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    Ciena Wins Auction for Some Nortel Assets: Sources  Nov 23, 2009
    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ciena Corp will buy Nortel Networks Corp's optical networking and carrier ethernet business for $769 million after outbidding Nokia Siemens Networks in a three-day auction, sources told Reuters on Sunday ... The final bid by Nokia Siemens Networks, which had teamed with private equity firm One Equity Partners, came "very close" to Ciena's offer, the source said. (ABC News -- Wire)

    Stock futures signal gains; eyes on Kraft  Nov 23, 2009
    Ciena Corp (CIEN.O) will buy Nortel Networks Corp's optical networking and carrier ethernet business for 769 million after trumping Nokia Siemens Networks in a three-day auction, sources told Reuters on Sunday. Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) has had talks with News Corp (NWSA.O) about a tie up, which would involve News Corp getting paid to take its news websites off Google Inc (GOOG.O), a source familiar with the matter said on Sunday. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)

    Urban: I love you baby girl  Nov 23, 2009
    "To my wife, I just love you so much, baby girl," Urban said in his acceptance speech at the Nokia Theater in downtown Los Angeles. "This is for you and Sunday.". (Sydney Morning Herald)

    MS eyes Indian smartphone mkt  Nov 22, 2009
    Guggenheimer said, Microsoft works with several mobile handset manufacturers like Sony Ericsson, HTC, LG and Samsung except Nokia, which uses Symbian operating system. Although Microsoft's Wind 00004000 ows-based smartphones have come up in the past few years, they face stiff competition from the likes of Nokia, which uses Symbian OS and Blackberry. (India Times)

    Ciena Takes Nortel Unit Auction to 2nd Day: Sources  Nov 22, 2009
    Earlier this week another source familiar with the sale told Reuters that Nokia Siemens Networks and private equity firm One Equity Partners had also bid for the assets. (Reporting by Anupreeta Das; Editing by Jon Boyle). (ABC News -- Business)

    Leap Wireless shares surge on speculation by...  Nov 22, 2009
    Nokia, the worlds largest mobile phone maker, said it is cutting 330 jobs at research and development units in Finland and Denmark as it continues to struggle to reduce costs. European Union regulators said they have extended until Jan. 27 a deadline to wrap up their antitrust review of Oracles planned $7. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

    J-Lo and Lambert Prep For AMA Performances  Nov 21, 2009
    "Awesome," he said after dropping by the Nokia Theatre to watch her rehearse ... The ceremony will be broadcast live on ABC from the Nokia Theatre. (CBS News -- Entertainment)

    Nokia Streamlines R&D, Plans to Cut Up to 330 Jobs  Nov 21, 2009
    Nokia Streamlines Rns to Cut Up to 330 Jobs at SmartMoney ... Nokia Streamlines Rns to Cut Up to 330 Jobs ... Finland's Nokia Corp. (NOK), the world's largest mobile phone maker, said Friday it will cut up to 330 jobs in Finland and Denmark in order to align its research and development operations with its focused portfolio of future products. (SmartMoney)

    Chrome shines, Gore opines, staffs decline  Nov 21, 2009
    cuts research staff by up to 330 people and looks to slash staff by a third: In what is becoming a standing entry for the ongoing effects of the recession, we include this week word that Nokia is cutting its research staff by as many as 330 people and the plagued AOL will axe a third of its employees. 6. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)

    Two Approaches to NFC Battle for French Hearts and Mobiles  Nov 21, 2009
    However, there are still only two NFC-compatible GSM phones on the market, the Nokia 6216 and the Samsung Player One NFC Version, he said. The French mobile network operators Orange, SFR and Bouygues Telecom -- all three are members of the AFSCM -- began developing common standards for SIM-based NFC systems in 2006, and have so far completed contactless payment trials with a small number of users and stores in Caen and Strasbourg. (Yahoo News -- Technology)

