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Tuesday, 17 February 2009

Bloomberg & Reuters Clobbered, Barcelona's Mobile World: Still No iPhone Killers, H-1B Fraud Rate: 20%

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In Barcelona, Plenty Of New Smartphones, No iPhone Killers

This week, most of the mobile world -- except Apple -- is getting together in Barcelona for the Mobile World Congress trade show. The theme, as we're used to by now, is smartphones -- and plenty are on display, including some decent looking new ones. But for the third year in a row, no one is showing off anything that's going to topple Apple's iPhone as the smartphone to beat.

This year's trends: Pretty much the same as last year's. Shinier cases, better cameras, HD video, more fold-out keyboards. But most of the phones are still running the same old Microsoft Windows Mobile or Nokia Symbian software platforms -- that aren't going to set anyone's imagination on fire. And many of the phones just look... the same. Read >

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Bloomberg And Reuters Clobbered
In an analyst's report it is estimated that "global spending by the securities industry on data, largely through leasing desktop terminals, is forecast to shrink by 3%, or $700m, this year." As a result Bloomberg and Reuters will get hit with big losses, as they are the industry leaders in this realm. The report by Burton-Taylor thinks they could lose $500 million in revenue this year. Read >

The H-1B Fraud Rate: Over 20%, Says USCIS
We've written before about widespread abuse in the H-1B visa program, but now we have some hard figures to work with: There's fraud in over 20% of H-1B applications.

And no, these figures don't come from some advocacy group with an agenda. The "over 20%" figure is the findings of a newly surfaced report undertaken by the federal government's U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service. Read >

Microsoft Shows Off A Less Crappy Windows Mobile
Microsoft had a head start in the smartphone software industry, but companies like Apple and Google have increasingly made Microsoft's Windows Mobile look out of date.

So we're happy that Microsoft has made some progress in its user interface and Web browser for Windows Mobile 6.5, which CEO Steve Ballmer showed off today at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Read >

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Live TV Coming To The iPhone
Live television programming is on its way to Apple's iPhone. But the big questions are: Where? And is anyone going to pay for it? Read >


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Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim, who recently bailed out the New York Times, is apparently not a fan of bad media coverage. Or so say his new employees. Read >


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Agitating Sirius Creditors Put Mel on Notice
As if being stuck between John Malone and Charlie Ergen wasn't enough, Mel Karmazin now has angry creditors on his tail.

The Sirius XM boss is trying to decide -- as soon as possible -- whether he'll take the satellite radio giant into bankruptcy or risk selling a significant stake to Malone and Ergen. Either way, he could end up kicked to the curb. Read >

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