Daily news round up

Technology

Samsung wins appeal on Galaxy tablet ban in Australia
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15956275

Cyber Monday sales hit $1.25 billion
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204449804577068600726857344.
html

Facebook reaches deal with FTC over 'unfair and deceptive' privacy claims
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/nov/29/facebook-ftc-privacy-sett
lement

Media

Murdoch survives one-third vote revolt
http://www.advanced-television.com/index.php/2011/11/29/murdoch-survives-o
ne-third-vote-revolt/

Virgin adds Spotify to Tivo services
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2128561/virgin-adds-spotify-tivo-
services

Twitter snaps up security specialist
http://www.telecoms.com/37295/twitter-snaps-up-security-specialist/

Telecoms

FCC to let AT&T pull merger application
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/11/30/us-att-tmobile-fcc-idUKTRE7AS2FN2
0111130

George Osborne announces £100m broadband boost in autumn statement
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/nov/29/george-osborne-broadband-
autumn-statement

Ericsson urges mobile operators to clean up their macro networks
http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?C=0&ID=469586

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Technology

Facebook gearing up for 2012 IPO
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/11/29/us-facebook-idUKTRE7AR2K020111129

Staff to be banned from sending emails
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/8921033/Staff-to-be-banned-from
-sending-emails.html

RIM to offer security features on iPhone, Androids
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/11/29/us-rim-idUKTRE7AS0A720111129

Media

FT journalists to hold strike ballot
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/nov/28/ft-journalists-strike-ballot

China bans adverts during TV dramas
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/nov/29/china-bans-adverts-tv-dramas

British Library scans 18th and 19th-Century newspapers
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15932683

Telecoms

Asset sales questioned as AT&T tries to save acquisition
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204443404577054530850572626.
html?mod=WSJ_Tech_Europe_INTL_LSMODULE

Verizon accounts for 60% of global LTE subscribers
http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?C=0&ID=469527

Telekom Austria investor Ronny Pecik increased stake in company to 15.8%
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-11-26/telekom-austria-investor-ronny-pe
cik-increased-stake-in-company-to-15-8-.html

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Technology

Sony aims to boost non-consumer sales to $26 billion

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/11/28/us-sony-idUKTRE7AR05Z20111128

UK cyber security plan a 'promising step' but with risks

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15893773

Facebook faces a crackdown on selling users' secrets to advertisers

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/facebook/8917836/Facebook-faces-a-crackdown-on-selling-users-secrets-to-advertisers.html

Media

James Murdoch faces growing list of rebels

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/nov/27/james-murdoch-faces-growing-rebellion

Connected TV marketing trade body established

http://www.advanced-television.com/index.php/2011/11/27/connected-tv-marketing-trade-body-established/

Groupon spurns London's Tech City

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/digital-media/8918031/Groupon-spurns-Londons-Tech-City.html

Telecoms

HTC phone sales face halt in Germany

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/nov/28/htc-smartphone-sales-halt-germany

Everything Everywhere heads for independence

http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?C=0&ID=469509

African phone tower group IHS seeks funds to expand

http://af.reuters.com/article/investingNews/idAFJOE7AR00F20111128

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Technology

Google and Samsung confirm Galaxy Nexus volume bugs
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15870020

Chinese firms face spying probe
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/8904492/Chinese-firms-face-spyi
ng-probe.html

Smartphone apps for hailing cabs
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3e0fedb4-1685-11e1-be1d-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp
=rss#axzz1ehniUofG

Media

Mail Online, Guardian and Telegraph websites post traffic records
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/nov/24/mail-online-traffic-records

Disney, YouTube in streaming deal
http://www.advanced-television.com/index.php/2011/11/24/disney-youtube-in-
streaming-deal/

New BBC Worldwide exec to drive original content commission
http://www.rapidtvnews.com/index.php/2011112517388/new-bbc-worldwide-exec-
to-drive-original-content-commissions.html

Telecoms

AT&T braces for T-Mobile deal collapse
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/11/24/us-deutschetelekom-idUKTRE7AN0F12
0111124

Ofcom: Broadband speeds 'should be clearer'
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/broadband/8912624/Ofcom-Broadband-sp
eeds-should-be-clearer.html

Nokia Lumia boosted by Windows Phone Marketplace's 40,000 apps
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/nokia/8904003/Nokia-Lumia-boosted-by
-Windows-Phone-Marketplaces-40000-apps.html

