Topic - mobile phone

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General news, Media, Communications, Internet, Finance

Hell Year for Mobile Phones

Expect a shakeout in 2009 that could jettison up to 100 cell phone makers and that may include giants Sony Ericsson and Motorola.
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Archives, Computers, General news, Media, Communications, Internet, Finance

TV Seeks Slice of Mobile Pie

63 U.S. stations plan to begin beaming to new generation of mobile phones, MP3 players, GPS devices, in-car systems.
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General news, Media, Communications, Internet, Finance

Did Verizon Hype Storm Demand?

Many Verizon Wireless stores had fewer than 25 BlackBerry Storm units when they opened on November 21 so the storm of demand was exaggerated.
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Computers, General news, Media, Communications, Internet, Finance

Globaltel Links PCs and Phones Via SMS

Do people really need chat between PCs and cell phones?
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Communications

eBay Selling iClones To iHungry Europeans

Chinese-made iPhone lookalikes are on offer to European consumers who just can't seem to wait until Apple's new phone makes its official debut.
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Communications

Motorola Trips as Cell Phone Sales Soar

Motorola remains the world’s second largest cell phone vendor in second quarter, but the U.S. handset maker loses market share as consumers shunned its aging product portfolio.
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Media, Communications, Internet

Games, Radio And TV Usage Drops as Internet and Mobile Phones Rise

But U.K. regulator says people continue to abandon older electronic media in favor of new communications technologies, but service provider revenues keep falling.
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Communications

Top Ten Mobile Handsets of 2006

Motorola Razr tops list for U.S. cell phone sales.
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Communications

Student Social Net Goes Mobile

College Tonight joins with Juice Wireless to keep college kids socializing and on the go.
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Media, Communications

Sony Ericsson to Push Ringtones

Is No. 2 phone maker Sony Ericsson edging into music business?
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Finance

FastStats: Raking in the Dough

Mobile music plays on; broadband booms; mobile adults like family plans.
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Finance

FastStats: Mobile Video Booms

Millions viewed mobile video in September; digital cable, modems feed cable industry; teens enjoy creating content online.
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General news

Q&A: Anthropologist Mizuko Ito

Cultural anthropologist Mimi Ito studies how the next generation uses new media, and translates for everyone else.
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Media

MP3 Player Boom Forecast

Sales of digital music players are seen jumping more than 200 percent by 2009 as consumers get hip to the new format.
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General news, Communications

Motorola Sharpens India Focus

Motorola is way behind Nokia in India’s fast-growing mobile market, but CEO Ed Zander vows to catch up.
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Communications

Skype Scuttles Roaming Fees

Net-based phone company undermines mobile phone companies with plan that lets users receive calls without roaming charges.
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Finance

Need to Know: Red Herring's weekly news roundup

The week of September 6, 2004: Oracle wins its first round, EDS cuts way deep, and Cisco unveils the metrics behind its acquisition strategy.