Today many people are celebrating Christmas. But Christmas seemed to come early for Research In Motion. Last week the BlackBerry-maker said it expects revenue of $3.5 billion for the quarter ending in February, well above the $3 billion forecast by analysts surveyed by Bloomberg. At the same time, tech-watchers were buzzing about Apple CEO Steve Jobs’

Reuters - BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd sued Motorola Inc over claims the mobile-phone maker is improperly blocking it from offering jobs to laid-off Motorola workers, Bloomberg said.

Three submarine cables between Italy and Egypt in the Mediterranean Sea have been damaged, disrupting Internet and telephone communications between the Middle East and Europe, reports Bloomberg. The three cable systems carry more than 75 percent of traffic between the Middle East, Europe and America, according to the U.K.’s Interoute Plc, which operates a fiber-

China is set to hand out three 3G licenses in the coming weeks, possibly before the end of this year, says Unstrung. The move is expected to kickstart a massive round of wireless infrastructure spending. According to various reports from China, including this one from Bloomberg, Li Yizhong, China’s minister for Industry and Information Technology, told

Connie Guglielmo over at Bloomberg reports that Wal-Mart will start selling two Apple iPhone models this Christmas. There is speculation from analysts that Apple will offer a (previously discontinued) 4GB iPhone version via Wal-Mart. Interesting. Interesting. It’s been on the cards. This is the next step for Apple. Begin to dominate the market. Get more folk using

Bloomberg News reports that Wal-Mart will start selling iPhones this month. They called Wal-Mart store cell phone departments and asked if they would be carrying the iPhone. Employees are being trained to learn more about the iPhone and told Bloomberg. One employee said that the iPhones will be available December 15 another saide December 28. (The same day BlackBerry Storms are shipping from AT&am...

Found under: iphone, 4GB, walmart, Bloomberg reported today that Walmart will soon sell the Apple iPhone in their nationwide retail stores citing interviews with Walmart employees. The iPhones arrival in Walmart stores may come as soon as this month said the Bloomberg report. Walmart employees reached by Bloomberg said they were now being trained on how to sell the iconic device. In September riva...

AT&T have been posting great subscription growth this holiday shopping seasons, that to Apple, there seems to stopping the iPhone popularity according to Bloomberg’s Amy Thomson. AT&T added 1.5 million new contracts this quarter according to Analyst at Robert W. Baird & Co. The same time last year they just managed 1.2 million. Meanwhile Verizon Wireless

NPR’s On The Media has an interesting story on Bloomberg News and how the organization may target regional business stories for newspapers, almost like an outside contractor: SETH MNOOKIN: Well, right now, Bloomberg News has more editorial employees than The New York Times and The Washington Post combined which, when I found out, astounded me because

According to this post on Bloomberg a few hours ago, DoCoMo is preparing to announce they will take a stake in Tata Teleservices. A company official, who asked not to be identified, is quoted as stating "The board approved the investment today" however declined to provide the size of investment, which the Nikkei Net Interactive site reported at 260 billion yen