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LG looks to ply GSM markets with Chocolate
Do Europeans like chocolate as much as South Koreans? What about Americans? If we're talking food, the question is crazy. But because we're talking about LG Electronics Co. Ltd.'s new Chocolate mobile phone, which has done well since its release in South Korea in...
LG looks to ply GSM markets with Chocolate
SEOUL, South Korea—Do Europeans like chocolate as much as South Koreans? If we’re talking food, the question is crazy. But because we’re talking about LG Electronics Co. Ltd.’s new Chocolate mobile phone, which has done well since its release in South Korea in November—300,000...
Pantech underscores phone ambitions at CeBIT show
HANNOVER, Germany-Pantech Group spotlighted a variety of upscale handsets at the CeBIT trade show in Hannover, Germany, in an effort to further establish itself as a new player in European and global markets. The company, one of the largest handset makers in South Korea,...
Pantech underscores its ambitions with CeBIT splash
HANNOVER, Germany—Pantech Group spotlighted a variety of upscale handsets at the CeBIT trade show in Hannover, Germany this week in an effort to further establish itself as a new player in European and global markets. The company, one of the largest handset makers in...
Qualcomm guidance raises concerns
SAN DIEGO-While wireless chip titan Qualcomm Inc. posted strong first quarter results, the company's stock slipped slightly downward due to warnings of slowing sales in its second quarter. Qualcomm posted $620 million in net income, or 36 cents per share, for its fiscal fourth...
CES offers front-row seat to battle of the phones
As in past years, the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas was ground zero for a series of entertaining handset battles, with vendors firing off warning shots against each other and carriers blustering over new phone offerings for consumers. Perhaps the most interesting display...
Samsung, LG to build MediaFlo phones for Qualcomm
SEOUL, South Korea-Qualcomm Inc. is firming up its plans for mobile TV with news that Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and LG Electronics Co. Ltd. will build phones to support its MediaFlo mobile TV technology. Samsung's upcoming MediaFlo phone features a clamshell design and a...
Motorola dominates U.S. mobile-phone market; Nokia in 4th place
The world's No. 2 handset maker Motorola Inc. continued to dominate the fractured U.S. mobile-phone market in the third quarter, while the world's largest handset supplier, Nokia Corp., sits at a distant fourth place.According to numbers from research and consulting firm Strategy Analytics, Motorola...
Nokia: Phones to take over many PC tasks
HELSINKI, Finland-Industry got a good look at the new phones on line for the end-of-the-year shopping rush, as Nokia Corp. and Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. each boosted their handset portfolio with a total of 12 new phones. Nokia unveiled its handsets at its...
Games, games, games
LOS ANGELES-With mobile gaming looking to explode from niche to mass market, game-makers are targeting consumers with everything from casual poker games to arcade classics to high-tech 3-D first-person shooters. And it was all on display here at E3. The wireless industry had more...
Qualcomm names Paul Jacobs CEO
Qualcomm Inc. has appointed Paul E. Jacobs as its new chief executive officer. He succeeds his father, Irwin Jacobs, who will retain his position as chairman of the wireless company.The company also appointed Steven R. Altman as president, replacing Tony Thornley, who is retiring."I...
Customers seeking Motorola products give handset maker U.S. market edge over Nokia
Nokia Corp.'s longtime stranglehold on the U.S. mobile-phone market appears to be broken-at least for now-by a major surge in sales from Motorola Inc. "Motorola products are really just more appealing right now," said Mark Bremer, an analyst with research and consulting firm Stax...
Pantech&Curitel looks to U.S. handset market with ambitious plan
Pantech&Curitel, a South Korean manufacturing company comprising the mobile-phone operations of Curitel Communications Inc. and Pantech Group, announced ambitious plans to sell 10 million Pantech-branded mobile phones in the United States in 2005. However, industry watchers believe the company faces a major uphill climb...
DoCoMo releases new 3G handsets
TOKYO-Japanese wireless giant NTT DoCoMo Inc. released its latest line-up of advanced handsets for its FOMA third-generation network. The carrier's new 901i series of mobile phones feature advanced video calling, increased memory and support for a variety of features. Although DoCoMo does not name...
Qualcomm reports increasing revenues, but misses expectations
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said its earnings rose 35 percent in the fourth quarter, but the mobile chipmaker's forecasts for 2005 fell below Wall Street's expectations. The San Diego-based firm reported net income of $393 million, or 23 cents a share, during the quarter. Qualcomm...
Qualcomm reports increasing revenues, but misses expectations
Qualcomm Inc. said Wednesday its earnings rose 35 percent in the fourth quarter, but the mobile chipmaker's forecasts for 2005 fell below Wall Street's expectations. The San Diego-based firm reported net income of $393 million, or 23 cents a share, during the quarter. Qualcomm...
Qualcomm raises earnings expectations
Qualcomm Inc. said it anticipates a rosy fourth-quarter result, emphasizing the traction of its chipsets in the wireless market.The company said it expects earnings per share of between 28 cents and 30 cents compared with its prior estimate of between about 27 cents and...
Nokia to expand R&D efforts in China
Nokia Corp. announced it will expand its research and development efforts in China, a move that comes amid doubts about Nokia's ability to maintain its grip on the market as well as moves by the company's rivals to capture Nokia's dwindling share."China is definitely...
Wireless-phone sales surge in first quarter
BOSTON, Mass.-Strong mobile-phones sales in North America, Western Europe, Korea, Asia Pacific, Central and Latin America, and Eastern Europe helped push industry first-quarter sales to a 40-percent annual growth rate, according to new numbers from research and consulting firm Strategy Analytics.The firm said mobile-phone...
Wireless-phone sales surge in first quarter
BOSTON, Mass.-Strong mobile-phones sales in North America, Western Europe, Korea, Asia Pacific, Central and Latin America, and Eastern Europe helped push industry first-quarter sales to a 40-percent annual growth rate, according to new numbers from research and consulting firm Strategy Analytics.The firm said mobile-phone...
Battle intense for No. 2, No. 5 spots in handset sales
Although market leader Nokia Corp. stumbled in the first quarter, most of the rest of the world's handset makers managed to cash in on what analysts predict will be the biggest year ever for the mobile-phone industry. Indeed, Sony Ericsson Communications L.P., LG Electronics...
Consumers Union asks FCC to outlaw handset locking
WASHINGTON-The Consumers Union is asking the Federal Communications Commission to force wireless carriers to stop locking handsets, saying the move would lead to better coverage, more competition and less pollution."The only reason wireless companies install these locks is to try to hang onto their...
Consumers Union asks FCC to forbid handset locking
WASHINGTON-Consumers Union on Tuesday asked the Federal Communications Commission to seek ways to stop the industry practice of handset locking, saying doing so would lead to better coverage, more competition and less pollution."The only reason wireless companies install these locks is to try and...
Audiovox in talks to sell stake in handset biz
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.-Audiovox Corp. announced it is in talks to sell its 75-percent stake in its wireless handset business to South Korean handset company Curitel Communications Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. An Audiovox spokesman said Curitel made a bid for the company's...