HTC surpasses Nokia by market value
HTC has overtaken Nokia by market value to become the world's third most valuable smartphone maker worth around $33.8 billion.
Essar seeking $700m kicker in Vodafone sale
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Dell tips $1b into cloud services
Dell will spend $1 billion to establish 10 new data centers around the world that will provide public and private cloud services, as well as new facilities and staff to help promote and sell the services.
Viacom, Time Warner trade suits over mobile TV
Media conglomerates Viacom and Time Warner Cable have sued each other in a battle to determine whether cable companies have the right to distribute TV programming on iPads and other mobile devices.
AT&T, Verizon must open networks to rivals
US operators AT&T and Verizon will have to let smaller rivals use their respective mobile networks for data, instead of just voice services, under new rules recently approved by regulator FCC.
Twitter users send 155m tweets per day
Twitter is now being used to send out 155 million tweets per day, up from 55 million just one year ago.
Facebook launches Open Computing Initiative
Facebook has teamed up with hardware firms including AMD, Dell, HP and Intel to launch the Open Computing Initiative, an attempt to encourage collaboration on designs for servers and data centers.
Telstra sells $1b worth of 10-year bonds
Australia's Telstra has sold $1 billion worth of 10-year bonds to be used to refinance debts - likely including the repayment of bonds due next year - and for general funding.
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