Review: Yes, you can ditch your camera for a phone that also snaps high-quality photosAugust 26th, 2009 Review: Camera phones that let you snap and gabSAN FRANCISCO — Pretty much any cell phone you'd buy today comes with a digital camera, but only a few are good enough to take the place of even a cheap point-and-shoot. It can be tricky to sniff out which phones really fall into that category.
Brightpoint head higher after Citi issues upgrade, says handset recovery should helpAugust 11th, 2009 Brightpoint shares climb after Citi upgradeNEW YORK — Shares of Brightpoint Inc. got a boost Tuesday after an upgrade from a Citi Investment Research analyst upgraded the cell phone distributor and said it should benefit from a cyclical recovery in the handset market.
Nuance shares up ahead of earnings report; analyst upgrades on mobile phone market potentialAugust 10th, 2009 Speech recognition firm Nuance rises on upgradePHILADELPHIA —Shares of Nuance Communications Inc. rose Monday after an analyst upgraded the stock due to improving growth prospects for its speech recognition technology in the mobile phone and other markets.
Telecom Italia 1H net profit drops 17 percent due to shrinking customer base, handset salesAugust 6th, 2009 Telecom Italia 1H down 17 percentMILAN — Telecom Italia SpA says first-half net profit dropped 17 percent from a year earlier because of a shrinking customer base, lower handset sales and regulations limiting termination fees on mobile phones. Italy's largest telecommunication operator said Thursday that net profit in the period that ended June 30 was euro964 million ($1.38 billion), compared with a restated euro1.1 billion a year earlier.
Amid Japan's mobile phone wars, quarterly profits slip for NTT DoCoMo but surge for SoftbankJuly 30th, 2009 NTT DoCoMo profit slips, Softbank soars in 1QTOKYO — NTT DoCoMo Inc., Japan's largest mobile phone carrier, said Thursday net profit slipped 15.1 percent last quarter as increased competition led to lower income from voice charges. Separately Softbank Corp., the No.
Sprint Nextel will acquire Virgin Mobile USA at $5.50 per share; Sprint values deal at $483MJuly 28th, 2009 Sprint Nextel to buy Virgin Mobile USAOVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Telecommunications company Sprint Nextel Corp.
Hitachi slides to $868 million loss in April-June, to buy out 5 unitsJuly 28th, 2009 Hitachi slides to $868 million loss in April-JuneTOKYO — Hitachi Ltd. posted Tuesday a group net loss of 82.67 billion yen ($868 million) for the April-June quarter, dragged deep into the red by persistent weak demand for its electronics products.
Import of Chinese handsets without security code bannedJuly 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government has banned the import of Chinese handsets that do not have the international mobile equipment identity (IMEI) - a unique 15-digit security code - with immediate effect, a union minister said Thursday. "The government has prohibited the import of mobile handsets without IMEI number or with all zeroes in its place with immediate effect, Minister of State for Telecommunications Gurudas Kamat told the Rajya Sabha in a written reply.
Hitachi to supply lithium-ion batteries to GM for hybrids, sharply boost output capacityJuly 2nd, 2009 Hitachi to supply lithium-ion batteries to GMTOKYO — Japanese electronics maker Hitachi Ltd. said Thursday it will supply lithium-ion batteries for hybrid vehicles to General Motors Corp.
SMS, listening to music top mobile phone usage: SurveyJune 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Text messages, listening to music and surfing the Internet are the most popular activities of the Indian mobile user, while work-related tasks such as checking emails and managing meetings take a backseat, according to a report by a leading IT publication group. "SMS was one of the most popular mobile application with an overwhelming 92 percent respondents using it," said the report by specialist IT media house Cybermedia.
Japan's Hitachi expects bigger loss on tax refund change as global slump squelches demandMay 8th, 2009 Japan's Hitachi expects bigger annual lossTOKYO — Japanese electronics maker Hitachi Ltd. said Thursday its loss for the fiscal year ended March will be bigger than its previous forecast, ballooning to 788 billion yen ($8 billion) after writing down the value of tax refunds it expects.
NTT DoCoMo's annual net profit falls 3.9 percent on weak handset salesApril 28th, 2009 NTT DoCoMo's annual profit falls 3.9 percentTOKYO — NTT DoCoMo Inc., Japan's top mobile phone carrier, said Tuesday its annual net profit slipped 3.9 percent to 471.9 billion yen ($4.9 billion) as the recession hit sales of handsets. The company sold 20 million handsets during the fiscal year ended March 31, down 21.8 percent year-on-year as more consumers opted to keep their old handsets during tough economic times.
Japan's KDDI to release solar-powered mobile phone in JuneApril 20th, 2009 Japan's KDDI to release solar-powered cell phoneTOKYO — Cell phone users could soon be turning to the skies to charge their handsets. Japan's No. 2 wireless carrier, KDDI Corp., said Monday it will start selling a waterproof, sunlight-powered cell phone in June.
Nuclear Power Corp, BHEL sign deal with GE-HitachiMarch 24th, 2009 MUMBAI - Nuclear Power Corp of India Ltd (NPCIL) and Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) Monday inked two separate deals with GE-Hitachi to build nuclear reactors for power generation in India. GE-Hitachi is a joint venture between the General Electric Co of the US and the Japan-based Hitachi Ltd.
Ban on handsets without security code deferredJanuary 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Department of Telecom's (Dot) decision to ban mobile phones that do not have the international mobile equipment identity (IMEI) - a unique 15-digit identity code for handsets - has been deferred for 'some time', an official said. 'The order is still pending with the (telecom) ministry.
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