Investors punish Motorola's stock despite first-quarter handset gains (Canadian Press)   19 Apr 2006 17:15 GMT
Canadian Press - CHICAGO (AP) - Motorola Inc. (NYSE:MOT) racked up far more mobile phone sales worldwide than expected in the first quarter but saw its stock price pushed down sharply Wednesday after lower average selling prices in emerging markets cut into profits.
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Cisco backs DRM start-up   19 Apr 2006 16:16 GMT
Company contributes to $16 million investment in Widevine, which designs technology to prevent digital-video theft.
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Investors Punish Motorola Despite Gains (AP)   19 Apr 2006 14:00 GMT

AP - Motorola Inc. racked up far more mobile phone sales worldwide than expected in the first quarter but saw its stock price pushed down more than 7 percent in morning trading Wednesday after lower average selling prices in emerging markets cut profit.

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In Brief: Siemens joins Bridge Mobile Alliance   19 Apr 2006 13:56 GMT
The Bridge Mobile Alliance, a group of Asian mobile operators, said Wednesday that Siemens has joined as an associate member, bringing to 10 the number of telecommunication equipment makers and other vendors that belong to the group.
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TI sales rise with mobile phone demand (FT.com)   19 Apr 2006 13:30 GMT
FT.com - Texas Instruments (NYSE:TXN), the US chip maker, reported a 23 per cent increase in revenues for the first quarter, driven by growth in 3G mobile phone handsets and demand for lower-end handsets in emerging countries.
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Motorola posts record high Q1 sales   19 Apr 2006 13:20 GMT
Motorola on Tuesday said its sales in the first quarter soared to a record high as it shipped more mobile phones and set-top boxes during a three month period than ever before.
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LG Electronics profit soars 93 per cent on income from LG.Philips LCD (Canadian Press)   19 Apr 2006 12:16 GMT
Canadian Press - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - LG Electronics Inc., the world's fourth-largest maker of cellular phones, said Wednesday its first-quarter profit soared on a turnaround in the business results of LG.Philips LCD Co.
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Samsung develops 2GB memory card   19 Apr 2006 11:23 GMT
Samsung Electronics said on Wednesday it has developed a tiny, 2GB memory card for use in mobile phones, just three months after it announced a card with half of that capacity.
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LG Elec Q1 profit up on screens, phones key risk (Reuters)   19 Apr 2006 05:33 GMT
Reuters - LG Electronics Inc. reported a better-than-expected 92.8 percent rise in its quarterly profit on Wednesday, powered by its flat-screen joint venture, but sliding margins on mobile phones hurt the outlook.
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Companies Warn About EU Broadcasting Rules (AP)   19 Apr 2006 00:44 GMT
AP - Media and technology companies are warning that proposed European Union broadcasting rules would restrict the growth of emerging media formats such as video broadcasts on the Internet and mobile phones.
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