News tagged with handsets
NEC, Casio, Hitachi to merge handset businesses
Sep 14, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Japanese electronics makers NEC Corp., Casio Computer Co. and Hitachi said Monday they will combine their mobile phone handset-manufacturing operations by April next year in a bid to boost their competitiveness at ...
Motorola, in need of hit, shows off Android phone
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Sep 10, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Struggling phone maker Motorola unveiled its first device using Google's Android system Thursday, banking on it to power features that will attract consumers looking to use their phones to connect ...
Spotify launches on Apple's iPhone
Sep 07, 2009 |
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Spotify, the Swedish music streaming website, on Monday announced the launch of its software on Apple's iPhone, the best-selling handset that features high speed internet access.
GPS phone apps gaining ground
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Jul 29, 2009 |
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I got my first GPS device just two years ago, and I like it a lot. Nonetheless, I'm ready to replace the gadget with something better: my phone.
Samsung claims slimmest 'watch phone'
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Jul 22, 2009 |
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South Korea's Samsung Electronics Wednesday announced what it claims is the world's slimmest "watch phone".
Motorola loss widens; analysts see worrisome signs
Apr 30, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Motorola Inc. defeated low expectations Thursday, posting a smaller first-quarter loss than Wall Street had expected and regaining its position as the world's fourth-largest maker of cell phones.
RIM to boost BlackBerry presence in China
Dec 08, 2009 |
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Research in Motion said Tuesday it planned to expand the China market for its BlackBerry smartphone to include consumers and small businesses, amid fierce competition in the world's biggest mobile market.
Spotify launches application for Nokia phones
Nov 23, 2009 |
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Swedish streaming software Spotify announced on Monday the launch of a music application for the Symbian platform, used by the world's biggest mobile phone maker Nokia and other smartphones.
Sony Ericsson closes NC, other sites as HQ moves
Nov 18, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Cell phone handset maker Sony Ericsson will move its North American headquarters from North Carolina to Atlanta and close a half-dozen sites worldwide as it retrenches against what it expects will be a tighter market ...
Nokia posts loss of $832 million in third quarter
Oct 15, 2009 |
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(AP) -- World-leading mobile phone maker Nokia Corp. on Thursday reported a loss of euro559 million ($832 million) in the third quarter, taking hits from a 20 percent drop in sales and a one-time charge for the fallen value ...
Samsung expects strong 3rd-quarter profit
Oct 06, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday that profit likely surged in the third quarter on higher sales, amid a brightening outlook for the world's largest manufacturer of computer memory chips and flat ...
Apple's iPhone launch in China no easy task: experts
Sep 06, 2009 |
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Apple's iPhone will soon officially go on sale in China, more than two years after its US debut, but it may not make much of a splash, with smuggled units and similar devices available, analysts say.
Chinese carrier in talks with Apple on iPhone
Aug 14, 2009 |
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(AP) -- State-owned China Unicom Ltd. said Friday it is talking with Apple Inc. about becoming an iPhone carrier but denied a report it has reached a deal and will buy 5 million handsets.
LG Electronics posts record Q2 earnings
Jul 22, 2009 |
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South Korea's LG Electronics Wednesday reported a record quarterly net profit, boosted by brisk sales of flat panel televisions and mobile phones.
Nokia posts 66 pct fall in Q2 profits, shares drop
Jul 16, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The world's top cell phone maker, Nokia Corp., on Thursday said second-quarter earnings fell 66 percent as the global recession sapped demand. The company scrapped its target to gain market share this year and its ...
