Daily News February 14, 2012

Google gets EU approval to buy Motorola
http://news.cnet.com/8301-30686_3-57376732-266/google-gets-eu-approval-to-buy-motorola/

Google Gets European Okay for Motorola Mobility Purchase
http://allthingsd.com/20120213/google-gets-european-okay-for-motorola-mobility-purchase/

U.S. clears Google-Motorola deal, Nortel patent sale

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/13/us-motorola-google-usa-idUSTRE81C1ZP20120213

Justice Dept seeks to bolster IP enforcement team

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/13/us-usa-crime-intellectualproperty-idUSTRE81C1VB20120213

France Telecom to Buy Sawiris Out of Mobinil
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-13/france-telecom-to-buy-most-of-orascom-telecom-stake-in-egypt-s-mobinil-ecm.html

France Telecom-Orange and Orascom Telecom Media and Technology Holding
S.A.E. announce advanced discussions regarding MobiNil and ECMS
http://www.orange.com/en_EN/press/press_releases/cp120213en.jsp

Vodafone Evaluating Possible Offer for C&W
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-13/vodafone-is-in-very-early-stages-of-evaluating-potential-offer-for-c-w.html

Verizon Facing Objections to $4 Billion Radio Spectrum Deal
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/52996.php

Austrian Regulator Imposes Spending Cap on Mobile Data Services
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/53008.php

Apple files another lawsuit against Samsung in US
http://sammyhub.com/2012/02/13/apple-files-another-lawsuit-against-samsung-in-us/

Apple - Press Info - Fair Labor Association Begins Inspections of Foxconn

http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2012/02/13Fair-Labor-Association-Begins-Inspections-of-Foxconn.html

Protecting your payments with Google Wallet
http://googlecommerce.blogspot.com/2012/02/protecting-your-payments-with-google.html

AUSTRALIA TARGETS US $4.3 BILLION FROM WIRELESS AUCTION
http://www.futuregov.asia/articles/2012/feb/11/australia-targets-us-43-billion-wireless-auction/

Taiwan’s NCC outlines 4G licensing timetable
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/02/13/taiwans-ncc-outlines-4g-licensing-timetable/

SingTel Q3 net slumps 9.6%
http://www.telecomasia.net/content/singtel-q3-net-slumps-96

SingTel Group revenue grows as Singapore and Australia deliver strong mobile
performance; Net profit declines 10% on higher customer acquisition costs
and weaker contribution from India
http://info.singtel.com/node/11227

Ericsson wins 4G contract with STC
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/02/13/ericsson-wins-4g-contract-with-stc/

Omantel Planning LTE Network Deployment This Year
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/53009.php

Samsung’s 7-inch Galaxy Tab 2, runs Android 4.0
http://sammyhub.com/2012/02/13/samsung-unveils-7-inch-galaxy-tab-2-runs-android-4-0/

TI enters NFC phone chip market

http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/13/313195/ti-enters-nfc-phone-chip-market/

HTC lands orders for quad-core smartphone, says paper
http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20120213PB200.html

Acer to launch CloudMobile smartphone in 3Q12
http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20120213PD200.html

RCom profit slips on charges; towers sale talks ongoing
http://www.mobilebusinessbriefing.com/articles/rcom-profit-slips-on-charges-towers-sale-talks-ongoing/22122/

DTAC plans nationwide 3G by end-2013
http://www.telecomasia.net/content/dtac-plans-nationwide-3g-end-2013

Globe’s Q4 net profits drops sharply on marketing costs; full-year profits,
revenue steady
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/02/13/globes-q4-net-profits-drops-sharply-on-marketing-costs-full-year-profits-revenue-steady/