Webwire: iPhone 5 gets approval in China; Syria goes dark

Staff writer
30 Nov 2012
00:00

iPhone 5 gets access license in China

The iPhone 5 has received a network access license from China’s Telecommunication Equipment Certification Center, leading to speculation China Telecom and/or China Unicom could launch the device in a matter of weeks.

Wall Street Journal

Syria cut off from the internet

Syria has been effectively removed from the internet and left with only intermittent mobile services, with the government blaming a terrorist attack targeting internet lines, but international observers blaming a government internet blackout.

BBC News

Heat wave hits Vodafone Australia network

An air conditioning failure at a switch within Vodafone Australia's network in heat-struck Melbourne disrupted incoming mobile calls for about 50% of the operator's customers in the city, and up to 15% of its customers nationwide.

The Age

Telenor predicts breakeven in India in '13

Despite a tumultuous year for Telenor's Indian unit, CEO Jon Fredrik Baksaas said he expects the subsidiary to hit the financial breakeven point in 2013.

NDTV

AU LTE penetration to hit 46% by '16: Telsyte

Research firm Telsyte expects 46% of Australia's mobile phone connections to be 4G by mid-2016, by which time more than 80% of smartphones sold in the nation will be 4G-enabled.

Computerworld AustraliaOnline

Apple unveils revamped iTunes

Apple has unveiled the redesigned version of its iTunes media storefront, a month later than planned. The store has been more deeply integrated with Apple's iCloud service.

Bloomberg

Windows 8 failing to lift PC sales: NPD

Research firm NPD Group estimates that sales of Windows-based PCs for the three weeks following the October 26 launch of Windows 8 declined 21% year-on-year, suggesting a tepid debut for Microsoft's new OS.

Associated Press

Twitter suit revolves on social data access

A legal case being heard in San Francisco could be the first step towards resolving the issue of whether social media companies such as Twitter can lay claim over user-generated content, and control access to the content by third-party data analytics firms.

Reuters

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