Technology Report: iPhone 5 hits China, as Apple market share slips

	Click to View in Browser 12/13/2012 iPhone 5 hits China, as Apple market share slips SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The China release of its iPhone 5 on Friday should win Apple Inc some respite from a recent slide in its share of what is likely already the world's biggest smartphone market, but its longer-term hopes may depend on new technology being tested by China's top telecoms carrier. Jury says Apple iPhone violated three patents, damages unclear (Reuters) - A U.S. jury on Thursday found that Apple's iPhone infringed three patents owned by holding company MobileMedia Ideas, though damages have not yet been determined. Google Maps makes its way back to the iPhone (Reuters) - Google Inc's mapping tool has returned to the iPhone, months after Apple's replaced it with a home-grown mapping service that prompted user complaints, a public apology from Apple's CEO and the firing of a top executive. U.S. says won't sign ITU telecom treaty in current form DUBAI (Reuters) - The United States, Britain and Canada on Thursday refused to sign a new global telecommunications treaty, warning it would provide a mandate for governmental regulation of the Internet, potentially ending 11 days of fractious talks in Dubai. Internet turns U.N. telecoms talks into reality show PARIS/DUBAI (Reuters) - If the 1,500 delegates huddled into a Dubai conference centre to thrash out a new global telecommunications treaty didn't know how it felt to be on a reality TV show, they do now. Freescale CEO cautious on chip demand SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Freescale Semiconductor Ltd's chief executive painted a bleak outlook for chip demand which has been hit by economic uncertainty and said his plans to refocus R&D resources on key businesses would likely pay off with gains in market share in 2015. Yahoo nets PayPal co-founder in boardroom shake-up SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc said on Thursday that two of its directors have resigned and that PayPal co-founder Max Levchin has been appointed to its board of directors, the latest change to the struggling Internet company under its new chief executive. Google settles Belgian papers' copyright dispute BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Google agreed on Thursday to help boost online revenues for a group of Belgian newspaper publishers and authors, settling a six-year dispute over copyright which it hopes will be a model for resolving similar clashes around the world. U.S. agency gives RIM another shot, tests new BlackBerry TORONTO (Reuters) - A U.S. federal agency that recently ditched Research In Motion's BlackBerry in favor of the iPhone confirmed on Thursday it will trial RIM's new BB10 smartphones, fueling a fresh spurt in the Canadian company's share price ahead of the launch of the new devices. Sprint offers $2.1 billion to buy rest of Clearwire (Reuters) - Sprint Nextel Corp, the majority owner of Clearwire Corp, has offered $2.1 billion to buy the rest of the wireless service provider but it will likely have to offer more money in order to secure a deal. Related Video U.S. military's secret mini-shuttle lifts off from Florida Emotion detector gets to heart of electorate Mediafile Kira Bindrim The New York Times and print pressures John C Abell How the United Nations could ruin the Internet A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend