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Microsoft's plan to get back in phone game
News Company's long-rumored "Pink" plans will start revealing themselves next year, as long delayed overhaul of Windows Mobile hits the market.
Tags: Cellular phones, Smart phones, Mobile platforms, Microsoft Windows Mobile, phone, handset maker, Hardware, Microsoft Windows, Smart phones, Cellular phones
Asian mobile apps need better usability
News Developers in region hoping to bring apps to global audience should work on developing cleaner and more intuitive user interfaces, says Nokia exec.
Tags: Mobile applications, Software engineering/development, Communications, Nokia Corp., Mobile App, Phone, App, advertisement, revenue, mobile
S'pore revs up again for F1 night race
News Singapore's F1 track features several alterations this year, but race teams have suited up with new tools to support backend IT systems and communications.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Data Management, Race, SingTel, Storage, AT&T Corp., telephony, team, car, Mobile platforms/communications
Sony Ericsson warns of deepening losses
News The handset manufacturer expects its losses in the first quarter of this year to double those it experienced in the previous quarter.
Tags: Development/design, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, India, Gartner Inc., Touch Screen, Western Europe, handset maker, China, handset, analyst
Palm seeks to raise money for Pre launch
News Company plans to offer 18.5 million shares in a follow-on offering, in a move to pay back investor Elevation Partners and raise capital for smartphone launch.
Tags: Handhelds, PalmOS, Product development and design, Mobile/Wireless, Palm Inc., C, Stock, working capital, handset maker, product development
Qualcomm, Nokia partner on new 3G phones
News After battling over patents and royalties, Qualcomm and Nokia have now kissed and made up. And now they're partnering on new 3G smartphones.
Tags: Cellular phones, Smart phones, PDA phones, 3G (Third Generation), Qualcomm Inc., Mobile, Symbian Inc., Symbian OS, phone, handset maker
Palm losing out as iPhone gains corporate fans
News Corporate IT spending is falling like the stock market, but Apple's share of the growing smartphone market is increasing among business customers, says ChangeWave.
Tags: Smart phones, BlackBerry, Palm Inc., Apple Inc., Smart Phone, Research In Motion Ltd., IT-spending, Palm Treo, Survey, Microsoft Windows Mobile
Android's spread could become a problem
News With more handset makers adopting Android, there's a danger of multiple versions of the operating system.
Tags: Google Android, Phone, Operating System, software, mobile, handset, Google Android, Android, Device, Carrier
Symbian: Regaining momentum?
News Growing interest in smartphones among consumers is likely the biggest driver of renewed interest in Symbian, whose software powers many of the devices.
Tags: Mobile platforms, Mobile applications, Applications and tools, Symbian Inc., Phone, Operating System, China Mobile Ltd., software, handset, mobile-phone software
Sony Ericsson taps Nordberg as next president
News Bert Nordberg, who's been heading the handset maker's R&D efforts in Silicon Valley, will start the executive transition as co-president in September.
Tags: Cellular phones, Leadership, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, co-president, handset maker, CEO, R&D, strategy, Ericsson Inc., president
Nokia buys social travel firm Dopplr
News Dopplr founder Marko Ahtisaari says Nokia shares his company's vision of improving the travel experience through social location data.
Tags: Web 2.0, Business Strategies & Functions, IP Telephony, telephony company, London, Flickr, handset company, Internet, acquisition, Web 2.0
Nokia sues Apple for patent infringement
News World's largest phone maker accuses Apple of violating intellectual property it owns governing handset wireless connectivity.
Tags: Patents, Smart phones, Nokia Corp., Apple Inc., Patent, Phone, Wireless, intellectual property, 3G, Wi-Fi
Nokia unveils N97 Mini, plus netbook pricing
News The N97 Mini, a smaller version of company's flagship smartphone, features tight Facebook integration and packs Nokia's Comes With Music service.
Tags: Cellular phones, Notebooks and tablets, Smart Phone, Germany, Facebook, Apple iPhone, pricing strategy, Netbook, Notebooks and tablets, Cellular phones
Huawei to launch Android handsets
News Chinese handset maker Huawei is talking up Android and other operating systems at the GSMA Global World Congress 2009 in Barcelona this week.
Tags: Open source, Network infrastructure, Next-generation technology/networks, Handhelds, Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., Telecommunications, Manufacturing, Wireless, Wireless Network, operating system
Nokia cuts production, closes R&D facility
News Company says it's cutting production at one plant in Finland and closing an R&D site there to help slash costs by US$905 million by 2010.
Tags: Layoffs, Innovation, Forecasting, Sales/revenue, Smart Phone, Cell Phone, Sales, Finnish company, smartphones sale, Forecasting
