Archive for February, 2009

RIM rules out battery flaw with Blackberry Bold (AFP)

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AFP – Canada’s Research In Motion said Friday it has ruled out faulty batteries as the likely cause of keyboards heating up during recharging of its BlackBerry Bold smart phones sold in Japan.

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DoCoMo halts BlackBerry Bold sales due to overheating (Reuters)

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Reuters – NTT DoCoMo Inc, Japan’s biggest mobile phone operator, said on Friday it has halted sales of Research In Motion‘s BlackBerry Bold because the phone can overheat while the battery is being recharged.

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Vodafone to offer Microsoft online services (Reuters)

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Reuters – Vodafone, the world‘s largest mobile phone network operator by revenue, is to offer Microsoft online services to small and medium-sized businesses through the computer, phone and browser, it said on Thursday.

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Japanese teens addicted to cellphones: survey (AFP)

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AFP – Mobile phones are taking centre stage in the lives of Japanese teenagers, who often send or receive dozens of emails a day while eating, attending school or even taking a bath, according to a survey.

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Nokia considering entering laptop industry: CEO (Reuters)

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Reuters – The world‘s top cellphone maker Nokia is eyeing entering the laptop business, its Chief Executive Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo said in an interview to Finnish national broadcaster YLE on Wednesday.

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Nokia Might Enter Laptop Business (PC Magazine)

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PC Magazine – The world‘s top mobile phone maker Nokia is eyeing entering the laptop business, its Chief Executive Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo said in an interview to Finnish national broadcaster YLE on Wednesday.

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Consumers Spend More on Apps Than on Smartphones (NewsFactor)

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NewsFactor – Watching their investment and retirement portfolios shrink and facing the recession has not stopped mobile-phone users from spending big on apps. More than 15 percent of 235 smartphone users who installed apps on their devices last year spent nearly $100. And 16.5 percent spent between $100 and $500 in the last 12 months.

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Nokia cuts 1,000 jobs in new restructuring (AFP)

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AFP – Nokia, the world‘s leading mobile phone maker, said Tuesday it has launched new restructuring measures and plans to cut 1,000 jobs globally through voluntary departures.

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Vodafone will cut 500 jobs in Britain (AFP)

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AFP – British mobile phone giant Vodafone said Tuesday the group would axe 500 jobs in its home market as part of a cost-cutting programme that was unveiled last year.

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Vodafone to cut hundreds of jobs (Reuters)

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Reuters – Vodafone , the world‘s largest mobile phone group by revenue, is to cut hundreds of jobs in Britain, according to a report on Sky News.

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