According to Reuters, Verizon Wireless is in talks to purchase wireless airwaves rights from NextWave. The deal is valued at $3 billion for around 20 NextWave licenses. Details are scarce, and the story is sourced by an anonymous contact "close...
Oct 14 2004 - 01:55 PM ET | Sony Ericsson
Sony Ericsson's third quarter earnings are impressive: All data is relative to Q3 2003 * 10.7 million phones shipped, a 51% increase * Euro 1.68 billion in revenue, a 29% increase * Profit was Euro 90 million, a 45% increase...
Oct 14 2004 - 01:48 PM ET | Nokia
Nokia's third quarter profits are a mixture of good and bad news: Nokia beat its expectations but net profit was down 20%. With a net profit of €660 million ($813.6 million US) the Finnish mobile phone giant is still quite...
Oct 14 2004 - 02:37 AM ET | Motorola
Motorola announced 6 new clamshell phones all in one swoop. Not a whole lot of information is available on each one at this time, which is why they all sound so similar... All of the new models include Bluetooth, a...
Oct 14 2004 - 02:29 AM ET | Motorola
The Motorola V535 is a new consumer oriented phone from Motrola. Announced today, the new handset is available in a choice of tactile black or blue. Features include: * Video playback and capture * Bluetooth * VGA camera * Picture...
Oct 14 2004 - 02:27 AM ET | Motorola
Motorola today announced the Motorola V545. The slender clamshell phone comes in, "soft touch black with silver" and has the following features: * Capture up to 12 seconds of video to share via MMS * VGA camera * Bluetooth The...
Oct 14 2004 - 02:24 AM ET | Motorola
The Motorola E550 is a black clad phone aimed at being fun. It's an update to the very popular Motorola V300. Available as a T-Mobile exclusive (Ed. Note: most likely not T-Mobile USA), the Motorola E550 sports: * Video playback...
Oct 14 2004 - 02:21 AM ET | Motorola
The Motorola V547 is a new phone from Motorola targeting business users. Features of the clamshell handset include: * EDGE high speed data * Bluetooth * 176 x 220 pixel 65,000 color display * Quad-band GSM * Speakerphone * Conference...
Oct 14 2004 - 02:17 AM ET | Motorola
The Motorola V550 is the successor to the Motorola V525 (AKA Motorola V505). Features of the small clamshell phone include: * Bluetooth * VGA camera with video recording and playback (12 seconds) Don't look for the V550 around the US...
Oct 14 2004 - 02:13 AM ET | Motorola
While no secret, Motorola finally took the wraps off the Motorola V620. The update to the popular V600 adds a sleek new black color, improved screen, video recording and more. Here's how the Motorola V620 stacks up: * 176 x...
Reuters is reporting by way of an anonymous source that the FCC has approved Cingular's purchase of AT&T Wireless. Three of the five commissioners are said to have voted in favor of the deal, though with some divestitures in markets...
Oct 14 2004 - 01:58 AM ET | In The News
While the experts go back and forth on this topic, a new study out of Sweden says that extended mobile phone use increases the likelyhood of developing a certain type of tumor: bq. Ten or more years of mobile phone...
