Yearly Archives: 2011

Facebook opens office in Brazil; country counts 25 M users

Facebook announced the opening of its office in Brazil, under the leadership of Alexandre Hohagen, who formerly was Google Inc.’s (GOOG) country manager for...

Worst of the Week: Crazy from the heat

Wow! Now that was a crazy week for the mobile device market. First Google went all crazy in announcing plans to acquire Motorola Mobility to the chagrin of it seems just about everyone; and just yesterday Hewlett-Packard went even crazier announcing it was basically shuttering its mobile operations including the WebOS business it acquired along with Palm last year for more than $1 billion.

Clearwire's stock surges on new investment report

Clearwire Corp. (CLWR) witnessed a surge in its stock price this morning following another published report indicating a possible acquisition by current majority...

3G services lead China Unicom's growth

China Unicom Ltd. (CHU) said it added 2.126 million customers in July, pushing its total customer base to more than 183.7 million subscribers. The...

HP pulls the plug on webOS hardware, puts PC business on notice

Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ) came out with news on rapid fire today. The company killed its webOS device business, leaving the webOS software destined for...

HP pulls the plug on webOS hardware, puts PC business on notice

Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ) came out with news on rapid fire today. The company killed its webOS device business, leaving the webOS software destined for...

HP drops a bomb on Palm and webOS

Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ) just dropped a bombshell — Palm and webOS are effectively dead. The company just announced that it will stop selling devices...

RIM mulls music service as MetroPCS bundles Rhapsody

RIM believes it could hit a harmonious note with consumers by launching its own music streaming service say sources. The news comes on the...

Nokia CEO says 'I told you so' to Android partners

Nokia's CEO has told Android partners they should be wary of the Google deal to buy Motorola Mobility and said the move reinforces his...

Google could still play for InterDigital’s patents

The patent arms race is far from over, it would appear, with the likes of Apple Inc, Qualcomm Inc and Nokia all sniffing around...

RIM mulls music service as MetroPCS bundles Rhapsody

RIM believes it could hit a harmonious note with consumers by launching its own music streaming service say sources. The news comes on the same day wireless phone carrier MetroPCS announced it had struck a deal with subscription digital music service Rhapsody.

Nokia CEO says “I told you so” to Android partners

Nokia’s CEO has told Android partners they should be wary of the Google deal to buy Motorola Mobility and said the move reinforces his...

Nokia CEO says "I told you so" to Android partners

Nokia’s CEO has told Android partners they should be wary of the Google deal to buy Motorola Mobility and said the move reinforces his...

Acquired mobile advertising executive leaves Apple

Andy Miller is leaving Apple Inc. (AAPL) for a job in venture capital, AllThingsD reports. The mobile advertising executive came to Apple in 2010...

Claro Panama launches HSPA+

Mobile operator Claro, which is part of the América Móvel group, has launched HSPA+ services in Panama. The network is currently available in Panama...

Google could still play for InterDigital’s patents

The patent arms race is far from over, it would appear, with the likes of Apple Inc, Qualcomm Inc and Nokia all sniffing around...

Google could still play for InterDigital's patents

The patent arms race is far from over, it would appear, with the likes of Apple Inc, Qualcomm Inc and Nokia all sniffing around...

Brazil should offer incentives to help cloud computing providers

Cloud-computing service providers should install their infrastructure close to their clients to mitigate risks, said Gartner VP Gene Phifer, adding that as cloud service...

Bharti suspected of forex rule violation: ministry

Hindustan Times | August 16, 2011 India's Directorate of Enforcement is investigating the country's top mobile phone carrier Bharti Airtel for suspected violations of foreign...

CBI lens on StanChart in Aircel-Maxis deal

Hindustan Times | August 16, 2011 | Manoj Gairola & Rajesh Ahuja The role played by some senior executives of the Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) in...

Airtel is title sponsor for Indian F1

Hindustan Times | August 18, 2011 The country's largest telecom operator Bharti airtel on Thursdau joined hands with the Formula One (F1) Group Companies to...

HP drops a bomb on Palm and webOS

Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ) just dropped a bombshell — Palm and webOS are effectively dead. The company just announced that it will stop selling...

Bharti group firm launches $220 tablet computer in India

Reuters | August 17, 2011 |  Devidutta Tripathy (Reuters) - Beetel Teletech, part of India's Bharti Enterprises that controls top mobile carrier Bharti Airtel (BRTI.NS), launched...

27,000 pile onto class action suit against Apple

Korea JoonAng Daily | August 16, 2011 A Korean law firm representing nearly 27,000 iPhone users on Wednesday filed a class-action suit against Apple Inc.,...

Device review: Motorola Triumph can’t be beat for the (monthly) price

Quick Hit: Motorola Mobility’s Triumph on Virgin Mobile might very well be the best Android smartphone your monthly payment can buy. Review: Stacked up against...
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