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Articles tagged with: Samsung Electronics and Sprint Nextel
Sprint and Samsung launch biodegradable phone
Sprint Nextel and Samsung Electronics said Thursday they will sell a $49.99 "eco-conscious" phone with a casing of biodegradable plastic made partly from corn. more
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Samsung to Launch a "Google Phone" in Q1 2009
Samsung is reported to be preparing to launch a new smartphone based on the Google backed Android operating system within the next few months. The second "Google Phone" is expected to be available in both GSM/3G and CDMA options and sold via T-Mobile and Sprint Nextel. more
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Sprint Launches its Initial WiMAX Service
Sprint Nextel has at last, commercially launched its WiMAX network - currently branded as XOHM - in Baltimore. The data-centric network has been launched with average download speeds of 2-4 Mbps. more
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Corporate Drama Takes Center Stage at Wireless Trade Show
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Corporate drama, and not services or the latest handset, will likely dominate the conversations at this year's CTIA Wireless industry trade show. more
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Motorola to Split Off Handset Business
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Carl Icahn 1, Motorola 0.
The Schaumburg, Ill., company said Wednesday it would split off its troubled
handset business into a separate publicly traded business, relenting to demands
by the activist investor.
The move would create an independent mobile devices company, which accounted
for roughly half of Motorola's total revenue in the fourth quarter. It also
leaves standing alone a company that makes TV set-top boxes, wireless equipment,
public-safety radios and bar-code scanners. In an industry where others are
consolidating, Motorola is going the opposite route.
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Qualcomm CEO Says iPhone Will Force Rivals To Upgrade
SAN DIEGO (AP)--Qualcomm has nothing to do with making Apple's iPhone, but the chief executive officer of the world's No. 2 cell phone chipmaker said Thursday that he has plenty to gain. more
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