IN THE PAPERS
In the papers 5 July
05-07-2007
by Sylvia Leatham
O2 set to sign iPhone deal, say sources | LG Electronics sues Quanta
The Irish Times reports that Telefonica has been ordered to pay EUR152 million in antitrust fines levied by the European Commission, as noted by ENN on Wednesday.
The Irish Independent says that Trinity College Dublin has launched a new Masters degree in video games. Read the full story on ENN.
The Irish Examiner reports that online property company Funda has ceased trading in Ireland, as noted on ENN on Wednesday.
The paper also says that one quarter of all Irish people have used some type of pornography this year, with 21 percent of men looking at it on the internet. Eleven percent of men and women admitted they had logged on to adult websites. The survey of 687 adults was conducted by the Irish Examiner and Red C.
According to the Financial Times, mobile operator O2 was poised on Wednesday night to clinch a deal as Apple's exclusive network partner for the iPhone in the UK, said sources. Nonetheless, O2 said that "We have not signed a deal with Apple." The US firm talked to four leading European mobile operators: Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile, France Telecom's Orange, Telefonica's O2 and Vodafone. Apple will limit the iPhone's European launch this autumn to the UK, France and Germany. It will follow elsewhere in Europe next year, when it will also launch in Asia.
The Wall Street Journal reports that South Korea's LG Electronics has filed a lawsuit against Quanta Computer, alleging that the Taiwanese company infringed on four patents related to LG's DVD technology. LG is seeking an injunction against Quanta's use of the technology and monetary compensation in a lawsuit filed in a US district court in the western district of Wisconsin. LG didn't say how much compensation it is seeking.
The paper also says that a European court has rejected an appeal from telecoms operator Bouygues that the French state illegally subsidised rival mobile operators when it changed the conditions of mobile phone licences. The European Court of First Instance said the French government acted legally when it changed the conditions of 3G licences granted to SFR and Orange. Bouygues claimed the French state illegally subsidised the operators when it extended their 3G licences at no cost.
Caped Koala Studios has built a virtual world for kids, combining education and social networking 