Niger deletes 1.7 million mobile phone numbers

Niger has deleted 1.7 million mobile phone numbers, according to a report by Reuters. The African country says it is an attempt to improve security, and affects nearly all carriers operating in Niger to a degree. The country has about 5.4 million mobile customers, leaving nearly one third of them without a number.

Niger telecoms regulations committee ARTP asked that all citizens identify themselves by a November 24th deadline, which was meant to “fight against various forms of insecurity.” Bharti Airtel was the worst affected carrier, with 916,701 customers losing their numbers. Orange, a French provider operating in Niger, lost 628,407 numbers. Two other carriers were also affected, but not nearly as bad.

The move comes when Niger arrested a known terrorist who was planning attacks in the capital city of Niamey. The man was stopped when attempting to board a bus for Mali, where French forces had a terrorist arrest of their own. The man arrested by the French was wanted in Niger for killing a U.S. diplomat and Saudi tourists, and has been sought by the FBI since those attacks.

It’s not yet known if information given by either arrestee caused Niger to delete mobile numbers, or if this is part of some effort to free up unused profiles. It could also be at the behest of carriers, though we can’t imagine why they’d do that. Given the geography of Niger, we’d like to think they’re just taking all necessary precautions to avoid further conflict.

1.2 Million sales for the HTC one in can

Von Jean-Louis Petrod 7. Juni 2013

Großer Erfolg der Gesellschaft Gesellschaft taiwanesischen HTC derzeit in Schwierigkeiten, Verkauf des HTC ein erreicht die 1,2 Millionen Kopien im Laufe des Monats Mai, so dass sie ihren Umsatz gesteigert 48 %, in den letzten Monaten, jedoch nach den Prognosen der Analyst Kevin Chang (Citigroup Global Markets Inc.); Es werden keine Erhöhung für die kommenden Monate.

Konkret gesprochen, entfielen Umsatz von HTC eine Hälfte der Verkäufe des Unternehmens im Laufe des Monats Mai, so es eine tolle Leistung an sich ist. Allerdings vergleicht man diese 1,2 Millionen an die 10 Millionen Einheiten des Galaxy S4 im gleichen Zeitraum übergeben, könnte sein, dass es letztlich etwas.

Laut Kevin Chang HTC ein Umsatz sollte etwa die gleiche Menge im Laufe des Monats Juni erreichen aber dürfte sich ab Juli langsam ab. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Analysten einig darüber hinaus die Tatsache, dass im Mai nur ein Berg in Verkäufe des Unternehmens durch die Ankunft von ihrer neuesten Flaggschiff-Smartphone.

1,2 Millionen von HTC One übergeben im Mai.

In Bezug auf die Gründe für diese zukünftige Abschwächung sind die Faktoren zahlreich. Beginnend mit einer Anforderung mehr als gesättigt und natürlich warten auf zukünftige iPhone 5 S. Darüber hinaus scheint es, dass HTC nicht bereit ist, seinen Marktanteil in den aufstrebenden Märkten wie China zu erhöhen. Wenn die amerikanischen Anforderung, es leider bleibt zu niedrig.

Gesamtumsatz von HTC können jedoch in der Lage zu halten mit den bevorstehenden Start von einem Mini-HTC scheint mit großen Schritten und die Stabilität der letzten zwei Quartale hängt der Erfolg oder nicht Phablet HTC eine Max.

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LinkedIn acquires Pulse in $90 Million deal

Pulse, one of the most popular news readers for Android, was bought out by none other than LinkedIn today. The deal was reportedly to the tune of $90 Million, which consisted of stocks and a cash transfer. According to both parties, the Pulse news reader won't be going away any time soon, though. The Pulse team seems to be looking forward to the fruits of the deal, as they mentioned on their blog today.

LinkedIn is the perfect partner as we continue our journey. The company shares our passions and values, our belief in the power of knowledge and elevated discussion, particularly for professionals looking for insights to help make them better at what they do. We believe this important step is the key to an even better experience for our community, and we’re excited for what’s to come.

We can't predict the future, but there's little reason for the new owners to change anything at the moment. Pulse has more that 30 Million users, and is clearly one of the more successful apps for Android and iOS. We expect Pulse to continue to operate as it does today, at least for the foreseeable future. If you've not yet tried Pulse, give it a look by clicking the Google Play link above.

Source: All Things D; More: Pulse

Feedly is pleased with the 3 million refugees, the Google Reader app updates

Feedly RSS, heir to the throne, has announced that it has brought on Board about 3 million Google Reader users as Google announced that being passed over for a couple of weeks ago. In addition, today sees the launch of a new version of the Feedly app for the Android and iOS-a new discovery and layout properties. Most notably, the new search engine has been cast with more than 50 million news feeds.

Google + sharing support baked in, and can be accessed directly from Feedly has its own sharing menu. In addition, you can now choose whether you want to hide read articles in the list view, such as a web-based show the menu drop-down menu. The existing Feedly users should appreciate the improvement, too. Finally, there is the new look of the Nexus 7 Nexus 10 and Samsung Galaxy S phones.

So much to take in. If you're already using Feedly, hit Google call the Store to grab the latest update. Alternatively, you can use Google to Play.