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Articles tagged with: Gartner and Verizon Wireless
Worldwide Mobile Phone Sales Down by 5% in Q4 '08
The global economic downturn had a significant impact on the mobile phone industry as worldwide mobile phone sales to end users totalled 314.7 million units in the fourth quarter of 2008, a 4.6 per cent decline from the fourth quarter of 2007, according to gartner. Manufacturers continued to struggle against low consumer confidence in both emerging and mature markets. more
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UPDATE: Google Unveils Android Smartphone for T-Mobile
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Google, Tuesday unveiled its first Android-powered smartphone for T-Mobile USA as the Internet giant hopes to shake up the wireless industry. more
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Microsoft faces Pressure from Smartphone OS Alliances
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- With the smartphone world increasingly shifting toward an open operating system model, Microsoft and its Windows Mobile face another obstacle in trying to penetrate the consumer market. more
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Palm Stock Still Seen as Cheap Despite Gains, New iPhone
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Palm hopes its cheap smartphone will boost a stock considered cheap by some. more
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UPDATE: TeliaSonera Snubs $42 Billion France Telecom Approach
LONDON (Dow Jones) -- Swedish-based TeliaSonera on Thursday rebuffed a $42 billion cash-and-share approach from France Telecom, throwing up a roadblock to the French group's ambition to become Europe's largest telecoms company. more
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Cisco Unveils Open Wireless Product to Boost Mobile Presence
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Cisco Systems has high hopes its new mobile services platform, which the company is opening up to outside developers, will boost company's presence in the wireless arena. more
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Mobile Broadband, M&A to Top Colao's Agenda at Vodafone
LONDON (Dow Jones) -- Top of Vittorio Colao's agenda when he takes over the reins of Vodafone Group in July will be driving wider adoption of mobile broadband and deciding which assets to buy in Asia and Africa, as the world's top mobile phone operator looks for ways to preserve global growth. more
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UPDATE: T-Mobile USA Begins Rollout of 3G Network
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- T-Mobile USA has begun rolling out its next-generation wireless network as it finally catches up to its larger rivals. more
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T-Mobile Using Dual-Mode Tech to Help Grow its Subscribers
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Dual-mode handsets, able to seamlessly tap into cellular and Wi-Fi networks for phone calls, have been scoffed at by the larger U.S. wireless carriers. more
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Google Confirms - To Bid in FCC Wireless-Spectrum Auction
Google said Friday it plans to bid for spectrum in a Federal Communications Commission auction to be held early next year, confirming speculation that the Web-search giant intends to make a costly foray into the wireless market. more
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