Daily News February 14, 2011

Nokia surrenders and enlists Microsoft in smartphone war

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/11/us-nokia-idUSTRE71A0GG20110211

 

Apple working on smaller, $200 contract-free iPhone to combat Android - reporthttp://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/02/10/apple_working_on_a_smaller_contract_free_iphone_to_combat_android_report.html

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 (P7100) announced at MWC, coming soon on Vodafone

http://www.samsunghub.com/2011/02/14/samsung-galaxy-tab-10-1-p7100-announced-at-mwc-coming-soon-on-vodafone/

China sees 3G user base grow by over 36 million in 2010, says media

http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20110211VL200.html

HP hires former Apple exec to pitch webOS to developers

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/02/10/hp_hires_former_apple_exec_to_pitch_webos_to_developers.html

SingTel’s 3Q profits surpass expectations driven by Singapore, Ozzie units

http://www.telegeography.com/cu/article.php?article_id=36119

 

Sony Ericsson Xperia Play Officialized at MWC. Available in March 2011, on Verizon Early Spring

http://www.unwiredview.com/2011/02/13/sony-ericsson-xperia-play-officialized-at-mwc-2011-will-be-available-in-march-2011/

Sony Ericsson Announces Xperia Neo and Pro at MWC 2011
http://www.unwiredview.com/2011/02/13/sony-ericsson-announces-xperia-neo-and-pro-at-mwc-2011/

Samsung Makes Galaxy S II Truly Official at MWC

http://www.unwiredview.com/2011/02/13/samsung-makes-galaxy-s-2-truly-official-at-mwc/

Samsung Wave 578 with NFC gets official [Updated: Full specs]

http://www.samsunghub.com/2011/02/13/samsung-wave-578-with-nfc-gets-official/

 

Windows Phone 7 Marketplace Reaches 8000 App Milestone; Quickly Approaching 10K

http://www.unwiredview.com/2011/02/13/windows-phone-marketplace-reaches-8000-app-milestone-quickly-approaching-10k/

Opera to roll out iPad browser

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/10/us-opera-tablets-idUSTRE7193AL20110210

 

Apple's CDMA iPhone 4 components cost $171, $16 cheaper than GSM phone

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/02/10/apples_cdma_iphone_4_components_cost_171_16_cheaper_than_gsm_phone.html

 

CHART OF THE DAY: iPhone App User Worth More Than An Android App User
http://www.businessinsider.com/chart-of-the-day-iphone-android-revenue-per-user-2011-2

Telus profit surges on data and wireless revenue

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/11/us-telus-idUSTRE71A2VM20110211

 

AIS' annual net profit rises 19%

http://www.telegeography.com/cu/article.php?article_id=36145

 

Bell’s Q4 wireless service revenues up 9.1%, wireline sales down 2.5%

http://www.telegeography.com/cu/article.php?article_id=36146

 

Etisalat FY 2010 revenue up 2%, net profit falls 13.6%

http://www.telegeography.com/cu/article.php?article_id=36147

Daily News October 22, 2010

Deutsche Telekom, France Telecom and Telecom Italia to Audit Asian Suppliers

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/46007.php

 

AT&T talks LTE at 4G World, says they’ll only cover 75 million people by the end of 2011

http://www.intomobile.com/2010/10/21/att-lte/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+IntoMobile+(IntoMobile)

 

MetroPCS goes live with LTE in Detroit

http://mobile.engadget.com/2010/10/20/metropcs-flips-switch-on-lte-in-detroit/

 

UK to sell more mobile spectrum

http://www.telecomasia.net/content/uk-sell-more-mobile-spectrum

 

Clearwire details results of initial LTE testing

http://www.fiercebroadbandwireless.com/story/clearwire-details-results-initial-lte-testing/2010-10-20

 

AT&T Sold a Record 5.2 Million iPhones This Summer

http://gizmodo.com/5669593/att-sold-a-record-52-million-iphones-this-summer

 

ZTE Launches the First WiMAX/TD-LTE Dual-mode RRU

http://www.cn-c114.net/583/a551650.html

 

Motorola prepping 4G USB modem for LTE networks, doesn't say which ones

http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/20/motorola-prepping-4g-usb-modem-for-lte-networks-doesnt-say-whi

 

China Unicom to launch trial commercial use of mobile-phone payment in Nov.

http://www.cn-c114.net/583/a551781.html

 

Apple issues review guidelines for Mac App Store

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/10/20/apple_issues_review_guidelines_for_mac_app_store.html

 

Nokia 3rd Quarter Sales Boosted by Currency Fluctuations

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/46021.php

 

Nokia to Standardise Application Development Onto One Platform

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/46023.php

 

Nokia to Cut 1,800 Jobs Worldwide

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/46022.php

 

Vodafone Essar to launch India 3G services in Q1 2011

http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=459586

 

Intel Aims to Enter Tablet Market With Oak Trail Processor

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/46011.php

 

Russia’s ‘Big Three’ mobile operators agree to slash roaming tariffs ahead of anti-monopoly inquiry

http://www.telegeography.com/cu/article.php?article_id=34835

 

