Mobile News

LG's new phone resembles iPhone (AP) 18 Jan 2007 14:29 GMT
AP - South Korea's LG Electronics Co. said Thursday it is launching a new mobile phone that incorporates a buttonless touch-screen that resembles the much-hyped Apple Inc. iPhone — and will be in stores next month.
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LG unwraps iPhone-like Prada cellphone (InfoWorld) 18 Jan 2007 13:10 GMT
InfoWorld - LG Electronics has unveiled the fruits of a cellphone design partnership with Italian fashion goods maker Prada.
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LG unwraps iPhone-like Prada cellphone 18 Jan 2007 13:09 GMT
LG Electronics has unveiled the fruits of a cellphone design partnership with Italian fashion goods maker Prada.
Source: InfoWorld

India's Bharti Airtel to invest four billion dollars in 2006-2008 (AFP) 18 Jan 2007 12:33 GMT

AFP - Bharti Airtel, India's largest private phone company, has said that its investments in the mobile phone market would reach four billion dollars in the two years ending 2008 with most aimed at the countryside.

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LG Electronics launches touch-screen phone that resembles hyped Apple IPhone (Canadian Press) 18 Jan 2007 10:34 GMT
Canadian Press - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's LG Electronics Co. said Thursday it is launching a new mobile phone that incorporates a buttonless touch-screen interface that resembles the much-hyped Apple Inc. IPhone - and will be in stores next month.
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Motorola investors want new profit strategy 18 Jan 2007 00:50 GMT
Suggestions range from job cuts to changes in manufacturing strategy, new pricing tactics and a new line of snazzy handsets.
Source: ZDNet

Retailer TJX reports massive data breach 17 Jan 2007 23:37 GMT
The TJX Companies, a large retailer that operates over 2,000 retails stores under brands such as Bob's Stores, HomeGoods, Marshalls, T.J. Maxx and A.J. Wright said on Wednesday that it suffered a massive computer breach on a portion of its network that handles credit card, debit card, check, and merchandise transactions in the U.S. and abroad.
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Motorola investors want new profit strategy, phones (Reuters) 17 Jan 2007 21:53 GMT

Reuters - Analysts and investors will be looking for clear signs Motorola Inc. can turn around weak profits without sacrificing market share when the No. 2 mobile phone maker reports results on Friday.

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Sony Ericsson rings up record earnings 17 Jan 2007 14:08 GMT
Mobile phone venture is also optimistic about raising its world market share to third largest from fourth.
Source: ZDNet

Digital music market worth 2.0 billion dollars in 2006: IFPI (AFP) 17 Jan 2007 12:51 GMT

AFP - Global revenue from music downloaded onto computers and mobile phones doubled to about 2.0 billion dollars (1.54 billion euros) in 2006, an international trade body has said.