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A number of emerging nations are highlighted in analyst Chetan Sharma’s telecommunications predictions, released earlier this month. Brazil takes fifth place in total number of subscribers, while Mexico takes the …

TAIPEI, Taiwan – Intel Corp. has invented a new category of mobile computers it is calling the “Ultrabook” the firm revealed at Computex on Tuesday. The company said it was …

Even giants stumble, as Nokia Corp. discovered over the weekend when it pulled its mid-tier 5800 ExpressMusic smartphone from shelves at its New York and Chicago flagship stores. The current …

A class-action lawsuit with potentially far-reaching legal, policy and business implications has been lodged against AT&T Mobility and RadioShack Corp. over a novel 3G netbook data plan.The litigation, filed in …

When in past years Symbian Ltd. nervously eyed the nascent promise of mobile Linux, Symbian evangelists noted sharply that the rival, open-source platform would require considerable sweat equity or costly …

BARCELONA, Spain – The world’s handset makers pulled out all the stops this year in their attempts to grab attention and generate interest in their products. At this year’s Mobile …

Cisco Systems said it is extending its WebEx client software to a host of smartphones.The online conferencing service is now available on BlackBerry models the Bold, Storm and Curve 8900, …

Maximizer Software has launched its entirely first mobile product exclusively for BlackBerry handsets that is geared to free workers from laptops and reduce downtime in the field for sales and …

LogMeIn Inc. plans to demonstrate a solution that allows for support for Android smartphones at Mobile World Congress this week in Barcelona.The company said it will show smartphone manufacturers and …

LG Electronics Co. said it will trim $2.2 billion from its overhead, including headquarters and 82 subsidiaries around the globe, citing the global economic downturn that led it to a …

The short-term forecast for the handset market calls for pain and belt-tightening, no matter which market analysis you favor. And those analyses range from pretty harsh to very harsh. “We …

Texas Instruments, Inc. yesterday posted a 30% year-on-year drop in revenue and a 95% drop in operating profit. About one-quarter of T.I.’s revenue in the fourth quarter was derived from …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. …

I used to love my Treo handset. (Sadly I can’t remember whether I owned the 600 or the 650). I loved the stylus, I loved the games, I loved the …

Swedish smartphone user interface vendor UIQ has filed for bankruptcy, according to media reports.Indeed, the move was foreshadowed in June when UIQ announced it would layoff 200 of its 375 …

The first half of 2009 may see alarmingly slow handset sales worldwide and, even if the back half of the year improves markedly, all sources point to negative growth for …

The handset market is one big sale this season, if you conveniently ignore the service contract gambit that recoups a carrier’s investment in the subsidy that makes mobile phones artificially …

Research In Motion Ltd. said today it will fight for its takeover bid for Certicom Corp., an encryption firm, after the latter sought a court injunction to thwart RIM’s purchase. …

Palm Inc. said yesterday that it is operating in an “extremely tough climate” with “continued challenges in coming months” as it prepares to launch a next-generation platform dubbed Nova along …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.The …

The twin engines of global handset growth – China and India – are experiencing economic slowdowns that threaten “serious harm” to 2009 sales, according to a prominent financial analyst. The …

Standard & Poor’s lowered its long-term corporate credit rating on Motorola Inc. on Friday to “junk (bond) territory,” according to the Wall Street Journal.S&P’s rating change was to “BB+” from …

Nokia Corp. said last week that holiday-related handset sales will likely fall short of the company’s last estimate, issued in mid-November. Three weeks ago, Nokia had forecast 330 million units, …

Similar to its like-named weather phenomenon, the launch of Research In Motion Ltd.’s Storm at Verizon Wireless has left mixed results. Sure, the resulting moisture and strong sales are needed, …