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With the technology that O2 took over in 2009 with the company Jajah, Telefonica subsidiary apparently wants to make a Skype-like service.

O2 had Jahjah acquired 2009th its technology allows it to operate without installing any software cheap internet telephony. Now, Smartphone users are similar in the vicinity of a wireless network such as Skype users can use the VoIP service.

This is for 207 million U.S. dollars from O2 acquired company expanded since the fall of the daughter, “Telephonic digital,” says our British colleague, Sophie Curtis. The plans of the new business unit, according to the VoIP product “O2 Connect” only for IOS and Android phones to be available. Around 1000 O2 test customers to participate in the field test, the more launch this month.

By installing O2 would prevent telecommunications companies only to “dumb data pipes” for providers such as Skype and Co. were demoted – one has its own service, the competition can be very easy to exclude.

Whether O2 to become serious competitors for the recently acquired by Microsoft Skype may be, is questionable: The Federal Trade Commission FTC in the United States and the antitrust guardians of the EU approved the purchase, Skype is now with a lot of Microsoft trying to cash to keep the competition small.

Following the commitments made ​​by the American and European authorities step Microsoft moving quickly to complete the accounting integration of the 8.5 billion dollar purchase quickly.

In May, Microsoft the contract for the purchase of Skype from, now is the integration done. Even if the reader ITespreyo said in a survey, the 8.5 billion purchase price may be too much money for the value of VoIP experts have been, it is still a good investment that Microsoft plays its long sleepy Internet sector.

The concerns raised by competitors were reviewed by the antitrust authorities, and finally laid aside. First, said the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, with the usual lag then nodded and the EU from the transaction.

Now the deal is completed, Microsoft comes forward with an official welcome message. The threaded with the help of the investment group Silver Lake business follow a common goal of Microsoft and Skype: Connecting people all across devices.

Microsoft wants to integrate Skype into its technology in future products, Steve Ballmer said in an inconspicuous clause. Skype recently announced, delivering even 300 million minutes video calls per day – Microsoft is the success message as a graphic in the center of its own integration message, presumably to show how valuable the purchase was.

A Samsung quad core tablet with Windows 8. Windows 8 will not see the light in the next year, but Microsoft has been active in publicizing its next operating system. Samsung is building a tablet optimized for Windows 8. In the meantime, Microsoft is ready to show some aspects of the upcoming Windows 8 to an upcoming event for Microsoft developers (BUILD).

Even if Windows 8 will not see the light in the next year, Microsoft has been active in publicizing its next operating system through the blog Building Windows 8 . The objective of work for Windows 8 is to offer a peaceful coexistence between the tablet and a touch interface for your desktop.

As they become known features of the new operating system also increase the reactions, often negative, developer of the world. The last case concerns the use of the ribbon interface in the Metro user to replace Aero.

Despite the interest ahead of its time demonstrated by Bill Gates for the size of the tablet PC that goes back a Comdex in November 2001, the HP tablet wielded by Steve Ballmer at CES in January of this year 2011 has never seen the light . The arrival of the finished product from here to 12 months will give a competitive advantage that experts estimate that two and a half to Apple and its pad (29 million units sold).

Analysts at JP Morgan indicate that the arrival of a tablet, Amazon could boost the market for tablet alternative to iPad. Market debates the possibility of Amazon’s next tablet as a credible challenge to Apple and its iPad. An analysis of JP Morgan indicates that the arrival of a tablet, Amazon could boost the market for tablet alternative to iPad.

But analysts at JP Morgan bring into account the tablet based on Windows 8 as a platform to challenge iPad launch and on estimates for 2011: 52 million units sold in total, against 46 million last year with a jump of 13 percent. The confirmed approval of the Android-based tablet has already pushed into a corner and RIM’s Blackberry Playbook put an end to the attempt of HP Touchpad.

In 2012, unit sales will be between 72 and 76 million. But “there has not been well iPad another tablet offered in other volumes. We are waiting for the emergence of a clear number two, although this cannot happen before the launch of Windows 8.

“But for the next October-November will be launched by the so-called Amazon Kindle tablet 7-inch color for less than $ 300 in Christmas sales that will challenge the iPad. The OS will be Android. Amazon’s brand and its distribution capabilities in the field can make a difference.

