January 2011

Yesterday we reported that a leaked roadmap had shown not only Tegra 3 coming down Nvidia’s pipeline, but also a Tegra 2 3D chip, prompting speculation about what 3D devices we might have in store for us in 2011.

AOL News | January 24, 2011 | Lauren Frayer One of the world’s most unplugged countries is about to get high-speed Internet, courtesy of an old friend. A specialized ship …

Telefonica | January 25, 2011 | Press Release The new company will offer mobile financial solutions to Movistar’s 87 million customers in 12 countries in the region • As part …

Bloomberg | January 23, 2011 | Kristen Schweizer Vivendi SA’s Universal Music Group, home to artists such as Lady Gaga and Mariah Carey, is targeting broadband users in emerging markets …

U-Blox | January 24, 2011 | Press Release Complete SVT reference design includes GPS, GSM and operator-independent SIM chip Thalwil, Switzerland – January 24, 2011 – u-blox announces the immediate …

Synchronica | January 25, 2011 | Press Release Highlights: Claro Panamá becomes the sixth América Móvil subsidiary to launch Claro Messenger IM solution Synchronica has a group-wide framework agreement to …

This week we have a bevy of changes occurring in Silicon Valley to deal with.

Bad news for Kodak this morning as a judge ruled the company’s patent infringement claim against mobile giants RIM and Apple was ruled invalid and not infringed.

Taiwan Economic News | January 25, 2011 | Steve Chuang Taipei, Jan. 25, 2011 (CENS)–While actively expanding its capacity, the Taiwan-based High Tech Computer Corp (HTC)., a globally leading vendor …

Sydney Morning Herald | January 24, 2011 | Asher Moses Vodafone has terminated its dealer agreement with Communications Direct after this website on Friday revealed allegations that staff at the …

International telecom giant Telefonica SA (TEF) and China’s second largest wireless operator China Unicom Ltd. (CHU) said they plan to “enhance” their current Strategic Alliance by each investing approximately $500 …

Japan Today | January 25, 2011 NTT Docomo Inc said Monday it has decided to cut connection fees for calls to other cellphone service operators by up to the largest-ever …

Reuters | January 24, 2011 | Sinead Carew China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd HWT.UL has filed a lawsuit to block Motorola from selling one of its business units to Nokia …

Japanese operator KDDI Corp. reported a 2.5% drop in net income during its recently closed quarter as revenues from voice services fell 17%. The second largest carrier in Japan, which …

Reuters | January 24, 2011 | Khettiya Jittapong * Most of budget is to expand 2G network capacity * To expand 3G services on existing networks by Q3 * 2011 …