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Emirates Telecom Corp., the United Arab Emirates’ biggest phone company, said it’s considering investing in Idea Cellular Ltd. to expand its business in the world’s second-largest wireless market.

Internet users pretending to be others could be prosecuted if Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signs an "e-personation" bill

Samsung Electronics Co. is on track to meet to its 2010 sales target for televisions, said Yoon Boo Keun, the company’s TV business chief. Yoon, who was speaking to reporters in Seoul today, also said Samsung is considering using Google Inc.’s Android operating system in its televisions.

Deutsche Bank AG’s increased stake in France Telecom SA could signal a merger of the French phone operator with Deutsche Telekom AG, according to the CFE-CGC/UNSA labor union federation, Reuters reported, citing the union.

Google is in talks with music labels on plans for a download store and a digital song locker that would allow its mobile users to play songs wherever they are as it steps up its rivalry with Apple, according to people familiar with the matter.

Billionaire Anil Ambani’s Reliance Communications Ltd. ended talks to sell some assets to GTL Infrastructure Ltd. after both sides failed to agree on a deal to create India’s second-largest operator of mobile-phone towers.

China’s mobile Internet users may more than double within five years as smartphones that can browse the Web and download music become more affordable, Lee Kai-fu, the former head of Google Inc.’s China division, said.

Foxconn Technology Group Chairman Terry Gou cut his long-term growth target for the world’s largest contract manufacturer of electronics by 50 percent as demand for Apple Inc. iPhones and iPads fails to offset slowing computer sales.

Elpida Memory Inc. surged the most in more than a year in Tokyo after Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co. rated the world’s third-biggest maker of computer-memory chips as “strong outperform” in new coverage.

Samsung Electronics Co. is considering investing 30 trillion won next year to expand into new businesses, the Korea Economic Daily reported, citing Chief Executive Officer Choi Gee Sung. The amount compares with 20 trillion won of investment made this year, the Korean- language newspaper said.

Foxconn Technology Group Chairman Terry Gou cut his long-term growth target for the world’s largest contract manufacturer of electronics by 50 percent as demand for Apple Inc. iPhones and iPads fails to offset slowing computer sales.

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