India loses bid to reopen Vodafone tax case
India's Supreme Court has rejected an application from the government to review its verdict that Vodafone is not required to pay a $2.2 billion tax bill.
France demands Google data answers
Google has three weeks to explain how it will use consumer’s data in France, following a change to the search giant’s privacy policy.
TOT in talks with AIS for network sharing deal
Thai state-owned operator TOT is in talks to share its mobile towers and fiber with private operator and current concessionaire AIS.
New iPad runs hotter than iPad 2
Tests of Apple's new iPad show that the device can run up to 13 degrees Fahrenheit hotter than the iPad 2 while playing games, lending credence to reports of the device running uncomfortably hot.
Korea Telecom plans to increase its annual investment by 20% in 2012, as it aims to catch up to its rivals in terms of LTE coverage and adoption. Executives have agreed to take a 10% pay cut if they miss their LTE targets.
Vandal knocks out thousands of Telstra lines
A vandal is believed to be responsible for cutting a fiber cable owned by Australian operator Telstra. The cable break knocked out 21,000 phone lines, 9,000 broadband services and a few towers.
Windows Phone sales surpass Symbian in Britain
Sales of Microsoft's Windows Phone smartphones outpaced Nokia's Symbian platform in Britain, with Microsoft's share of the market increasing to 2.5%, according to research from Kantar.
Nokia files for vibrating tattoo patent in US
Nokia has filed a patent in the US covering the concept of tattooing material onto a person's skin, that would be paired to a mobile device and vibrate to communicate alerts such as an incoming call or a low battery.
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