Glu Mobile said it will publish games for Nokia Corp.’s N-Gage platform, which is set for a public unveiling next week.The handset maker is preparing to dust off the familiar-but …
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Analyst: Nokia ‘smells blood,’ may cut prices to squeeze Motorola: Smaller players could be forced to consolidate or retreat to home markets
by jscarboby jscarboNokia Corp. may take advantage of Motorola Inc.’s current financial and portfolio weaknesses by lowering its handset prices incrementally, which could drive further consolidation among the industry’s smaller, weaker vendors, …
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Motorola lowers expectations, sees comeback in second half: CFO hits the road in wake of Garriques’ departure
by jscarboby jscarboThe next couple of quarters will be rocky, Motorola Inc.’s CFO told investors and analysts at last week’s Bank of America’s 2007 Technology Conference in New York. David Devonshire, Motorola’s …
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Visto Corp. added to its already impressive coffers earlier this month, raising another $35 million in what the mobile e-mail service provider said is its final round of funding. But …
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Want to invest like Verizon? Like any smart investor, Verizon Communications Inc. has its pension fund invested in a diverse array of stocks, from the Cheesecake Factory to Northrop Grumman …
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Sprint Nextel Corp. this past week made increased efforts to work its online retail handset angle. The carrier added at least four new handsets in the entry- and low-tiers, cut …
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One down, at least four to go.Broadcom Corp. and Qualcomm Inc. agreed to drop lawsuits and counter-suits involving two patents apiece relating to Bluetooth technology. One dispute had been set …
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The next few quarters will be “rocky,” Motorola Inc.’s chief financial officer told investors and analysts at Bank of America’s 2007 Technology Conference-a term the executive used three times until …
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Motorola Inc. has teamed up with Discover Financial Services to trial mobile payment and account management services.The trial uses Motorola phones and its M-Wallet software and will allow participants to …
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Sprint Nextel Corp. this past week made increased efforts to work its online retail handset angle. The carrier added at least four new handsets in the entry- and low-tiers, cut …
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Editor’s Note: Welcome to our Monday feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. …
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Battle for handset volume heads to hinterlands: Easy pickings are gone or are already in play
by jscarboby jscarboThe search for hotties never ends.Hot wireless markets, that is, with potential growth in first-time subscribers and prospects for high volumes of relatively low-cost handset sales, market share and, possibly, …
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The 3GSM handset party: who’s doing what to whom? : Vendors tout global portfolios, while U.S. awaits CTIA show
by jscarboby jscarboAt the 3GSM World Congress, as at other major industry confabs, there are gadgets galore. And then there are the market-based strategies and financial plans behind them. Attempting to translate …
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Ron Garriques leaves Motorola for Dell: The Humpty-Dumpty Question: Did he fall or was he pushed?
by jscarboby jscarboRon Garriques, an eight-year Motorola Inc. veteran who rose to lead the company’s mobile device division, itself responsible for the company’s resurgent fortunes via the Razr handset, resigned from Motorola …
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The following list details this week’s infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the …
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Apple Inc. has requested more time to respond to Cisco System’s lawsuit over the iPhone name, according to Cisco.The new deadline for an agreement is Feb. 21. The previous deadline …
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Tween-focused mobile virtual network operator Kajeet Inc. has begun selling phones and service via its Web site, with coverage maps that appear to match up with the Sprint Nextel Corp. …
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Late winter is always a good time to slim down, it seems. Nokia Corp., which employs some 68,000 people worldwide, announced it will cut 700 jobs, about one percent of …
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Verizon Wireless has added two new phone models, one a dual-hinge flip phone from Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and another a rebranded Pantech handset from Nokia Corp. The Samsung SCH-u740, …
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Nokia Corp. has cancelled its plans with Intel Corp. to develop HSDPA modules for laptops, a spokesperson for the Finnish vendor said.Back in September, Nokia’s cellular HSDPA module was heralded …
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Yahoo Inc. announced that LG Electronics Co. Ltd. will be preloading the search giant’s mobile applications on its mobile phones in more than 70 countries, beginning later this year. The …
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BARCELONA, Spain-Nokia Corp. hopes to blur the lines between the wired Internet and the wireless Web with a new line of handsets and services.The manufacturer announced six new devices-including three …
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Texas Instruments Inc., established in 1930 to develop oil exploration technology, has grown into a predominantly wireless-based powerhouse with $14.3 billion in annual revenue last year. Its main customer for …
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High-end mobile virtual network operator Voce expanded its handset lineup with the inclusion of Palm Inc.’s Treo smartphone, a move that raises the question whether the company has succeeded in …
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Carriers looking to cash in on mobile TV services should pony up and build their own dedicated multimedia network, according to a new report from a consortium of industry players. …