    * Nokia, Sony Ericsson to cut jobs  Nov 21, 2009
    Nokia, Sony Ericsson to cut jobs ... Nokia, the worlds biggest mobile phone maker, said yesterday it would shed about 330 jobs in Finland and Denmark as part of a streamlining of its vast research and development operations ... The planned changes are expected to affect up to 230 employees at Nokias Oulu site in Finland and approximately 100 employees at Nokias Copenhagen site, the firm said in a statement. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    The 2009 WIRED Store Debuts This Weekend - Presented by American Express and Chevy  Nov 21, 2009
    WIRED Store partners include: Acer, Activision, Alessi, Andrew Marc, Areaware, AriZona, Asus, BBC, Beck's, Behance LLC, Biomorph, Bluelounge, Built, Bulova, Caf Bustelo, Delta Faucet, DNA 11/Canvaspop, Dolby Laboratories, Dynamism, Dyson, eBay, Epilog Laser, Eye-Fi, Inc., Glenfiddich, IBM Lotus, Incase, iGo, Kapitall, KarmaLoop, Kicker, Koncept, LG, MSI Computer Corp., Nero, Nokia, Nordic Track, OWLE, Phiaton, Pong Research, Powermat, Rabbit Air, Samsung Electronics, Sleek Audio, Sony, SPOT... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Google phone strategy takes off  Nov 21, 2009
    Unlike Nokia or Research in Motion, which make money from hardware sales, Google is looking to prominently place its software and services on a new breed of mobile dev 00004000 ices and gain direct access to valuable consumer data that can be used to sell ads for premium prices. This month, Google announced the $750 million acquisition of AdMob, whose technology and network allow ads to be placed on mobile websites and within iPhone and Android apps. (India Times)

    Wi-Fi Breaches Found in iPhone, Android Devices  Nov 20, 2009
    The SMobile team breached the secure-socket-layer (SSL) security on the Nokia N95 running S60 OS and 3GS running on OS 3. 1 through an unsecured Wi-Fi network. (SmallBusinessComputing)

    Smartphone growth to continue  Nov 20, 2009
    ARM's designs are in 90 percent of mobile phones, including Apple's iPhone and Nokia's new top-of-the-range model N900 ... Next year falling smartphone prices are set to boost market growth as Nokia and Google push their operating systems -- Symbian and Android -- to cheaper phones where sales volumes are higher ... Nokia introduced its first smartphone priced at 150 euros in August. (India Times)

    Sony Ericsson moving HQ to Atlanta  Nov 20, 2009
    The company -- a joint venture formed in 2001 between Sony Corp. and Ericsson -- has been losing global market share to Nokia and Samsung ... 3 percent global market share, compared with Nokia's 36 ... 2 percent, for Sony Ericsson and Nokia, respectively. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)

    3G in India & China to boost global wireless broadband  Nov 20, 2009
    The move to 3G and its likely follow-on, fourth-generation (4G) Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology, is also set to help Chinese network equipment makers such as Huawei better challenge Ericsson and Nokia Siemens Networks ... The push to 3G and beyond has also added new impetus to China's Huawei, which has risen from relatively obscurity just a decade ago to become the world's No. 2 networking equipment provider this year, passing Nokia Siemens Networks. (India Times)

    Building the Smart Home Wirelessly  Nov 20, 2009
    The team points out that more than 70 manufacturers, including Echelon, IBM, Motorola, Nokia, Nortel, Panasonic, Philips, Sony, and Toshiba have joined OSGi, which means that the standard could be widely adopted and implemented by technologists. The NCKU team has built on this open network system using RFID so that devices and individuals can be connected to video devices in the smart home for entertainment or security purposes. (Science Daily)

    Awards recognize innovation  Nov 20, 2009
    "The important thing is to meet people and get connected," said Peter Friess, president of the Tech Museum, which helps organize the awards along with technology titans such as Intel, Microsoft, Nokia and Applied Materials. "This is the right climate for entrepreneurs so they can make a worldwide market for their products.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)

    Does a work-from-home system contribute ot increased employee productivity?  Nov 20, 2009
    A raft of technology firms such as Hewlett-Packard, Nokia Siemens Networks, Dell, Cisco and IBM reckon that letting employees work from home not only saves office expenses, but also helps ramp up productivity by saving precious time wasted in Indias labyrinthine peak-hour traffic ... Nokia Siemens HR head Reema Malhotra says that on any typical day, 20% of the staff (out of 11,000) may not be in office ... At Dell India, about 20% of the 12,000 employees work remotely, akin to IBM, Nokia... (India Times)

