January 2011

We all knew this moment was going to come sooner or later. Symbian, Nokia’s floundering mobile OS, has ruled the roost essentially forever in terms of sales (although it has been fairly absent in the mindshare stakes as of late), but that lead has been slowly crumbling as the twin forces of iOS and Android snapped at its heels. The question wasn’t if, but when, one of them would overtake it.

Rumors are currently swirling around Samsung’s upcoming second tablet, with dubious videos and specs showing up all over the place, but AroundThe.Net claims to have it on “airtight” authority that Tab 2 will indeed be sporting Nvidia’s Tegra 2 as opposed to Samsung’s own Hummingbird processor.

Mercado Libre | January 27, 2011 | Press Release Regional Online Sales Growth Exceeds 30 Percent Annually NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwire – January 27, 2011) – According to Francisco Ceballos, Country …

Business News Americas | January 28, 2011 | Matthew Malinowski The Latin America division of US chip manufacturer Intel (NYSE: INTC) plans to shuffle more budget toward innovation efforts this …

Wall Street Journal | January 27, 2011 | Ezequiel Minaya CARACAS (Dow Jones)–Venezuela’s second-largest telephone service provider, Telefonica Venezuela, said it has reached agreement with Blackberry maker Research In Motion …

This week the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) gave nine firms, including Google, backing to manage databases which will coordinate the usage of “white spaces” for high-speed wireless broadband networking.

Bloomberg | January 27, 2011 | Jun Yang KT Corp., South Korea’s largest phone and Internet company, reported fourth-quarter profit that missed analysts’ estimates after marketing and smartphone costs increased. …

NTT DoCoMo | January 28, 2011 | Press Release Similar billing for data-only devices also to be introduced TOKYO, JAPAN, January 28, 2011 — NTT DOCOMO, INC. announced today that …

S&T | January 28, 2011 | Press Release Strategy & Technology (S&T), a leading provider of interactive television technologies around the world, announced today that it has promoted Adrian Fowkes …

BBC News | January 28, 2011 Demand for smartphones has helped South Korea’s Samsung Electronics to a strong fourth quarter profit. Net profit was 3.42 trillion won ($3.1bn; £1.9bn) compared …

Bangkok Post | January 27, 2011 True Move, the country’s third-largest mobile phone operator, and state-owned CAT Telecom on Thursday morning signed a deal to develop a Code Division Multiple …

Bloomberg | January 25, 2011 | K. Oanh Ha Vietnam Mobile Telecom Services Co., the nation’s second-biggest mobile-phone company by subscribers, said sales surged 31.5 percent last year as new …