Motorola Earnings Up, Shares Rise 4 Pct (Reuters)   20 Apr 2005 21:23 GMT
Reuters - Cellphone maker Motorola Inc. on Wednesday said that quarterly net earnings rose from a year earlier, handily beating Wall Street forecasts on strength in handset sales and the company's government and cable businesses.
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Bells' fiber plans spark political flame war   20 Apr 2005 21:19 GMT
Local TV broadcasters complain about Verizon and SBC's plans to deliver video over fiber links. Members of Congress are concerned too.
Source: ZDNet

Motorola 1Q Earnings Rise 14 Percent (AP)   20 Apr 2005 20:40 GMT
AP - Motorola Inc., the world's second-largest mobile-phone maker, reported a better than expected 14 percent increase in first-quarter earnings Wednesday, continuing its comeback on strong sales.
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Study: Denmark the most 'e-ready' nation   20 Apr 2005 17:41 GMT
The U.S. rises in the rankings, too, bypassing the United Kingdom. Also: Slovakia and Switzerland gain.
Source: ZDNet

Cingular reports $240 million first-quarter loss (Canadian Press)   20 Apr 2005 17:24 GMT
Canadian Press - ATLANTA (AP) - Cingular Wireless LLC, the largest U.S. cellphone provider, reported a $240 million US loss in the first quarter despite solid growth in subscribers and revenue. It also said Wednesday it cut 1,500 to 1,600 employee jobs in the three-month period.
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Toshiba Unveils 2.2 Pound Mini-Notebook   20 Apr 2005 14:40 GMT
Toshiba's Digital Products Division announced Wednesday the launch of the libretto U100 mini-notebook computer.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

In Brief: PowerBasic makes upgrade offer to Visual Basic developers   20 Apr 2005 13:50 GMT
PowerBasic, a provider of enterprise programming tools, is offering a competitive upgrade offer to Visual Basic developers who may feel abandoned by Microsoft's decision to discontinue support for Visual Basic 6 and earlier versions. To ease their migration to the Basic platform, PowerBasic is offering Visual Basic developers special discount pricing on select PowerBasic tools. The company is offering the PowerBasic Power Migration Pack, which includes the PowerBasic 8 Compiler for Windows and PowerBasic Forms visual designer, for an upgrade price of $248, a savings of $50 off the regular price. Also on offer at a special discount is the PowerBasic PowerMigration Bundle, which includes the PowerMigration Pack as well as the PowerBasic Console Compiler, for an upgrade price of $387, an $80 savings off the regular price. To qualify, VB developers must provide their original VB registration code or a scanned copy of their original VB installation CD.
Source: InfoWorld

New From Korea: Vibraphones And Talking To Cartoons   20 Apr 2005 13:47 GMT
New phones released this week enable Korean consumers to issue commands by speaking to on-screen cartoon characters and to literally feel sensations as they play mobile games.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Sprint, Cingular Report Strongly Mixed Results   20 Apr 2005 13:35 GMT
Both U.S. operators gained subscribers in the last quarter but the picture was more mixed when it comes to revenue and the amount gained from each subscriber.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Japan mobile phone handset shipments down 12.2 percent in 2004 (AFP)   20 Apr 2005 11:38 GMT
AFP - Shipments of mobile phone handsets for sale in Japan in the year to March dropped 12.2 percent to 43.97 million units in the absence of new hit products.
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