Archive for October 20th, 2008

Sprint Launches Samsung Rant and Highnote with One Click

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Samsung Rant (SPH-M540) More Photos – View Specs Samsung Highnote (SPH-M630) More Photos – View Specs Sprint today launched the Samsung Rant and Samsung Highnote, the first devices to feature Sprint‘s new One Click customizable user interface. Sprint‘s One Click service lets users personalize their home screen with features such as text messaging, Google search, [...]

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Symbian pins hopes on open-access future (Reuters)

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Reuters – Users of the Symbian mobile phone operating system, meeting in London this week, hope that making the software freely available will help it regain momentum in the battle with new rivals like Apple and Google.

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Ericsson surprises markets with strong third-quarter report (AFP)

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AFP – Ericsson, the world leader in mobile phone network equipment, surprised markets Monday with an early and strong third-quarter earnings report, stressing that it remained largely unscathed by the global financial turmoil.

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US nuclear family also technology family (AFP)

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AFP – The typical American nuclear family is more likely than the rest of the population to own cellphones, use the Internet and have multiple computers at home, according to a survey released on Sunday.

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Sony Ericsson reports 25-mln-euro third-quarter loss (AFP)

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AFP – Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson said on Friday it had plunged deep into the red in the third quarter with a net loss of 25 million euros (33.7 million dollars), but its sales volumes beat analysts’ expectations.

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Sony Ericsson swings to quarterly loss (AP)

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AP – Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson on Friday said it swung to a loss in the third quarter, hurt mainly by weaker sales, continued price pressure on its handsets and negative effects from exchange rate fluctuations.

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Nokia 3Q profit falls 30 percent, revenue slips (AP)

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AP – Nokia Corp., the world‘s largest cell phone maker, lost market share in the third quarter as profits dropped 30 percent because of falling sales and lower prices on the handsets that did sell.

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Doctors warn of rash from mobile phone use (Reuters)

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Reuters – Doctors baffled by an unexplained rash on people’s ears or cheeks should be on alert for a skin allergy caused by too much mobile phone use, the British Association of Dermatologists said on Thursday.

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Nokia sees net profit plunge 30% in third quarter (AFP)

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AFP – Nokia, the world‘s leading mobile phone maker, reported on Thursday a 30-percent drop in third-quarter net profit to 1.087 billion euros (1.046 billion dollars), amid falling sales and lower prices for its handsets.

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Nokia Sales, Profits Fall, But Holidays Look Good (PC Magazine)

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PC Magazine – Nokia‘s third quarter sales and profits fell from a year ago, hit by weaker cellphone demand in its European markets, but the world‘s top handset maker soothed growing fears about the fourth quarter.

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