Archive for July 16th, 2009

Nokia Posts 66 Percent Drop in Q2 Earnings

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Nokia, the world’s top handset maker, today reported second-quarter earnings fell 66 percent as the economic downturn sapped demand.

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Sony Ericsson Posts Heavy Q2 Loss, to Focus on Smartphones

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Struggling handset maker Sony Ericsson reported a $398 million second-quarter loss and reiterated plans to focus to higher-end smartphones instead of its Walkman and Cyber-Shot sub-brands.

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Officials Push for Prison Cell Phone Jamming

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Top corrections official from more than two dozen states have appealed to a Senate committee to make signal-jamming technology legal inside state prisons to thwart inmates’ forbidden mobile phone calls.

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GPS device attached to the keyring guides you back home, to your hotel, or car

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It looks like GPS receivers are becoming part of our lives inside more than one product. Many people have a GPS navigator in the car for finding street addresses, others have outdoors or marine satellite navigators for staying on the right track, and majority of new smartphone models come with GPS feature. Still, a tiny [...]

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Low-cost, pocket-size digital camcorder can shoot full High-Definition video

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Just like Asus started a new trend for the small, simple and low-cost netbooks, Flip Video started a new trend in digital video cameras. A couple of years ago, Flip Video introduced a tiny, pocket-size digital camcorder that was easy to use and provided straightforward capability to save movies on a PC or on YouTube. [...]

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3D Games for the Android

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Up until recently, most of the games available for mobile phones were fairly basic two dimensional affairs, due to the limited processing power of the devices. However, recent advances in cell phone technology have opened up a whole world of 3D gaming to the avid mobile gamer. In particular, the new range of Google Android [...]

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Sony Ericsson posts another loss in 2Q (AP)

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AP – Handset maker Sony Ericsson said Thursday it booked another loss in the second quarter as the global economic crisis continued to weigh on mobile phone sales.

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Sony Ericsson Unveils Facebook-Friendly Walkman Phone (PC World)

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PC World – AT&T and Sony Ericsson have unveiled their latest cellphone designed to make life easier for Facebook fans who also love to take their music with them everywhere: the new W518a Walkman phone.

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Nokia cuts profit, market share outlook (Reuters)

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Reuters – The world’s top cell phone maker Nokia Oyj (NOK1V.HE) cut its profitability and market share forecasts due to tough competition, sending its shares sharply lower on Thursday.

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Sony Ericsson loses market share, sees tough H2 (Reuters)

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Reuters – Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson braced for a tough second half of 2009 after losing market share in the second quarter as its mid-range products found little favor among a declining customer base.

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