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September 1, 2010

IPv6 transition requires support from vendors

Filed under: ARIN,Comcast,DOCSIS,Facebook,Features,Fixed Access,Global Crossing,Google,IPV6,IPv4,Netflix,Public,Routing and Switching,YouTube — fmmonteverde @ 8:10 am

Operators can do only so much when deploying IPv6 to ensure a smooth transition from IPv4. While most operators seem to be on track with updating their infrastructure for IPv6 readiness, their overall success with the transition will also depend on cooperation from vendors, content providers and other network providers.

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August 30, 2010

It’s Google vs Facebook vs privacy

Filed under: Blogs,Business and managed services,Facebook,Google,Merger and acquisition,Mobile Apps and Content,Network management,Operator Services,Privacy,Public,Social Networking,mobile phones — fmmonteverde @ 8:48 am

Another day, another Google swing at Facebook.
 
This time the Googlers have bought Angstro, a startup that enables the sharing of news and other data across social networking sites.
 
Angstro, named after Swedish physicist Anders Jonas Angstrom, says its technology enables it to

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New social network promises privacy

Filed under: Daily News,Diaspora,Entertainment,Facebook,Fixed Access,Fixed Broadband,Marc Zuckerberg,Mobile Apps and Content,Privacy,Public,social networks — fmmonteverde @ 7:06 am

A new open-source social network that aims to offer subscribers more control over the information they share than Facebook will launch on September 15, developers say.
 
The team behind the $200,000 Diaspora project say the site is running and that source code will be released mid-month, ahead of schedule.
 
“We have shifted our developm

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MS co-founder accuses Google, Apple of IP theft

Filed under: Apple,Business and managed services,Daily News,Ebay,Facebook,Google,Microsoft,Operator Services,Paul Allen,Public,Yahoo,patent suit — fmmonteverde @ 7:05 am

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is suing 11 US tech firms, including Apple and Google, claiming patent violation over components essential to modern search and e-commerce sites.
 
Allen has filed suit against the companies, which also include Yahoo, Facebook and eBay, in a US district court.
 
The tech firms have been accused of violating four

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August 24, 2010

Octopus privacy scandal: new words, same tune

Filed under: Blogs,Facebook,Google,Hong Kong,Octopus,Operator Services,Privacy,Public — fmmonteverde @ 7:03 am

The furor in Hong Kong over the recent Octopus Card scandal – in which it was found to be selling customer data to third parties – has died down following the

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August 6, 2010

Google buys social gamer Slide for $228m

Filed under: Business and managed services,Daily News,Entertainment,Facebook,Google,Merger and acquisition,Mobile Apps and Content,Operator Services,Public,Slide,social networks — fmmonteverde @ 8:07 am

Google will acquire Facebook apps maker Slide for a reported $228 million in another effort to break into the social gaming market.
 
Google has agreed to pay $182 million for Slide, plus an extra $46 million in employee retention bonuses, in a deal expected to be announced today, sources

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August 2, 2010

FASTTAKES: Apple, Trai, IDC, FCC, Kordia, LG Uplus

Filed under: Alcatel-Lucent,Apple,Daily News,FCC,Facebook,Fixed Access,HTC,India,LG Uplus,Mobile Apps and Content,Operator Services,Public,RIM,Regulation,Trai,Wireless Access,cloud computing,smartphones — fmmonteverde @ 6:00 am

The radio reception on Apple’s iPhone 4 is “significantly worse” than comparable smartphones, according to PA Consulting Group.

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July 29, 2010

Google to take on Facebook in online games

Filed under: Business and managed services,Daily News,Disney,Entertainment,Facebook,Google,Mobile Apps and Content,Operator Services,Playdom,Playfish,Public,Zynga,online games — fmmonteverde @ 6:07 am

Google is seeking partners to build out online games to help it compete with Facebook, the Wall Street Journal has reported.
 
It has held talks with several major games companies, including Playdom, Playfish and Zynga – in

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FASTTAKES: RIM, Tata Comms, Facebook, iiNet, Ericsson, LG

Filed under: Daily News,Ericsson,Facebook,Fixed Access,LG,Mobile Apps and Content,Operator Services,Public,RIM,Tata Comms,Wireless Access,iiNet — fmmonteverde @ 6:01 am

RIM is planning to unveil a touchscreen BlackBerry next week that could compete more effectively with the iPhone,

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July 13, 2010

FASTTAKES: Facebook, Maxis, Microsoft, Extelcom, Citibank, Mediatek

Filed under: Citibank,Daily News,Extelcom,Facebook,Fixed Access,Maxis,MediaTek,Microsoft,Mobile Apps and Content,Operator Services,Public,Wireless Access — fmmonteverde @ 6:00 am

Facebook has agreed to place a “panic button” on its website to help UK children to report possible abuse to authorities. 
 
Maxis CEO Sandip Das told Business Times he expects the firm’s

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