Daily News April 27, 2010

DOCOMO, Renesas Electronics, Fujitsu, NEC, Panasonic Mobile Communications and Sharp to Develop Mobile Application Platform

http://www.nttdocomo.com/pr/2010/001473.html

 

iPhone emerges as a big hit in Japan
http://wirelessfederation.com/news/24953-iphone-emerges-as-a-big-hit-in-japan/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+wirelessfederation+(Wireless+Federation)&utm_content=Google+Reader

MTS outsources network management to Nokia Siemens Networks

http://www.telegeography.com/cu/article.php?article_id=32929

 

Nokia N8, first Symbian^3 handset, gets previewed and is deemed an embarrassment to Nokia

http://www.intomobile.com/2010/04/26/nokia-n8-first-symbian3-handset-gets-previewed-and-is-deemed-an-embarrassment-to-nokia.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+IntoMobile+(IntoMobile)&utm_content=Google+Reader

 

German telco industry may need 50bn EUR investment over decade - Obermann

http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=454950

 

Nokia earnings rise but miss estimates

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-20003139-94.html

 

Verizon net profit falls 29%, revenue rise 1.2% (USA)

http://wirelessfederation.com/news/24973-verizon-net-profit-falls-29-revenue-rise-1.2-usa/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+wirelessfederation+(Wireless+Federation)&utm_content=Google+Reader

 

BlackBerry Bold 9650 smartphone announced for CDMA, replacing the Tour

http://www.mobileburn.com/news.jsp?Id=9302

 

BlackBerry Pearl 3G revealed: two keypad styles and 802.11n WiFi

http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/blackberry-pearl-3g-revealed-two-keypad-styles-and-802-11n-wifi/

 

Ericsson first quarter results. Group sales in the quarter declined -9% year-over-year with lower sales in Networks but with an increase in Global Services

http://www.ericsson.com/thecompany/press/releases/2010/04/CenturyLink and Qwest Agree to Merge

 

Virgin Mobile France issued license to launch mobile TV

http://wirelessfederation.com/news/24963-virgin-mobile-france-issued-license-to-launch-mobile-tv/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+wirelessfederation+(Wireless+Federation)&utm_content=Google+Reader

 

Confirmed: Droid Incredible's multitouch support is better than the Nexus One's

http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/confirmed-droid-incredibles-multitouch-support-is-better-than/

 

Google updates Nexus One page, tells Verizon customers to get a Droid Incredible instead

http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/google-updates-nexus-one-page-tells-verizon-customers-to-get-a/

 

Vodafone tests mobile money service in Fiji

http://www.mobilebusinessbriefing.com/article/vodafone-tests-mobile-money-service-in-fiji

 

CenturyLink and Qwest Agree to Merge
http://news.qwest.com/centurylinkqwestmerger

 

Taiwan: We may launch LTE around 2016 and it’ll be on the 700 MHz band

http://www.intomobile.com/2010/04/26/taiwan-we-may-launch-lte-around-2016-and-itll-be-on-the-700-mhz-band.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+IntoMobile+(IntoMobile)&utm_content=Google+Reader

 

KDDI sees FY net income slip 4.5%

http://www.mobilebusinessbriefing.com/article/kddi-sees-fy-net-income-slip-4-5-percent-

 

Dell Thunder explodes Android with 4.1-inch OLED screen, promises Hulu app

http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/dell-thunder-explodes-android-with-4-1-inch-oled-screen-promise/

 

Barnes & Noble adds Android apps to nook ereader

http://www.fiercemobilecontent.com/story/barnes-noble-adds-android-apps-nook-ereader/2010-04-23#ixzz0mFdqL3Hz

 

NOOK Customers Can Browse Complete eBooks for Free in Barnes & Noble Stores

http://www.barnesandnobleinc.com/press_releases/2010_april_23_nook_1_3_update.html

 

Twitter acquires SMS service Cloudhopper

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-20003289-36.html?tag=mncol

 

BlackBerry Pearl 3G first hands-on!

http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/blackberry-pearl-3g-first-hands-on/

 

Did lost iPhone lead to blog bidding war?

http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-20002999-261.html

 

Wipro Net Income Climbs 21% as Software Demand Rises

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-04-23/wipro-net-income-climbs-21-as-software-demand-rises-update3-.html

Daily News April 20, 2010

Telefonica to adopt Movistar brand from 1 May - report

http://www.corporateinformation.com/Top-100.aspx?topcase=b

 

Verizon to switch on LTE in Q4
http://www.mobilebusinessbriefing.com/article/verizon-to-switch-on-lte-in-q4

Etisalat's Q1 net profit falls 8.5%

http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=454757

 

Motorola Shows TD-LTE Commercial Readiness with End-to-end Demonstration Based on World's First TD-LTE USB Dongle

http://ltewatch.blogspot.com/2010/04/motorola-shows-td-lte-commercial.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+LTEwatch+(LTE+watch)&utm_content=Google+Reader

 

Apple shipping 3G iPads to US by May 7

http://www.electronista.com/articles/10/04/19/apple.delays.3g.ipad.slightly/

 

