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Apple Plans To Offer IPhone Through NTT DoCoMo : Reports (RTTNews)
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is nearing a final deal to offer its iPhone through NTT Docomo Inc (ADR) (NYSE:DCM), Japan’s largest mobile carrier, according to several reports. NTT DoCoMo may begin offering the iPhone later this year. This marks an about-face for NTT DoCoMo, which has more than 60 million subscribers in Japan. It will become the last of Japan’s three major carriers to offer the iPhone. In addition, Apple will reportedly hold an event on September 10 where it is expected to unveil its next-generation iPhones.
Google’s Former China President Lee Says on Blog He Has Cancer (BusinessWeek)
Lee Kai-Fu, Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG)’s former China head, said on his microblog he has cancer, sparking widespread concern among his more than 51 million followers. “Although lymphoma doesn’t sound optimistic and has made my family and friends concerned, this is life — it comes as a surprise but I should face it calmly,” Lee, 51, said on his SINA Corp (NASDAQ:SINA) Weibo account at about 8:07 a.m. Beijing time today. “Sickness is part of life; I will choose to face the ups and downs of life with a more positive attitude.”
Microsoft doesn’t need to copy anyone. It needs to be Microsoft (LiveSide)
Earlier today, Paul Thurrott let off some steam (granted, he’s never been very shy about that), ranting about the perceived notion that Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has taken to copying Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) when it should be, in Thurrott’s estimation, copying Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) instead. In making his points in a blog post titled Microsoft is Copying the Wrong Company, Thurrott lets slip a number of factual errors in coming to his conclusions (although of course we respect his opinion and his right to express it!). We’ll deal with the errors first, and then let on some of our own interpretations about the future of Microsoft as it enters the post-Ballmer era.
Apple Said to Near Deal With Japan’s DoCoMo to Sell iPhone (TheJakartaGlobe)
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), the world’s most-valuable company, is near a final agreement to offer its iPhone through the largest mobile carrier in Japan, NTT DoCoMo, according to people familiar with the situation. DoCoMo may begin offering the iPhone later this year, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the information is private. Apple will debut new iPhones at a Sept. 10 event at its headquarters in Cupertino, California, a person familiar with the matter has said.
Holiday home owner loses fight with Google (SMH)
Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) Australia appears to be untouchable when it comes to defamatory material posted on its search engine after a court agreed it was not the publisher but merely a local arm of its American parent. The decision follows similar cases around the world, including in Britain, Ireland and New Zealand, where courts have found that the subsidiaries of American giant Google Inc are unable to remove URL links and information from the Google Search index and are therefore not responsible.
Apple labor standards in the spotlight (CNBC)
Microsoft builds portal for Indian developers (ManoramaOnline)
Global software major Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has built a dedicated portal for its Indian developers with a community-based platform to network and engage, its Indian subsidiary said Thursday. “The collaborative portal will also offer expert guidance to developers and remotely solve their queries, empowering themto be efficient as they go from idea to app (application),” the company said in a statement here. With 1.6 million developers in India, which is its second largest community after the US, the company has designed the portal to offer a rich set of functionality to help them leverage collective computing power.
Apple Tests iPhone Screens as Large as Six Inches (WSJ)
As Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) -0.69% prepares to unveil both a new high-end iPhone and a cheaper version for the first time next week, it is already working on something bigger. The electronics giant has begun evaluating a plan to offer iPhones with screens ranging from 4.8 inches to as high as 6 inches, people familiar with the matter say. That would be a sizable leap from the 4-inch screen of the iPhone 5 released last year, and, at the upper end, would be one of the largest on the market. Such plans signal further that the Cupertino, Calif., company is shifting its smartphone strategy as it searches for new engines of growth, and as competition with Samsung Electronics Co. intensifies 005930.SE +0.29%.
Google Argues Wiretap Act Allows It To Scan User Emails (Law360)
Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) urged a California federal judge Thursday to toss a privacy class action accusing it of violating the Wiretap Act by scanning Gmail users’ email to target advertisements, arguing that the law allows an email provider to intercept communications when doing so supports its day-to-day business. The federal act and its state counterparts allow electronic communication service providers such as Google to intercept and read emails under “ordinary course of business” exceptions, argued Google’s attorney, Whitty Somvichian of Cooley LLP. That applies to Google because…
Microsoft To Support The Xbox 360 For 3 More Years (Pulse2)
Good news if you don’t plan on being an early adopter for the Xbox One console. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) will be supporting the Xbox 360 for 3 years, announced Xbox CMO Yusuf Mehdi at the Citi Global Technology Conference. Mehdi also claimed that over 100 new games will be shipping for the Xbox 360 over the next 3 years as well. “If you look at 360 that platform lasted for seven to eight years and it’s going to go for another three years,” he explained. “It’s incredibly profitable now in the tail. Some of these things take some time in the launch year in which you invest, and then they they play out over time,” stated Mehdi.
