Google to axe 4k Motorola Mobility jobs
Google has revealed it will cut 4,000 Motorola Mobility jobs, and close up to a third of the unit's 94 offices worldwide, as it seeks to restructure the recent acquisition and restore the subsidiary to profitability.
Australia to debut cloud vendor cert system
The Australian government will introduce a formal certification system for cloud vendors, which it aims to apply across the IT sector by 2014.
Bangladesh hikes fine for unregistered SIMs
Bangladeshi regulator BTRC has hiked the fine on mobile operators for each unregistered SIM in service to $50, from $10 previously, as it steps up pressure on the operators to verify new customers' identities at the point of registration.
RCom lifts Q1 profit 3.2%, misses estimates
India's Reliance Communications has reported a 3.2% increase in fiscal first quarter profit to 1.62 billion rupees ($29.2 million), but missed analysts expectations for the result as it grappled with intense competition.
Google target of Indian antitrust probe
India's antitrust commissioner is investigating Google, after a consumer advocacy group accused the company of practices that breach local competition law.
AT&T said to prep for launch of next iPhone
US operator AT&T has started gearing up to launch the next generation of the iPhone in the third or fourth week of September, a source claims.
Thai cellcos can absorb 3G costs: Fitch
Fitch ratings believes that Thailand's mobile operators have the ability to absorb the costs of the upcoming 3G auction and subsequent 3G rollouts without taking significant hits to their respective credit ratings.
KT to ramp up database security after hack
KT has pledged to bolster the security of its customer databases, after hackers breached the operator's systems and stole the personal information of more than half of the operator's 16 million wireless customers.
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