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Technology

Microsoft signs confidentiality pact with Yahoo
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/11/23/us-yahoo-microsoft-idUKTRE7AM2192
0111123

Mobile phones could replace cash by 2016
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/mobile-phones/8910962/Mobile-phones-
could-replace-cash-by-2016.html

Kobo aims to take on Amazon Kindle with new Vox tablet e-reader
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/8911021/Kobo-aims-to-take-on-Am
azon-Kindle-with-new-Vox-tablet-ereader.html

Media

HMV to launch on-demand film service
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/nov/24/hmv-launch-on-demand-film-serv
ice

TiVo: Subs up, but also losses
http://www.advanced-television.com/index.php/2011/11/23/tivo-subs-up-but-a
lso-losses/

Ovum: Pay-TV strategies must reflect evolving market landscape
http://www.advanced-television.com/index.php/2011/11/24/ovum-pay-tv-strate
gies-must-reflect-evolving-market-landscape/

Telecoms

Nokia Siemens to cut 17,000 jobs
http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?C=0&ID=469457

HTC shares plunge after revenue forecast cut
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15866820

China overtakes US as world's biggest smartphone market
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/11/23/china_overtakes_us_biggest_smartph
one/

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Technology

HP prods EU antitrust authorities against Oracle
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/11/22/us-oracle-hp-lawsuit-idUKTRE7AL2Q
420111122

Secret net Tor asks users to sign up to cloud services
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15834476

Facebook cuts six degrees of separation to four
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/facebook/8906693/Facebook-cuts-six-d
egrees-of-separation-to-four.html

Media

DMGT profits fall as regional ads slump
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/nov/23/dmgt-profits-slide-regional-ad
s

Microsoft buys VideoSurf search
http://www.advanced-television.com/index.php/2011/11/22/microsoft-buys-vid
eosurf-search/

Murdoch's News Corp accused of trying to bribe Australian senator
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/nov/23/murdoch-news-corp-senator-brib
e

Telecoms

FCC chief seeks added review of AT&T/T-Mobile deal
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/11/23/us-fcc-att-mergers-idUKTRE7AL2IT2
0111123

Mobile web users face unlimited confusion over data caps
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2011/nov/22/mobile-web-users-unl
imited-data-caps

LTE subscribers to reach 428m by 2016 - Juniper Research
http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?C=0&ID=469430

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Technology

Facebook phone 'coming next year' from HTC
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/facebook/8906119/Facebook-phone-comi
ng-next-year-from-HTC.html

Xbox Live gamers scammed for £200 by cyber fraudsters
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2064579/Online-gamers-hit-X
box-Live-phishing-scam-raked-millions-pounds-criminals.html

HP seeks stability in 2012 after rocky year
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/11/22/us-hp-idUKTRE7AK28P20111122

Media

Netflix looks to raise $400m
http://www.advanced-television.com/index.php/2011/11/22/netflix-looks-to-r
aise-400m/

BBC chief hints at U-turn over local radio cuts
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/nov/21/bbc-local-radio-cuts

Samsung says in last-stage talks to launch Google TV
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/11/22/us-samsung-google-idUKTRE7AL05820
111122

Telecoms

US agency says Apple did not violate HTC patents
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15831619

Vodafone still considering IPO, potential buys in India
http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?C=0&ID=469404

America Movil, AT&T partner on services for multinationals
http://www.telecompaper.com/news/america-movil-atandt-partner-on-services-
for-multinationals

Daily news round up

Technology

Amazon smartphone 'in the works'
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms
/media/8900329/Amazon-smartphone-in-the-works.html

European book market holds back e-readers
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203699404577043931531342766.
html?mod=WSJ_Tech_Europe_INTL_LSMODULE

Struggling Nokia downsizes in move to London
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/struggling-nokia-downsizes
-in-move-to-london-6264787.html?origin=internalSearch

Media

Film industry takes on iTunes with Ultraviolet
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-news/8901305/Film-industry-ta
kes-on-iTunes-with-Ultraviolet.html

Jobs at risk as GNM seeks to cut printing costs
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/nov/18/guardian-news-media-printing

Sony gets social to launch 'new era' of media consumption
http://www.rapidtvnews.com/index.php/2011112017198/sony-gets-social-to-lau
nch-new-era-of-media-consumption.html

Telecoms

India federal police raids Bharti, Vodafone offices
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/11/21/us-india-telecom-idUKTRE7AK054201
11121

