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.

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.

Telekomunikacja Polska SA said a court ruling that orders Poland’s largest phone company to pay about 2.9 billion kroner ($502 million) to DPTG I/S will have a negative impact on its earnings this year.

Google Inc.’s YouTube video service lost a Hamburg court ruling over copyrighted material that was posted online without permission for rebroadcast.

Menlo Ventures, the biggest investor in 3Par Inc., is raising capital for a new fund, said two people familiar with the matter. The firm is attempting to bring in $600 million to $800 million, one of the people said.

Patience paid off for the venture capitalists who backed data-storage supplier 3Par Inc.

SAP AG aims to make China “a second home” as local companies seeking management tools and real-time business intelligence will provide “limitless growth” for the software maker, co-Chief Executive Officer Bill McDermott said.

Samsung Electronics Co. and Toshiba Corp. unveiled tablet computers in Berlin yesterday, aiming to take market share from Apple Inc.’s iPad with their lower-priced “me-too” devices.

Founded by Kai-Fu Lee, former head of Google's China division, business incubator Innovation Works is funding 12 startups amid strong demand for Web technology

Menlo Ventures and the other early venture investors in 3Par reaped a $560 million windfall amid the HP-Dell bidding war

Billionaire Venugopal Dhoot’s Videocon group may sell a controlling stake in its wireless unit to an overseas partner to help fund expansion of the business.

Hewlett-Packard Co. agreed to buy 3Par Inc. for $2.35 billion, ending an 18-day bidding war with Dell Inc. for the maker of storage systems and stepping up its rivalry with EMC Corp.

Hewlett-Packard Co. may have paid more than it needed for 3Par Inc. because it outbid a Dell Inc. offer that 3Par already rejected, said two people close to the situation.

Intel is counting on its Atom embedded processors to help break its dependence on the slowing PC market

Zomm and Phone Halo aim to prevent the agony of the lost cell phone