China Mobile to launch own-brand phones
China Mobile has revealed plans to soon launch smartphones under its own brand, with apps and services customized for its subscribers.
India's Videocon to roll out LTE by mid '13
India's Videocon plans to use the 1,800-MHz licenses in six circles recently secured in the 2G auction to roll out LTE. The operator aims to roll out services by mid-2013.
Apple-Google akin to feuding nations: Schmidt
Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt has compared the relationship between his company and Apple to that of nation states, capable of maintaining trade relations while still having disputes. The analogy has been compared to to the Cold War by some pundits.
FarEasTone takes 20k iPhone 5 pre-orders day 1
Taiwan's FarEasTone has received more than 60,000 pre-orders for the iPhone 5 in the lead-up to its launch in the market next Friday – including 20,000 on the first day of taking registrations.
China Mobile to offer TD-SCDMA Lumia 920
Nokia has reached an agreement to provide TD-SCDMA variants of its flagship Lumia 920 smartphones for China Mobile. The deal could help Nokia gain market share in China, and help China Mobile compensate for its lack of a deal to carry the iPhone.
NFC set back two years by iPhone 5 snub
Juniper Research believes Apple's decision to eschew a dedicated NFC chip in the iPhone 5 has set the technology back two years in the US and Western Europe.
Telstra refunds $28k mobile bill
An Australian has received a refund from incumbent Telstra, since going public with a complaint that after losing his phone overseas, he was charged A$28,000 ($29,000) on his credit card for calls made after he requested his phone be blocked.