Big Tech Microsoft November 4, 2009 Microsoft linked to Yahoo takeover talks with Time Warner, News Corp Microsoft has held talks with Time Warner, News Corp and others about a possible joint takeover of Yahoo, according to Bloomberg, citing a Wall Street Journal report. Microsoft's proposition would see the company buy Yahoo's search business, while a Web media firm such as News Corp's MySpace or Time Warner's AOL would merge with the rest of Yahoo. By Mobile World Live
Big Tech Microsoft November 3, 2009 MSN portal comes to 3 Italia 3 Italia has signed an agreement with Microsoft, giving its mobile subscribers access to MSN's portal MSN Mobile, as well as all services in the Windows Live family, such as Hotmail, Messenger, Spaces and Search. By Mobile World Live
Big Tech Microsoft November 3, 2009 Alcatel-Lucent appeals loss of US1.5B award Alcatel-Lucent is appealing to reinstate a US$1.5 billion verdict against Microsoft for patent infringement, which was reversed last summer by a US district court. The French firm has appeared before the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, arguing that Microsoft has violated two of its patents relating to MP3 technology. By Mobile World Live
Big Tech Microsoft November 3, 2009 Microsoft says willing to restart Yahoo talks Microsoft said yesterday it would be willing to reopen talks to buy all or part of Yahoo, but only if a new Yahoo board is elected, a move Reuters sees as a big boost for financier Carl Icahn's plans. By Mobile World Live
Big Tech Microsoft November 3, 2009 Yahoo rejects new Microsoft deal Yahoo has rejected a joint proposal from Microsoft and investor Carl Icahn for a restructuring of the search engine company that would include the acquisition of Yahoo's search business by Microsoft. By Mobile World Live
Big Tech Devices Microsoft North America Regulation November 3, 2009 Report: FCC’s D-Block re-auction may wait until 2009 RCR Wireless News reports it appears increasingly doubtful that US regulator the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will re-auction its D-Block spectrum this year. By Mobile World Live
Big Tech Microsoft North America November 3, 2009 Microsoft, Dell support TD-SCDMA Microsoft and computer manufacturer Dell have teamed up with China's Datang Mobile to develop a range of products based on the Chinese 3G standard, TD-SCDMA, reports Cellular News. Datang and Dell will work on the bundled sale of Dell's laptop computers and Datang Mobile's TD-SCDMA 3G mobile data card. By Mobile World Live