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Baidu's rare stumble offers rivals opportunitiesSHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Baidu's hasty move to a new Internet ad system marks a rare stumble for China's dominant search engine, opening a window of opportunity for others salivating for a piece of the country's fast-growing online market.
Reuters Tuesday, October 27, 2009Mobile Web usage surge continued in Sept: OperaHELSINKI (Reuters) - Global mobile data traffic continued to surge in September, Internet browser firm Opera said on Tuesday.
Reuters Tuesday, October 27, 2009Google Voice lets users keep phone numberSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc has introduced a new feature that will allow consumers to use its Google Voice service without switching to a special phone number, potentially broadening the appeal of the nascent, and controversial, service.
Reuters Tuesday, October 27, 2009Millicom studies ETB stake acquisition(Telecompaper) Mobile Operator Millicom International Cellular, which operates in Colombia under the brand name Tigo, is evaluating whether to bid for a controlling stake in ETB, said Gloria Ortega, president of Tigo Colombia in an interview with local newspaper La Republica. At the beginning of July, Colombian state-owned operator Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Bogota started looking for a strategic partner to support its investment plans, mainly focused on the broadband business. However,
following a lawsuit from the workers union, a Colombian court temporarily suspended ETB's search for a strategic investor. Ortega also revealed Tigo is in talks with satellite pay-TV provider DirecTV, to
launch bundled services on the local market. "DirecTV has something that perhaps interests the customer (not us) and Tigo has something that may also interest the user: hence partnerships spring up, or what I like to call shared opportunities", said Ortega.
DMeurope.com Tuesday, October 27, 2009Google Voice Liberates VoicemailUsers of Google Voice can now choose Google as a voicemail provider for existing mobile numbers, displacing mobile carrier voicemail systems in the process.
Information Week Tuesday, October 27, 2009Nokia launches first TD-SCDMA device in China(Telecompaper) Nokia has launched its first TD-SCDMA device, called the Nokia 6788 in China with China Mobile. The Nokia 6788 offers a wide range of integrated China Mobile applications and is specifically designed for China Mobile's network. It provides its users with faster internet speeds and download times and features a 5-megapixel camera with a dual-LED flash, a 2.8 inches QVGA display, and the Symbian S60 platform. Inspired by traditional Chinese furniture and architecture, the Nokia 6788 incorporates Chinese design elements including traditional Chinese patterns on the back of the slide and the battery cover. The Nokia 6788 is expected to become available at the end of December. Nokia plans to introduce more TD-SCDMA phones in the near future.
DMeurope.com Tuesday, October 27, 2009Mobile web usage surge raises hopes of gear demandHELSINKI (Reuters) - Global mobile data traffic continued to surge in September, raising the prospect of increasing demand for battered telecom equipment makers.
Reuters Tuesday, October 27, 2009KPN Q3 sales slide compensated by cost-cutting measures(Telecompaper) Dutch operator KPN reported third-quarter results showing sales down 8.8 percent to EUR 3.33 billion while EBITDA rose 4.4 percent to EUR 1.33 billion, pushing the EBITDA margin to 39.9 percent from 36.3 percent the year before. The operational profit, or EBIT, lifted 7.3 percent to EUR 752 million, while the net profit increased 12 percent to EUR 395 million and earnings per share added 25 percent to EUR 0.25. KPN said it is on track with its 'Back to Growth' strategic plan and maintained its guidance for 2009 and 2010. The quarterly results were roughly in line with market expectations. Market watchers forecast sales at EUR 3.43 billion, EBITDA at EUR 1.33 billion, a net profit at EUR 390 million and EPS at EUR 0.24. Sales were fractionally below expecations, while the EBITDA was higher.
DMeurope.com Tuesday, October 27, 2009Ask Nobel Physics Prize winner questions on YouTubeDr John Mather of Nasa is inviting people to submit questions to him via YouTube.
Webuser.co.uk Tuesday, October 27, 2009Weather, bondholders in talks to buy Wind Hellas(Telecompaper) Hellas Telecommunications II, the holding company for Greek operator Wind Hellas, received final offers to invest in
the company on 22 October. After consultation with the ad hoc committees of noteholders and the bidders, the board of Hellas II decided to pursue discussions with two bidders, namely Weather Investments and a group of
the company's bondholders (the Committee of Subordinated Noteholders). Hellas II's objective is to identify a preferred bidder in the early part of next week.
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