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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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