Posts Tagged ‘mobile-phone’

Nokia to carry out 4,000 job cuts

Wednesday, February 8th, 2012

Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia announced the details of 4,000 job losses on Wednesday at plants in Hungary, Mexico and Finland.

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Nokia to carry out 4,000 job cuts

VIDEO: Soloist hits right note on phone noise

Monday, January 23rd, 2012

Slovakian viola player Lukas Kmit reacts coolly when a mobile phone interrupts his recital at the Orthodox Synagogue in Presov, Slovakia.

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VIDEO: Soloist hits right note on phone noise

Ericsson sells its 50 percent stake in joint venture Sony Ericsson to Sony Corp. for $1.46 bn

Thursday, October 27th, 2011

STOCKHOLM — LM Ericsson AB will sell its 50 percent stake in mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson to Sony Corp. for €1.05 billion ($1.46 billion) in cash, the Swedish wireless equipment firm said Thursday. Ericsson said Sony Ericsson will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony and integrated into Sony’s broad platform of network-connected consumer electronics products. Read full article > >

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Sony Buys Full Control of Sony Ericsson

Thursday, October 27th, 2011

Sony Corp is to buy full control of the Sony Ericsson mobile phone venture from Ericsson, both partners said on Thursday, as it seeks to catch up smartphone rivals such as Apple Inc while boosting its consumer products range.

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Sony Buys Full Control of Sony Ericsson

India imposes text message limit

Tuesday, September 27th, 2011

The telecoms regulator in India limits the number of text messages which can be sent from a mobile phone to 100 a day in a bid to deter tele-marketers.

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India imposes text message limit

Google mulls Android favourites

Thursday, September 8th, 2011

Google has considered giving some mobile phone makers privileged access to its Android technology, suggest court papers.

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Google mulls Android favourites

Mobile phone Jesus advert banned

Wednesday, September 7th, 2011

A mobile phone advertisement featuring an illustration of Jesus winking is banned and called “disrespectful” by the advertising watchdog.

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Mobile phone Jesus advert banned

Smartphones ‘could be powered by walking’

Wednesday, August 24th, 2011

Taking a stroll may soon be enough to re-charge your mobile phone, after US researchers developed a way to capture energy from human motion.

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Smartphones ‘could be powered by walking’

VIDEO: Are you paying too much for your mobile?

Monday, April 11th, 2011

New research says consumers are wasting money on mobile phone bills as they do not understand their contracts.

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Mobile users ‘overpaying by £200′

Monday, April 11th, 2011

Three-quarters of mobile phone subscribers are wasting an average of nearly £200 a year because they are on the wrong contract, research suggests.

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Mobile users ‘overpaying by £200′

Plaid pledge to ‘connect Wales’

Saturday, March 26th, 2011

Plaid Cymru says it will erect mobile phone masts on publicly-owned land to increase coverage across Wales.

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US phone firm AT&T in $39bn deal

Monday, March 21st, 2011

US mobile phone company AT&T says it will buy rival T-Mobile making it the largest mobile phone company in the US.

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US phone firm AT&T in $39bn deal

VIDEO: The advertisers targeting your phone

Sunday, February 20th, 2011

If you think that your mobile phone is one place where you can get away from advertising, think again.

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VIDEO: The advertisers targeting your phone

Sunday, February 20th, 2011

If you think that your mobile phone is one place where you can get away from advertising, think again.

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Bits: Nokia Wants to Bring 3 Billion More Online

Wednesday, February 16th, 2011

Stephen Elop, Nokia’s chief executive, says the company will continue focusing on developing markets, where a large portion of the population is not yet using the mobile Web.

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Bits: Nokia Wants to Bring 3 Billion More Online