Devices

Nokia Corp. is staying vigilant during the holiday season as the handset giant today filed a complaint with the United States International Trade Commission claiming Apple Inc. is infringing on seven Nokia patents that are in virtually all of Apple’s …

A German computer scientist has published details of the secret code used to protect the conversations of more than 4bn mobile phone users.BBC News

Apple’s data-hungry iPhone at times overwhelmed operator O2’s network in London during the last six months but additional capacity helped ease the problem by December, O2 said on Tuesday.Reuters

AT&T has apparently found a workable solution to the reported data congestion in New York City. They’ve quietly stopped selling the iPhone to customers in the New York metropolitan area, at least from their Web site.The Consumerist.com

BOULDER, Colo. – College campuses have begun a prime target for the wireless industry as it looks to get the youth of today hooked on a specific wireless service or device. While campuses have tried to keep the outright advertising …

Capitulating to entrenched market conditions, Nokia Corp. announced plans to close four of its retail outlets. Those outlets include its London Regent Street store; stores in Chicago and New York; and an attempt to relocate its current Sao Paulo, Brazil …

Samsung Electronics hopes to boost its position in smartphones by opening up its software, but analysts doubt it can challenge Apple as the platforms favored by application developers.Reuters

While e-readers and personal navigation devices may be popular “embedded device” gift items this year, their success also will drive the emerging sector to bring even more innovative products to market in the next 12 to 18 months. The potential …

Nokia [Corp.], the world’s largest cellphone maker, forecast handset market volumes would grow around 10% next year, more than analysts’ 8.6% consensus.Reuters

Top mobile phone maker Nokia said on Tuesday it filed suits in Britain and the United States last week alleging a number of leading technology firms operate cartels for mobile phone and monitor displays.Reuters

AT&T Mobility is set to launch the market’s first mobile device running a processor in excess of 1 GHz with the impending launch of LG Electronics Co. Ltd.’s Expo. The previous “speed” champ among mobile devices was Samsung Electronics Co. …

Sony Ericsson, the beleaguered wireless handset maker, is shutting down its North American headquarters in Research Triangle Park as the company consolidates global operations.The News & Observer

South Korean regulators gave Apple a business license on Wednesday that would allow it to launch the iPhone in the country at any time.IDG New Service

HELSINKI, Finland – The fall in the handset market stopped in the third quarter, helped by clearing of inventories of unsold phones and booming sales on the so-called grey market in countries like China, research firm Gartner said on Thursday.Reuters

HELSINKI – Nokia Corp. announced Monday that some 14 million mobile phone chargers could be dangerous for users and said it will replace them free of charge. Associated Press