Daily News October 14, 2010

KT and Samsung launch NFC services, NFC-enabled A170K phone in Korea

http://www.unwiredview.com/2010/10/13/kt-and-samsung-launch-nfc-services-nfc-enabled-a170k-phone-in-korea/

 

China market: Inexpensive TD-SCDMA handsets to be available in 4Q10

http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20101012PD218.html

 

TTSL scales past 80 mn subscriber mark

http://www.telecomtiger.com/Wireless_fullstory.aspx?passfrom=Wireless&storyid=10099&section=S216

 

CHART OF THE DAY: Verizon's Android Users Are Bigger Data Hogs Than iPhone Users

http://www.businessinsider.com/chart-of-the-day-iphone-smartphone-data-usage-2010-10

 

Qualcomm Acquires ISkoot Technologies

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/45878.php

 

Vodafone Essar selects Ericsson and Nokia Siemens Networks for 3G roll-out (India)

http://wirelessfederation.com/news/28173-vodafone-essar-selects-ericsson-and-nokia-siemens-networks-for-3g-roll-out-india/

 

Microsoft announces Windows Phone 7 sync software for Macs due this year

http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/13/microsoft-announces-windows-phone-7-sync-software-for-macs-due-t/

 

Zain Profits Jump on African Networks Sale

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/45882.php

 

Vietnamese telco to bring IPTV service to mobile phones

http://www.fierceiptv.com/story/vietnamese-telco-bring-iptv-service-mobile-phones/2010-10-08?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss

 

iSuppli: Nokia N8 packs $187 in parts

http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2010/10/13/isuppli-nokia-n8-packs-187-in-parts/

Daily News September 1, 2010

Apple App Store now swelling with 250,000 apps

http://www.intomobile.com/2010/08/30/apple-app-store-now-swelling-with-250000-apps/

 

Microsoft seeks China joint venture partner for online search

http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=458228

 

Sony Ericsson announces China-bound A8i Ophone: its first-ever TD-SCDMA smartphone

http://mobile.engadget.com/2010/08/31/sony-ericsson-announces-china-bound-a8i-ophone-its-first-ever-t/

 

Oi to launch operations in Colombia in September

http://www.telegeography.com/cu/article.php?article_id=34234

 

Only three 3G bidders, but more hoped for in second round

http://www.telegeography.com/cu/article.php?article_id=34238

 

T-Mobile HSPA+ 3G now covers over 100 million people

http://www.intomobile.com/2010/08/31/t-mobile-hspa-3g-now-covers-over-100-million-people/

 

Rumor: New iPhone 4 Antenna Design Coming Late September

http://gizmodo.com/5626570/rumor-new-iphone-4-antenna-design-coming-late-september

 

Palm puts webOS 2.0 SDK into limited release starting today

http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/31/palm-puts-webos-2-0-sdk-into-limited-release-starting-today/

 

Iliad 1H net profit more than doubles, confirms views

http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=458202

 

T-Mobile G2 official shots break loose, corroborate rumors of wanton awesomeness

http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/31/t-mobile-g2-official-shots-break-loose-corroborate-rumors-of-wa/

 

Skype App for BlackBerry Beta Leaked

http://www.intomobile.com/2010/08/31/skype-app-for-blackberry-beta-leaked/

 

Motorola: “Do NOT Load the Leaked 2.2 Upgrade”

http://www.androidguys.com/2010/08/31/motorola/

 

Microsoft to Build Giant Data Center in Virginia

http://www.cio.com/article/607713/Microsoft_to_Build_Giant_Data_Center_in_Virginia

 

Amazon trying to create Web-based TV service: report

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE67U5L520100831

  

Apple's new iPod nano to maintain price points, won't push out shuffle - sources

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/08/31/apples_new_ipod_nano_to_maintain_price_points_wont_push_out_shuffle_sources.html

 

NTC refuses to drop mobile TV case

http://www.telegeography.com/cu/article.php?article_id=34231

Daily News July 29, 2010

PT to sell Vivo to Telefonica, buy stake in Oi

http://www.telecompaper.com/news/article.aspx?cid=748007

Press Release: Telefónica gains control of Vivo after agreeing the purchase of 50% of Brasilcel with Portugal Telecom

http://saladeprensa.telefonica.es/jsp/base.jsp?contenido=/jsp/notasdeprensa/notadetalle.jsp&titulo=Telef%F3nica%20gains%20control%20of%20V...&selectNumReg=5&pagina=1&id=66&origen=notapres&idm=eng&pais=1&elem=15069

 

