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Dead Lizard Knocks Out 1,000 Phone Lines in Nepal

A dead lizard was the cause of landline disruptions that took six days to repair in a western region of Nepal. Click here for more.

America Movil Profits Drop on Higher Debt Costs and Currency Changes

Latin America based America Movil has reported a 12.3% rise in its fourth-quarter revenues of MXN 182 billion (US$14.3 billion), with wireless revenues expanding 15.4% and fixed-line revenues 6.8%. Click here for more.

Facebook Signs Mobile Billing Deal with UK Based Bango

Facebook may have mad a move closer to launching its long rumoured mobile payments service. Click here for more.

Eircom Confirms Customer Details Were Stored in Stolen Laptops

Irish telco, Eircom has confirmed that three laptops have been stolen, containing details of up to 6,845 customers, along with 686 employees. Click here for more.

Mobile Operators Starting to Abandon Unlimited Data Tariffs

These operators are devising new ways to transition to LTE without continuing to offer burdensome unlimited tariffs. Experience is showing that the move to LTE without flat rates can be achieved with positive results. Click here for more.

Alcatel-Lucent Posts Sharply Higher Profits on Lower Revenues

Alcatel-Lucent has reported its fourth-quarter financial results, and announced a drop of 12.9% in revenues of EUR4.15 billion. The company however posted a sharp rise in profits of EUR 868 million compared to EUR 340 million a year ago. Click here for more.

Vodafone Sends Greek Cash to the UK Every Evening

Vodafone Group has confirmed that it is moving spare cash out of its Greek subsidiary every evening, in case the government defaults or decides to withdraw from the Euro currency. Click here for more.

Buddhist Temple Encouraging Visitors to Send Text Messages Instead

A 350-year old Buddhist temple in China's Hubei province has started encouraging people to send text messages rather than burn incense to say their prayers. Click here for more.

Etisalat Writes Down its Indian Investment

In a brief statement to the Abu Dhabi stock exchange, UAE based Etisalat has announced that it is writing down the value of its Indian assets. Click here for more.

CMOS Image Sensors Continue March to Dominance over CCDs

Bolstered by their use in mobile handsets and emerging product segments, complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) sensors in 2011 continued to expand their already commanding lead of the overall image sensor market, pushing rival charge coupled device (CCD) sensors into an increasingly isolated space. Click here for more.