Nokia Q1 earnings in line, market view hits stock (Reuters)   17 Apr 2008 10:37 GMT

Reuters - January-March underlying earnings at Nokia Oyj (NOK1V.HE), the world's biggest maker of mobile phones, rose in line with expectations, it revealed on Thursday, but its view of the market in 2008 dented its share price.

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U.K. Carrier Slashes Price Of iPhone (TechWeb)   16 Apr 2008 19:31 GMT
TechWeb - The price cuts fueled speculation that carriers were draining inventories in preparation for a faster 3G iPhone, which some analysts believe Apple will release in June.
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EarthLink returns Wi-Fi networks to two cities   16 Apr 2008 19:27 GMT
EarthLink's bid to link U.S. cities to the Internet with Wi-Fi came closer to an end on Tuesday as both Corpus Christi, Texas, and Milpitas, Calif., agreed to take back networks owned by the struggling service provider.
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O2 and Carphone cut iPhone price in Britain (Reuters)   16 Apr 2008 08:52 GMT

Reuters - Mobile phone groups O2 and Carphone Warehouse have cut the price for the most basic version of Apple Inc's iPhone in Britain by 100 pounds ($197) ahead of the expected launch of a new model.

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LG Electronics posts net profit (AP)   16 Apr 2008 08:31 GMT

AP - LG Electronics said Wednesday it turned a net profit in the first-quarter after a loss the year before, boosted by record mobile phone sales, strong performance overseas and gains from its investment in flat panel maker LG Display.

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Jaxtr offers free texting between 38 countries (Reuters)   16 Apr 2008 04:27 GMT
Reuters - Jaxtr, a Silicon Valley startup that lets users bypass a carrier's international phone charges via the Web, said on Wednesday it is offering free mobile phone text messages between 38 countries.
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Lawmakers question what to do with public safety spectrum   15 Apr 2008 21:40 GMT
Recent reports that an advisor to public safety agencies was seeking to make a profit on the recently completed 700MHz auction surprised members of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), commissioners said Tuesday.
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Lawmakers complain that Google 'gamed' auction   15 Apr 2008 19:45 GMT
Three lawmakers complained Tuesday that Google "maneuvered" its way into an open wireless network without having to come up with a winning bid in the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's (FCC's) recently completed 700MHz spectrum auction.
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Microsoft completes Danger acquisition   15 Apr 2008 18:45 GMT
Microsoft hinted that it might keep the software and hosted architecture built by Danger, the mobile company that designed the software behind the Sidekick. The software giant announced the completion of its acquisition of the mobile developer on Tuesday.
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Nokia 3G Handset Optimized For Mobile Payments (TechWeb)   15 Apr 2008 16:12 GMT
TechWeb - The 6212 is enabled with near field communication technology that is designed to simplify wireless data transfers.
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