Sony Ericsson sees handset prices declining in Q4 (Reuters)   12 Oct 2006 08:14 GMT

Reuters - Sony Ericsson, the world's fourth-largest mobile phone maker, said on Thursday that average selling prices (ASPs) of its phones would decline somewhat in the fourth quarter from 147 euros in the third quarter.

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Japan's DoCoMo unveils 14 new mobile phones models (Reuters)   12 Oct 2006 07:52 GMT
Reuters - Japan's NTT DoCoMo Inc. on Thursday unveiled 14 new mobile phones, following new model launches by its rivals KDDI Corp.. and Softbank Corp. last month.
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AT&T, BellSouth merger passes antitrust test   11 Oct 2006 17:31 GMT
Department of Justice's antitrust division gives blessing to $67 billion merger between AT&T and BellSouth.
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T-Mobile unveils phone with keyboard, Wi-Fi (Reuters)   11 Oct 2006 16:21 GMT
Reuters - T-Mobile USA, the No. 4 U.S. wireless service, said on Wednesday it will start to sell a mobile phone with computer-like features and WiFi, or short-range high-speed Internet links.
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Hurry up and wait for broadband wireless   11 Oct 2006 16:14 GMT
Don't hold your breath for "true" broadband wireless services: They'll be based on handheld devices that don't exist yet and networks that have barely been built, according to speakers at the Broadband World Forum in Paris.
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Pumpkin power dawns for African mobile phone networks (Reuters)   11 Oct 2006 16:03 GMT
Reuters - Palm and pumpkin seed oil could soon be generating electricity to help power mobile phone networks across Africa under a plan to replace fossil fuels with sustainable biofuels made from crops grown by local farmers.
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Sony Ericsson to report that net profit almost tripled to US$373.78 million (Canadian Press)   11 Oct 2006 14:24 GMT
Canadian Press - STOCKHOLM (AP) - Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson will report that its third-quarter earnings almost tripled because of consumer demand for its improved camera and music phones.
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Ericsson uses biodiesel to power mobile networks   11 Oct 2006 14:19 GMT
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, the GSM Association (GSMA), and telecommunications operator The MTN Group are experimenting with using biodiesel to power mobile network equipment in Nigeria.
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Cingular sues telemarketers for unsolicited calls   11 Oct 2006 13:19 GMT
Telemarketers called Cingular customers using automatic dialing, prerecorded messages, company alleges.
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Qualcomm, Broadcom split ruling in patent case   11 Oct 2006 13:17 GMT
Qualcomm infringed parts of a Broadcom patent on a way to conserve battery life in mobile phones, but phone imports shouldn't be blocked because of the violation, a federal administrative law judge said Tuesday.
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