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China Unicom, Telefonica agree on USD 2 bln share swap deal(Telecompaper) China Unicom and Telefonica have entered into a cooperation and share swap agreement. China Unicom and Telefonica will each buy USD 1 billion worth of shares in each other.
following the transaction, China Unicom's shareholding in Telefonica will be approximately 0.88 percent and Telefonica's shareholding in China Unicom will increase to about 8 percent from 5.38 percent currently. The companies plan to cooperate in areas such as the joint acquisition of infrastructure and equipment for customers; the joint development of wireless service platforms; the joint provision of services to multinational enterprises; roaming; R&D; sharing of best practices and technical, operational and management expertise; the joint development of a set of strategic initiatives within the framework of network and technology development; as well an exchange program for managers from both companies.
DMeurope.com Monday, September 07, 2009Beatles re-master, game drag band into digital ageLondon (Reuters) - The Beatles take a step closer to selling their music online on Wednesday with the simultaneous release of the band's re-mastered catalog and the MTV video game The Beatles: Rock Band.
Reuters Monday, September 07, 2009Google says online books make Internet democraticBRUSSELS (Reuters) - Google on Monday defended its plan to scan and publish millions of books online, telling a European Commission hearing it made access to information on the Web more democratic.
Reuters Monday, September 07, 2009Google bows to EU over digital booksGOOGLE will make concessions to European publishers and authors in an attempt to stem rising anger over its move to digitise and sell millions of books online, a report said.
Australian IT Monday, September 07, 2009Google tells EU online books make Web democraticBRUSSELS (Reuters) - Google, the Internet search group, defended its scanning and publishing of millions of books online on Monday by saying the project was making finding information on the Web more democratic.
Reuters Monday, September 07, 2009Spotify mobile app fully releasedOwners of the iPhone, iPod Touch and Android-based mobile phones can now get the Spotify mobile application on their devices.
Webuser.co.uk Monday, September 07, 2009Credit card fraud hotspots revealedLevels of credit card fraud show no signs of abating, according to research, as the areas of the UK where the crimes are commited are revealed.
Webuser.co.uk Monday, September 07, 2009New rogueware variant installs malwareA new breed of fake anti-virus program has been spotted in circulation and actually installs malware on your PC rather than simply informing you of infections.
Webuser.co.uk Monday, September 07, 2009Govt rules for a 6-month storage period for internet data(Telecompaper) Telecom network and service providers will only have to keep internet data for six months, instead of the twelve months proposed earlier by the government. The Dutch ministry council voted on the shortened time-frame, which was suggested by minister of justice Hirsch Ballinn in the name of secretary of state Frank Heemskerk. The new time frame is not valid for the data from fixed or mobile telephony, which providers will still have to keep for twelve months. During debates in the upper chamber in July over the data saving law, the decision was taken to split the data into two categories, internet and telephony, in order to better monitor internet company practices, Ballinn said.
DMeurope.com Monday, September 07, 2009Seven time freeze traps UnwiredTHE wireless service provider started as 2.5G and will forever more remain so, apparently.
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