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IMS at the core of Telstra's enterprise strategy

fmmonteverde — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:32:12 +0800

Last week Ovum attended Telstra's analyst d

Nokia recalls 14m phone chargers

fmmonteverde — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:10:00 +0800

Nokia has been compelled to recall and replace millions of mobile phone chargers developed by a Chinese subcontractor, after testing discovered that they are potentially dangerous.

Murdoch vows to block News sites from Google search

fmmonteverde — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:09:00 +0800

Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch intends to block News Corp content from Google search engines as part of his plan to turn the websites into subscription-only zones.

Google buys AdMob for €500m

fmmonteverde — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:08:00 +0800

Google is to buy mobile display ad firm AdMob for €500 million in stock.

The Silicon Valley company was founded in 2006 by Omar Hamoui “when he

Clearwire's backers to tip in another €1b: WSJ

fmmonteverde — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:07:00 +0800

Sprint Nextel and other investors will pump another €1 billion into US-based Wimax operator Clearwire, the Wall Street Journal has reported.

Sprint Nextel cuts another 2,500

fmmonteverde — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:06:00 +0800

Sprint Nextel is to axe up to 2,500 staff on yet another cost-cutting drive.

The carrier

RIM unveils new platform for app developers

fmmonteverde — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:05:00 +0800

RIM has launched a new services platform for developers that helps them to integrate ads and transactions with BlackBerry apps.

The new platform,

Maxis expects up to €2.26 b from today's IPO

fmmonteverde — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:04:00 +0800

Malaysia's Maxis has estimated it will make up to €2.26 billion from its debut today thanks to strong institutional demand.

The IPO comes two years aft

Alca-Lu strikes deal for vendor financing

fmmonteverde — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:09:00 +0800

Alcatel-Lucent has improved its chances against cashed-up Chinese vendors by securing backing from Belgian export credit insurer ONDD.

The French-based supplier

First iPhone worm caught in the wild

fmmonteverde — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:07:00 +0800

The world’s first iPhone worm, “ikee” with a Rick Astley twist, has emerged in Australia.