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JPMorgan reported in talks for Twitter stake

A new JPMorgan Chase & Co. technology fund is in talks to buy a substantial stake in Internet messaging and communications site Twitter, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the plans.

According to the report, JPMorgan’s Digital Growth fund hopes to acquire 10 percent of Twitter for $450 million, valuing the company at $4.5 billion. Get the full story »

Trademark suit threatens Xoom launch

From CBS’ BNet | San Francisco-based Xoom Corp. filed suit against Motorola’s trademark entity seeking a “temporary restraining order and/or preliminary injunction” as well as a permanent injunction against use of the Xoom name. If granted, Motorola would have to immediately stop the launch of its high-buzz Xoom tablet computer until it could either legally resolve the matter or find another name. Get the full story>>

Analysts: Motorola’s Xoom has plenty of power

Motorola’s new Xoom tablet computer has enough power under the hood to challenge Apple Inc.’s iPad, according to analysis by market researchers IHS iSuppli, but buyers might be disappointed to find that it will need new hardware to work on new, high-speed networks. Get the full story »

Judge: Motorola can’t transfer Huawei technology

A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction that prohibits Motorola Solutions Inc. from transferring confidential information by Chinese company Huawei Technologies to Nokia Siemens Networks, which is planning to buy Motorola’s networks business in a $1.2 billion transaction.

Huawei sued Motorola last month, arguing that the deal with NSN would represent a misappropriation of Huawei trade secrets. Motorola and Huawei have commercial agreements dating back a decade, during which Motorola bought Huawei network technologies and resold the equipment under its own brand. Get the full story »

Boeing to sell commerical satellite capacity

Boeing Co., seeking to boost its space businesses, said it will begin selling satellite communications services, joining a long list of international companies vying to provide the U.S. government and other countries with such services. Get the full story »

Verizon spent more on Illinois network in 2010

Verizon Wireless said Tuesday it spent more than $179.7 million on its Illinois network last year, more than the roughly $166 million investment the carrier made in the state in 2009.

In 2010, Verizon built 57 new cell sites and installed equipment at more than 560 cell sites in the state to boost capacity. The company said it also put in new equipment for the launch of its 4G network, which went live in Chicago in December as part of a broader launch in 38 U.S. cities. Get the full story »

Motorola Solutions to lease out 2 buildings

From the Daily Herald | Motorola Solutions is offering for lease two major buildings on its Schaumburg campus to outside companies. After Motorola Inc. split on Jan. 4, the remaining Motorola Mobility equipment was transferred to Libertyville, so more space opened at the Motorola Solutions headquarters, located off Algonquin and Meacham roads. Get the full story>>

Comcast earnings soar; now hard part begins

Comcast surpassed analysts’ estimates for its earnings in the final quarter of 2010 — its final period before adding NBC Universal to its mix. The company’s operating income grew rose 10.8 percent for the quarter. Revenue was up 7.2 percent to $9.72 billion.

Now the work begins. Despite all of the talk about the importance of fixing the ailing NBC broadcast network or the glamour of entering the movie business, Roberts said the first priority of his lieutenant, NBC Universal Chief Executive Steve Burke, would be “to maintain the strong momentum and focus of the cable channels.”

Costolo vague in saying Twitter ‘making money’

Twitter Inc. Chief Executive Dick Costolo said the microblogging service is “already making money,” but he did not immediately clarify whether he was referring to revenue or profit.

Costolo made his comments in a webcast keynote address at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, but a subsequent Q&A period was not streamed on the Internet. Get the full story »

Sony Ericsson unveils Playstation phone

Sony Ericsson has unveiled  its long-awaited PlayStation smart phone, taking video game console wars to cellphones.

Sony’s PlayStation, on the Sony Ericsson’s new Xperia Live phone, will take on Microsoft’s Xbox Live, available on Windows Phone 7. Get the full story »

FCC to use rural phone subsidies for broadband

Government regulators are planning to overhaul the $8 billion federal program that subsidizes telephone service in poor and rural areas to pay for high-speed Internet connections.

The Federal Communications Commission voted 5-0 Tuesday to begin drafting a blueprint to bring the federal program, the Universal Service Fund, into the digital age. Get the full story »

India, Pakistan demand full BlackBerry access

India rejected on Monday Research In Motion’s offer to allow it only partial access to its BlackBerry data services as neighbouring Pakistan also moved to restrict the popular smartphone’s services.

It was not immediately clear what the Indian government, which says it is driven by security concerns, would do after the Canadian smartphone maker failed to fulfill demands to monitor encrypted corporate e-mail by a Jan. 31 deadline. RIM had said was confident India would not ban its services. Get the full story »

Motorola Solutions’ 4Q earnings, revenue grow

Strong spending by governments to improve public safety and retailers helped Motorola Solutions Inc., report strong gains in fourth-quarter earnings and revenues.

The report did little for the company’s share price, however, because of the Schaumburg-based company’s weaker first-quarter earnings guidance. Shares of Motorola Solutions, formerly the Enterprise Mobility Solutions segment of Motorola Inc. before it split earlier this month, closed at $38.58 Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange, down 1.68 percent. Get the full story »

With earnings glow over, Motorola Mobility shares fall

Shares in Motorola Mobility Holdings were down more than 11 percent, to $30.67, Thursday, a day after strong smart phone launches boosted the handset maker’s results in the fourth quarter.

Bloomberg reported Thursday that the imminent arrival of Apple Inc.’s iPhone at Verizon Wireless had slowed sales at Motorola’s biggest carrier.

To blunt the effect, Bloomberg reported, Chief Executive Officer Sanjay Jha said the company is introducing new phones including the Atrix, trying to sell more handsets through other U.S. carriers and bulk up sales in China and Latin America.

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Google Voice to let users keep cell phone numbers

Google’s Voice calling application is adding a long-promised feature: the ability to move a phone number from a cell phone to Google’s service. Get the full story »