    Nokia Netbook's Beauty Proves Only Skin-Deep  Nov 20, 2009
    Nokia Netbooks Beauty Proves Only Skin-Deep: Rich Jaroslovsky - Bloomberg ... Nokia Netbooks Beauty Proves Only Skin-Deep: Rich Jaroslovsky ... It also comes with Nokias Ovi Internet services suite, including syncing with phones made by the Espoo, Finland-based manufacturer. (Bloomberg -- Columnists)

    Sony Ericsson to close Chennai unit  Nov 20, 2009
    Some like Nokia are expanding their plant. By and large, people are increasing investment and jobs are coming back, also for laterals. (India Times)

    Babelgum Partners with RingTales to Exclusively Premiere New Dilbert and New Yorker Animated Series  Nov 20, 2009
    Babelgum Mobile is an original application currently available in the United States, UK, Italy, Germany, France and Spain which brings regionally tailored programming to smart phones at present iPhone 3G, iPod Touch, Google Android G-Phones 1 and 2, Nokia (N96, N95 and 6210) via 3G and WiFi. Positioned between user generated video hubs and network TV-oriented destinations, Babelgum focuses on the third part of the ecosystem: innovative, professionally produced content on very specific... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    3 Months Free Virgin Mobile! A great direct deal which saves you over 12%!  Nov 20, 2009
    Nokia 6710 Navigator (3G) ... A-GPS with Nokia Maps ... 2" colour screen 5 megapixel camera with autofocus Secondary video calling camera Video recording Rollover Cap 29 $29 per month Minimum total cost: $696.00 (24 months) Included value: $150 Included data: 20 MB Contract options: 24 months Data plans: 50MB, 300MB, 1GB Call Virgin Mobile: 1300 761 068 5) + Save $87 Nokia E71 (3G) $5.00 per month on this plan 3.2 megapixel Camera HSDPA WLAN Wifi Main Screen Size: 2.36". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)

    Disney sets out to make 'The Passion for kids'  Nov 20, 2009
    The Gadget Inspectors take a first look at the Maemo-powered Nokia N900 and find out how it compares with the iPhone and the HTC Hero. TELEGRAPH EMAIL SERVICES. (Yahoo News -- 'The Passion of the Christ')

    Microsoft Windows Mobile essential guide  Nov 19, 2009
    (11-18) 13:32 PST -- has its work cut out for it in the mobile operating system market given the strength of among consumers, among businesses and Nokia/ in Europe (not to mention coming on strong). But with Windows Mobile 7 set to debut in 2010, Microsoft isn't giving up on the OS market. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)

    Reunert sees some light after slow year  Nov 19, 2009
    The non-cash, mark-to-market accounting gain of an option that Reunert holds to sell its 40 percent interest in the South African operation of Nokia Siemens Networks mainly accounted for the difference between headline and normalised earnings. Reutech Radar Systems fared well, fuelled by exports at a favourable exchange rate, with revenue increasing by 40 percent to R874m while operating profit increased by 55 percent to R212m. (Business Report, South Africa)

    Sony Ericsson to shut India centre  Nov 19, 2009
    Sony Ericsson said its share of the global handset market came to around 5 percent in the third quarter, compared to 38 percent for market leader Nokia Corp.. Read business stories in. (India Times)

    Nokias netbook ups bar and price  Nov 19, 2009
    Nokias netbook raises the bar and the price - Tech and gadgets- msnbc ... Nokias netbook raises the bar and the price ... Nokia considers its first-ever netbook, the Booklet 3G, a way of distinguishing its product from other netbooks. (MSNBC -- Technology)

    Nortel Will Sell Optical Unit at Nov. 20 Auction; Nokia Siemens Plans Bid  Nov 19, 2009
    Nortel to Sell Optical Unit at Nov. 20 Auction; Nokia Plans Bid - Bloomberg ... Nortel to Sell Optical Unit at Nov. 20 Auction; Nokia Plans Bid ... The new bidder is Nokia Siemens Networks, one person familiar with the auction said. (Bloomberg -- Canada)

    Nokia E71 + 1GB Broadband Christmas gift from Vodafone. Only on 1300 30 31 30  Nov 18, 2009
    Vodafone Nokia E71 (3G) Mobile Phone Plans - SMH ... Vodafone Nokia E71 (3G) Mobile Phone Plans ... Vodafone Nokia E71 (3G) Mobile Phone Plans. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)

