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Symbian celebrates handset century

May 16, 2006 Market-leading mobile OS company has shipped its 100th model, but says competition is heating up. TAGS: licensee, Symbian Inc., handset, Linux, Microsoft Corp., operating system

Vodafone CEO says 3G handsets must get cheaper

February 15, 2006 Simplicity, as well as cheaper equipment, will be key to 3G wireless adoption. TAGS: Vodafone Group Plc., handset, 3G, Barcelona, CEO

Cell phone shipments hit highs, but profits sag

October 19, 2006 With the billionth handset expected to ship this year, makers are hitting sales records. But some are struggling to make money. TAGS: euro, handset, shipment, Motorola Inc., Nokia Corp., profit, cell phone company, cell phone, mobile phone, smart phone

Google and Yahoo call up more phone partners

March 28, 2007 Search giants link up with handset makers LG and Virgin, respectively, in race for mobile-search dominance. TAGS: Virgin Mobile, Yahoo! Inc., handset, LG Electronics Inc., Google Inc.

Nokia's profits surge

January 25, 2007 Despite falling prices, Nokia squeezes out profits on sales of 106 million handsets in the fourth quarter of 2006. TAGS: profit, Nokia Corp., euro, handset, earnings, Motorola Inc., Samsung Electronics

'Free' TV for your cell phone

May 17, 2005 Digital Music Video Network, an MTV-style commercial station, will debut in June with programming for the cell phone's tiny screen. TAGS: wireless video, cell phone, digital music, BellSouth Corp., programming, handset, Verizon Wireless, TV, AT&T Corp., video

Boom predicted for GPS-enabled handsets

January 15, 2008 Berg Insight says GPS-enabled handsets worldwide will reach 560 million units by 2012, with an 18-fold increase in European uptake. TAGS: handset, GPS, Europe, location, Nokia Corp., satellite, U.S.

Nokia to include Windows Live services

August 22, 2007 Though a Microsoft rival, the handset giant will offer mobile Web services from the software maker, including Windows Live Messenger, Hotmail. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Live, handset, handset maker, Nokia Corp., Microsoft Windows Live Messenger, WAP, multimedia, Microsoft Corp., Apple iPhone, Microsoft Windows

Nokia pays Qualcomm $20 million for patents

April 5, 2007 The handset maker turned over the second-quarter payment for the use of patents related to one flavor of 3G technology. TAGS: Qualcomm Inc., patent, handset maker, Nokia Corp., handset, 3G, payment, agreement

Toshiba introduces Windows Mobile handsets for the U.K.

February 12, 2007 Laptop manufacturer crashes the smart-phone party with two devices that support fingerprint scanning. TAGS: fingerprint scanner, handset, HSDPA, Barcelona, Toshiba, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Spain, U.K., smart phone, scanner, Pocket PC, Microsoft Windows, laptop computer, PC

Start-up claims to offer next mobile-music thing

November 27, 2006 Oxy Systems says its software allows users to wirelessly sync their PC music collections with their cell phones. TAGS: subscriber, mobile operator, handset, cell phone, start-up, wireless network, music, U.S., PC

3GSM: Wireless sharpens its edge in Barcelona

February 12, 2007 One of the industry's largest trade shows is underway this week in Spain as new phones, services and strategies take the spotlight. TAGS: Vodafone Group Plc., operator, Barcelona, YouTube, trade show, MySpace, multimedia, Spain, handset, Europe, Nokia Corp., Motorola Inc., event, Google Inc., Web browser, video

Will unlocked cell phones free consumers?

January 24, 2007 Handset makers in the U.S. are dabbling in selling phones directly to consumers, but will the model be attractive enough to consumers? TAGS: American Technology Research, handset, carrier, cell phone, Cingular Wireless, subscriber, service provider, Motorola Inc., U.S., T-Mobile, Nokia Corp.

Infosys: Holograms on handsets by 2010

June 20, 2008 Devices being developed will routinely beam 3D films, games, and virtual goods into our laps, according to the Indian tech giant. TAGS: Infosys Technologies Ltd., hologram, handset, 3D, games

T-Mobile Germany stops selling unlocked iPhones

December 4, 2007 A German court has overturned an injunction that had forced T-Mobile to sell unlocked iPhones in that country. TAGS: Vodafone Group Plc., injunction, T-Mobile, spokesperson, handset, court, France, Apple iPhone, Apple Computer

Intel Inside for cell phones--sort of

March 23, 2006 Some Asian cell phone makers are putting Intel badges on their phones, showing that the handsets run on the company's chips. TAGS: cell phone company, branding, cell phone, Intel, handset, chip company

Mobile operators push 3G wireless

June 13, 2006 Group of mobile operators approves initiative to spur adoption of 3G multimedia, mobile Net in the developing world. TAGS: mobile operator, 3G, handset, GSM, initiative, developing country, emerging market, manufacturing, mobile phone, multimedia

FBI taps cell phone mic as eavesdropping tool

December 1, 2006 Agency used novel surveillance technique on alleged Mafioso: activating his cell phone's microphone and then just listening. TAGS: conversation, microphone, Nextel Communications Inc., handset, suspect, cell phone, bug, owner, New York, call, battery, security

The 3G handset quandary

July 22, 2005 Prices for next-generation cell phones edge up while predicted demand for the handsets shrinks. What's a cell phone operator to do? TAGS: W-CDMA, Qualcomm Inc., financial analyst, handset, cell phone, chip company, 3G, CEO, Nokia Corp., video
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