Motorola's Q4 profit falls sharply, turnaround taking longer than planned (Canadian Press)   23 Jan 2008 13:26 GMT
Canadian Press - SCHAUMBURG, Ill. - Cellphone maker Motorola Inc. said Wednesday its net profits fell sharply in the fourth quarter, and it warned that the recovery in its struggling handset unit will take longer than expected.
Source: Yahoo

Verizon sets open developer conference   23 Jan 2008 13:14 GMT
Verizon Wireless, preparing to open its network to devices it doesn't sell, will tell developers how to build products to run on its network at a two-day conference in New York in March.
Source: InfoWorld

Microsoft steps up Windows Mobile consumer push   23 Jan 2008 11:44 GMT
Microsoft is working to boost the appeal of Windows Mobile among consumers by appointing a new head of marketing and by lending support to a new application for viewing Web content.
Source: InfoWorld

Texas Instruments 4Q profit up 13 pct. (AP)   23 Jan 2008 01:40 GMT
AP - Texas Instruments Inc., the largest maker of chips for mobile phones, said Tuesday that its fourth-quarter profit rose 13 percent and sales reversed a yearlong decline.
Source: Yahoo

Chip in mobile phones can survive fierce fires, says scientists (AFP)   23 Jan 2008 00:17 GMT

AFP - SIM cards in mobile phones can survive heat at up to 450 degrees Celsius (356 degrees Fahrenheit) and possibly beyond, a finding that should help probes into terror attacks and other crimes, scientists said on Wednesday.

Source: Yahoo

Texas Instruments 4Q profit up 13 pct. (AP)   22 Jan 2008 23:15 GMT
AP - Texas Instruments Inc., the largest maker of chips for mobile phones, said Tuesday that its fourth-quarter profit rose 13 percent and sales reversed a yearlong decline.
Source: Yahoo

Texas Instruments Q4 profit up 13 pct on strong sales of analog, signal processsing chips (Canadian Press)   22 Jan 2008 22:40 GMT
Canadian Press - DALLAS - Texas Instruments Inc., the largest maker of chips for mobile phones, said Tuesday its fourth-quarter profit rose 13 per cent on strong sales of analog and digital signal processing chips.
Source: Yahoo

Click-to-call, security among RIM software updates   22 Jan 2008 22:17 GMT
Research in Motion (RIM) is stepping up its game against Microsoft, Nokia, and other rivals with several enhancements to its BlackBerry software that it will showcase at Lotusphere this week.
Source: InfoWorld

Young people, sometimes grudgingly, adjust to sharing tech turf with adults (Canadian Press)   22 Jan 2008 21:38 GMT
Canadian Press - CHICAGO - Scott Seigal was awakened one recent early morning by a cellphone text message. It was from his girlfriend's mother.
Source: Yahoo

Japan to get cellphone 'sommeliers': official (AFP)   22 Jan 2008 19:11 GMT

AFP - Japan is to start licensing cellphone "sommeliers" to guide consumers through complicated functions as mobile telephones become ever more advanced, an official said Monday.

Source: Yahoo