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iPhone business model faces threat…

December 17, 07 by admin
According to Vincent Poulbere, senior analyst at UK-based research group Ovum, threats to the iPhone business model in Europe are likely to come from both regulatory and non-regulatory sources. Apple has kicked off its iPhone program on the Continent with T-Mobile in Germany and Orange in Fran...

Mobile compatibility for Office 2007

December 09, 07 by admin
Office 2007 introduced new file format based on the controversial Office Open XML (OOXML) specification, for which Microsoft has been trying — seemingly in vain — to gain global acceptance. The would-be standard's main competitor is the fully open-source OpenDocument Format (ODF). Windows Mobile ...

$US8.1 billion from Nokia for location services leadership

October 09, 07 by admin
Nokia is to acquire location based services market leader, Navteq, for approximately  $US8.1 billion in cash. The offer represents a 34 percent premium on Navteq's share price a month ago. "Navteq brings a number of key assets to Nokia: a great team with best-in-world maps and navigation ind...

Apple’s iPhone in the UK

September 19, 07 by TelecomEditor
Apple’s iPhone has been presented to the UK on Tuesday, however the device will be on sale only on 9 November. Everyone interested will be able to purchase it at a cost of £269 for the 8GB model. iPhone will be available on the O2 mobile network (the exclusive UK carrier). Besides O2, iPhones can...