Daily News March 7, 2012

Introducing Google Play: All your entertainment, anywhere you go

http://googlemobile.blogspot.com/2012/03/introducing-google-play-all-your.html

Orange threatens to pull out of emerging markets

http://www.telecoms.com/40841/orange-threatens-to-pull-out-of-emerging-markets/

China Mobile: TD-LTE Fees to Be Lower than TD-SCDMA
http://www.marbridgeconsulting.com/marbridgedaily/archive/article/54178/china_mobile_td_lte_fees_to_be_lower_than_td_scdma

Verizon to deploy LTE femtocells, small cells
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/verizon-deploy-lte-femtocells-small-cells/2012-03-05

Verizon to hit LTE capacity limit in some markets by 2013 without new
spectrum
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/verizon-hit-lte-capacity-limit-some-markets-2013-without-new-spectrum/2012-03-05

China Mobile has 15m iPhone users
http://www.telecomasia.net/content/china-mobile-has-15m-iphone-users

AT&T looks to refarm 2G spectrum, urges customers to upgrade
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/att-looks-refarm-2g-spectrum-urges-customers-upgrade/2012-03-05

Telia, Vodafone follow Tele2’s LTE handset launch

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/03/06/telia-vodafone-follow-tele2s-lte-handset-launch/

Telenor plots common billing in APAC
http://www.telecomasia.net/content/telenor-plots-common-billing-apac

Google may be planning Siri rival for later this year

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57390471-93/google-may-be-planning-siri-rival-for-later-this-year/

Yahoo Said to Weigh Job Cuts as CEO Thompson Copes With Market Share Loss
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-05/yahoo-said-to-weigh-job-cuts-as-ceo-thompson-copes-with-market-share-loss.html

Telefonica Brazil to rebrand as Vivo from April

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/03/06/telefonica-brazil-to-rebrand-as-vivo-from-april/

Qtel FY revenues up 16%, to raise QAR 5 bln in rights issue
http://www.telecompaper.com/news/qtel-fy-revenues-up-16-to-raise-qar-5-bln-in-rights-issue

Du revenue up 25% in 2011 on growing subs, data usage

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/03/06/du-revenue-up-25-in-2011-on-growing-subs-data-usage/

PLDT Q4 net income plummets 87%

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/03/06/pldt-q4-net-income-plummets-87/

Indosat reports a 29% rise in 2011 net profit

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/03/06/indosat-reports-a-29-rise-in-2011-net-profit/

Square launches iPad app; adios, cash register
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-57390534-17/square-launches-ipad-app-adios-cash-register/

Schmidt: The Web will dissolve national barriers
http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-57390831-264/schmidt-the-web-will-dissolve-national-barriers/

Share the Smarter Life with Samsung GALAXY Pocket

http://global.samsungtomorrow.com/?p=12027

LG Optimus Vu available now (only in Korea). It’s expensive

http://www.unwiredview.com/2012/03/05/lg-optimus-vu-available-now-only-in-korea-its-expensive/

Next iPad will be the iPad HD, not the iPad 3
http://news.cnet.com/8301-27076_3-57391022-248/next-ipad-will-be-the-ipad-hd-not-the-ipad-3/

Samsung says Galaxy S III isn’t launching in April; most likely May

http://www.bgr.com/2012/03/05/samsung-says-galaxy-s-iii-isnt-launching-in-april-most-likely-may/

Google dishing up 'Key Lime Pie' for Android?
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57390298-94/google-dishing-up-key-lime-pie-for-android/