Chrome in September conquers a market share of 16.2 percent. Number one in the Safari browser for mobile devices.

In a few months, next year, the Google Chrome browser could break through the market share of 20 percent if he can maintain the current pace of growth. With an accelerated release versions of Chrome is 2:15 p.m. already reached to 16.2 percent of the market. The data are reported by Net Applications. Larry Page, Google CEO, spoke last month to 160 million users worldwide, a goal achieved in just three years since the release of the application.

The growth rate of Chrome is second only to that of Safari that has risen to 5 percent. The market share gains by Apple and Google have been lost from Microsoft (Internet Explorer) and Mozilla (Firefox): IE has fallen below 55 percent share while Firefox has dropped from 22.5 to 23.6 percent.

History does not repeat itself in the segment of the browser on mobile devices that Net Applications began to be considered separately. Safari is the clear winner here, thanks to the success of the tern iPad, iPhone and iPod touch with 55.6 per cent compared to 53 in August. Google’s Android browser is growing at 16 per cent decline while Opera Mini browser and owners of Symbian OS and Blackberry. Chrome is even more optimistic about StatCounter sees Chrome overtaking Firefox as early as December of this year.

The EPC is being investigated: the market must be open to new providers. The ‘European Payments Council (EPC) is entered in the crosshairs of the European Commission is investigating its practices. The Commission wants to ensure that the system does not block the entry of new players in the electronic payments market.

The survey comes at a time when the mobile payment systems seem on the way to a tumultuous development. The EPC is an emanation of some of the largest banks in the European Union and presides over the formation of standards used for payments in various forms, including via the web within the SEPA (Single Euro Payments Area).

The Commission will investigate to determine whether these procedures provide the ability to exclude new suppliers of EPC forms of payment is not controlled by a bank and therefore obliged to impose higher fees to merchants and consumers on the web.

According to the leaders of the European Commission, the standardization of payment systems is a vital element, but must be open so that everyone can benefit from it: “The use of the Internet is growing and makes a pressing need for secure online payment solutions and efficient throughout the SEPA. We therefore recommend to EPC to develop standards that promote interoperability and competition.

Microsoft signed licensing agreements with Samsung and HTC Android ‘related. And Google reacts. Google does not hide his annoyance at the recent cross-licensing agreement between Samsung and Microsoft, coming to accuse the company of Redmond extortion. Under the agreement with Microsoft impeller Samsung Electronics South Korea has agreed to pay a fee to Microsoft for every Smartphone or tablet based on Android.

This allows Samsung to HTC had joined the group of OEMs on Android that this had set the cause for patent infringement. The agreement is even more important as Samsung and HTC (which also produce Windows Phone) together account for half of sales of smart phones in the United States.

And Google did not fail to show all his resentment: “In the absence of success in the Smartphone market, [Microsoft] is invoking the legal measures in order to extract profits from the successes of others and stop the pace of innovation. [Google] remains focused on building new technology and support to partners Android.

“Samsung is the leading global OEMs the Android: In addition to smart phones and tablets of the Galaxy range also produces devices for TV and Android-based smart Google TV service. After the official launch of Windows Phone 7.5 Microsoft seems to open the deal with Samsung for a greater involvement on this mobile platform. Motorola Mobility is the third and final Android OEMs with whom Microsoft is trying to reach a licensing agreement. Just to protect its operations Android Google has begun the process of acquisition of Motorola Mobility for $ 12.5 billion.

Google’s profits beat expectations in the third quarter. Google + at an altitude of 40 million users.

During the announcement of quarterly results from Google, Larry Page (CEO) has shown pride in the success of Google came to 40 + million users. “And we’re still in the early stages of what the technology can produce,” said Page.

Stated intention to acquire for $ 12.5 billion Motorola Mobility, the game is in the over 17 000 patents that Google will defend from the attacks of Apple and Microsoft intending to block the success of Android, and Google Search. Financially, Page said that Google has beaten expectations by announcing 9.72 billion dollars in sales revenue with profits up 33 percent. In Google has cash of 42.6 billion dollars in cash, while employees have passed the threshold of 30 000.