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Jun 18 2006 - 07:38 PM ET | Nokia, Siemens
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Nokia and Siemens will announce a merger of their phone equipment divisions tomorrow. The deal is valued at $31.6 billion dollars and will see both companies controling a 50% stake. The new company...
Feb 13 2006 - 07:12 AM ET | 3G, 3GSM, Siemens
3GSM 2006 -- BenQ announced its first HSDPA phone at 3GSM, the EF91. The company is calling it the first HSDPA phone, but both LG and Samsung were showing off HSDPA equipped phones at CES. Discounting the claim, the...
Feb 13 2006 - 07:03 AM ET | 3GSM, Siemens
3GSM 2006 -- The BenQ EF51 looks at first glance like a music player (it has a certain Creative Zen Micro vibe), but in reality it's both a mobile phone and a music player. Technically called the BenQ-Siemens EF51, it's...
Jan 17 2006 - 12:01 PM ET | Siemens
BenQ announced its first line of phones since taking over Siemens Mobile. The BenQ-Siemens brand will focus on higher-end phones that bring bigger profit margins. The company hopes to offer about 30 different models this year. New today are the...
Jul 01 2005 - 05:53 PM ET | Siemens
Siemens today introduced the S75, an update to the S65 (one of the handsets with the bug that can cause hearing damage). Features of the S75 include: * Music player (MP3/AAC * Stereo Bluetooth * EDGE * 262K color display...
Jul 01 2005 - 05:44 PM ET | Siemens
Siemens today announced the SL75, an update to the SL65 (it sold poorly due to a bug that resulted in possible hearing damage). Features of the SL75 include: * Bluetooth * EDGE * 52MB memory * Music player (MP3/AAC) *...
Jun 07 2005 - 11:12 AM ET | Siemens
Siemens today confirmed speculation--BenQ has purchased Siemens' mobile unit. Under terms of the sale, BenQ will be able to use the Siemens brand name for up to five years. Selling the division outright was a departure from the announced goal...
Jun 06 2005 - 12:16 PM ET | Siemens
Word broke yesterday that an Asian handset manufactorer would soon emerge as the investor in Siemens' mobile unit spin-off. Today, the Financial Times is reporting today that the company is no other than BenQ: bq. BenQ, a leading Taiwanese technology...
Jun 05 2005 - 06:23 PM ET | Siemens
An article today in the German news paper Frankfurter Allegmeine Sonntagszeitung says that Siemens will spin-off it's unprofitable mobile unit with the help of an Asian manufacturer. The name of the other party will be announced once the deal is...
May 31 2005 - 12:51 PM ET | Siemens
Siemens today announced the CX75, a mid-line camera phone. Features of the Siemens CX75 include: * Tri-band GSM * 132 x 176 pixel screen with 65K colors * VGA camera with video recording and 5x digital zoom * Small and...
May 15 2005 - 11:51 PM ET | Siemens
Shares of Siemens spiked late last week as speculation that a buyer had emerged for Siemens' fledging mobile unit. A myriad of companies have been rumored in the deal, including heavyweight Motorola. The latest round of speculation centered around Samsung,...
Apr 27 2005 - 03:40 PM ET | Siemens
Siemens' mobile division will spin-off into its own company according to a plan released today during the Siemens Q1 earnings announcement. The unit has been losing money for over a year and was widely speculated to be in a transitional...
Apr 24 2005 - 02:40 PM ET | Rumor, Siemens
Seimens is still mulling over what to do with its money-losing mobile phone division. Months ago rumors swirled that the unit would either be sold or disbanded, but the company denied all reports. When Siemens reports first quarter earnings on...
Mar 09 2005 - 03:23 PM ET | Siemens
CeBIT 2005 -- Siemens today announced the CX75, a mid-level clamshell phone with all of the same featuers as the Siemens M75 except for the ruggedizing (though the CX75 still has metal casing). Features of the CX75 include: * 1.3...
Mar 09 2005 - 03:09 PM ET | Siemens
CeBIT 2005 -- As part of a barrage of new phones, Siemens has introduced the CF75. The mid-range clamshell phone features: * 128x160 pixel 65K color display (external screen is also color) * VGA digital camera with 5x digital zoom...
Mar 09 2005 - 02:38 PM ET | Siemens
CeBIT 2005 -- Siemens today announced the SXG75, a UTMS (3G) handset. While a little larger than most mobile phones (111.5 x 53 x 20 mm), the SXG75 packs in quite a few features. Some of the highlights include: *...
Mar 09 2005 - 02:27 PM ET | Siemens
CeBIT 2005 -- As expected, Siemens has announced the M75. The M75 is a ruggedized device made for outdoor operation. Features include: * 1.3 Megapixel camera * 132 x 176 pixel 260,000 color screen * RS-MMC memory slot * Bluetooth...
