Nokia posts strong third quarter earnings (AFP)   18 Oct 2007 10:41 GMT

AFP - Nokia, the world's leading mobile phone maker, posted Thursday an 85 percent rise in third quarter net profit to 1.56 billion euros (2.22 billion dollars) even though mobile phone sales were only up by three percent.

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Bell Canada COO George Cope to become CEO of BCE and Bell Canada (Canadian Press)   17 Oct 2007 21:25 GMT
Canadian Press - MONTREAL - George Cope, the longtime telecom executive who helped found the Clearnet wireless company and headed Telus Corp.'s cellphone business before moving to Bell Canada two years ago has been tapped as the new CEO of BCE Inc. as Canada's largest phone company prepares to go private.
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Senators: Customers need more mobile phone info (InfoWorld)   17 Oct 2007 19:56 GMT
InfoWorld - Customers of mobile-phone carriers shouldn't have to pay early termination fees if they're called to overseas military service or have their contracts automatically extended every time they call customer support, critics said Wednesday.
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Senator goes after cell phone fees, contracts (Reuters)   17 Oct 2007 18:59 GMT

Reuters - Some cell phone companies charge their users $100 to $200 to end a contract no matter what the reason and disguise their own charges as taxes on bills, witnesses told a congressional panel on Wednesday.

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Jobs: Apple to release iPhone SDK by February   17 Oct 2007 17:06 GMT
Apple on Wednesday confirmed rumors that it will release a mobile software development kit (SDK) for developers in February so that third parties can create applications for the iPhone and the iPod touch.
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Net honchos to discuss Web opportunities at Web 2.0 Summit   17 Oct 2007 16:46 GMT
As an impressive roster of technology industry celebrities gather at this week's Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, all eyes are on emerging opportunities for Internet companies.
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Shares in Ericsson plunge about 24 per cent after 3rd quarter shock warning (Canadian Press)   16 Oct 2007 21:58 GMT
Canadian Press - STOCKHOLM, Sweden - LM Ericsson shares plunged nearly 24 per cent Tuesday as the wireless network company unexpectedly cut its third-quarter forecast, the latest cellphone technology company to feel the pinch of slowing sales worldwide.
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Samsung to launch its first-ever GPS phone (Reuters)   16 Oct 2007 18:21 GMT
Reuters - Mobile phone maker Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005030.KS) said on Tuesday it would launch its first-ever phone incorporating a Global Positioning System (GPS).
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Major airlines agree on bar code standard for check-in by cellphone (Canadian Press)   16 Oct 2007 18:07 GMT
Canadian Press - GENEVA - Major airlines have agreed on a standard that will allow travellers to check in using a bar code sent to their cellphones, the International Air Transport Association said at a meeting in Geneva.
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EQO promises speed by going native on Symbian   16 Oct 2007 18:05 GMT
EQO Communications will soon release a faster version of its mobile VoIP application for phones running the Symbian OS, the company's CEO said Tuesday.
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