    New Optus $29 Cap Plan Blackberry for $0 upfront over 24 months. Act fast! 1800 300 808  Nov 18, 2009
    Nokia 5730 xPressMusic (3G) $0 upfront. Nokia 6700 (3G) $0 upfront. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)

    China's phone firmshelp Africa go mobile  Nov 18, 2009
    "According to the former head of Huawei's operations in West Africa, Wilson Yang, Huawei's profit margins in Africa can be up to 10 times greater than those it realizes in China. Huawei manages to achieve tremendous margins while still pricing itself only 5%-15% lower than its major international competitors, Ericsson and Nokia. "Furthermore, Huawei is cautious not to price itself too low so that it will not be seen as yet another low-cost Chinese provider. In contrast, Huawei's main Chinese... (Asia Times Online)

    Smartphones on Wi-Fi vulnerable to security attack  Nov 18, 2009
    Smobile tested the Nokia N95, HTC Tilt running Windows Mobile, HTC G1 running Android, and the iPhone 3GS with the latest firmware. In each case, the user would have had no idea that their information had been compromised. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)

    European R&D Growth Outstrips the U.S.  Nov 18, 2009
    Japanese automaker Toyota () topped the list, with the highest growth in Rstment in 2008, with only two European firms, Volkswagen () and Nokia (), making it within the top ten. The study also highlighted the differences in Rstment growth between EU member states, with companies in Italy (20. (BusinessWeek)

    Google's great android invasion  Nov 17, 2009
    Rubin doesn't think Google necessarily needs to eclipse the most popular mobile phone operating systems, like those used by Nokia, Apple, and Research In Motion. But he wants Android to be powerful enough that other phone makers and wireless companies feel pressure to come up with innovationsand to keep their devices open so users can access services like Google's search. (India Times)

    How safe is your smartphone from viruses?  Nov 17, 2009
    How safe is your smartphone from viruses. - Features-The Economic Times. (India Times)

    Seven predictions for handset OEMs  Nov 17, 2009
    Apple, Motorola, Nokia, Palm, Samsung and others have rolled out new products. So how are these products doing. (EETimes)

    Letter to The President # 5  Nov 16, 2009
    Recently China's Huawei Technologies took the No. 2 position in the global mobile network gear market, almost doubling its market share from a year ago and surpassing Nokia Siemens. Prior to that announcement, Huawei had grabbed the No. 1 spot globally in DSL equipment. (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    Nokia plans m-banking services  Nov 16, 2009
    Nokia plans to launch m-banking services- Telecom-News By Industry-News-The Economic Times ... Nokia plans to launch m-banking services16 Nov 2009, 0148 hrs IST, Writankar Mukherjee, ET Bureau ... HELSINKI: Despite a tough regulatory environment for mobile banking in India, Nokia expects to soon roll out its financial and banking services in the country under the banner of Nokia Money. (India Times)

    Apple plans 40-50 store openings in 2010  Nov 16, 2009
    Apple has surpassed rival Nokia to become the most profitable handset vendor for the first time on the strength of its popular iPhone, according to research firm Strategy Analytics ... 6 billion, while Nokia had operating profit of $1 ... Nokia is struggling to hang on to its leading position in smartphones as competition increases from Apple, Research in Motion's BlackBerry and Motorola's Droid. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)

    Watch this Space: Nokia 5330 Mobile TV Edition Launched  Nov 16, 2009
    Source: Nokia Corporation ... ESPOO, Finland, November 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nokia (NYSE: - ) today announced the Nokia 5330 Mobile TV Edition, an entertainment hub that combines mobile broadcast TV (DVB-H), social networking, music and gaming in one compact 3G device ... Nokia vice president Mark Selby said, "The introduction of the Nokia 5330 Mobile TV Edition responds to the arrival of DVB-H broadcast mobile TV networks in new markets and offers an affordable device for new and... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Nokia N900: Hot and Not  Nov 15, 2009
    It's a big occasion for Nokia, as the N900 is its most powerful smartphone yet, and the device's Maemo 5 open source operating system is a diversion from Symbian, which Nokia tends to support ... Here's a look at what's promising and potentially disappointing with Nokia's N900 ... Nokia likes to call the N900 a "mobile computer," and that's partly due to the device's hardware. (Yahoo News -- Technology)

