| Telecom suppliers face more bad times
13/11/2008
Vendors that make telecommunications equipment used by consumers or large phone carriers are bracing for a difficult 2009 as customers pare back on their spending to cope with whats unfolding as an economic downturn on a global scale.Earlier this week, Nortel Networks Corp. (NT:Nortel Networks Corporation News, chart, profile, more Delayed quote dataAdd to portfolio Analyst Create alertInsider... |
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| T Mobile to sell more than 600 Thousand G1 handsets in 2008
29/10/2008
A while back we wrote about a story reported by Fool.com that told about T-Mobile selling 1.5 million pre-orders. It turns out that the numbers were just uneducated guesses made by a single party. The actual number could not be disclosed but it is reported to be more than 600,000.HTC CEO Peter Chou told Mercury News, We are very excited about this new Android (Google`s mobile operating system)... |
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| Android not good enough for Sprint name
29/10/2008
Sprint may be having a lot of problems marketing its own brand in the last few years, but according to Chief Executive Dan Hesse, Google`s Android mobile operating system isn`t perfect either.He told the National Press Club in Washington that he didn`t think Android in its current form is good enough to put the Sprint brand on it.But Hesse promised to sell a phone powered by Android at some time... |
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| Wal-Mart selling the T-Mobile G1 for cheaper
29/10/2008
Word on the street is that the top ten Walmarts in each market will be getting hooked up with the T-Mobile G1 on the 24th of November. That in itself isnt really news -- big boxes have really been ramping up their wireless sales as of late -- but heres where it gets juicy: were hearing that theyll go for just $148.88 on a two-year contract. Thatd certainly be consistent with Walmarts policy of... |
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| China Mobile working with Lenovo on Android
29/10/2008
Plans are in motion for the much anticipated launch of an Android device for China between February and March 2009, but unlike the US launch of the T-Mobile G1 handset, China Mobile has decided not to work with Taiwanese PDA manufacturer HTC and has instead opted for working with Lenovo Mobile to release its first Google powered phone.Looking at Lenovo Mobiles website though, we are finding it... |
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| China gets desperate for Android
29/10/2008
Plans are in motion for the much anticipated launch of an Android device for China between February and March 2009, but unlike the US launch of the T-Mobile G1 handset, China Mobile has decided not to work with Taiwanese PDA manufacturer HTC and has instead opted for working with Lenovo Mobile to release its first Google powered phone.US-ordered G1`s have been pouring into China illegally since... |
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| iPhone squeezes phone carriers margins
21/10/2008
Profits at the three largest U.S. phone carriers are being squeezed by steep discounts on advanced cell phones, triggered by AT&T Incs (T.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) hefty subsidy for the iPhone.AT&T, Verizon Communications Inc (VZ.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) and Sprint Nextel Corp (S.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) are expected to show a drop in wireless profit... |
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| Los Angeles County Extends Telecom Contract with AT&T
21/10/2008
AT&T announced on Wednesday that it has extended its contract to provide telecommunications services to the County of Los Angeles, for an additional five years, in a deal worth $223 million.AT&T already provides the county with telephone and data service, and will provide advanced features such as VoIP under the new contract.Los Angeles has the option to extend the deal for up to 12 years. PCS... |
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| Motorola to Launch Google Android-Based Social Smartphone Next Year
21/10/2008
BusinessWeek published early details yesterday about a forthcoming Motorola smartphone based on Google`s much-anticipated Android operating system.Motorola is making consumers wait for the device which won`t be available until the second quarter of next year in the U.S. (Europe will have to wait until Q3) but the company is already investing heavily in the product, which BusinessWeek describes... |
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| Cell Phones and Instant Messaging Strengthen Family Bonds Pew Study
21/10/2008
Modern communications technology, particularly cell phones and instant messaging, are helping families remain close and in contact, according to a recent survey by the Pew Internet & American Life Project.Researchers found that 70% of couples (where both partners had a cell phone) would call each other every day. 50% of internet users with children at home, meanwhile, go online to chat with a... |
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