Samsung aims for higher end of cheap phone mkt: CEO (Reuters)   15 Apr 2007 08:40 GMT
Reuters - Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (005930.KS) will be very selective in choosing new markets for its mobile phones and will not take on handset leader Nokia (NOK1V.HE) in the cheapest models, Samsung Chief Executive Yun Jong-yong said in an interview published on Sunday.
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EU moving towards cross-border roaming caps by summer (AFP)   15 Apr 2007 03:26 GMT

AFP - Calling home from European beaches will be cheaper for mobile phone users this summer if EU lawmakers and the European Commission get their way on planned caps for so-called roaming rates.

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EU Moves Toward Dropping Roaming Charges (TechWeb)   13 Apr 2007 18:58 GMT
TechWeb - The legislation calls for mobile phone subscribers throughout Europe to be automatically covered by the new regulations.
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Icahn: Motorola should fix problems before buyback (Reuters)   13 Apr 2007 17:58 GMT
Reuters - Billionaire investor Carl Icahn sent a letter to Motorola Inc. shareholders calling for the No.2 mobile phone maker to fix its operational problems, saying that took precedence to a share buyback.
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Nokia insists that Qualcomm is using its patents   13 Apr 2007 13:56 GMT
The patent license fight between Qualcomm and Nokia has gone into another round. Just hours after Qualcomm refused to accept a $20 million payment from Nokia for royalties on patented Qualcomm technology, the Finnish mobile manufacturer on Friday rejected claims by the U.S. company that it does not use Nokia patents.
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Luxury phones rival handmade watches for jet-set (Reuters)   13 Apr 2007 13:36 GMT

Reuters - Luxury mobile phones are seeking to rival handmade watches for many jet-set consumers, especially business travelers who rely on digital gadgets to tell the time abroad.

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Is cable in Verizon's crosshairs?   13 Apr 2007 11:00 GMT
The cable industry may be Verizon's next target in defending its VoIP patents.
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Sun buys mobile phone software maker SavaJe (InfoWorld)   12 Apr 2007 22:08 GMT
InfoWorld - Sun said Thursday it plans to acquire the intellectual property of SavaJe Technologies, a provider of Mobile Java application development tools.
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Apple delays Leopard, blames iPhone   12 Apr 2007 21:34 GMT
Apple said it won't release Leopard, the next version of the Mac operating system, in early June as planned, blaming the delay on the iPhone.
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EU panel backs plans to cap mobile roaming rates (AFP)   12 Apr 2007 16:20 GMT

AFP - EU plans to cap the price operators can charge mobile phone users while abroad cleared a key hurdle on Thursday when a panel in the European Parliament backed the package.

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