    Nortel Networks Delays Auction of Optical Telecommunications to Next Week  Nov 14, 2009
    Nokia Siemens Networks may challenge Cienas offer, said two people familiar with the matter on Nov. 3. Buying the assets would help Espoo, Finland-based Nokia Siemens expand in North America, according to one of the two people, who declined to be identified because the auction isnt public ... a spokesman for Nokia Siemens, didnt immediately return calls seeking comment. (Bloomberg -- Canada)

    GSM contracts to be awarded after HQ nod: BSNL  Nov 14, 2009
    BSNL had chosen the bids submitted by Ericsson and Huawei, while rejecting the offers made by three others Nokia Siemens, ZTE and Alcatel Lucent. Later, the Chinese manufacturer, Huawei, the highest bidder in west India and the second-highest bidder in North and East zones, was also rejected on security grounds. (India Times)

    R&D spend: Just 4 Indian cos in global list  Nov 14, 2009
    According to the study which carried out the annual analysis of global innovation spending, globally Toyota is no. 1 in Rding, followed by Nokia, Roche Holding, Microsoft and General Motors ... The top 10 global Rders in 2008 according the study are, in descending order: Toyota, Nokia, Roche Holding, Microsoft, General Motors, Pfizer, Johnson on, Ford, Novartis and Sanofi-Aventis ... Nokia spent $8,733 million that was 11. (India Times)

    Music: A different tune  Nov 14, 2009
    The companies involved range from Google, which now facilitates music streaming from its search page in America, to Nokia, which bundles access to a music-download service with some of its mobile phones. The next big thing is a dozen different things, says Thomas Hesse of Sony Music Entertainment. (The Economist)

    A CNET Conversation with Eric Schmidt  Nov 14, 2009
    Google is temporarily offering free Wi-Fi in airports across the country, Nokia recalls millions of phone chargers, and a Hello Kitty phone may be perfect for the pretty princess in your life. Video. (CBS News -- Sci/Tech)

    Research and Markets: This Essential Report on Broadcasting in the Philippines is Now Available  Nov 14, 2009
    The company launched its DTH satellite-based TV entertainment system in partnership with Philips, Lysis, Mabuhay Philippine Satellite Corp, Nokia, NagraVision and Brightpoint Philippines. Marketed under the brand name Dream, PMSI's services were capable of reaching the entire nation using wireless communication via satellite. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Buddy, Can You E-Mail Me 100 Bucks?  Nov 14, 2009
    MasterCard () is working with Obopay, a mobile payment startup with funding from Nokia (), while Visa () has been testing a service with U.S. Bancorp (). "Payment habits change pretty slowly, but Generation Y expects this," says Thomas S. Kunz, director of payments and e-business at PNC Financial. (BusinessWeek)

    iiNet BoB Now Available Wireless Internet and up to 5 cordless handsets in one easy to setup package.  Nov 14, 2009
    Available on selected mobile phone plans for the HTC Magic, Nokia 5800, or Nokia E71. Popular Searches. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)

    Nokia mobile phones  Nov 14, 2009
    Nokia are one of the world's leading mobile phone manufacturers offering a diverse range of mobile phones. Nokia have a mobile phone for every type of mobile customer with entry level models right through to high end business mobile phones ... 5" colour touchscreen 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics Secondary VGA video calling camera Full slide out keyboard $0 upfront on the $0 upfront on the $0 upfront on the 2) Nokia E71 (3G) 3.2 megapixel Camera HSDPA WLAN Wifi Main Screen Size: 2.36".... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)

    $50 Credit on Selected Plans with 3 Mobile Save $50 More info»  Nov 14, 2009
    2" colour screen 5 megapixel camera with autofocus Secondary video calling camera Video recording $29 Cap $29 per month Included value: $150 Contract options: 12 months, 24 months Data plans: 20MB, 100MB, 200MB, 1GB, 2GB, 3GB 3) + 3 $49 Cap Save $50 Nokia N97 (3G) $18.00 per month on this plan 640 x 360 pixel 3.5" colour touchscreen ... 5" colour touchscreen 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics Secondary VGA video calling camera Full slide out keyboard $69 Cap $69 per month Included value:... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)

