France probes “spectacular” cyber attack
French police are investigating a “spectacular” cyber attack in the lead-up to last month's G20 summit, which appears to have originated from IP addresses in China.
Taiwan handset maker HTC has reported a 212% year-on-year increase in February profit on the back of strong sales for the month.
North Korea jams GPS in South Korea
North Korea is reportedly jamming GPS signals in South Korea, in a possible attempt to disrupt mobile phones and satellite-guided missiles in the nation.
Ciena 1Q loss widens on expenses
Ciena has posted a wider 1Q loss of $79 million and lowered its guidance for the current quarter due to rising operational expenses.
Facebook adds suicide watch, in talks with Skype
Social network Facebook is adding a feature allowing users to report suicidal friends, to address concerns site administrators have done little to prevent past suicides. The company is separately back in talks with Skype over introducing web video calls to the site, sources say.
Vodafone pleads for 2G spectrum
Mobile operator Vodafone is calling on India’s government to ditch recommendations from telecoms regulator Trai that would increase the value of 2G spectrum six times.
Nokia sells Qt division
Nokia is selling its Qt commercial licensing and services division to Digia for an undisclosed sum, but claims it will continue its “long-term commitment” to the underlying software.
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