Daily News May 2, 2012

Worldwide Smartphone Market Continues to Soar, Carrying Samsung Into the Top Position in Total Mobile Phone and Smartphone Shipments, According to IDC

http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS23455612

No new devices, but RIM talks up its virtual BlackBerry keypad

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57424566-94/no-new-devices-but-rim-talks-up-its-virtual-blackberry-keypad/

RIM guarantees $10,000 to BlackBerry 10 devs in first year

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57425481-94/rim-guarantees-$10000-to-blackberry-10-devs-in-first-year/

Motorola Mobility Announces First Quarter Financial Results
http://mediacenter.motorola.com/Press-Releases/Motorola-Mobility-Announces-First-Quarter-Financial-Results-3ab2.aspx

LG said to back away from Windows Phone

http://www.telecomasia.net/content/lg-said-back-away-windows-phone

comScore Reports March 2012 U.S. Mobile Subscriber Market Share

http://www.comscore.com/Press_Events/Press_Releases/2012/4/comScore_Reports_March_2012_U.S._Mobile_Subscriber_Market_Share

FCC extends review process for Verizon-cable deal

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57425542-94/fcc-extends-review-process-for-verizon-cable-deal/

Tele2 deploying Baltic LTE with NSN, upgrading 2G/3G networks

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/04/26/tele2-deploying-baltic-lte-with-nsn-upgrading-2g3g-networks/

Chunghwa Telecom Profits Slip on Higher Handset Sales Costs

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/54171.php

Clearwire Q1 sales up 36%, EBITDA losses narrow to USD38m

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2012/04/27/clearwire-q1-sales-up-36-ebitda-losses-narrow-to-usd38m/

Barnes & Noble to add NFC to Nook e-reader

http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/05/01/315459/barnes-noble-to-add-nfc-to-nook-e-reader/

Google faces lawsuit over its stock-split plan

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57424556-93/google-faces-lawsuit-over-its-stock-split-plan/