Tuesday, April 19, 2011

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Slow network and block Skype in Brussels wand telecoms

BRUSSELS - Network Speed "hypothetical", arbitrary blocking of VoIP services like Skype to mobile operators, portability in 24 hours. In short, neutrality and transparency of the network should be guaranteed and inspired by the free market, says the European Union which brought these principles in a directive - the so-called telecoms package, from May 25 in the 27 countries of ' Union - presented today by European Commissioner for digitization, Neelie Kroes.

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First quarter: Sony Ericsson sees net profit fall by 48%

The Japanese-Swedish manufacturer of mobile phones from Sony Ericsson has published Tuesday, April 19, net income down 48% to 11 million euros in the first quarter, sales down 18.5%. A year earlier, the joint venture of Sweden's Ericsson and Japan's Sony, which celebrates its tenth anniversary in 2011, had net income of 21 million euros, according to a statement.

Between January and March 2011, turnover stood at 1.145 billion euros, the group has passed 8.1 million terminal, a figure down 23% year on year, reflecting a number of new products on the market less important. The group has however launched a new model, the XPERIA Play, a handheld computer (smartphone) with a joystick smartphones accounted for 60% of total sales during the quarter, it has been noted, while its market share on these products stood at about 5% in units sold and 3% in value.

Online Music: Grooveshark denies the withdrawal of its Android

In an open letter, the vice president of music streaming service Grooveshark, Paul Geller, denies the withdrawal of its application to the Android Market, the distribution system for mobile applications from Google and shelves. April 6, the application had been withdrawn by Grooveshark Google's catalog of applications, following a complaint by the Recording Industry Association of America, the U.S.

Twitter might buy TweetDeck

The micro site Twitter messages is in talks to buy TweetDeck, one of the companies providing services to facilitate its use, says the Wall Street Journal, Monday, April 18. According to business daily, the transaction could reach $ 50 million (35 million). TweetDeck has at least "fifteen employees and temporary", most of whom work in Britain, according to its website.

The company provides a customer to manage the flow of various social networks: Twitter, Facebook, but also the site of geolocation Foursquare. Twitter, which claims 200 million registered in Tech Buzz News, responded with a message posted on his own website: "We do not comment on rumors." A spokesman confirmed, however, foresaw that Twitter to open an office in London, as noted in the Wall Street Journal in its online edition.

Apple accuses Samsung of copying its iPhone and iPad

The computer maker Apple has filed a complaint against Samsung, claiming that cell phones and tablet computers of the giant South Korean electronics copied the iPhone and iPad, the American flagship products. The Wall Street Journal, which obtained a copy of the complaint of thirty-eight pages, Apple accuses Samsung of copying the look, design, packaging and user interface of its products.

Apple claims that Samsung infringed several patents and trademarks of Apple. "Rather than innovate and develop its own technology and style unique to Samsung's multi-function products and tablet computers, Samsung chose to copy Apple's technology, its user interface and innovative style in these products who do not respect "the patent, according to Apple's complaint cited by the Wall Street Journal.