Ofcom aims to auction 800 MHz and 2.6 GHz spectrum at end of 2011.

http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=457430

 

LG Q2 tumbles on weak mobiles, TV margins

http://www.livemint.com/2010/07/28114237/LG-Q2-tumbles-on-weak-mobiles.html

 

Apple pushes iOS 4.1 beta 2 out to iPhone developers

http://www.intomobile.com/2010/07/27/apple-pushes-ios-4-1-beta-2-out-to-iphone-developers/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+IntoMobile+(IntoMobile)

 

RIM snatches up BlackPad.com domain; hints at BlackPad name for BlackBerry tablet

http://www.intomobile.com/2010/07/28/rim-snatches-up-blackpad-com-domain-hints-at-blackpad-name-for-blackberry-tablet/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+IntoMobile+(IntoMobile)

 

Vodafone Essar eyes 3G launch by end-2010

http://www.telegeography.com/cu/article.php?article_id=33853

 

Chinese vendors take 70% of China Mobile's TD-SCDMA tender

http://www.cn-c114.net/583/a528184.html

 

China Mobile has sold 6M TD-SCDMA mobile phones

http://www.cn-c114.net/583/a528363.html

 

China Telecom First Blackberry 3G Mobile Phone 9530 Debuts

http://www.cn-c114.net/583/a528208.html

 

Adobe Acquires Web Software Maker for US$240 Million

http://www.cio.com/article/600813/Adobe_Acquires_Web_Software_Maker_for_US_240_Million?source=rss_news&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+cio/feed/solutions/1375+(CIO.com+-+News)

 

Android 2.2 Enterprise Features Spur Analyst Debate

http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Mobile-and-Wireless/Android-22-Enterprise-Features-Spur-Analyst-Debate-844995/

Daily News July 1, 2010

Cisco introduces Cius Android tablet PC

http://news.cnet.com/8301-30686_3-20009191-266.html

Bloomberg: Apple to offer Verizon CDMA iPhone in January 2011

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/06/29/bloomberg_apple_to_offer_verizon_cdma_iphone_in_january_2011.html

 

European Roaming Charges Must Drop Further, EU Says

http://www.cio.com/article/598110/European_Roaming_Charges_Must_Drop_Further_EU_Says?source=rss_news&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+cio/feed/solutions/1375+(CIO.com+-+News)

 

China Mobile wins HK mobile TV race

http://www.telecomasia.net/content/china-mobile-wins-hk-mobile-tv-race?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+tarss+(Telecom+Asia+RSS)

 

Android-based OPhone 2.0 platform debuts in Beijing with the launch of Samsung Oscar I7680

http://www.intomobile.com/2010/06/30/android-based-ophone-2-0-platform-debuts-in-beijing-with-the-launch-of-samsung-oscar-i7680/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+IntoMobile+(IntoMobile)

 

TTSL follows RCom in asking for quick removal of ban on import of Chinese telecom equipment

http://www.telecomtiger.com/PolicyNRegulation_fullstory.aspx?passfrom=PolicyNRegulation&storyid=9549&section=S174

 

Gartner Says Worldwide Wireless E-Mail Users to Reach 1 Billion by Year-End 2014

http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=1392716

 

Mobile banking usage to double in the next three years reaching 400m people by 2013, says new Juniper Research report

http://www.juniperresearch.com/viewpressrelease.php?id=246&pr=191

 

Apple hiring iPhone antenna engineers for some reason

http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/apple-hiring-iphone-antenna-engineers-for-some-reason/

 

Kindle vs. Nook: The price war is on; E-reader shipments to surge?

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/kindle-vs-nook-the-price-war-is-on-e-reader-shipments-to-surge/36066

 

Microsoft's Mehdi on Yahoo, Bing Cashback, and more

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-20008604-56.html

 

Foxconn to expand facility in inland China

http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20100630PD217.html

 

AdMob Mobile Metrics - May 2010 Mobile Metrics Report

http://metrics.admob.com/2010/06/may-2010-mobile-metrics-report/

Daily News April 26, 2010

Vodafone joins Telefonica in backing 'Google tax'

http://www.telecompaper.com/news/article.aspx?cid=730358

 

Swiss cartel office prohibits Orange/Sunrise merger

http://www.telecompaper.com/news/article.aspx?cid=730490

 

MTN in talks to buy Orascom operations - report

http://www.telecompaper.com/news/article.aspx?cid=730763

 

Lenovo emerges as leading candidate for Palm: sources

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63M1UA20100423?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+reuters/technologyNews+(News+/+US+/+Technology)&utm_content=Google+Reader

