Nortel Networks, the troubled Canadian telecoms equipment supplier, is more likely to be broken up than to emerge intact from bankruptcy protection, according to analysts quoted in a Financial Times report

Google has provided developers with a preview of the SDK (Software Development Kit) for the new version of its Android mobile platform this week.

Recent rumours that Dell will soon make its much-touted entry into the smartphone market via a deal with China Mobile are unlikely to be dampened following news that the computer-maker has struck an agreement with the world's largest mobile operator for supply of its Inspiron Mini 10 netbook with built-in 3G connectivity.

IBM and Samsung are among the high-profile names in a consortium developing a 28-nanometer (nm) chip platform designed for the fast-growing mobile Internet device market segment.

Vodafone Qatar's IPO opened for subscriptions this week following a month delay, but opinion is split on whether it will prove a success. Ahmed Al-Hammadi, head of EFG-Hermes' asset management arm in Qatar, told the Financial Times (FT) this week that the IPO would be "a big test" in light of the effects the global financial crisis has had on the Doha stock market in recent months.

Nokia today reported its lowest profit in more than a decade as the world's largest handset vendor talked up its move into the Internet services space as a way of helping safeguard future revenues.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Toshiba expects a wider full-year net loss, further job cuts and a reduction in capital spending by more than 40 percent as the company tries to cope with weak demand for semiconductors and other consumer electronics.