Big Tech

Mobile Internet searches will soon outstrip traditional desktop searches in China, the boss of Google China said this week.

Microsoft yesterday announced that its latest Windows operating system (OS) for mobile phones - aimed at reviving its fortunes in the market for smartphones - will debut on devices on 6 October, but initial reports have damned the company's efforts.

Nokia has used its annual 'Nokia World' conference in Germany this week to announce a series of new APIs for its range of Ovi Internet services and a beta version of the Ovi Software Developer Kit (SDK).

InformationWeek notes that Facebook says more than 65 million people are actively using the social network on their mobile devices.

Cellular News reports that Chinese Internet search engine Baidu has entered into a partnership with China Unicom to provide wireless search for the mobile network operator's 3G subscribers.

Nokia announced Friday that Accenture's acquisition of its Symbian Professional Services unit has been completed. As a result of the transaction, initially announced in July, 157 people have been transferred from Nokia to Accenture.

WiMAX service provider Clearwire is keeping an open mind on its future choice of mobile technology, according to a Dow Jones Newswires report. In an interview with the publication, Clearwire's chief executive, Bill Morrow, said that if LTE becomes the dominant next-generation mobile technology (rather than WiMAX), the company can easily switch technologies via a software upgrade.