Nokia RAN Vendors November 19, 2012 Nokia rises on reports of German success Nokia’s Lumia 920 smartphone has reportedly sold out in Germany, causing the Finnish firm’s stock to rise its highest in a month. This morning the shares rose as much as 5. 5 percent to EUR 2. By Justin Springham
November 19, 2012 SSTL hints at Indian M&A strategy Russian-controlled Indian operator Sistema Shyam TeleServices (SSTL) is open to the idea of M&A with other operators in the country, according to the firm’s CEO. By Matt Ablott
November 19, 2012 Sawiris seeks 5B in damages for Algerias role in Djezzy saga Naguib Sawiris’ Weather Investments is suing the Algerian government for US$5 billion in damages over the state’s alleged interference in Weather’s former ownership of Orascom Telecom Algérie (Djezzy), the country’s largest mobile operator. By Matt Ablott
November 16, 2012 Tapjoy offers app data to developers and advertisers App monetisation company Tapjoy has joined forces with Kontagent, a user analytics firm, to release a new service that offers app data in real-time to developers, publishers and advertisers. By Richard Handford
November 16, 2012 TomTom unveils APIs Dutch navigation firm TomTom is to make it easier for other developers of enterprise and consumer apps to base their services on TomTom data with the release of its cloud-based Location Based Services (LBS) platform and developer portal. By Justin Springham
November 16, 2012 Flurry touts AppSpot success App analytics firm Flurry claims that response to the release of its AppSpot product – a monetisation platform that helps publishers earn more advertising revenue – has been “incredible”, with over 1,000 developers already signed up. By Justin Springham
November 16, 2012 PayPal uses facial recognition to speed transactions PayPal has is to offer a mobile payments service with four retailers in Australia that follows a recent trend in attempting reduce checkout time for shoppers. By Richard Handford