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Apple's iPhone Tops BlackBerry as Smartphones Soar (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Apple's iPhone is emerging as king of the corporate world as global shipments of smartphones reached a new peak. Defying speculation about a global recession, worldwide smartphone shipments climbed to just shy of 40 million units in the third quarter, according to the latest estimates from Canalys. That means smartphones now represent about 13 percent of the total mobile-phone market, up from 11 percent in the second quarter.more
Cell phone makers face toughest year since 2001 (Reuters)
Reuters - A wave of economic gloom is set to hit mobile phone buyers next year, with a growing number of analysts expecting the once-buoyant market to shrink for the first time since the 2001 crash, a Reuters poll showed.
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Samsung takes top spot in U.S. cellphone market (Reuters)
Reuters - Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) surpassed Motorola in third quarter to became the largest mobile phone vendor in the United States, research firm Strategy Analytics said on Friday.more
Qualcomm outlook misses as cell phone demand slows (Reuters)
Reuters - Qualcomm Inc forecast fiscal first-quarter and full-year earnings will be far below Wall Street estimates, indicating that the economic crisis could have a prolonged impact on cell phone demand.more
Vodafone to take control of South Africa's Vodacom (AP)
AP - Vodafone Group PLC, the world's biggest mobile phone provider by sales, announced Thursday it is planning to take majority control of South Africa's largest mobile phone company, Vodacom.more
Vodafone wins control of South Africa's Vodacom (AFP)
AFP - Mobile phone giant Vodafone said Thursday it had taken control of South African peer Vodacom after increasing its stake to 65 percent from 50 in a cash deal costing 1.4 billion pounds.
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Research In Motion Makes Bold BlackBerry Move (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - RIM on Tuesday introduced the BlackBerry Bold smartphone through its carrier partner, AT&T. Analysts say the device is poised to become the mobile-phone maker's flagship corporate product.more
Nokia restructuring plan to affect 600 staff (AP)
AP - Nokia Corp., the world's leading mobile phone maker, on Tuesday announced restructuring plans that affect more than 600 employees, primarily in its marketing and research functions.more
Nokia to cut almost 600 sales and marketing jobs: company (AFP)
AFP - The world's leading maker of mobile phones, Nokia of Finland, said on Tuesday it would cut almost 600 jobs, mainly in its sales and marketing division.
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Motorola's ZN5 Is a Camera with Phone Functions (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Motorola has launched a new mobile-imaging handset that combines imaging, software and online storage technology from Kodak with a Wi-Fi-enabled smartphone. Designed to let users click and instantly share photos in several ways, the Motozine ZN5 was to become available Monday from U.S. wireless carrier T-Mobile.more
Boeing ordered to pay ICO $236 million in damages (AP)
AP - A jury ordered the Boeing Co. to pay $236 million in punitive damages Friday for breaching a contract to build and launch satellites for a company headed by cellular phone pioneer Craig McCaw.more
Japan's NTT DoCoMo aims to offer custom mobile phone videos (AFP)
AFP - Top Japanese mobile phone carrier NTT DoCoMo Inc. on Friday promised to offer improved videos and custom services, seeking to boost profits as it faces intense competition in the saturated market.
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Banks, telcos to decide on wallet-phones (Reuters)
Reuters - The potentially lucrative business of mobile phone wallets is waiting for banks and telecom operators to agree on each one's role and possible revenue flow in the future.more
Motorola eyes phone weakness, job cuts (Reuters)
Reuters - Motorola Inc warned its fourth-quarter results would miss expectations and said its struggling mobile phone business would weaken further in 2009, forcing the company to delay its plan to spin off the unit and cut 3,000 jobs.
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Handset market stalls, Christmas fears rise (Reuters)
Reuters - The world's top mobile phone makers fear further weakening demand after reporting third-quarter growth grinding to a standstill, with only Samsung Electronics gaining market share through price cuts.
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Sharp's profit down 35 percent on weak cell phones (AP)
AP - Japanese electronics maker Sharp Corp. said Thursday its profit dropped 35.3 percent in the six months to September, hit by sluggish domestic demand for mobile phone handsets and a strong yen.more
Motorola Delays Cell-Phone Spinoff, Drops Platforms (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Motorola confirmed Thursday that it will eliminate its MOTOMAGX and Symbian platforms in order to focus on the Google Android, Windows Mobile, and P2K 3G solutions. The company will also delay plans to spin off its mobile business into a separate entity.more
Electronic Arts makes games for Android mobile phone (AFP)
AFP - Videogame titan Electronic Arts on Wednesday unveiled titles tailored for play on freshly-launched "Google phones" running on Android open-source software.
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Motorola to use Android for showcase phones: WSJ (AFP)
AFP - Motorola Inc. plans to use Android, Google's open-source software platform, as the operating system for its showcase mobile phones, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
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Trends & Innovations - Friday (Investor's Business Daily)
Investor's Business Daily - A new service called My Mobile Witness lets users turn their camera phones into personal protection tools. The service is designed to help users when they are in a situation that has them on edge, such as letting strangers into their homes. Users take a photo of that person with their phone and send it to My Mobile Witness. The free service gives the message a time stamp and stores it in its digital vault. If a user ends up getting into trouble, the service gives police access to the message. Owners of a real estate firm developed the service after they got worried about their agents' safety.more