Facebook, HTC said to plan Facebook phone
Facebook has reportedly approached HTC to develop a Facebook phone, codenamed Buffy, which will use a version of Android modified to enable deeper integration with Facebook features.
Web porn giants sue Icann over .xxx TLD
Internet porn companies Manwin Licensing and Digital Playground are suing Icann and domain name registrar ICM Registry over the creation of the .xxx TLD, accusing the bodies of acting anti-competitively and ICM of abusing its position.
Apple App Store taking yuan payments in China
Apple has started allowing its Chinese customers to pay for applications on the App Store with the yuan. Payments had previously had to be made in US dollars.
Telstra to launch first LTE smartphone in Q1
Australia's Telstra will launch its first LTE smartphones in the first quarter of next year, and may also debut an Android tablet and a personal wireless hotspot device.
Vodafone India opposes excess spectrum charge
Vodafone India has opposed as “legally untenable” the government's proposal to charge operators holding more than 6.2 MHz of spectrum higher fees for the “excess.”
eBay launches TV commerce pilot
eBay has added an in-development feature to its iPad apps that will allow TV watchers to purchase products which appear in programming, such as clothing worn by the cast. But because the app gathers information from TV guide data, eBay will need the co-operation of studios.
Australia's iiNet buys Canberra ISP for $60m
Australia's third-largest ISP, iiNet, has paid $60 million to acquire Canberra-based telecom service provider TransACT.
Orange tips $800m into Romania upgrades
France Telecom's Romanian unit, Orange Romania, will spend €600 million ($809.7 million) over the next four years to expand its 3G network coverage and upgrade its mobile and internet networks.
Related content
- Webwire: India internet users top 112m; Vodafone takes Greek charge
- Webwire: Telstra signs $11b NBN deal; Huawei to help India on testing lab
- Webwire: Apple sued over Siri; Rare earths dispute reaches WTO
- Webwire: BSNL in conspiracy probe; Cable break hits E Africa
- Webwire: Nortel networks breached for years; Proview seeks iPad export ban