Daily news round up

Technology
NTT and Mitsubishi hook up on cloud encryption
http://www.v3.co.uk/v3/news/2267236/ntt-mitsubishi-join-hands-cloud

People sue Apple over 'overheating' iPads
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/TECH/gaming.gadgets/07/28/lawsuit.filed

Amazon unveils new generation of Kindles
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20012007-1.html

Media
LinkedIn valued at $2bn on back of Tiger investment
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/7915046/LinkedIn-valued-at-2bn-plus-o
n-back-of-Tiger-investment.html

Details of 100m Facebook users collected and published
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-10796584

Sky to expand 3D channel on October 1st
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/digitaltv/news/a252184/sky-to-expand-3d-chan
nel-on-october-1.html

Telecoms
RIM stock jumps as revamped Blackberry nears
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE66R3C620100728

Telefonica buoyed by overseas business
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5a898ba0-9ad8-11df-ae58-00144feab49a.html?ftca
mp=rss

4G to fuel infrastructure spending in 2011
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/report-4g-fuel-infrastructure-spendi
ng-growth

Daily news round up

Technology
Apple launches Magic Trackpad
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/TECH/gaming.gadgets/07/27/apple.magic.

Vodafone brings solar powered handset to India
http://www.techtree.com/India/News/Vodafone_Brings_Solar_Powered_Handset

Google patents search that tracks your mouse moves
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/07/27/google_patents

Media
Who is the most influential person on a social network?
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/27/242107/

Google in talks to build Facebook competitor
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE66R08E20100728

Yahoo! Japan adopts Google search engine
http://www.ejc.net/media_news/yahoo_japan_adopts_google_search_engine/

Telecoms
Mobile spectrum auction of UK 'soon'
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/93726538-99af-11df-a852-00144feab49a.html

RIM's Blackberry grip on the enterprise may be slipping
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/rims-blackberry-enterprise

Verizon breathing down Sprint's 4G neck
http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=195012

Daily news round up

Technology
IBM faces two competition probes
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10764294

Citigroup says iPhone banking app stored data
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128776976

Google Apps for Gov battles fear of floating data
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/07/26/google_apps_for_government/

Media
'Most people's purchases influenced by social networks'
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/7910697/

Brits say no to paid-for web content
http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/brits-say-no-to-paid-for-web-cont
ent-705778

Broadband speed gap widening, says Ofcom
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/broadband-speed

Telecoms
US legalises jailbroken iPhones
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/07/26/dmca_exemptions/

Blackberrys are 'threat to national security' claims UAE
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/blackberry/7910712/

Vodafone scraps 360 handsets
http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?C=0&ID=457354

Daily news round up

Technology
Google steps up Chrome release schedule
http://www.v3.co.uk/v3/news/2267013/google-steps-chrome-release

India unveils prototype for $35 touch screen computer
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-10740817

HP aims Windows-based Slate at the enterprise
http://www.v3.co.uk/v3/news/2267009/hp-slate-target-business-users

Media
IPv4 addresses to run out in 12 months or less
http://www.v3.co.uk/v3/news/2267015/ipv4-addresses-run-months

Google search share slips as Baidu gains: report
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE66M3LI20100726

Amazon's weakness only for short term, say analysts
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE66M2JE20100723

Telecoms
UAE raises prospect of curbs on BlackBerrys
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/867cac86-980a-11df-b218-00144feab49a.html

Competition spikes as more smartphones are sold than ever before
http://moconews.net/article/419-competition-spikes

Demand for mobile data boosts Vodafone revenues
http://www.telconews.com/2010/07/24/demand-for-mobile-data-boosts-vodafo
ne-revenues/

Daily news round up

Technology
Dell Inc. paying $100 million in SEC deal
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100723/ap_on_hi_te/us_sec_dell_settlement

Microsoft claims strong quarterly earnings
http://www.v3.co.uk/v3/news/2266943/microsoft-claims-strong

New bill to outlaw net neutrality will fail say advocates
http://www.v3.co.uk/v3/news/2266941/bill-outlaw-net-neutrality-fail

Media
Amazon snags exclusive deal for e-editions
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38365801/ns/business-going_green/

BBC website sticking with 'chaotic' new look
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/online/bbc-website

Google: 'FTC proposals to help newspapers would hurt journalism'
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/pda/2010/jul/22/google-ftc-proposals-hur
t-journalism

Telecoms
Nokia profits plunge as smartphone sales rise 1%
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/22/242072/nokia-profits

AT&T's net adds soar with 3.2m iPhone activations
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/ts-net-adds-soar-3-2m-iphone-activat
ions/2010-07-22

Ex-Palm VP says it's a two-horse race between Android and iPhone
http://moconews.net/article/419-ex-palm-vp-says-its-a-two-horse-race

Daily news round up

Technology
FTC extends antitrust settlement talks with Intel
http://www.infoworld.com/d/the-industry-standard/

Cloud computing expected to create more IT jobs
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/07/21/242049/

IBM launches faster and more cost-efficient mainframe
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE66L0E120100722

Media
Foursquare hits 100 million 'check ins'
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/social-media/7902605/

The unintended consequences of Facebook
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-10705923

PayPal adding a million new accounts a month
http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/paypal

Telecoms
Google cracks open Android's closed development
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/07/22/android_open_development/

Motorola lawsuit alleges Huawei stole trade secrets
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/motorola

Qualcomm is talking to potential acquirers for struggling FLO TV group
http://moconews.net/article/419-qualcomm-is-talking-to-potential-acquire
rs

Daily news round up

Technology
EU boosts hi-tech research budget
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-10697302

E-books outsell hardbacks on Amazon
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/7900191/

Adobe to launch publishing tools for iPad/tablets
http://www.t3.com/news/adobe-to-launch-publishing-tools

Media
China satisfied with Google search engine tweak
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE66J0MS20100720

Facebook 'unsure' about old Zuckerberg contract
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-20011156-93.html

Yahoo shares decline after second-quarter sales miss analyst's estimates
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-07-21/yahoo-shares-decline

Telecoms
Apple hopes to brush past 'antennagate' with solid earnings
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/apple-hopes

Nokia 'seeking new chief executive'
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/jul/20/nokia-chief-executive

Global mobile data market to be worth $340 billion by 2014
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/44369.php