Archive for April, 2009

Motorola Loss Widens, Android Smartphones Planned for Q4

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Troubled U.S. phone maker Motorola reported a wider first-quarter loss and said it expects to ring up further losses this quarter.

Motorola posts loss, investors concerned about cash (Reuters)

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Reuters – Cell phone maker Motorola Inc posted a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss thanks to cost cuts that helped offset a sharp drop in cellphone sales.

Motorola rings up more losses (AFP)

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AFP – Troubled US mobile phone maker Motorola reported a wider quarterly net loss on Thursday and said it expects to ring up further losses this quarter.

Phones weigh down Ericsson as profits slide 30% (AFP)

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AFP – The world leader in mobile phone network equipment Ericsson on Thursday posted a 30-percent drop in profits, weighed down by its mobile phone unit, but said the impact of the global economic downturn was “limited.”

Ericsson first-quarter core profit weak (Reuters)

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Reuters – Swedish telecom gear maker Ericsson posted weaker-than-expected underlying earnings, hit by a slumping global mobile phone market and cutbacks in investments by operators.

Ericsson Q1 core profit weak (Reuters)

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Reuters – Swedish telecom gear maker Ericsson posted weaker-than-expected underlying earnings, hit by a slumping global mobile phone market and cutbacks in investments by operators.

France 'delays 3G telecom licence tender' (AFP)

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AFP – France has delayed a tender for a fourth mobile phone licence to examine the conditions, a top official said Wednesday, as existing operators warned they could go to court if the price were set too low.

Microsoft: We're Still Not Making a Phone (PC Magazine)

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PC Magazine – Microsoft once again denied it’s making a branded mobile phone, as a confusing Wall Street Journal article seemed to say Microsoft and Verizon Wireless were working on some sort of device.

Microsoft in cellphone talks with Verizon (AFP)

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AFP – US software giant Microsoft is in talks with Verizon Wireless to launch a touch-screen cellphone early next year in a bid to compete with Apple’s iPhone, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.