FASTTAKES: gotalk, Sharp, StarHub, NSN, Apple

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Australian voice services operator gotalk will use Tata Comm's voice network to provide domestic and international calls.

Japanese electronics vendors Sharp, Panasonic, Sanyo and NEC each posted losses last quarter, as demand for their products continued to wane during the recession.

StarHub has upgraded its HSPA+ network to use Nokia Siemens' Direct Tunnel software solution.

Nokia Siemens has appointed Urs Pennanen to head its Indian operations.

China will ramp up  its internet porn crackdown from next month, targeting a range of entities including porn web and WAP sites, companies which advertise on porn sites, as well as search engines that don't filter content for adult material.

Security specialists have identified separate flaws in Apple's iPhone and MacBook  product lines, presenting them at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas.