Japan's top mobile phone company reports 28.4 per cent drop in quarterly profit (Canadian Press)   31 Jan 2007 23:18 GMT
Canadian Press - TOKYO (AP) - Profits at NTT DoCoMo Inc., Japan's biggest mobile phone carrier, fell 28.4 per cent in the most recent quarter, the company said Wednesday, amid intensifying competition in the cellphone market.
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Emerging services aim to make cellphones much more dynamic (Canadian Press)   31 Jan 2007 22:13 GMT
Canadian Press - PALM DESERT, Calif. (AP) - Using the web on most cellphones has tended to be a balky, awkward experience, reminiscent of what the Internet was like on computers in dial-up 1995. So a handful of startups are trying to make it much cooler.
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Vodafone says Q3 revenue rose 5.1 per cent after adding 8.7 million customers (Canadian Press)   31 Jan 2007 22:03 GMT
Canadian Press - LONDON (AP) - Vodafone Group PLC's third-quarter revenue rose 5.1 per cent after a strong performance in emerging markets saw the world's largest cellphone carrier add 8.7 million customers over the three months, the company reported Wednesday.
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New chip enables one-second GPS tracking   31 Jan 2007 20:14 GMT
A new chip designed for portable wireless devices combines the coverage of two satellite-based navigation services to offer a location tracking time of less than one second.
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Sony Ericsson to make mobile phones in India (InfoWorld)   31 Jan 2007 17:52 GMT
InfoWorld - Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications will get its GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) mobile phones made in India by contract manufacturers, starting with entry-level color phones and mid-level phones with music.
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Sony Ericsson to make mobile phones in India   31 Jan 2007 17:41 GMT
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications will get its GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) mobile phones made in India by contract manufacturers, starting with entry-level color phones and mid-level phones with music.
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Sony Ericsson starts making cheap phones in India   31 Jan 2007 12:32 GMT
Aim is to expand joint venture's presence in India with low-cost phones that offer customized features.
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Sony Ericsson starts making cheap phones in India (Reuters)   31 Jan 2007 09:03 GMT
Reuters - Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson said on Wednesday it would have low-cost color screen and music playing handsets made in India through manufacturing agreements with Flextronics and Foxconn.
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Vodafone Q3 customer additions top forecasts (Reuters)   31 Jan 2007 07:46 GMT
Reuters - British mobile phone giant Vodafone Group Plc beat market forecasts for quarterly customer additions on Wednesday, and reiterated its annual forecasts for revenue growth and profit margins.
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DoCoMo profit falls on competition (Reuters)   31 Jan 2007 06:23 GMT

Reuters - NTT DoCoMo Inc. (9437.T), Japan's top mobile phone operator, said on Wednesday its operating profit fell 2.4 percent in the nine months to December after it lost subscribers to rivals but maintained its annual forecast.

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