Daily News February 9, 2012

Nokia to Cut 4,000 Jobs, Shift Production to Asia

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-08/nokia-plans-to-eliminate-4-000-jobs-as-it-shifts-device-assembly-to-asia.html

Nokia plans changes to its manufacturing operations to increase efficiency in smartphone production

http://press.nokia.com/2012/02/08/nokia-plans-changes-to-its-manufacturing-operations-to-increase-efficiency-in-smartphone-production/

Sprint Nextel Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2011 Results
http://newsroom.sprint.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=2179

Sprint loss widens on iPhone costs

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/08/us-sprint-idUSTRE8170UH20120208

Sprint Sells 1.8 Million iPhones in Initial Quarter, With 40 Percent Going to New Customers

http://allthingsd.com/20120208/sprint-sells-1-8-million-iphones-in-first-quarter-with-40-percent-going-to-new-customers/

Baltimore and Kansas City Sprint Customers to Benefit from 4G LTE and 3G Enhancements in 2012

http://newsroom.sprint.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=2180

NTT buys back $2.2 bln of own shares, govt stake at 33.3 pct

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/07/ntt-idUSL4E8D74DI20120207

RIM to release BlackBerry 10 operating system later 2012

http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=470990

BlackBerry App World hits 6 million daily downloads

http://www.mobilebusinessbriefing.com/articles/blackberry-app-world-hits-6-million-daily-downloads/22013/

RIM plays mythbuster, says app interest actually really high

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57372408-94/rim-plays-mythbuster-says-app-interest-actually-really-high/

Telenor Posts Quarterly Financial Loss After Indian Write-Down
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/52950.php

Verizon Wireless Bringing Back Double Data Promotion

http://allthingsd.com/20120207/verizon-wireless-bringing-back-double-data-promotion/

Ericsson Wins French Network Upgrade Contract

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/52947.php

Apple warns developers who manipulate App Store rankings

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-57372437-17/apple-warns-developers-who-manipulate-app-store-rankings/

Introducing Chrome for Android - Official Google Mobile Blog

http://googlemobile.blogspot.com/2012/02/introducing-chrome-for-android.html

Android Chrome asks for NFC

http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/08/313038/android-chrome-asks-for-nfc/

China Mobile to set up TD-LTE network in Hong Kong
http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20120208PD201.html

Rumor: China Mobile, CBC to Continue CMMB Cooperation

http://www.marbridgeconsulting.com/marbridgedaily/archive/article/53422/rumor_china_mobile_cbc_to_continue_cmmb_cooperation

Bharti African operations cross 50m subscriber mark

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/02/08/bharti-african-operations-cross-50m-subscriber-mark/

NBTC considering tower-share scheme

http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/telecom/278766/nbtc-considering-tower-share-scheme

Tech spending was strong in 2011, despite sluggish economy

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-57372594-92/tech-spending-was-strong-in-2011-despite-sluggish-economy/

Davis Names Top-25 Companies with Most Brand Capital in 2011

http://c0382201.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/served_content/pdfs/DBC25_2011_Media_Release_FINAL.pdf

http://c0382201.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/served_content/pdfs/DBC25_2011_Rankings.pdf

Renesas, Fujitsu, Panasonic Rise on Chip-Unit Merger Report: Tokyo Mover

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-08/renesas-fujitsu-panasonic-rise-on-chip-unit-merger-report-tokyo-mover.html