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September 1, 2010

IPv6 transition means more than replacing routers

After years of dismissing the frantic pleas of standards bodies and industry groups to develop and implement an IPv6 transition plan, telecom and cable operators have begun to ready their networks to support the next-generation Internet protocol.

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August 31, 2010

HP pays $55m to settle US fraud case

HP has agreed to pay $55 million to settle a US Department of Justice (DoJ) investigation into allegations of fraud and kickbacks.
 
HP had been accused of bribing system integrators to recommend US government agencies purchase its products, and of providing incomplete information to the General Services Administration (GSA) in 2002. 
 

August 27, 2010

Cisco bags video software firm ExtendMedia

Cisco has bought content management systems firm ExtendMedia to strengthen its position in the IP video market.
 
The firm said acquiring ExtendMedia would allow it to offer service providers a more customizable IP content platform, by leveraging the privately-backed US firm’s

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August 26, 2010

Dell, Samsung, Huawei offer new Androids

In a banner week for Google’s fast-growing mobile OS, Dell has launched an Android-powered smartphone, while Huawei and Samsung promised Android devices next week.
 
Dell yesterday launched itself into the ultra-competitive US smartphone market, unveiling its first handheld device for the market as part of a strategy to cut its reliance on PC sales.
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August 25, 2010

RIM buys white label app store

RIM has purchased US-based startup Cellmania in an effort to grow its Blackberry App World store.
 
The company acquired Cellmania – which builds and licenses software elements for mobile app stores – for an undisclosed sum.
 
The merger was announced yesterday and

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August 24, 2010

HP to launch two tablets by year-end

Hewlett Packard will launch two tablet PCs in a matter of months, after admitting sales of laptop PCs have been hit by the increasingly-popular format.
 
The firm plans to launch a business-focused tablet running Microsoft’s Windows 7 by end-2010, and will follow up with a consumer device running Palm’s WebOS in 2011, according to Todd Bradley, head of the

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August 23, 2010

US officials oppose Huawei’s Sprint Nextel deal

Huawei’s troubles in India may finally be lifting, but the Chinese vendor now faces fresh opposition over its supply to the US market.
 
Eight US senators have penned a letter,

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August 19, 2010

LightSquared to pay Inmarsat $338m for spectrum

US wireless broadband startup LightSquared has activated a spectrum deal with Inmarsat in which it will pay $337.5 million to the mobile satellite firm.
 
LightSquared will use Inmarsat’s L-band frequencies to deploy a hybrid satellite-LTE network across the US, launching in the second half of 2011.
 
The company, backed by US hedge fund

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August 18, 2010

Hulu headed for IPO: report

Hulu is preparing for an IPO that could value the three-year-old commercial video site at more than $2 billion, New York Times has reported.

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Wimax has expanded to the max

Just as the Wimax industry is preparing to jump to Wimax 2 alarm bells are ringing over the future of the wireless broadband technology.
 
The Taiwanese, who make some 80% of the world’s Wimax devices, believed Intel is giving up on the technology

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