Orange & O2 Announce iPad Support

http://blog.mobilegamesblog.com/?p=4344&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+MobileGamesBlog+(Mobile+Games+Blog.com)&utm_content=Google+Reader

 

Microsoft plans Windows Phone 7 Light for Emerging Markets

http://www.theunwired.net/?item=diversity-microsoft-plans-windows-phone-7-light-for-emerging-markets&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+theunwired+(the::unwired+-+where+mobility+meets+wireless)&utm_content=Google+Reader

 

Apple Patents iPhone 3D Glasses
http://blog.mobilegamesblog.com/?p=4372&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+MobileGamesBlog+(Mobile+Games+Blog.com)&utm_content=Google+Reader

3 UK, T-Mobile set to complete joint network by end-2010

http://www.telecompaper.com/news/article.aspx?cid=729519

 

Orange outsources UK fixed-line network to BT

http://www.mobilebusinessbriefing.com/article/orange-outsources-uk-fixed-line-network-to-bt

 

UAE's Du seeks shareholder OK for $272m rights issue

http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=454765

 

Adobe slips mobile Flash Player 10.1 to second half of 2010

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/04/18/adobe_slips_mobile_flash_player_10_1_to_second_half_of_2010.html

 

Droid Incredible review

http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/droid-incredible-review/

 

Sharp new Linux NetWalker tablet to hit Japan next month.

http://en.akihabaranews.com/43993/tablet-pda/sharp-new-linux-netwalker-tablet-to-hit-japan-next-month?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+Akihabaranews_en+(AKIBA+EN)&utm_content=Google+Reader

 

Oracle to pay $685 million for health care app firm

http://news.cnet.com/8301-27083_3-20002668-247.html?tag=mncol

 

Microsoft adds repair shop to Windows

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-20002693-56.html?tag=mncol

 

Microsoft finalizes Office 2010

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-20002740-56.html

 

This Might Actually Be the iPhone 4G [PICS]

http://mashable.com/2010/04/18/iphone-hd-pics/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+Mashable+(Mashable)&utm_content=Google+Reader

 

KDDI revises FY results downwards on dropping fixed revenues

http://www.telecompaper.com/news/article.aspx?cid=729623

 

Thailand Aiming for WiMAX License Auction Next February

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/42899.php?source=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+cellular-news/LmiX+(cellular-news)&utm_content=Google+Reader

 

IBM Q1 profit jumps 16%

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9175804/IBM_Q1_profit_jumps_16_?source=rss_news

Daily News April 14, 2010

E-Plus leads in first day of spectrum auction

http://www.telegeography.com/cu/article.php?article_id=32767

 

India 3G Auction Nears $1 Billion Per National License

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/42807.php?source=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+cellular-news/LmiX+(cellular-news)&utm_content=Google+Reader

 

Google Mobile app hits iPad

http://www.intomobile.com/2010/04/13/google-mobile-app-hits-ipad.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+IntoMobile+(IntoMobile)&utm_content=Google+Reader

 

Adobe preparing legal assault on Apple over Flash feud

http://www.intomobile.com/2010/04/13/adobe-preparing-legal-assault-on-apple-over-flash-feud.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+IntoMobile+(IntoMobile)&utm_content=Google+Reader

 

HTC mulling its own operating system

http://www.intomobile.com/2010/04/13/htc-mulling-its-own-operating-system.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+IntoMobile+(IntoMobile)&utm_content=Google+Reader

 

Microsoft unveils 'Kin' phones for the socially connected

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUS109957342520100412

 

Microsoft's Kin: What it is--and isn't

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-20002281-56.html

 

Microsoft Kin One and Kin Two first hands-on!

http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/12/microsoft-kin-one-and-kin-two-first-hands-on/

 

Drilling down on the Kin

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-20002286-56.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20

 

Nokia C3, C6, and E5 try to smarten up the dumbphone market

http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/nokia-c3-c6-and-e5-try-to-smarten-up-the-dumbphone-market/

 

Sony Ericsson Announces Two New Walkman Phones

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/42810.php?source=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+cellular-news/LmiX+(cellular-news)&utm_content=Google+Reader

 

Verizon HTC Incredible full specs show up

http://www.unwiredview.com/2010/04/13/verizon-htc-incredible-full-specs-show-up/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+UnwiredView+(Unwired+View)&utm_content=Google+Reader

 

Google to pit Android-based tablet against Apple's iPad

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/04/12/google_to_pit_android_based_tablet_against_apples_ipad.html

 

Five lessons Apple can learn from Amazon

http://government.zdnet.com/?p=8271

 

They did it: Opera Mini lands on iPhone

http://download.cnet.com/8301-2007_4-20002310-12.html

 

Twitter goes corporate, adds search ads

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-20002321-36.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20

 

Google acquires UK visual search engine startup

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUS258486322220100412

 

Japanese govt considers separating NTT from network

http://www.telecompaper.com/news/article.aspx?cid=728604

 

Spectre of separation looms again for NTT

http://www.telegeography.com/cu/article.php?article_id=32779