 

KPN wants valuable mobile spectrum in German auction

http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=454927

 

Nokia extends its offering in the TD-SCDMA market
Announcing two new sleek and stylish devices: Nokia C5 and Nokia X5

http://www.nokia.com/press/press-releases/showpressrelease?newsid=1407286

 

Nokia Siemens starts base station production for 800MHz band

http://www.telecompaper.com/news/article.aspx?cid=730396

 

Apple iPhone takes 72% of Japanese smartphone market

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/04/23/apple_iphone_takes_72_of_japanese_smartphone_market.html

 

Android Market passes 50,000 apps

http://www.electronista.com/articles/10/04/23/android.already.at.50k.app.milestone/

 

Apple passes Microsoft on S&P 500 market cap list

http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=454930

 

Google may bring free turn-by-turn navigation to Apple iPhone

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/04/23/google_to_bring_free_turn_by_turn_navigation_to_apple_iphone.html

 

AT&T Q1 net profit falls on healthcare charge

http://www.telecompaper.com/news/article.aspx?cid=730385

 

NTT Docomo launches mobile phone projector
http://www.telecompaper.com/news/article.aspx?cid=730431

 

Qualcomm posts Q2 profit, forecasts lower Q3 results
http://www.telecompaper.com/news/article.aspx?cid=730502

 

Restructuring costs drag down KDDI’s full-year profits
http://www.telegeography.com/cu/article.php?article_id=32894

Police investigating events surrounding Gizmodo's iPhone prototype

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/04/23/police_investigating_events_surrounding_gizmodos_iphone_prototype.html

 

Report Predicts 894 Million Mobile Banking Users by 2015

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/42999.php?source=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+cellular-news/LmiX+(cellular-news)&utm_content=Google+Reader

   

Microsoft profit jumps 35 pct but investors shrug

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/42988.php?source=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+cellular-news/LmiX+(cellular-news)&utm_content=Google+Reader

 

Unexpected delays slow delivery of custom-built MacBook Pros, Apple says

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/04/23/unexpected_delays_slow_delivery_of_new_antiglare_macbook_pros_apple_says.html

Daily News April 23, 2010

China's TD-SCDMA users hit 7.69m at end of March
http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=454883

 

Softbank Mobile mulls TD-LTE for 2.5GHz
http://www.telecomasia.net/content/softbank-mobile-mulls-td-lte-25ghz?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+tarss+(Telecom+Asia+RSS)&utm_content=Google+Reader

Norway to auction new 1800MHz spectrum
http://www.mobilebusinessbriefing.com/article/norway-to-auction-new-1800mhz-spectrum

Apple may add another iPad screen supplier
http://www.macnn.com/articles/10/04/22/would.back.claims.of.intense.ipad.demand/

AT&T adds 2.7M iPhones, 1.9M customers in Q1 2010
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/04/21/att_adds_2_7m_iphones_1_9m_customers_in_q1_2010.html

AT&T has reported first quarter revenues of USD30.6 billion, up 0.3% on the same period of 2009. Operating profit in the three months ended 31 March 2010 rose from USD5.7 billion to USD6.0 billion, while net profit fell to USD2.5 billion from USD3.1 billion as a result of a one-time charge of USD995 million to account for changes in employee health insurance. CAPEX for the quarter was USD 3.3 billion.
http://www.telegeography.com/cu/article.php?article_id=32886

Nokia Q1 2010 net sales EUR 9.5 billion, non-IFRS EPS EUR 0.14 (reported EPS EUR 0.09)
http://www.nokia.com/press/press-releases/showpressrelease?newsid=1406840

Visa to Pay $2 Billion for CyberSource
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704133804575197753398495536.html
Visa Inc. to Acquire CyberSource to Accelerate eCommerce Growth
http://corporate.visa.com/media-center/press-releases/press1010.jsp

Android 2.2 OS ‘Froyo’ might ‘Allow automatic updating’ of apps in the background!
http://www.intomobile.com/2010/04/22/android-2-2-os-froyo-might-allow-automatic-updating-of-apps-in-the-background.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+IntoMobile+(IntoMobile)&utm_content=Google+Reader

How Gizmodo got its iPhone scoop (Q&A)
http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-20002975-261.html

The father of Gray Powell, the Apple engineer who lost a prototype of the iPhone 4G, says his son was reeling following the incident.
"Of course he was devastated"
http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-20003021-261.html?tag=mncol

 

Apple iPad for business: Three reasons to love it, three reasons to ignore it

http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/hiner/?p=3985

 

