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September 3, 2010

Huawei wins 3G deal from Tata Tele

Tata Teleservices has awarded a 3G network contract to Huawei – the first deal the vendor has picked up in India since the government lifted restrictions on purchasing Chinese telecom gear.
 
Huawei will deploy 3G equipmen

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Baidu unveils app store

Filed under: App Store,Baidu,China,Daily News,Mobile Apps and Content,mobile phones — fmmonteverde @ 6:09 am

Chinese search engine Baidu has unveiled a web-based app store, the Box Computing Open Platform.
 
The platform will carry games, videos, e-books and other applications, accessible directly through the Baidu site using any web browser, WSJ.com said.&nb

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Wireless charging tech gets first standard

Wireless inductive charging technology is set to surge with the release of the first industry standard for wireless chargers for mobile phones and other gadgets.
 
The Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) announced the Qi 1.0 spec, an open standard finalized in July that covers low-power charging up to 5

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AAG cable fault hits Brunei

A fault in the new AAG cable has hit internet connectivity in Brunei.
 
Telekom Brunei has warned users to expect slow connections or cuts in service because of a fault at AAG’s landing station at Lantau, Hong Kong.
 
The “international uplink” has been out since August 27 and will not be back in service until September 7, a

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THE WRAP: Web TV war breaks out, Singapore’s NBN

This week internet titans prepped for the web TV wars, as Singapore’s next-gen fiber network cranked into life.
 
Apple slashed the price of its Apple TV hard-drive and announced 99-cent downloads for TV shows.

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Cisco buys smart grid outfit Arch Rock

Cisco has made its second move on the smart grid market in as many days, unveiling plans to buy specialist networking firm Arch Rock yesterday.
 
The firm will integrate privately-held Arch Rock’s IP-based wireless technology into its smart grid products – its latest attempt to

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Sony takes on Apple with video, music services

Sony is making a play for a slice of the online entertainment market with new TV and music offerings designed to trump the best that Apple has to offer.
 
The consumer electronics giant promised its new video on demand service would deliver “hundreds of box office hits” from big-name studios, and said its

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FASTTAKES: DoT, HP, Telkom, BT, Vimpelcom, AlcaLu

India’s DoT has begun allocating 3G spectrum to the seven winners of May’s 3G auctions. It requires operators to cover at least 90% of metro circles, and 50% of most of the other circles.

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September 2, 2010

Apple, Amazon join web TV war

Apple has upped the stakes in the web loungeroom battle by slashing the price of its TV device and announcing 99-cent downloads for shows.
 
Hours after Steve Jobs unveiled Apple’s new pitch Wednesday, online retailer

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DTAC CEO slates Thai 3G regime

The 3G process has finally started in Thailand, but the hybrid licensing/concession regime will be costly and cumbersome for operators, according to DTAC CEO Tore Johnsen.
 
“The 3G licensing system has fees… that are substantially lower than what we pay today in revenue share,&rd

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