    Free Mobile Broadband Starter Pack Worth $99 More info»  Nov 14, 2009
    If you are buying a HTC Magic, Nokia 5800 or Nokia E71 on a $59 Cap or above on a 24 month contract, Vodafone will give you a free Mobile Broadband Starter pack with Modem AND 1GB of data ... 36" $59 Cap Contract $59 per month Included value: $350 Included data: 500 MB Contract options: 12 months, 24 months Data plans: 0MB Call Vodafone: 1300 30 31 30 4) + Vodafone $99 Cap Contract Special HTC Magic (3G) $0 upfront on this plan The New Google Android TouchScreen phone! Touchscreen keyboard Black... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)

    Apple Closes Gap on RIM in Q3 Smartphone Sales  Nov 14, 2009
    In terms of market share, Gartner's findings show worldwide mobile phone leader Nokia (NYSE: NOK) dipping by 1 ... This echoes a separate study by Strategy Analytics, which cited the iPhone maker as outpacing even Nokia in terms of profit ... 6 billion operating profit for Q3, compared to Nokia's $1. (SmallBusinessComputing)

    Dell debuts Android phone in China, Brazil  Nov 14, 2009
    For example, cellphone giant Nokia rolled out x86-based netbooks and with Intel to design handsets using Intel's its next-generation Atom processors. Dell's Mini 3 marks the first big move outside the Windows/x86 world for the PC maker. (EETimes)

    Global news recap, World Tech Update, Nov. 12  Nov 13, 2009
    In our news in brief this week we take a quick look at HP's planned acquisition of networking vendor , the European Commission's formal statement of objections over Oracle's planned acquisition of Sun Microsystems and a recall notice from Nokia concerning faulty mobile-phone chargers. Intel started selling a new e-reader on Tuesday that can snap pictures of books and newspapers and then read them back to people who have a hard time reading the printed page. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)

    Will Andoid Kill the iPhone?  Nov 13, 2009
    Though Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) ranks third worldwide in smartphone sales volume, after market leader Nokia and , there's no denying the wild popularity of the iPhone, given that it was launched only two years ago and there are only a handful of models available, compared to the proliferate versions of BlackBerry and Nokia devices. As after a bumpy start, one industry insider is saying the new OS has the as the preeminent smartphone. (Datamation)

    Smartphone Battle: Samsung vs. Nokia  Nov 13, 2009
    HELSINKI (Reuters) - The world's two largest cell phone makers, Nokia and Samsung Electronics, have unveiled their latest attempts to keep pace in the battle with smartphone rivals like iPhone and Blackberry. Nokia said on Tuesday it has started deliveries of its top-of-the-range N900, while Samsung announced it will launch its own open mobile platform, bada, in December as it tries to make up for a late start in the smartphone market ... Nokia and Samsung together sell around 60 percent of all... (Datamation)

    2 Apple's iPhone Profit Tops Nokia, Samsung  Nov 13, 2009
    Apple's iPhone Profit Tops Nokia, Samsung Datamation ... Apple's iPhone Profit Tops Nokia, Samsung ... HELSINKI (Reuters) - The world's two largest cellphone makers, Nokia and Samsung Electronics, unveiled on Tuesday their latest rivals to the iPhone as Apple became the top profit generator in the handset industry. (Datamation)

    * Smartphone Q3 sales grow almost 13%  Nov 13, 2009
    8 percent, while Nokia Oyj slipped to a 39 ... Nokias share of the overall handset market declined to 36. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Motorola Global Handset Sales Rebound; Q4 Rise  Nov 13, 2009
    Sales of smartphones, such as Apple Inc.'s (AAPL) iPhone and Nokia Corp.'s (NOK) N97 touchscreen phone, increased 12 ... 3Q09 Mkt Shr 3Q08 Nokia 113,466 36. (SmartMoney)

    Cutting the cord  Nov 13, 2009
    But that's still a small proportion compared with the Czech Republic (63%) and Finland (61%), which is home to the world's biggest mobile phone maker, Nokia. One of those British householders who fits into this category is James Parker, a 27-year-old who moved into a rented flat in Chester that had no landline. (BBC News -- UK)