Mar 08 2005 - 05:11 PM ET | Siemens
Siemens Communications, rumored recently (but incorrectly) to be on the auction block, announced it will cut spending to the tune of a billion euros in an attempt to regain profitability. The unit has lost money 3 quarters in a row....
Feb 02 2005 - 09:25 PM ET | Siemens
Despite rumors of a sell-or-close policy, Siemens Mobile is offering up a small teaser of its future phone lineup--the Siemens M75. The phone will be announced at CeBIT (starts March 10th) along with four other mobile phones from the struggling...
Feb 01 2005 - 10:59 PM ET | Siemens
China Daily is reporting that Siemens will hold onto its money losing mobile phone unit. However, the final call may not have been made since the report quotes an anonymous source within Siemens: bq. "Our company is working on a...
Jan 25 2005 - 01:32 PM ET | Siemens
German newspaper Handelsblatt reported today that Siemens' mobile unit will post a large Q4 2004 loss. Though not a surprise (rumors have been going around a sale of the unit because its cash problems), this is the first time we've...
A report came out yesterday citing anonymous sources that LG was talking with Siemens about buying Siemens' mobile phone division. Today, LG is denying any such talks with Siemens: bq. "We have never been in such talks with Siemens," a...
The hot rumor is that LG is in talks with Siemens over purchasing Siemens' money losing mobile unit. MobileTracker reported earlier this week that Siemens was looking to either sell or kill its handset division. If LG purchased Siemens mobile,...
Jan 17 2005 - 01:16 PM ET | Siemens
The Register is reporting that Siemens will either sell or close its mobile phone unit. Back in December, we mentioned that Siemens was tossing around the idea of selling its mobile unit to a Chinese firm, but it was not...
Dec 12 2004 - 02:24 PM ET | Siemens
Siemens has admitted to looking at its options for what to do with the company's money losing mobile phone unit, but did not validate rumors that Siemens is selling the division. bq. A company spokesman said Siemens had made no...
Cingular today launched the Siemens SX66, a high-powered pocket PC smartphone. MobileTracker noted last month that Cingular had been advertising this phone in a mailer to customers, though a launch date was unknown at the time. Features of the Siemens...
Dec 07 2004 - 08:33 PM ET | Data, Siemens
Siemens today announced that researchers at the Siemens Communications Group department have developed wireless technology capabale of speeds up to 1 Gbit/sec (1000 megabits per second). WiFi currently tops out at around 50 megabits per second, which is still quite...
As expected, Cingular has started to ship the Siemens S66. As of today Cingular is listing it for $249.99 with a 2-year contract. Features of the Siemens S66 include: * VGA camera with 5x zoom and video capture * Bluetooth/IR...
Cingular today launched the Siemens CT66 in most markets. The consumer level phone includes the following features: * 130 x 130 pixel 65K color display * Java 2.0 * Weight of only 85g (3oz) * Speakerphone Expect to pay $69.99...
Sep 21 2004 - 09:51 AM ET | Siemens
Siemens today announced the S66, the company's first megapixel camera phone for the US market. The Siemens S66 is quite similar to the Siemens S65 (did not make it to US). Here are some features of the S66: * 1.3...
Sep 15 2004 - 11:56 AM ET | Siemens
The Siemens SF65 is a new swiveling clamshell handset with a 1.3 megapixel camera. The styling is very camera-like (much like the latest models coming from Sony Ericsson), be sure to check out the many photos of the SF65 after...
Sep 14 2004 - 01:55 PM ET | Data, Siemens
Siemens showed off new wireless technology at the Mobile Internet 2010 forum that allows data to move across at up to 360 megabits per second. That's about 150 times faster than most cable modems. bq. To make the high-frequency signals...
Sep 10 2004 - 10:59 AM ET | Siemens
Siemens today announced an MMS savvy phone similar to the CX70, the Siemens CX70 EMOTY. According to the company, the CX70 EMOTY is aimed to allow users to convey emotions via MMS messages. bq. The CX70 EMOTY is equipped with...
Aug 26 2004 - 01:09 PM ET | Siemens
Siemens today issued a warning to owners of Siemens 65 product series mobile phones--a bug in the device's software may cause damage to the owners hearing. bq. Because of the software error, if a telephone call is automatically cut off...
Siemens yesterday announced the Siemens CX70, the first push-to-talk enabled handset from the company. The push-to-talk feature (being called Push and Talk or PaT by Siemens) works over GPRS. Here are some other features of the CX70: * 132 x...
Cingular today launched the Nokia 6010 and Siemens C61. The two entry level GSM handsets are available now online. The Nokia 6010 is free (online only price) while the Siemens C61 is $29.99. Here's a little about both phones: Nokia...
