bookseller, and Qualcomm Introduce Kyobo-Branded Color E-reader Featuring Qualcomm’s mirasol Display Technology

http://www.qualcomm.com/media/releases/2011/11/21/kyobo-korea-s-largest-bookseller-and-qualcomm-introduce-kyobo-branded-colo

U.S. Online Holiday Shopping Season Reaches Record $37.2 Billion for November-December Period, Up 15 Percent vs. Year Ago
http://www.comscore.com/Press_Events/Press_Releases/2012/1/U.S._Online_Holiday_Shopping_Season_Reaches_Record_37.2_Billion_for_November-December_Period

Daily News January 4, 2012

KT finally begins introduction of commercial LTE services

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/01/03/kt-finally-begins-introduction-of-commercial-lte-services/

Orange to Offer LTE Services in France in 2013

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/52452.php

T-Mobile Hungary launches LTE network in Budapest

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/01/03/t-mobile-hungary-launches-lte-network-in-budapest/

Armenia’s VivaCell-MTS switches on 4G/LTE network

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/01/03/armenias-vivacell-mts-switches-on-4glte-network/

Half a Million TD-LTE Base Stations Will be Deployed by 2016

http://www.abiresearch.com/press/3831-Half+a+Million+TD-LTE+Base+Stations+Will+be+Deployed+by+2016

Australian Telcos May Have to Pay $1.4 Billion to Renew Licenses

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/52455.php

OFTA consults on spare LTE spectrum auction

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/01/03/ofta-consults-on-spare-lte-spectrum-auction/

Verizon Wireless Cancels $2 ‘Convenience Fee’ After Backlash

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-12-30/verizon-defends-2-convenience-fee-.html

T-Mobile, H3G to share 3G networks from July 2012

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/01/03/t-mobile-h3g-to-share-3g-networks-from-july-2012/

Deutsche Telekom pays $95M to settle bribery case

http://www.fiercewireless.com/europe/story/deutsche-telekom-pays-95m-settle-bribery-case/2012-01-02

KPN CFO Smits-Nusteling Quits Over Governance

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-03/kpn-finance-chief-smits-nusteling-to-quits-on-disagreement-over-governance.html

Chile Bans SIM Locking of Mobile Phones

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/52450.php

AT&T to pay TiVo to settle litigation

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/03/us-att-tivo-idUSTRE8021U820120103

Amazon customers purchased millions of Kindle Fires and millions of Kindle
e-readers
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=97664&p=RssLanding&cat=news&id=1642931

HTC Radiant and Samsung Mandel 4G LTE Windows Phones will arrive in the US
in early 2012
http://www.unwiredview.com/2011/12/29/htc-radiant-and-samsung-mandel-4g-lte-windows-phones-will-arrive-in-the-us-in-early-2012/

Pantech Android tablet with LTE to be launched by AT&T next year
http://www.unwiredview.com/2011/12/29/pantech-android-tablet-with-lte-to-be-launched-by-att-next-year/

Facebook’s 300m app users
http://www.ben-evans.com/post/14858334056/facebooks-300m-app-users

HP Tried to Recover $1.2 Billion Investment in Palm Through Sale
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/52424.php

Sprint gives LightSquared 30 more days to get FCC nod

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/02/us-sprint-lightsquared-idUSTRE8010R520120102

comScore Reports November 2011 U.S. Mobile Subscriber Market Share

http://www.comscore.com/Press_Events/Press_Releases/2011/12/comScore_Reports_November_2011_U.S._Mobile_Subscriber_Market_Share

RIM Offering All PlayBooks For $299

http://www.forbes.com/sites/briancaulfield/2012/01/03/rim-selling-all-playbooks-for-299/

Samsung ships 1 million Galaxy Note units and confirms U.S. launch
http://www.bgr.com/2011/12/30/samsung-ships-1-million-galaxy-note-units-and-confirms-u-s-launch/

Intel Begins Shipping New Atom Processors for Netbooks
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/52427.php

LG and Intel to show off Medfield powered smartphone at CES

http://www.bgr.com/2011/12/30/lg-and-intel-to-show-off-medfield-powered-smartphone-at-ces/

Telekom Malaysia Plans $944 Million CAPEX in 2012

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/52453.php

Malaysia-Indonesia cable goes live

http://www.telecomasia.net/content/malaysia-indonesia-cable-goes-live

Alibaba hires U.S. lobbying firm as it eyes Yahoo
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/29/us-yahoo-alibaba-idUSTRE7BR1CC20111229