    Join the conversation. NXP trading chip sales for royalties?  Nov 13, 2009
    And now ST has the right to produce combination chips that include NFC and Mifare technology, presumably to a specification drawn up by someone like Nokia. These are the sorts of technology that allow mobile phones or smart cards to be used for ticketing, access control and micropayments. (EETimes)

    India exports 60 million mobiles  Nov 13, 2009
    MUMBAI: Buy a Nokia phone in Cape Town or a Samsung handset in Colombothey may well carry a Made in India tag ... The countrys not just a small car hub, handset manufacturers such as Nokia, Samsung, LG, Sony Ericsson and Motorola are shipping 60 million mobiles each year from the country to more than 60 countries mostly in Africa, South-East Asia, Middle East and South Asia ... India has a conducive business environment and skilled manpower; it is a poised to become telecoms... (India Times)

    Christmas Broadband Deals  Nov 13, 2009
    Available on selected mobile phone plans for the HTC Magic, Nokia 5800, or Nokia E71. Compare Broadband Plans. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)

    Cramer-Krasselt, MGM 'sins' creates buzz  Nov 12, 2009
    It also created wall projections throughout Los Angeles, including at Staples Center, Nokia Theatre and the LA Live complex downtown, Hollywood and Highland, from dusk until 2 a.m.. Ian Barry, executive creative director for Cramer-Krasselt, said competition for leisure and business travelers has never been fiercer in Sin City. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)

    Nokia N900: Hot and Not  Nov 12, 2009
    It's a big occasion for Nokia, as the N900 is its most powerful smartphone yet, and the device's Maemo 5 open source operating system is a diversion from Symbian, which Nokia tends to support ... Here's a look at what's promising and potentially disappointing with Nokia's N900 ... Nokia likes to call the N900 a "mobile computer," and that's partly due to the device's hardware. (Yahoo News -- Technology)

    Nokia's Mini-Tablet Smartphone N900 Ships  Nov 12, 2009
    Nokia's mini-tablet smartphone device, the N900, running on open source Linux Maemo 5 software, ships today and will be on sale by the end of the month. The N900 will sell for about $650 at the Nokia pre-order Web site, and is priced at 500 euros, or about $740, without subsidies, which have yet to be disclosed for the U.S. ... Though it appears to fall into the gray area between the two, a sort of mid-sized Internet device (MID), it does have voice calling and is grouped in Nokia's Nseries... (SmallBusinessComputing)

    Booming Gray Market Threatens Cell-Phone Industry  Nov 12, 2009
    In the coming years, some smaller workshops could morph into larger enterprises turning out legitimate goods and competing with Nokia (), Apple, and. "What's going to happen is, as these players develop the expertise, some of these players will start to enter the legal market," says Jagdish Rebello, senior director at iSuppli. (BusinessWeek)

    New invention addresses lithium battery fires  Nov 12, 2009
    Potential customers include Sony Corp, Dell Inc, Hewlett-Packard Co, Acer Inc, Apple, Nokia Corp, and others. ITRI has applied for 29 patents in the United States, Taiwan, Korea, China and Japan for Stoba. (Yahoo News -- Technology)

    Online trend: Making data sexy  Nov 12, 2009
    The site, which he continued as a side project, grew alongside the growing interest in data visualization, to the point where he recently left his interaction design job at Nokia to write a book on the topic. When he started covering the field about five years, he says, it was still "very closed.". (CNN -- International)

    Report: Apple's iPhone is most profitable smartphone  Nov 12, 2009
    6 billion in the quarter of 2009, while No. 1 world handset seller Nokia recorded a lower $1. 1 billion operating profit. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)

    * Siliconware board approves purchase of research facility  Nov 12, 2009
    Last month, chairman Bough Lin (LB) said Siliconware Precision could see double-digit growth next year over this years figures, taking its cue from the upbeat outlook of PC chip giant Intel Corp and leading handset maker Nokia Oyj. Powerchip, the nations No. 2 computer memory chipmaker, said in a filing to the Taiwan Stock Exchange that it was seeking to improve its financial structure by selling non-core assets, a move it said would aid its recovery following the global economic... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Newsweek: Can Apple avoid mistakes of the '90s?  Nov 12, 2009
    To be sure, Nokia and Research in Motion still hold a greater share of the smartphone market than Apple does, but their aging software platforms look obsolete next to Apple's. The question is, will Apple do with the iPhone what it did with the Mac. (MSNBC -- Technology)

