Nissan's car navigation to offer fuel-saving tips   22 Jan 2007 14:09 GMT
Drivers of some Nissan cars in Japan from Monday will begin tracking the fuel efficiency of their vehicles on the Web thanks to a new system that ties in with the car's existing navigation system.
Source: InfoWorld

China Mobile subscribers top U.S. population (InfoWorld)   22 Jan 2007 13:56 GMT
InfoWorld - There are more mobile phone subscribers at one Chinese operator than people in the entire U.S., according to figures China Mobile posted on its Web site late Friday.
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China Mobile subscribers top U.S. population   22 Jan 2007 13:55 GMT
There are more mobile phone subscribers at one Chinese operator than people in the entire U.S., according to figures China Mobile posted on its Web site late Friday.
Source: InfoWorld

Making the Serene Scene With B&O (BusinessWeek Online)   22 Jan 2007 13:08 GMT
BusinessWeek Online - Remember those early days when the cell phone was the ultimate status symbol? It was the size of a brick, and only doctors and high-powered executives carried one. Today more than 50 million people have purchased Motorola's hit Razr phone alone, and dozens of other models vie for your attention every day. So what are all you Joneses going to do when so many people are keeping up with you? Bang & Olufsen believes it has an answer with its first U.S. mobile phone, the $1,200 Serene.
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Cisco admits iPhone license violation   22 Jan 2007 12:27 GMT
Cisco Systems plans to resolve a single license compliance issue regarding the use of Linux in one of its iPhones, the company wrote in a blog posting, but a researcher contends that Cisco has more work to do.
Source: InfoWorld

The smart business of diversity   22 Jan 2007 11:00 GMT
Carly Fiorina served as CEO of Hewlett-Packard from 1999 to 2005, the first woman to run a Fortune 20 company. After she was ousted, along with a $21 million exit package, Fiorina did what a lot of us would do if we had millions of dollars in the bank and some time on our hands: She wrote a book. In Tough Choices, published in October, Fiorina talks about rising to the top of a male-dominated culture. Fiorina spoke with InfoWorld correspondent Carmen Nobel for our upcoming feature on the issues women face in IT.
Source: InfoWorld

China phone thief repents after 21 text messages (Reuters)   22 Jan 2007 10:16 GMT
Reuters - A Chinese thief has returned a mobile phone and thousands of yuan he stole from a woman after she sent him 21 touching text messages, Xinhua news agency said on Monday.
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Japan's Willcom links with Sling Media, Benetton   22 Jan 2007 09:10 GMT
Japanese PHS (personal handyphone system) carrier Willcom unveiled a range of new handsets in Tokyo on Monday.
Source: InfoWorld

Motorola to cut 3,500 jobs to improve margins   19 Jan 2007 17:51 GMT
Mobile phone maker plans to cut 5 percent of work force to get lower profits back on track.
Source: ZDNet

Motorola profits moderate sharply (AFP)   19 Jan 2007 17:36 GMT

AFP - Motorola, the world's second-largest cellphone maker, announced a sharp moderation in fourth-quarter profits despite rocketing sales as it weathered a fierce price war.

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