LG Electronics's touch-screen phone resembles hyped iPhone (Canadian Press)   19 Jan 2007 15:18 GMT
Canadian Press - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's LG Electronics Co. said Thursday it will start selling next month a new mobile phone that incorporates a buttonless touch-screen resembling the much-hyped iPhone from Apple Inc.
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Motorola profit slip indicates deep discounts   19 Jan 2007 14:41 GMT
Despite significantly raising its handset shipments and market share, cell phone maker doesn't meet estimates.
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Motorola's Q4 profits fall 48 per cent to US$624 million (Canadian Press)   19 Jan 2007 13:14 GMT
Canadian Press - CHICAGO (AP) - Motorola Inc., the world's second-largest maker of cellphones, said Friday its fourth-quarter profits fell 48 per cent despite record sales as its operating results stumbled during the key holiday selling season.
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Fox News offers audio feed on cell phones   19 Jan 2007 13:12 GMT
Streamed audio of cable channel's news broadcasts and prime-time programming will be offered to Cingular subscribers.
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iPhone may pay Apple over 50 percent margins   19 Jan 2007 12:54 GMT
The Apple iPhone announced earlier this month should pay off handsomely for the company with over 50 percent gross margins for each version of the music-enabled smart phone, according to market researcher iSuppli.
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Motorola quarterly profit falls (Reuters)   19 Jan 2007 11:40 GMT

Reuters - Motorola Inc. , the world's second biggest mobile phone maker, on Friday posted a lower fourth quarter profit due to weakness in its handset business.

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TI sees 2007 global cellphone unit sales up 20 pct (Reuters)   19 Jan 2007 07:01 GMT
Reuters - Global sales of mobile phones are expected to grow to between 1.
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Cheap credit is making mobile phone tussle a battle royal (FT.com)   19 Jan 2007 00:15 GMT
FT.com - The four-way battle for control of Hutchison Essar, the Indian mobile phone operator, is developing into a blockbuster public tussle among some of the country's biggest business dynasties and Vodafone of the UK.
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New York to use cell phone photographers to help fight crime   18 Jan 2007 23:51 GMT
Mayor says city will equip 911 call centers to accept photos and video sent from cell phones to help nab criminals.
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Cell phone didn't ignite California man   18 Jan 2007 18:51 GMT
Investigators say a suspected Nokia mobile phone did not start the fire that left a 59-year-old man with severe bodily burns.
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