ConsumerWatch: Group Offers Tips For Cutting Cell Phone Costs

February 3, 2012 | GSM

CALPIRG has come up with a guide to help consumers get those cell phone costs in line (more here….) Related items Cell Phone Thefts on Rise in Minneapolis 90 Days Without a Cell Phone, Email or Social Media? Pick Up the Cell Phone, Drop the Pounds zBoost Now Shipping $99 zForce Car Cell Phone...

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Ericsson, Qualcomm demo 4G-to-3G voice handover

February 3, 2012 | NEWS

The companies have announced a significant step in making all-IP voice calls viable on LTE phones ( ZDNet UK – Mobile Devices ) (more…) Related items Samsung Galaxy Attain 4G Review: Affordable LTE, but Bundled With Bloatware SK Telecom Exits '11 with Y/Y Fall Will Verizon ever get a 4G Windows Phone? Telecom judgement...

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Will Verizon ever get a 4G Windows Phone?

February 3, 2012 | NEWS

It may not be the most popular smartphone operating system, but some wireless subscribers on Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel want more choices. (more…) Related items Nokia Tests 4G Lumia for AT&T, Verizon 4G to arrive in Tucson next month 4G network outage prompts Verizon to delay Droid Charge launch (Yahoo! News) Samsung Galaxy...

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Telecom judgement paves way for policy clarity: Experts

February 3, 2012 | NEWS

A day after the Supreme Court's far-reaching judgment cancelling 122 telecom licences issued in 2008, experts said Friday the larger implications of this will finally lead to clarity in policy and consolidation in the industry. (more…) Related items SK Telecom Exits '11 with Y/Y Fall France Telecom sells Orange Austria to HK group Telecom...

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Pricing power to return to top telecom operators

February 3, 2012 | GSM

The large Indian telecom operators seem to be clear beneficiaries of the Supreme Court's decision to cancel 122 2G telecom licences issued in January 2008. This may result in the return of pricing power to the leading operators and ample spectrum availability, as a result. (more here….) Related items DoT panel accepts regulator’s formula...

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First LTE-3G voice handover completed

February 2, 2012 | 3G

Qualcomm and Ericsson have revealed they have completed the first successful handover of VoLTE to W-CDMA. (read on…) Related items Africa: Mobile Operators Start to Offer Blackberry-Style E-Mail And IM Services Verizon Wireless Expands 3G Wireless Network in West Chester Township, Ohio Amazon Kindle 3 3G International Coverage – US vs International model Sprint...

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France Telecom sells Orange Austria to HK group

February 2, 2012 | NEWS

File picture shoiws Li Ka-shing, chairman of Cheung Kong Holdings Limited and Hutchison Whampoa Limited. France Telecom and an investment partner have sold mobile operator Orange Austria to Hong Kong-based … (more…) Related items The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: France Telecom S.A., Telecom Italia spA, Vodafone Group Plc, Google and Apple France Telecom to...

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Telecom scrips push Sensex higher

February 2, 2012 | NEWS

Indian equities markets Thursday were trading higher in the afternoon backed by gains in established telecom scrips, which were expected to gain after the Supreme Court cancelled 122 licences issued in 2008 by then communications minister A.Raja. (more…) Related items Idea Cellular reaches 1 million 3G subscribers mark SK Telecom Exits '11 with Y/Y...

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Asia still presents big challenge for Facebook

February 2, 2012 | INTERNET

Facebook aims to connect all two billion Internet users. So far it has captured 845 million of them. Of the rest, nearly 60 percent live in Asia and hooking them is going to be a daunting challenge. (here is the story…) Related items Asia Is Facebook's Most Daunting Challenge Facebook Faces Daunting Challenge in...

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Asia Is Facebook's Most Daunting Challenge

February 2, 2012 | INTERNET

Facebook aims to connect all two billion Internet users. So far it has captured 845 million of them. Of the rest, nearly 60 percent live in Asia and hooking them is going to be a daunting challenge. (here is the story…) Related items Asia still presents big challenge for Facebook Facebook Faces Daunting Challenge...

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Facebook Faces Daunting Challenge in Asia

February 2, 2012 | INTERNET

Facebook aims to connect all two billion Internet users. So far it has captured 845 million of them. Of the rest, nearly 60 percent live in Asia and hooking them is going to be a daunting challenge. (here is the story…) Related items Asia still presents big challenge for Facebook Asia Is Facebook's Most...

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Asia Stocks to Watch: Facebook boosts Chinese Internet stocks

February 2, 2012 | INTERNET

The hype over Facebook’s initial public offering helps put the shine back on China’s social-media stocks, after a slide sparked by concerns over Chinese accounting and corporate governance issues. (here is the story…) Related items Kids mistake Japan pop star for Playstation game Asia Stocks to Watch: Internet investors brace for hit to Chinese...

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Analysis: Facebook's daunting Asian challenge

February 2, 2012 | INTERNET

(Reuters) – Facebook aims to connect all two billion Internet users. So far it has captured 845 million of them. Of the rest, nearly 60 percent live in Asia and hooking them is going to be a daunting challenge. A block on access in China, court cases in India and rivalry from other services...

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China Internet user base tops 513 million at end of 2011, says CNNIC

February 2, 2012 | INTERNET

The number of Internet surfers in China increased to an estimated 513.1 million as of the end of 2011, according to the latest semiannual survey conducted by the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC). (here is the story…) Related items Research and Markets: Apps and the Mobile Internet – The Battle of the Platforms:...

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Renren Leads Internet Surge on Facebook Appeal: China Overnight

February 2, 2012 | INTERNET

Renren Inc. led a rally in Chinese Internet stocks traded in the U.S. as Facebook Inc.’s initial public offering plans lure investors to similar companies in the world’s fastest-growing major economy. (here is the story…) Related items Research and Markets: Japan Telecommunications Report Q1 2012 – Recent Surge in the Number of 3G Subscribers...

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Facebook hopes to re-friend China despite censors

February 2, 2012 | INTERNET

As Facebook prepares to go public it has its sights on China, where the social media titan is blocked, but analysts say its chances of re-entering the market of half a billion Internet users are slim. (here is the story…) Related items Research and Markets: Apps and the Mobile Internet – The Battle of...

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Facebook says censorship puts China out of reach

February 2, 2012 | INTERNET

China, one of the world's largest Internet markets, could be out of reach of Facebook because of the Chinese government's strict censorship policies, the company said in its filing for an initial public offering (IPO). (here is the story…) Related items Poland signs copyright treaty that drew protests Reports: Yahoo examining complex $17 billion...

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Qihoo 360 Announces Cross-Platform Strategic Partnership with Sina Weibo

February 2, 2012 | INTERNET

BEIJING, Feb. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ — Qihoo 360 Technology Co. Ltd. ("Qihoo 360" or the "Company," NYSE: QIHU), a leading Internet company in China as measured by active user base, … (here is the story…) Related items Research and Markets: Apps and the Mobile Internet – The Battle of the Platforms: both Native and...

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