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Potential China Mobile (CHL) Trade Has $43.33 Breakeven

Market Intelligence Center | June 27, 2011 China Mobile Ltd (NYSE: CHL) closed Friday’s trading session at $47.03. In the past year, the stock has hit a 52-week low of $43.51 and 52-week high of $54.70. China Mobile (CHL) stock has been showing support...

When Huawei serenaded Mukesh Ambani in China

Daily News & Analysis India | June 27, 2011 | Satish John Early this month, Huawei Technologies Co Ltd’s sprawling campus in Shenzhen was host to an unusual visitor from India: Mukesh Ambani. The chairman of Reliance Industries held secret confabulations with Huawei’s top brass...

Austin contemplates new tech business startup district

The Austin Chamber of Commerce is helping to facilitate an idea to launch a startup district and workplace downtown to rival those seen in Boston and Silicon Valley. The proposed name of the district is “Austin Live,” which would serve as home for tech entrepreneurs...

Austin tablet maker Xplore reports $6.3M net loss

Austin-based tablet manufacturer Xplore Technologies Corp. (XLRT) today announced a net loss of $6.3M for the year ending on March 31, deepening a hole that was at $5.5M from the same quarter last year. Revenues at the company listed at $17.7M for the...

RIM PlayBook, Samsung Galaxy Tab Get OS Upgrades

InformationWeek | June 21, 2011 | Eric Zeman BlackBerry Tablet OS 1.0.6 adds support for Flash Player Mobile 10.3 and Adobe AIR 2.7. Android 3.1 brings improved USB compatibility and boost Wi-Fi performance. Research In Motion released version 1.0.6 of the BlackBerry Tablet OS ...

Mobile phone links Pakistan’s ISI to Osama bin Laden courier

The Telegraph | June 24, 2011 | Dean Nelson A mobile phone recovered during the US raid last month on Osama bin Laden’s hideout shows the al-Qaeda leader’s closest courier regularly communicated with commanders of a terrorist group linked to Pakistan’s ISI intelligence...

Latest Leak: HTC Glamor android phone for women spotted online

MSN News India | June 24, 2011 After HTC Bliss, pictures of HTC Glamor, another women oriented smartphone leaks online The Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer is in news again. Rumored to have been developing an Android-based women-centric smartphone known as HTC Bliss in May, it now appears...

Micromax Q80 launched at Rs 4,999

India Today | June 23, 2011 Micromax Q80, the first push-email (ezmail) phone from handset maker Micromax, was launched in the market on Thursday, priced at  Rs 4,999. …. Read full article here via India Today  

Huawei Pre-Loads Kineto’s Smart Wi-Fi Application on New Android Smartphones

Huawei | June 24, 2011 | Press Release MILPITAS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kineto Wireless, the key innovator and leading supplier of Smart Wi-Fi solutions for mobile operators, today announced it is working with Huawei to pre-load its Smart Wi-Fi application onto select new Android-based...

Apple adds complaints to Samsung lawsuit

Samsung Electronics Co. (SSNLF) is in a little more trouble with Apple Inc. (AAPL) after having a patent complaint filed by Apple amended with an extra 14 products alleging that the South Korean-based company copied, including the design of new releases of the Galaxy...

4G broadband now available from M1

AsiaOne | June 21, 2011 | Kenny Chee SINGAPOREANS can now enjoy faster online speeds on the go with fourth-generation (4G) mobile networks as compared to existing 3G networks. M1 is the first Singapore telco to provide 4G services from today. It said in...

ZTE Awarded Optical Vendor of the Year and IPTV Vendor of the Year by Frost & Sullivan

ZTE | June 16, 2011 | Press Release ZTE Corporation (“ZTE”) (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ), a publicly-listed global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, today announced that the company has been awarded “IPTV Vendor...

ZTE Awarded Optical Vendor of the Year and IPTV Vendor of the Year by Frost & Sullivan

ZTE | June 16, 2011 | Press Release ZTE Corporation (“ZTE”) (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ), a publicly-listed global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, today announced that the company has been awarded “IPTV Vendor...

Tele2 Russia added 216,000 new customers in May

Market Watch | June 16, 2011 Stockholm, Sweden, Jun 16, 2011 (Thomson Reuters ONE via COMTEX) -- Stockholm - Tele2 AB (Tele2), (nasdaq omx stockholm:TEL2 A and TEL2 B) today announced that its Russian operations added 216,000 new customers in May 2011. Tele2 Russia has...

MegaFon Announces Resignation of Kai-Uwe Mehlhorn

The Financial | June 16, 2011 The FINANCIAL -- JSC MegaFon announced the resignation of CFO Kai-Uwe Mehlhorn, effective June 16, 2011. "I sincerely thank Kai-Uwe for his highly professional approach to work, devotion and commitment." ..... Read full article here via The Financial

RIL may have to acquire RCom for telecom success: Report

Hindustan Times | June 19, 2011 In its pursuit to become a leading player in telecom space, Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries group may have to acquire younger brother Anil-run Reliance Communications (RCom), a report has said. RIL's proposed re-entry into telecom sector is currently limited...

Airtel, Vodafone added 2.5 mn users each in May

Hindustan Times | June 20, 2011 Telecom giants Bharti Airtel and Vodafone added 2.5 million subscribers each in May, industry data showed. The month saw a net addition of 9.5 million GSM subscribers in the country. The total number of GSM subscribers in India crossed...

Vodafone drops defamation case against man who talks too much

Mumbai Mirror | June 18, 2011 | Bapu Deedwania Fifteen days ago, mobile giants Vodafone had filed a defamation notice against an irate customer, seeking to restrict him from maligning the company on the Internet and allegedly harassing their top management with his complaints about their...

Telefonica’s O2 Litmus Fails The Litmus Test; App Effort Closes Down

PaidContent: UK | June 17, 2011 | Ingrid Lunden Attention mobile operators: here’s a cautionary tale for you about what happens when you try to wedge yourself into the app ecosystem created by the likes of Apple (NSDQ: AAPL), but fail to engage developers. ..... Read full article...

Acer Collapses: Tablet, Netbook Shipments Cut by up to 60%

PadGadget | June 20, 2011 The shift in popularity from netbooks to tablet PC’s prompted Acer, the world number 2 PC maker, to announce that they are changing their focus. The company shipped 400,000-500,000 netbooks in May which represents a cut of over 50% below...

MAXX launches phones for style-savvy

India Blooms | June 20, 2011 Mumbai, June 20 (IBNS) MAXX Mobiles, one of India’s largest homegrown mobile phone companies, on Monday launched a new slider QWERTY keypad phone – MAXX Vista (MS502), in three color themes of pink, orange and blue. .... Read full article here...

Spansion To Receive $150 Million In Settlement With Samsung

Wall Street Journal | June 20, 2011 | Tess Stynes Spansion Inc. (CODE) will receive $150 million over five years as part of a settlement of its long-running patent litigation and disputes with Samsung Electronics Co. (005930.SE, SSNHY). Spansion shares were up 4.2% at $18.68 in...

Nokia To Debut Windows Phone In Europe

Information Week | June 20, 2011 | Ed Hansberry Nokia's European VP Victor Saeijs said that the United Kingdom, Spain, France, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands will be the first to see Nokia phones running Microsoft's Windows Phone platform. .... Read full article here via InformationWeek

Samsung, other Asian tech shares tumble on earnings worries

Reuters | June 17, 2011 | Hyunjoo Jin and Jungyoun Park SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics and other Asian technology stocks tumbled on Friday on fears the sputtering global economy will crimp demand for computers and TVs and hurt earnings at chip and panel makers for...