Orange France adds Ortel Mobile to its MVNO ranks
http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?C=0&ID=469365

TalkTalk faces new fine from U.K regulator
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/talktalk-faces-new-fine-from-uk-regulator
-2011-11-20?reflink=MW_news_stmp

Daily news round up

Technology

eBay to open its first UK shop
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/8896172/eBay-to-open-its-first-UK-shop.html

Apple's Siri 'hacked'
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/8897293/Apples-Siri-hacked.html

China's ZTE sets its smartphone sights on foreign markets
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/nov/18/zte-smartphones-china-strategy

Media

Leveson inquiry: tabloids accused of blackmail and bullying
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/nov/16/leveson-inquiry-tabloids-blackmail-accusation

Associated Press reporters told off for tweeting
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15772243

Telstra creates digital media division
http://www.advanced-television.com/index.php/2011/11/18/telstra-creates-digital-media-division/

Telecoms

Mobile phone companies warned over data tariff advice
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/15780283

Pressure mounts on chief at Alcatel
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204517204577044302165790894.html?mod=WSJ_Tech_Europe_INTL_LSMODULE

Huawei becomes less aggressive, prioritises profit
http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?C=0&ID=469339

Daily news round up

Technology

Google and Facebook battle US anti-piracy laws
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/8894159/Google-and-Facebook-battle-US-anti-piracy-laws.html

Nokia's Windows tablet to take on Apple's iPad
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/nov/16/nokia-windows-tablet-apple-ipad

Samsung says altered tablet design to avoid German sales ban
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/11/17/us-samsung-tablet-idUKTRE7AG0DF20111117

Media

Google opens Android music store to challenge Apple iTunes
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/nov/17/google-music-android-rival-apple-itunres

Sony web TV plans could undercut cable
http://www.slashgear.com/sony-web-tv-plans-could-undercut-cable-16195608/

Consumer appetite for innovation in TV services
http://www.advanced-television.com/index.php/2011/11/17/research-consumer-appetite-for-innovation-in-tv-services/

Telecoms

Pre-orders mixed for Nokia's Lumia
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/92016d3e-1064-11e1-8010-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1dx4wuJth

EU's Kroes encourages mobile users to roam
http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?C=0&ID=469282

Facebook and Orange team up on dedicated handsets
http://www.telecoms.com/36762/facebook-and-orange-team-up-on-dedicated-handsets/

Daily news round up

Technology

Apple recalls iPods over safety fears
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/nov/16/apple-recalls-ipods-safety-fears

Dell revenue flat, warns on full-year outlook
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/11/15/us-dell-idUKTRE7AE2FK20111115

Android runs 52% of smartphones sold
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/nov/15/android-runs-most-smatphones-sold

Media

BT poaches Virgin Media's TV head
http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?C=0&ID=469265

Leveson inquiry warned of threat to media freedom
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/nov/15/leveson-inquiry-threat-media-freedom

Apple, with eye on media, names Disney's Iger to board
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/11/16/us-apple-idUKTRE7AE2JC20111116

Telecoms

TalkTalk loses 43,000 customers in a quarter
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/talktalk-loses-43000-customers-in-a-quarter-6262715.html

Pluthero in surprise resignation at CWW
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/plutheroin-surprise-resignation-at-cww-6262714.html

Broadband 'rush hour' cuts speeds by 70 per cent
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/broadband/8893167/Broadband-rush-hour-cuts-speeds-by-70pc.html

Daily news round up

Technology

London's Tech City growth hailed by PM Cameron
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15671829

Facebook 'close to settlement' with FTC over privacy failings
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/nov/11/facebook-privacy-ftc-settlement

ARM president steps down
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204358004577029642933104910.html?mod=WSJ_Tech_Europe_LeftTopNews

Media

Google+ 'is not a social network'
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/8880977/Google-is-not-a-social-network.html

More content needed for OTT to be a threat
http://www.advanced-television.com/index.php/2011/11/11/more-content-needed-for-ott-to-be-a-threat/

EMI sale edges closer after Universal closes in
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/nov/10/emi-sale-universal-bid

Telecoms

Telefonica 9-month net weak as tough market bites
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/11/11/us-spain-telefonica-idUKTRE7AA0XY20111111

Deutsche Telekom profits up on cost cuts
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505245_162-57322038/deutsche-telekom-raises-net-on-cost-cuts/

