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Nokia grabs bigger slice of market
News Nokia's increase in mobile handset sales is likely to come at the expense of some of its competitors, namely Sony Ericsson and Motorola. Meanwhile, Motorola, which is in the process of spinning off its handset division, is still struggling to get... [21 Jul 2008]
3 jumps on board Symbian Foundation
News The original members of the Symbian Foundation are Nokia, Symbian, Motorola, AT&T, NTT DoCoMo, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, STMicroelectronics, Texas Instruments and Vodafone.s director of products, Fergal Walker, said yesterday: "3 is pleased to... [11 Jul 2008]
Museum of computing looks for new home
News He said they wanted to keep the museum in Swindon as the museum relied on local volunteers, and it is important to celebrate the town's high longstanding tech pedigree that continues to this day, with Intel and Motorola having local offices. [02 Jul 2008]
Skype calls on ex-Motorola exec
News Internet calling provider Skype said yesterday that it has hired Scott Durchslag, a former Motorola executive, to become its chief operating officer. Durchslag spent more than five years at Motorola where he was most recently corporate vice... [02 Jul 2008]
Nokia buys Symbian and looks to open mobile future
News Once it owns Symbian Ltd, Nokia will contribute the Symbian and S60 software to the Foundation, while Sony Ericsson and Motorola said they intend to contribute technology from UIQ, and DoCoMo will contribute its MOAP(S) assets. [24 Jun 2008]
Femtocells: Europeans clueless on mobile access tech
News Despite femtocells' current low profile on the consumer radar, the survey - conducted by ABI Research for mobile operator Motorola - found significant appetite for the tech once the great unwashed are told about 'key benefits', such as increased... [23 Jun 2008]
WiMax Forum stamps 2.5G products with seal of approval
News Four base stations, from Alvarion, Motorola, Samsung and Sequans, won certification, along with mobile modules from Airspan, Beceem, Intel, Samsung and ZyXEL. The WiMax Forum has issued its first certifications for mobile-centric products that... [20 Jun 2008]
Femtocell market hotting up
News Today US mobile IP company Qualcomm has announced it is making an undisclosed investment in femtocell maker ip.access - joining the likes of Cisco, Intel Capital and Motorola Ventures. Femtocells - aka mobile base stations which piggyback off DSL... [21 May 2008]
Mobile management woes? O2's here to help
News BlackBerrys and devices compatible with Good Mobile Email - including Palm Treos and the Motorola Q9 - are supported. O2 UK has launched a managed services offering for enterprises looking to cope with increasing numbers of employees wielding smart... [21 May 2008]
Google lays out mobile future
News The company has struck deals with the major handset makers - Apple, LG, Motorola, Nokia, Samsung and Sony Ericsson - as well network operators across the globe. The online search giant has been ramping up its mobile applications for some time and... [13 May 2008]
Skype trialled on Java mobiles
News The test software is available worldwide and supports 50 Java-enabled handsets from Motorola, Nokia, Samsung and Sony Ericsson, Skype said. Skype has released a test version of a client for Java-enabled mobile devices, a move which the company said... [30 Apr 2008]
Motorola suffers a Q1 loss
News Motorola on Thursday reported a first-quarter loss of $194m, or 9 cents per share, up from a loss of $181m, or 8 cents a share, in the same period last year. The report comes as the company is struggling to reorganise its mobile phone business... [25 Apr 2008]
LiMo Foundation launches Linux Android rival
News More than 30 mobile-phone companies are members of LiMo, including heavyweights Motorola, NTT DoCoMo, Samsung, Vodafone and newest member Texas Instruments. Google's Android may get all the attention, but there's more than one industry consortium... [31 Mar 2008]
Motorola to split in two
News Motorola is to split into two companies, following months of speculation about the future of its handset division. If the split goes through as planned, what will remain will be the "broadband and mobility solutions" business, which includes... [27 Mar 2008]
Manx police to use covert Tetra handsets
News The Isle of Man is deploying 'covert' Motorola Tetra handsets to its undercover police and customs officers. According to Robert Williamson, technical director for the Isle of Man Department of Home Affairs, 50 of the small-format units will be... [10 Mar 2008]
