http://ourcommco.com Our Communications Country Tue, 21 Oct 2008 06:09:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By Jessica E. Vascellaro and Robert A. Guth, The Wall Street Journal Internet giant says a version of Chrome software will be available for download Tuesday. Google Inc. plans to introduce its own Web browser, the latest twist in its battle with Microsoft Corp. over key Internet technologies. In a posting on a ... http://ourcommco.com/industry-news/google-tackles-microsoft-in-launch-of-browser MVNO says French regulator would be better off encouraging greater competition among existing players, local press reports. Virgin Mobile, a French virtual mobile phone operator, would be hostile to any French government decision to put a fourth mobile phone license up for grabs and says the industry regulator Arcep would be ... http://ourcommco.com/industry-news/virgin-mobile-hostile-to-fourth-french-mobile-licence Catching up to the competition Ever since Nokia preloaded the game "Snake" inside a mobile handset back in 1998, mobile carriers and game publishers have expected the mobile gaming market to explode. The inherent attraction of killing 5 or 10 minutes playing a game on a mobile phone seemed obvious. And ... http://ourcommco.com/industry-news/mobile-games-make-the-next-move Motorola clings to its number one position in U.S. handset market while RIM makes double-digit gains. Mobile phone shipments in the U.S. managed a 5.3% increase in the second quarter, as cellphone companies beat the weak economy and posted strong results. Click here to find out more! Strategy Analytics, an independent consulting firm, ... http://ourcommco.com/industry-news/us-q2-mobile-phone-shipments-rise-53 India's stocks have recently been hit hard as foreign investors exercise caution. The Indian government's plan to list the country's largest phone company is an important step forward for its long-stalled privatization program. But the timing of the move could be another blow to India's battered stock market. Click here to find ... http://ourcommco.com/industry-news/india-gears-up-for-telecom-ipo Move could pave the way for foreign players to enter Indian mobile market, although TRAI insists FDI cap remains at 74%. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released its recommendations for the introduction of virtual mobile players into the Indian market. Click here to find out more! In response to a ... http://ourcommco.com/industry-news/indian-regulator-backs-introduction-of-mvnos A new analysis of the global mobile payments opportunity forecasts that 2.1billion mobile subscribers will "pay by mobile" for digital goods downloaded to their mobile phones by 2013. Juniper Research defines digital goods as music (ringtones and full tracks), tickets, TV, user-generated content, infotainment and games - in fact any ... http://ourcommco.com/industry-news/21-billion-pay-by-mobile-subscribers-by-2013 Taiwanese vendor expects to have shipped 1 million units by mid-August, following May launch. Taiwan's High Tech Computer Corp. expects to ship more than 2 million of its Diamond-model handsets by the end of 2008, Chief Executive Peter Chou said Monday. Shipments of Diamond handsets will likely rise to 1 million units ... http://ourcommco.com/industry-news/htc-to-ship-over-2m-diamond-handsets-by-year-end Gartner sees declining sales in Europe, Japan offset by growth in Asia-Pacific; expects new handset vendors to come to market. Mobile handset sales will reach 1.28 billion worldwide in 2008, an increase of 11% from 2007, Gartner predicted Tuesday. The analyst firm said global device sales reached 294.3 million in the first ... http://ourcommco.com/industry-news/global-handset-sales-to-hit-128bn-in-2008 Fancy handsets aren't the only game to watch. The iPhone 3G may be getting all the attention in the US, but mobile game publishers worldwide could see as much business from simpler phones and low-income users. That is part of the thinking behind data released in June 2008 by Gartner. The ... http://ourcommco.com/industry-news/worldwide-mobile-gaming-revenues-up