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India, the maker of the world's cheapest car, has come up with yet another feat as it has launched what it claimed the world's cheapest indigenous tablet on Wednesday.

The Apple Let's talk iPhone event is one day away and is the first time they ever had an iPhone event, separate from WWDC and at the Apple Headquarters this time.

By now, news of Apple's invitation to a specifically iPhone-related event, on Tuesday at its Cupertino campus in California is old news. However, it is still unclear whether this event will see the release of the highly-anticipated iPhone5.

As Apple's Oct. 4 iPhone event is round the corner, more information has started to surface over the specifications of the next-generation iPhone, presumably called iPhone 5.

Xbox Live on the Xbox 360 will soon feature Web pay-TV service.

Will the possible release of the iPhone 5 to Sprint (S) in October spark a renaissance in the wireless sector, including for longstanding iPhone carrier, steady-as-she-goes Verizon (VZ)?

Mobile phone firm Nokia (NYSE: NOK) said it would cut 3,500 jobs and review its operations in Finland, Hungary and Mexico as part of its cost-cutting measures.

Cable operators are privately working on a plan to force programmers to unbundle their networks and allow customers to subscribe to channels on an individual basis.

LightSquared will be running an open letter from its CEO Sanjiv Ahuja in major US newspapers on Sept. 26, explaining its position over the controversy surrounding its LTE (long-term evolution) network, specifically concerns about its interference with GPS (global positioning system).

The FCC has filed its net neutrality rules with the Federal Register, and the controversial rules will go into effect Nov. 20. Don't expect Internet service providers to go down without a fight.

AT&T is launching its 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network across various cities in the U.S., marking its first foray into the new high-speed data standard.

Seven states, including California, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois and New York, have joined the lawsuit to stop AT&T’s acquisition of T-Mobile USA, the Justice Department said Friday. Previously, AT&T had proposed a $39 Billion deal to purchase T-Mobile.

Ted Sarandos, Netflix's chief content officer, had the unenviable task of fielding questions at the Paley Center for Media conference on Thursday as shares of the company plummeted on news that subscriber growth was shrinking.

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Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) lowered its third quarter domestic subscribers guidance, while maintaining its financial and international subscribers outlook. Wedbush Securities believes that the lowered expectations by Netflix reflect a degree of customer disinterest.

South Korea was the world's most advanced Internet and telecommunications economy in 2010, with high levels of access, usage and skills, while high-speed Web access remained unaffordable in many low-income countries, the United Nations said on Thursday.

A Verizon technician installing high-speed Internet cables in Brooklyn, N.Y. was electrocuted and set on fire when he accidentally touched a hidden power line Wednesday.

AT&T announced on Monday it will start offering the Acer Iconia Tab A501 featuring Android Honeycomb, on Sept. 18. Anyone who commits to a two-year agreement for a new $35, 3GB monthly data plan can snag one of the 10.1-inch tablet for $330.

Apple is expected to release iPhone 5 in mid-October with an upgraded operating system in the form of iOS 5 that contains more than 200 new features.

AT&T, Inc.(NYSE:T), the second-largest wireless carrier in the U.S., faces an uphill battle as the Department of Justice's (DoJ) action and upcoming Federal Communications Commission (FCC) action suggests a philosophy of too much wireless M&A too soon.

Stock futures pointed to sharp falls for equities on Monday after tumbling in the previous session following the resignation of a top official at the European Central Bank, with futures for the S&P 500, the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq 100 down 1.6 to 1.9 percent.