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BEIJING — Six handset makers, including Lenovo and ZTE, were awarded the first post-trial period access licenses to China’s homegrown third generation (3G) network on Wednesday, according to the TD-SCDMA Industry Alliance. The move indicated that the

BEIJING, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) — Six handset makers, including Lenovo and ZTE, were awarded the first post-trial period access licenses to China’s homegrown third generation (3G) network on Wednesday, according to the TD-SCDMA Industry Alliance. The move

Much in the same way Apple muscled into the market with an incredible first time effort, so sat nav expert Garvin appears ready to show everyone (including Apple) how a phone should be made… Today it has announced the ‘nvifone’, an iPhone lookalike

“In those cases where we cooperate with operators, there will be an arrangement so they can get a piece,” said Tero Ojanpera, in an interview today in Cannes, France. The Finnish company unveiled in December the “
Nokia Oyj, the world’s biggest maker of mobile phones, will share revenue with phone operators from a program [...]

Mobile telephone giant Nokia Corp. on Monday announced a deal to take over Oslo software company Trolltech ASA with a cash offer that values the Norwegian company at nearly 844 million kroner . via Forbes

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Sony-Ericsson's modular cell phone patentCore77.com, NY - 8 hours agoAs described in a patent application called "Detachable Housings for a Wireless Communication Device," mobile phone has two detachably connected housings. …

Sony Ericsson's Walkman phonesCNET.com.au, Australia - Jan 30, 2008By Jeremy Roche and Joseph Hanlon on 31 January 2008 Few other mobile phone manufacturers have popularised music-enabled phones as much as Sony Ericsson. …

Sony Ericsson's Walkman phonesCNET.com.au, Australia - Jan 30, 2008By Jeremy Roche and Joseph Hanlon on 31 January 2008 Few other mobile phone manufacturers have popularised music-enabled phones as much as Sony Ericsson. …

Softbank Mobile says it is launching a pay-as-you-go 3G service from 4 February 2008. The new service will offer all the conveniences of the cellcos existing 2G pre-paid service, says Softbank spokesman Masayoshi Son. In addition, the new 3G offering

The 3Cs–coverage, churn and capacity–are stifling 3G adoption. 3G suffers from inadequate indoor signal penetration, leading to poor coverage in the indoor environment where consumers spend two-thirds of their time. Poor coverage diminishes the quality