    Apple tops phone chart  Nov 11, 2009
    HELSINKI: The world's two largest cellphone makers, Nokia and Samsung Electronics, unveiled on Tuesday their latest rivals to the iPhone as Apple became the top profit generator in the handset industry. Apple Inc overtook Nokia in the September quarter as the cellphone maker generating the highest total operating profit in the industry, research firm Strategy Analytics said ... Nokia said on Tuesday it had started deliveries of its top-of-the-range N900, while Samsung Electronics Co Ltd... (India Times)

    Nokia CEO says starts deliveries of top-model N900  Nov 11, 2009
    Nokia has started deliveries of its new top-of-the-range model N900, a key product for the world's top phone maker in its battle against rivals iPhone and Blackberry. Nokia Chief Executive Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo said in a speech the company started deliveries of the phone on Tuesday ... The N900 model is Nokia's first phone running Linux Maemo operating system, which analysts see as a key for Nokia to gain back ground in the coming years. (Yahoo News -- Technology)

    Nokia Launches Critical N900 Phone  Nov 11, 2009
    Decked out with features, Nokia's new handset/tablet equals the iPhone in specs. But it's the Maemo software inside that could tip Nokia's growing rivalry with Apple ... When thousands of suppliers, developers, and analysts converged on Stuttgart in September to attend Nokia World, the Finnish company's annual in-house trade fair, the buzz was all about the new Booklet 3G netbook Nokia's first foray into the hot category of pint-sized PCs. (BusinessWeek)

    Nokia launches 3 CDMA phones  Nov 11, 2009
    HELSINKI: The world's largest mobile phone maker Nokia launched three new CDMA phones and said it remained committed to the standard, which has long been overshadowed by the more global GSM.. The Nokia 1506 is expected to go on sale in China at the end of 2009, while the Nokia 6316s and the Nokia 3806 are expected to hit the market in the first quarter of 2010, the Finnish company said ... The world's largest mobile phone maker Nokia launched three new CDMA phones and said it remained committed... (India Times, India)

    Nortel Said to Take More Time for Potential Buyers to Review Optical Unit  Nov 11, 2009
    a spokesman for Espoo, Finland-based Nokia Siemens, declined to comment. Nortel spokesman Bo Gowan declined to comment. (Bloomberg -- Canada)

    Samsung Sees 2010 Handset Sales Up 10% to 20%  Nov 11, 2009
    Samsung is the world's largest maker of computer memory chips and liquid-crystal-display televisions, and is the world's second-largest handset maker by shipments after Nokia Corp.. -By Charmian Kok, Dow Jones Newswires; 88622 502-2557; charmian. (SmartMoney)

    Weekend News Roundup  Nov 11, 2009
    Nokia Booklet 3G Arrives November 15th Over the weekend Best Buy sent out some promotional materials that revealed that the company will begin offering up the Nokia Booklet 3G laptop starting November 15th, 2009. Customers who belong to the Best Buy Reward Zone program can reserve one for themselves from now until November 14th by filling out an online form and bringing it to any Best Buy retail outlet. (IGN Gear)

    Nokia recalls 14m phone chargers  Nov 10, 2009
    The Nokia recall mainly affects Europe and North America. Nokia is recalling 14 million phone chargers because of fears that they could cause electric shocks ... Nokia says the recall is a "proactive, precautionary measure". (BBC News -- Technology)

    Nokia to recall 14 mln chargers  Nov 10, 2009
    BEIJING, Nov. 10 (Xinhuanet) -- Finnish mobile giant Nokia announced Monday that its 14 million mobile phone chargers could be potentially dangerous for users, and said it had started a program for consumers to replace them for free ... This may cause electric shocks to users if accidentally touched during use, according to the press statement issued by Nokia ... The chargers, bearing Nokia's name and manufactured by a third-party supplier, are models AC-3E and AC-3U, made between June 15 and... (Xinhuanet, China)

    EU needs to knock down digital walls: official  Nov 10, 2009
    EU ministers in telecommunications and chief executives in large telecommunication companies such as Nokia are among the participants at the conference preparing for the telecommunication meeting in December. Editor: Mu Xuequan. (Xinhuanet, China)

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