Hungarian mobile base up to 11.83m in September

http://www.telegeography.com/cu/article.php?article_id=34825

 

Verizon Offering Galaxy Tab Nov. 11th For $600 and No Subsidies

http://gizmodo.com/5668604/verizon-offering-galaxy-tab-nov-11th-for-600-and-no-subsidies

KDDI executive details LTE deployment plans

http://www.fiercebroadbandwireless.com/story/kddi-executive-details-lte-deployment-plans/2010-10-19-0

 

Microsoft Windows 7 sales top 240 million in first year

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE69K2L420101021

Daily News September 21, 2010

Wireless service subscriptions to reach 5bn in Sept - iSuppli

http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=458675

Morgan Stanley: Apple's iPad consuming 25% of PC notebook sales

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/09/17/morgan_stanley_apples_ipad_consuming_25_of_pc_notebook_sales.html

Samsung Galaxy Tab to take on Apple's iPad via all 4 US carriers

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/09/17/samsung_galaxy_tab_to_take_on_apples_ipad_via_all_4_u_s_carriers.html

RIM registers 45% growth in Q2'10 shipments

http://www.telecomtiger.com/Corporate_fullstory.aspx?passfrom=corporate&storyid=9974&flag=1&section=S162

Suppliers preparing for 2nd-gen iPad launch in Q1 2011 - report

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/09/17/suppliers_preparing_for_2nd_gen_ipad_launch_in_q1_2011_report.html

IBM to build out computing network for Bharti Airtel in Africa

http://www.fiercetelecom.com/story/ibm-build-out-computing-network-bharti-airtel-africa/2010-09-17

FCC to vote on freeing-up ‘white space’ Wi-Fi spectrum this week

http://www.telegeography.com/cu/article.php?article_id=34478

Idea Cellular in talks to sell up to 26% stake

http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=458676

China Unicom to Spend $10.4 Billion on 3G Network in 2011

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/45457.php

LG Electronics CEO resigns after smartphone struggles

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/09/17/lg_electronics_ceo_resigns_after_smartphone_struggles.html

Court stops Thai 3G auction

http://www.telecompaper.com/news/article.aspx?cid=757179

Italian operators reach technical deal on broadband network

http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=458694

Apple, China Unicom to offer iPhone 4 in China from Saturday

http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=458710

India tells telcos to upgrade networks to intercept Blackberry data

http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=458696

Warner Bros. execs find Apple's 99 cent TV show rentals too cheap

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/09/17/warner_bros_execs_find_apples_99_cent_tv_show_rentals_too_cheap.html

ZTE to ship more than 80m terminals this year - executive

http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=458699

New Wellness Diary from Ovi will help you manage your wellbeing: available soon

http://blog.ovi.com/2010/09/15/new-wellness-diary-from-ovi-will-help-you-manage-your-wellbeing-available-soon/

Sharp to Introduce Two 3G Smartphones for the Chinese Market

http://sharp-world.com/corporate/news/100914.html

Fujitsu Develops Technology for Design of Compact, High-Efficiency Wireless Charging Systems

http://www.fujitsu.com/global/news/pr/archives/month/2010/20100913-02.html

Leading communications executives to headline GSMA Mobile Asia Congress 2010

http://www.mobilebusinessbriefing.com/apps/article/leading-communications-executives-to-headline-gsma-mobile-asia-congress-2010

Daily News September 7, 2010

Private equity groups line up bids for Polkomtel

http://www.telegeography.com/cu/article.php?article_id=34311

 

SingTel considering C&W Worldwide takeover, paper says

http://www.telegeography.com/cu/article.php?article_id=34306

 

Etisalat Mulls Buying Stake in India's Idea Cellular

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/45225.php

 

Orange, T-Mobile's shared UK network to go live in October

http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=458348

 

Vodafone Looking to Outsource Customer Management Jobs

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/45228.php

 

DT Takes First Orders for LTE Service

http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=196550

 

More TeliaSonera LTE benchmarks: 33.4 Mbps average download, 12.7 Mbps average upload

http://www.intomobile.com/2010/09/06/more-teliasonera-lte-benchmarks-33-4-mbps-average-download-12-7-mbps-average-upload/

 

Regulator sets 15 Nov as 3G auction date

http://www.telegeography.com/cu/article.php?article_id=34303

 

Orange welcomes the new Doro: an easy-to-use and practical mobile phone for older people

http://www.orange.com/en_EN/press/press_releases/cp100901en.jsp

 

Total iPod Touch Sales Estimated at Over 45 Million

http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/06/total-ipod-touch-sales-estimated-at-over-45-million/

 

Samsung sees return to double-digit mobile margin in Q3

http://www.telecompaper.com/news/article.aspx?cid=754856

 

Amazon Germany lists Galaxy Tab for 799 euros

http://www.samsunghub.com/2010/09/06/amazon-germany-lists-galaxy-tab-for-799-euros/

 

Cell C launches HSPA+ network in Port Elizabeth; Durban and Bloemfontein to follow

http://www.telegeography.com/cu/article.php?article_id=34315

 

Google’s Music Service to Launch by Christmas

http://mashable.com/2010/09/06/google-music-service-launch/