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Vodafone moves to fully own India unit in $1.7 billion deal
2013-10-30 10:32:49| Telecom - Topix.net
Vodafone Group Plc has sought approval from the authorities to raise its stake in the India unit for 101.41 billion rupees it said on Tuesday, after India allowed foreign companies to take full ownership of local carriers.
US: Brown-Forman moves to protect Jack Daniel's in whiskey lawsuit
2013-10-29 15:43:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
Brown-Forman has launched a lawsuit against a Tennessee-based drinks firm over claims that consumers will confuse its white whiskey with Jack Daniel's, according to reports.
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Google moves closer to smartwatch launch - report
2013-10-29 14:33:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Google's smartwatch is currently in late-stage development and the company is in talks with Asian suppliers to begin mass production of the device, people familiar with the matter said, reported The Wall Street Journal. The new device will run on Android and will come integrated with Google Now, the company's intelligent personal assistant, a person familiar with the situation said. Google has been working to reduce power consumption on the smartwatch so it will require less frequent battery charges, the person said. The integration of Google Now will also allow the new smartwatch to communicate with other devices such as a smartphone and draw information from a user's email, the person said. The device may be ready for mass production within months, the person said. The Wall Street Journal first reported in June that Google was interested in developing a wristwatchlike device.
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Smartphone market grows 45% in Q3, Huawei moves to 3rd place
2013-10-29 09:00:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Global smartphone shipments grew 45 percent annually to reach a record 251 million units in the third quarter of 2013, according to Strategy Analytics. Samsung took a record 35 percent share of the market, and Huawei moved up to third place. Smartphones accounted for 6 in 10 of all mobile phones shipped worldwide, driven by strong demand for LTE models in developed regions like the US and 3G devices in emerging markets such as China. Samsung's share was up 2.3 percent points from a year earlier as it grew shipments an estimated 55 percent to 88.4 million units. Apple's growth was slower, and its market share fell to 13.4 percent from 15.6 a year ago. Huawei took a 5.1 percent share, as it grew shipments 67 percent annually to 12.7 million units in Q3. LG was in fourth place, with 12.0 million smartphones good for a 4.8 percent market share. LG was also the fastest-growing vendor among the top five brands, with shipments up 71 percent year-on-year. Lenovo came fifth, with 10.8 million smartphones shipped and a 4.3 percent share of the global market.
Oracle moves aggressively to poach SAP Business ByDesign customers
2013-10-28 17:51:19| InfoWorld: Top News
Oracle has joined the ranks of ERP (enterprise resource planning) software vendors hoping to capitalize on uncertainty among customers of SAP's Business ByDesign software, offering to waive one year of subscription fees to those who migrate to Oracle's competing products.
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