UK faces superfast digital divide say network providers
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15679101

Daily news round up

Technology

ARM's new GPU chip design aims to boost mobile graphics
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15668347

Adobe abandons Flash for mobile devices
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/8879783/Adobe-abandons-Flash-for-mobile-devices.html

Activision triples profits thanks to Call of Duty
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/gamesblog/2011/nov/09/activision-triples-profits-call-of-duty

Media

Zynga leans on some workers to surrender pre-IPO shares
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204621904577018373223480802.html#ixzz1dI3vF3Vk

Sun on Sunday: NI 'making renewed plans'
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/nov/10/sun-on-sunday-ni-plans

BBC backs down in 'iPlayer only' for its VoD
http://www.advanced-television.com/index.php/2011/11/09/bbc-backs-down-in-iplayer-only-for-its-vod/

Telecoms

RIM investigates reports of BlackBerry delays
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/11/10/us-rim-idUKTRE7A87GH20111110

China Telecom, China Unicom under investigation for 'monopoly'
http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?C=0&ID=469094

AT&T, U.S. argue over witnesses in antitrust trial
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/11/10/tech-us-tmobile-att-witnesses-idUKTRE7A908N20111110

Daily news round up

Technology

Nvidia unveils newest bet in tablets and phones
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/11/09/tech-us-nvidia-idUKTRE7A81C420111109

Comet electrical stores sold by Kesa for £2
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15650763

Olympus admits to hiding losses
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204190704577024680506345936.html?mod=WSJ_Tech_Europe_INTL_LSMODULE

Media

Microsoft, AOL, Yahoo, strike ad alliance
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/11/09/us-microsoft-aol-yahoo-idUKTRE7A77HP20111109

News of the World paid me to follow 90 people, claims private detective
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/nov/08/news-of-the-world-private-detective

Global OTT video worth €22bn in 2015
http://www.advanced-television.com/index.php/2011/11/08/global-ott-video-worth-e22bn-in-2015/

Telecoms

LG signs deal with patent giant Intellectual Ventures
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15644051

Vodafone: we're an emerging markets company
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/telecoms/8877655/Vodafone-were-an-emerging-markets-company.html

Windows Phone poaches top Samsung executive
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/microsoft/8876362/Windows-Phone-poaches-top-Samsung-executive.html

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Technology

China's Huawei in Android patent talks with Microsoft
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15625574

As Cisco scales back, investors watch closely
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203716204577018352839270294.html?mod=WSJ_Tech_Europe_INTL_LSMODULE

Apple security expert finds apps-software bug
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/11/08/us-apple-security-idUKTRE7A708Q20111108

Media

Disney partners YouTube for original content
http://www.advanced-television.com/index.php/2011/11/07/disney-partners-youtube-for-original-content/

ITV 'in advanced talks' with Netflix over video streaming
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/nov/08/itv-netflix-video-streaming

Xbox360 and PS3 for online viewing in 12% of US households
http://www.advanced-television.com/index.php/2011/11/08/xbox360-and-ps3-for-online-viewing-in-12-of-us-households/

Telecoms

Mobile data traffic to grow tenfold by 2016: Ericsson
http://mobility.cbronline.com/news/mobile-data-traffic-to-grow-tenfold-by-2016-ericsson-071111

Google chairman says will not favour Motorola
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/11/08/us-google-chairman-idUKTRE7A70YR20111108

Iraq mobile operators name IPO advisers
http://www.telecompaper.com/news/iraq-mobile-operators-name-ipo-advisers

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Technology

Best Buy bags US mobile venture, axes UK chain
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/11/07/us-bestbuy-carphone-idUKTRE7A52K020111107

Microsoft defends against espionage virus
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/microsoft/8870853/Microsoft-defends-against-espionage-virus.html

Barnes & Noble may launch new Nook, cut some prices
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/11/07/us-barnesandnoble-idUKTRE7A60UF20111107

Media

Time Warner makes €1bn Endemol bid
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/nov/04/time-warner-endemol-bid

Google to trial pay TV
http://www.advanced-television.com/index.php/2011/11/04/google-to-trial-pay-tv/

Discovery buys UK production house Betty
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/nov/07/discovery-buys-uk-producer-betty

Telecoms

Everything Everywhere windfall to improve UK mobile network
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/8870931/Everything-Everywhere-windfall-to-improve-UK-mobile-network.html