Japan’s DoCoMo announces new mobile projector for cell phones
http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/04/22/japans-docomo-announces-new-mobile-projector-for-cell-phones/

 

Report: Dell working on a second tablet
http://news.cnet.com/8301-31021_3-20003190-260.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20

 

Dell's Lightning, Thunder, Flash, Smoke and more: rounding up a storm of mobile leaks
http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/22/dells-lightning-thunder-flash-smoke-and-more-a-roundup/

Daily News March 26, 2010

Google sharing Android ad revenue with carriers, manufacturers?

http://www.unwiredview.com/2010/03/25/google-sharing-android-ad-revenue-with-carriers-manufacturers/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+UnwiredView+(Unwired+View)&utm_content=Google+Reader

 

China Unicom won't use Google's search engine on Android phones

http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/china-unicom-to-sell-android-phones-not-use-googles-search-eng/

Bharti shares rise after Zain approves Africa sale
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/stocks-in-news/Bharti-shares-rise-after-Zain-approves-Africa-sale/articleshow/5721484.cms

 

Apple and China mobile talk over TD-SCDMA iphone
http://www.cn-c114.net/583/a492677.html

 

Nokia, China Mobile Launch Joint App Store
http://www.chinawirelessnews.com/2010/03/25/9660-nokia-china-mobile-launch-joint-app-store/

 

Clearwire says LTE and WiMAX can coexist

http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=454254

 

France Telecom still in iPad talks

http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=454255

 

AT&T CEO unveils enterprise app platform for iPhone

http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=454206

 

Femtocell shipments to triple in 2010 – study

http://www.telecompaper.com/news/article.aspx?cid=725999

 

Airtel, Vodafone to launch iPhone 3GS in India
http://www.business-standard.com/india/storypage.php?autono=389640

 

China Mobile Exhibits 25 Kinds of TD-CMMB Cellphones
http://www.cn-c114.net/583/a492259.html

 

Symbian devices get Off-road Sat Nav, thanks to Viewranger

http://www.intomobile.com/2010/03/25/symbian-devices-get-off-road-sat-nav-thanks-to-viewranger.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+IntoMobile+(IntoMobile)&utm_content=Google+Reader

Daily News March 23, 2010

April T-Mobile and Orange merger

http://www.mobilenewscwp.co.uk/News/443699/april_tmobile_and_orange_merger.html

India receives 9 3G applications, 11 BWA applications

http://www.telecompaper.com/news/article.aspx?cid=724987

Telenor won’t participate in India’s 3G auction
http://www.intomobile.com/2010/03/22/telenor-wont-participate-in-indias-3g-auction.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+IntoMobile+(IntoMobile)&utm_content=Google+Reader

China Mobile asks Apple for TD-SCDMA compatible iPhone
http://www.telegeography.com/cu/article.php?article_id=32534

T-Mobile talking to Clearwire to help get 4G wireless
http://www.electronista.com/articles/10/03/19/t.mobile.may.use.clearwire.to.get.coverage.speed/

Taking the Windows Phone 7 Series emulator for a test drive (video)

http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/20/taking-the-windows-phone-7-series-emulator-for-a-test-drive-vid/

Flash player 10.1 on Android, for real this time

http://www.intomobile.com/2010/03/21/flash-player-10-1-on-android-for-real-this-time.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+IntoMobile+(IntoMobile)&utm_content=Google+Reader

Samsung to release ‘slate’ PC

http://apcmag.com/samsung-to-release-slate-pc.htm

Apple Now Accepting iPad App Submissions
http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20100319/apple-now-accepting-ipad-app-submissions/

9 companies interested in Dutch LTE auction
http://www.intomobile.com/2010/03/19/dutch-lte-auction-attracts-9-bidders.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+IntoMobile+(IntoMobile)&utm_content=Google+Reader

Telefonica, Televisa, Megacable strike dark fibre JV
http://www.telecompaper.com/news/article.aspx?cid=725009

Brazil adds almost 1.2 million mobile users in February
http://www.telecompaper.com/news/article.aspx?cid=724797


Fujitsu Begins Shipping LTE Base Stations to NTT DOCOMO
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/news/pr/archives/month/2010/20100319-01.html


Kindle for iPad & tablets detailed: screenshots, animated wallpaper, more

http://www.slashgear.com/kindle-for-ipad-tablets-detailed-screenshots-animated-wallpaper-more-2278400/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+slashgear+(SlashGear)&utm_content=Google+Reader

Silverlight beta comes to S60 5th Edition

http://mobile.engadget.com/2010/03/20/silverlight-beta-comes-to-s60-5th-edition/