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Citing “long-term competitiveness,” Nokia Corp. said today it would close a handset factory in Bochum, Germany, and sell automotive and research-and-development sites in the same locale. Nokia will move its …

Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. announced it is in negotiations to sell its cellphone business to fellow Japanese electronics maker Kyocera Wireless Corp. If the deal is completed, it would further …

The good news: The new Nokia Siemens Networks is intent on creating a “winning company” despite difficult market conditions. But 9,000 workers have to go. In a carefully worded press …

“Consolidation” is a well-worn phrase in business circles because it politely masks the fact that someone probably is going to get it in the neck.Typically, that means workers get hurt, …

Three of the top six handset vendors in the world lost market share last year, as did the “other” category that captures the multitude of second-tier vendors determined to swim …

BenQ Mobile, the Munich, Germany-based company formed by BenQ Corp. of Taiwan when it scored Siemens AG’s handset business in 2005, has no buyers and its assets will be liquidated, …

German chip maker Infineon Technologies AG crowed yesterday that it will supply Nokia Corp. with baseband and RF chips for the handset vendor’s entry-level phones in GSM markets.Details of the …

BenQ Corp.’s mobile communications business, apparently now limited to its home turf in Taiwan and other Asian markets, has selected Kineto Wireless Inc.’s UMA technology for a pair of upcoming …

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has become the latest handset vendor to snuggle up with Internet search company Google Inc. with plans to provide Google search, mapping and e-mail applications on …

LONDON—Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications announced plans to purchase UIQ Technology AB, a subsidiary of Symbian Ltd. UIQ, based in Sweden, licenses its user interface and application development platform to mobile …

Trying to form a sense of the sprawling chip market for mobile phones is akin to getting a tape measure around an elephant’s waist. With dozens of players and product …

MUNICH, Germany—The insolvency of BenQ-Siemens’ German handset business has begun to reverberate throughout the industry, as German chip-maker Infineon Technologies—Europe’s second-largest chip maker—announced it will take a charge of about …

FRANKFURT, Germany—The official in charge of a 90-day effort to save aspects of the Munich-based BenQ-Siemens handset business has announced that 1,900 of the firm’s 3,000 workers must be laid …

ALAMEDA, Calif.-UTStarcom Inc. said it is exploring “strategic alternatives” and has retained Merrill Lynch & Co. as its financial adviser. The announcement could mean that UTStarcom is openly seeking to …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—On the heels of closing its German-based handset business, BenQ has also decided to shutter operations in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay, according to El Cronista, an Argentinian newspaper. The …

ALAMEDA, Calif.—UTStarcom Inc. said it is exploring “strategic alternatives” and has retained Merill Lynch & Co. as its financial adviser. The announcement could mean that UTStarcom is openly seeking to …

It may have been a blip on the radar screen of the global handset industry, but the screams were heard around the world. When BenQ Corp. announced recently that it …

Sprint Nextel announced that it will sell the Motorola Slvr, Krzr and Razr sometime in “early November.” We’re trying to figure out exactly why Sprint Nextel issued this press release. …

Hello! And welcome to our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for …

TAIPEI, Taiwan-Enough already-that’s the decision handed down from BenQ Corp. amid heavy losses at its mobile venture, BenQ Mobile. The company announced that it won’t pour any more money into …

TAIPEI, Taiwan—Enough already—that’s the decision handed down from BenQ Corp. amid heavy losses at its mobile venture, BenQ Mobile. The company announced that it won’t pour any more money into …

BenQ Corp. announced it will spend an additional $400 million on its handset business-BenQ Mobile, which ranks just below the world’s top five handset vendors-while spinning off non-mobile businesses to …

TAPEI, Taiwan—BenQ Corp. announced it will spend an additional $400 million on its handset business BenQ Mobile—which ranks just below the world’s top five handset vendors—while spinning off other non-mobile …

MUNICH, Germany-BenQ Mobile announced plans to cut up to 10 percent of its German workforce in an attempt to bolster profitability as it moves ahead after merging with Siemens AG’s …