AT&T pushes back target date for T-Mobile buy
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57318787-94/at-t-pushes-back-target-date-for-t-mobile-buy/

Alcatel Lucent shares slump on uncertain outlook
http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?C=0&ID=468979

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Technology

Groupon raises $700 million in biggest Internet IPO since Google
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/11/04/us-groupon-finalpricing-idUKTRE7A27TG20111104

US accuses China and Russia of repeated cyber spying
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/8868802/US-accuses-China-and-Russia-of-repeated-cyber-spying.html

AMD to cut 1,400 jobs as new chief revamps
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203804204577016292499557570.html#ixzz1cj51fo2J

Media

ITN to regain Channel 5 news deal
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/nov/03/itn-channel-5-news

Liberty: "We're not interested in BSkyB"
http://www.advanced-television.com/index.php/2011/11/03/liberty-were-not-interested-in-bskyb/

News International's Wapping plant to go on sale next week
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/nov/04/ni-wapping-plant

Telecoms

BT switches on more TV viewers and broadband users than Sky
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/bt-switches-on-more-tv-viewers-and-broadband-users-than-sky-6256883.html

Returned Android phones costing operators $2bn a year
http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?C=0&ID=468973

Cable & Wireless Communications sees smartphone boost
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15574713

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Technology

Amazon launches lending library for Kindle e-reader users
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2011/11/03/248350/Amazon-launches-lending-library-for-Kindle-e-reader.htm

Apple to issue software fix for iPhone battery
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/11/03/us-apple-iphone-idUKTRE7A203F20111103

Logica forced to slash its forecasts
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/logica-forced-to-slash-its-forecasts-6256320.html

Media

Sony faces TV dilemma
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203804204577013423039845782.html

BBC to open vast radio archive online
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/8865357/BBC-to-open-vast-radio-archive-online.html

LG to add ads to its internet TVs
http://www.twice.com/article/476084-LG_To_Add_Ads_To_Its_Internet_TVs.php

Telecoms

Everything Everywhere to cut further 550 staff
http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?C=0&ID=468934

Ambani brothers discuss telecoms deal
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d3217f54-0540-11e1-b8f4-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss#axzz1cdDEWY2D

Judge allows Sprint suit against AT&T/T-Mobile deal

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Technology

Hewlett Packard to build servers using ARM-based chips
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15540910

US, UK propose web governance principles
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204394804577011561842967498.html?mod=WSJ_Tech_Europe_INTL_LSMODULE

Google to index Facebook comments
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/8863354/Google-to-index-Facebook-comments.html

Media

Time Warner trims its excesses
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/01/business/media/time-warner-trying-to-trim-its-excesses-goes-back-to-basics.html

Independent and Standard merge sports and business desks
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/greenslade/2011/nov/01/independent-london-evening-standard

Fifth of TV sets internet-connected by 2016
http://www.advanced-television.com/index.php/2011/11/02/fifth-of-tv-sets-internet-connected-by-2016/

Telecoms

Ofcom reveals state of UK telecoms
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15542558

Nokia, Spectrum Interactive trial free London Wi-Fi
http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?C=0&ID=468884

Vodafone launches technical support team for customers
http://www.mobiletoday.co.uk/News/13101/Vodafone_launches_technical_support_team_for_customers.aspx

Daily news round up

Technology

Tech firms are banking on a cloudy future
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2011/nov/01/technology-companies-clouds-apple

UK conference seeks cooperation on cyberspace
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/11/01/us-technology-cyber-conference-idUKTRE7A00EK20111101

How Android swallowed the UK smartphone market in 18 months
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/oct/31/android-uk-smartphone-growth

Media

Netflix, Amazon sign content deals with Disney
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/10/31/tech-us-netflixdisney-idUKTRE79U0O420111031

YouTube to launch 100 original content channels
http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?C=0&ID=468854

Britons unaware of legal risks of posting online
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/twitter/8860989/Britons-unaware-of-legal-risks-of-posting-online.html

Telecoms

Nine in ten homes pay too much for broadband
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2055894/Nine-homes-paying-broadbandas-study-finds-users-waste-73-year.html

AT&T to launch two LTE smartphones
http://www.telecompaper.com/news/atandt-to-launch-two-lte-smartphones

European Commission plans ambitious €100bn fibre project
http://www.telecoms.com/35779/european-commission-plans-ambitious-e100bn-fibre-project/