Daily News February 21, 2012

UK Mobile phone giants set to miss Olympics goal for joint payment service

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/telecoms/9090657/Mobile-phone-giants-set-to-miss-Olympics-goal-for-joint-payment-service.html

FCC requires VoIP providers to report service outages

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57378872-93/fcc-requires-voip-providers-to-report-service-outages/

Japanese firms seek Europe phone market share
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/20/us-fujitsu-panasonic-idUSTRE81J13720120220

Panasonic's new Eluga smartphone: pretty phone, ugly name
http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/20/panasonic-eluga/

Fujitsu to launch mobile devices in EU market: report
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/20/us-fujitsu-idUSTRE81J04A20120220

Rumor: NEC May Re-Enter China's Handset Market
http://www.marbridgeconsulting.com/marbridgedaily/archive/article/53720/rumor_nec_may_re_enter_chinas_handset_market

Optus ramps up 4G focus with operator buy

http://www.mobilebusinessbriefing.com/articles/optus-ramps-up-4g-focus-with-operator-buy/22279/

P2P mobile money service unveiled by Barclays

http://www.fiercewireless.com/europe/story/p2p-mobile-money-service-unveiled-barclays/2012-02-17

Survey: New U.S. Smartphone Growth by Age and Income

http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/online_mobile/survey-new-u-s-smartphone-growth-by-age-and-income/

LG UNVEILS UNIQUE 4:3 RATIO, 5-INCH OPTIMUS VU: AT MWC 2012
http://www.newswire.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=604152

OPTIMUS LTE TAG FROM LG OFFERS NFC, BUT WITH A TWIST

http://www.newswire.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=604432

ZTE to Announce Two New LTE Handsets at Mobile World Congress

http://wwwen.zte.com.cn/en/press_center/news/201202/t20120220_284910.html

Apple 'working on' ARM laptop; bad news for Intel, says analyst
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-57380403-64/apple-working-on-arm-laptop-bad-news-for-intel-says-analyst/

Magyar Telekom Rolls Out 4G LTE Services with Cisco Mobile Internet Solution

http://newsroom.cisco.com/release/676702/Magyar-Telekom-Rolls-Out-4G-LTE-Services-with-Cisco-Mobile-Internet-Solution

Microsoft Adds New Board Member

John W. Thompson, CEO of Virtual Instruments and former CEO of Symantec, to join board.

http://www.microsoft.com/Presspass/press/2012/feb12/02-20BODPR.mspx?rss_fdn=Custom

Privacy brouhaha reveals Google's split personality
http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-57380673-245/privacy-brouhaha-reveals-googles-split-personality/

'App-gate' serves reminder: You're on your own
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57378634-93/app-gate-serves-reminder-youre-on-your-own/

NEC Develops Smartphone Solution that Automatically Recommends the Appropriate Path of Incoming Calls

http://www.nec.co.jp/press/en/1202/2002.html

Sony and Tokyo Tech Jointly Develop Low-power LSIs for Wideband Millimeter-wave Wireless Communications that Achieves the World’s Fastest*1 Data Transfer Rate of 6.3 Gb/s

Low power design specifically for use on mobile devices
http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/News/Press/201202/12-0220E/index.html

Toshiba Develops the Circuit Technique for Power Efficiency Improvement in CMOS Power Amplifier for Mobile Phones

http://www.toshiba.co.jp/about/press/2012_02/pr2002.htm

Groupon Buys Hyperpublic, a Local Data Start-Up
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/17/groupon-nabs-hyperpublic-a-local-data-start-up/

Wal-Mart increases stake in Chinese e-commerce firm
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/20/us-walmart-china-idUSTRE81J03M2012022
0