Webwire: Sistema Shyam appeals to SC; TIM Brazil chief quits over scandal

Staff writer
07 May 2012
00:00

Sistema Shyam appeals license revoke

India's Sistema Shyam Teleservices has filed a fresh appeal against the Supreme Court's decision to revoke the 2G licenses held by the joint venture and seven other operators.

Wall Street Journal

TIM Brazil chief quits over SIM card scandal

Luca Luciani, CEO of Brazilian mobile operator TIM Participacoes, has resigned amid a scandal over the alleged use of irregular SIM cards in Italy to manipulate the market share data of parent company Telecom Italia.

MarketWatch

Google facing $10m privacy fine in US

Google is facing an over $10 million fine from US regulator FTC, due to its now-discontinued attempt to circumvent Safari privacy settings with third-party cookies, to enable the company to target mobile ads at users of Apple's browser.

Tom's Guide

MTN Nigeria threatened with sanctions

Nigeria's telecom regulator NCC has threatened to impose sanctions on MTN Nigeria, for allegedly failing to inform subscribers or the regulator that it was experiencing disruptions to its network in Lagos.

SAPA

Apple lands blows in US Samsung suit

A US judge hearing an Apple lawsuit against Samsung has sanctioned the latter for failing to comply with a court order to turn source code over its opponent, and also barred Samsung from introducing some evidence in its defence.

Bloomberg

Alibaba aims to buy back stock from Yahoo: source

A source claims Yahoo is in advanced negotiations to sell around 15% to 25% of Alibaba Group's shares back to the Chinese e-commerce giant.

Reuters

New iPhone to have 16:9 screen: rumors

Credible rumors suggest that Apple's new iPhone will have a screen that is larger than four inches, and that uses a 16:9 aspect ratio instead of 4:3 as with its predecessors.

Mashable

UK consults on requiring opt-in for porn

The UK government will consult on new measures to protect children from internet pornography, including a proposal to require internet subscribers to opt in to viewing adult material.

BBC News

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