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Frbiz.com Report: 2010 China Intelligent Mobile Phone Industry Consumption Status

(PRBuzz) December 10, 2010 -- Frbiz.com reports that in 2009, China smart phones market, Nokia is still a single big. Motorola brand promotion and new product release lack enough support and lack of enough dealer support, which causes the sales volume...

China Mobile and PetroChina Win Most Plaudits for Investor Relations at IR Magazine Greater China Awards

Hong Kong, Dec 10, 2010 - (ACN Newswire) - Chinese heavyweights China Mobile and PetroChina won big at IR Magazine Greater China Awards held in Hong Kong yesterday, picking up four awards each. China Mobile walked away with the grand...

Smartphone user hit by 'bill shock' of HK$183,000

The explosion in the use of smartphones to access the internet can also result in a huge hole being blown in your bank account, as one subscriber found out when presented with a HK$183,000 mobile phone bill. To combat what is termed...

Broadband network plan deadlocked

Dec 09, 2010 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The Australian Government's failure to make a final decision on the design of the national broadband network is expected to prevent Telstra from announcing a definitive agreement by...

Sony Ericsson appoints new GM for Singapore, Malaysia

SINGAPORE - Sony Ericsson has appointed Peter Ang as general manager and head of market unit hub for Singapore and Malaysia. Ang brings more than a decade of telecommunications industry experience to the role. He will oversee Sony Ericsson’s business operations across Singapore and Malaysia,...

Telcos Failing Consumers, Warns Regulator

Telecommunications providers are failing to provide proper consumer protection, the Australian Communications and Media Authority said today. The warning comes as the ACMA's continues its ‘Reconnecting the Customer' inquiry into how the industry deals with its customers. In particular, the body has...

First ten months of 2010, total revenue of China's telecommunication sector reached 2.544 trillion

Dec. 9 (C114) -- According to a latest statistics released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China (MIIT), that from January to October, 2010 (a total of ten months), cumulative revenue of chinese telecommunication industry achieved 2.544 trillion ...

Skype expands support for Symbian phones

SINGAPORE, 9 DECEMBER 2010 - VOIP (voice over internet protocol) telco Skype has released an update to its Symbian App adding support for extra Nokia mobile phone models. In an announcement on its blog, Skype says the upgraded App ‘Skype for Symbian’...

Mobile vendors reluctant to cater to foreigners

SKT offers no help in English; KT relies on web-based assistance By Cathy Rose A. Garcia With everyone going crazy for smartphones, it is only natural to want to have the latest iPhone, Galaxy S or Blackberry models. Foreign residents in Korea have often complained of the...

Broadband coming to broadacre sites

December 09 2010, 7:46PM The company building the national broadband network will be responsible for installing optical fibres on land earmarked for housing development from January 2011. Communications Minister Stephen Conroy said connecting homes to broadband during the construction phase would avoid...

DiGi Introduces New Range Of Internet Offerings

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 9 (Bernama) -- DiGi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd has further strengthened its position in the mobile internet market by introducing a new range of DiGi Internet offerings that include an additional Smart Plan for smartphones, phone bundling packages and...

Motorola Singapore launches dust-proof, water and scratch resistant Defy smartphone

Singapore, 9 December 2010 – Motorola Mobility, a subsidiary of Motorola, Inc., today announced the launch of Motorola DEFY in Singapore. DEFY is a slim, pocketable Android smartphone that comes equipped with advanced Web-browsing capabilities and a 3.7” high-resolution touch screen...

Telstra Foundation appoints new Chairman

The Telstra Foundation today announced Telstra veteran, Geoff Booth will replace Herb Elliott as Chairman, effective January 1, 2011. Mr Booth spent 38 years working at Telstra in senior executive roles, including Group Managing Director, Telstra Country Wide, and held chairman...

China market: China Unicom to SIM-lock iPhone 4

Chloe Yu, Taipei; Adam Hwang, DIGITIMES  China Unicom, currently the only sales agent of iPhone 4 in the China market, plans to lock iPhone 4s to its SIM cards in a bid to prevent contract-bundled purchasers' reselling iPhone 4 at high...

More slate computers coming to China next year

By Zhu Shenshen  |   2010-12-9  | A batch of 3G-capable slate personal computer, including iPad and device with Google systems, is expected to debut in the Chinese market next year. Some of them even support phone functions, Shanghai Daily learned from a telecommunications forum...

China Unicom's iPhone Service is in Trouble

By Chen Tairan 陈泰然 Economic Observer Online ~China Unicom iPhone4 consumers spent 3900 yuan writing 3 microblog message while on a business trip in Russia. ~If a consumer is found to use the iPhone with another operator's SIM card, the consumer's China Unicom cell number...

Apple iPads and smartphones smuggled in to China

The women taped phones to their torsos and were carrying iPads in large bags By Gregg Keizer | Computerworld US Published: 12:11 GMT, 09 December 10 Chinese customs officials last week arrested 14 women trying to smuggle 88 Apple iPads and 340 smartphones into the country, according...

Sony Ericsson Organizes Free Workshop for Android Fans

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Sony Ericsson will be organizing a free workshop ‘Sony Ericsson Xperia Xperience’ for fans of the Android mobile operating system. The workshop will be open to the public. Interested participants only have to pre-register at the Sony Ericsson Malaysia Facebook page,...

HTC Aims to Double Smartphone Sales in 2011

Taipei, Dec. 8, 2010 (CENS)--With sales of its own-brand smartphones surging steadily, High Tech Computer Corp. (HTC), a Taiwan-based, world-caliber vendor of the devices, aims to double the sales to 50 million units in 2011 from an estimate of 25 million...

Out There Media Attracts 2.5m Asian Users to Opt-in Ad Programs

Mobile advertising firm Out There Media has revealed that its permission-based advertising programs with Maxis and Globe Telecom in Asia have garnered 2.5m consumer opt-ins within a couple of months of roll-out. In October 2010, brands including HSBC, McDonald’s and Unilever committed...

MobileOne's MMS Powered by Acision's MMSC

Thursday December 10, 2009 - 00:01 AM EST PRNewsWire News Releases Released By Acision UK Ltd SINGAPORE, December 10 /PRNewswire/ -- - Acision MMSC Prepares MobileOne for Increased Multimedia Traffic and Marketing Campaigns Acision, the world's leading messaging company, today announced that MobileOne (M1), a leading mobile communications provider...

China Telecom: The Trend Continues Lower (CHA)

(via COMTEX News Network)--SmarTrend identified a Downtrend for China Telecom (NYSE: CHA) on November 02, 2010 at $51.66. In approximately 1 month, China Telecom has returned 3.4% as of today's recent price of $49.91. In the past 52 weeks, shares of China Telecom...

Global Service Providers Unlock $Billions with TM Forum Frameworx

MORRISTOWN, NJ, Dec 09, 2010 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- TM Forum's latest Case Study Handbook provides the most compelling and comprehensive view yet of how communications service providers are reaping substantial financial and operational benefits by using TM Forum's...

Auriga Initiates Coverage on China Unicom Hong Kong

Equities research analysts at Auriga initiated coverage on shares of China Unicom Hong Kong (NYSE: CHU) in a research note to clients and investors on Wednesday. The analysts set a “hold” rating and a $14.00 price target on the stock. China Unicom (Hong Kong)...