Aug 02 2004 - 09:35 AM ET | Siemens
Siemens today announced the SK65, a uniquely designed phone aimed at the high-end market. The phone hides a QWERTY keyboard that appears when the top of the phone slides 90 degrees. The company is calling it x2type or, "Cross to...
Jul 15 2004 - 12:37 PM ET | Siemens
The Siemens A65 is a consumer level phone with optional clip on camera (includes a flash). It features a 4,000 color screen, Java and only weighs 76 grams. The phone will be available throughout Europe, Asia, Latin and North America...
Jun 18 2004 - 05:58 PM ET | Siemens
The Siemens CFX65 is a camera phone aimed at the young and hip--integrated flash, clamshell form factor, and a modern design. It sports two screens: a 65K color 160 x 128 pixel display on the inside and a black and...
Jun 18 2004 - 05:48 PM ET | Siemens
Siemens yesterday announced the Siemens SL65, a slider that replaces the Siemens SL55 and is pretty well stocked. Here's a quick look at the features: * 10MB internal memory * VGA camera with 5x digital zoom and optional flash *...
Research In Motion today announced it inked a deal with Siemens to put its BlackBerry wireless email service on Siemens' phones. Look for a BlackBerry enabled phone from Siemens in Q4 2004. RIM has signed several of these deals, the...
Mar 17 2004 - 11:12 AM ET | Siemens
As expected, Siemens has released new camera phones at CeBit. They are all classic Siemens "candy bar" style, but vary in power: * S65 - This phone was leaked, so many details were known before today. It includes MPEG-4 recording,...
Feb 11 2004 - 10:35 AM ET | Siemens
Siemens has launched a high-end phone dubbed the CX65. It's geared toward picture and video messaging, and even includes an 11MB memory sandbox for multimedia storage. * "extra large" screen with 65K colors * Attachable flash * Animated download assistant...
Jan 11 2004 - 08:11 PM ET | Siemens
Siemens Mobile has announced the Siemens ST60 (pictured at right, click to get larger photo). The sleek phone weighs in at a light 87grams but still packs a punch. The phone captures and sends video, has a digital camera with...
Nov 24 2003 - 02:36 PM ET | Siemens
Siemen's hi-fashion Xelibri line that we reported on last month have been put in discount retailers. Originally the line was selling only in upscale boutiques. bq. " After launching a second collection in October, Siemens is now selling the remaining...
Oct 13 2003 - 10:42 AM ET | Siemens, Unique
Four new Siemens phones under the Xelibri brand have been announced. All of the models attempt to be at the cutting edge of style. It's not just style though, all of the phones include color displays, voice-dialing, polyphonic ringtones, and...
Oct 09 2003 - 07:56 AM ET | Siemens
Siemens has announced its latest 3G handset, the U15. Despite having all the features that you'd expect from a 3G phone, it also has the ability to hop on GSM networks when 3G isn't around. If you travel at all,...
Oct 06 2003 - 06:31 PM ET | Siemens
GSM Box has posted a preview of the Siemens C62, a new tri-band for the masses. It follows the same design trends as past Siemens models, and can be seen at right. Siemens says the C62 focuses on multimedia, but...
Siemens has introduced the ST55, an integrated camera phone with a 4x zoom. According to the company, the ST55 "combines state-of-the-art technology with modern, elegant design". We have to agree--it's one of the prettiest phones we've seen in a long...
Jul 30 2003 - 02:56 PM ET | Siemens
In an attempt to cut costs further, mobile phone maker Siemens is cutting 2,300 jobs in its handset division. This brings the total number of jobs Siemens has cut in its mobile phone division in the last two years to...
Jul 17 2003 - 11:48 AM ET | Siemens
Gizmodo notes that Siemens is "seriously considering" making a cellphone running on Microsoft's Smartphone operating system. Don't get too excited though because it's rumored to only be available from T-Mobile in Germany. TelcomTV has the rest of the scoop....
Jul 03 2003 - 12:52 PM ET | Siemens
Siemens has announced the MC60 over in Berlin. It has a unique key layout, and is the first phone from the company to feature an integrated camera. It's going to be marketed as a "fashion" phone, but it's got a...
MobileBurn has posted a review of the Siemens SL55. Here at MobileTracker HQ we've had our eye on this thing for a while, it's good to see that the gang at MobileBurn like it: bq. "The most obvious, and probably...
Cingular has announced the immediate availability of the Siemens S56 mobile phone on its network. This makes Cingular the first carrier to offer the S56 in North America. The dual band GSM handset boasts a full-color display, e-mail, an integrated...
According to InfoSync World, US readers won't have to be jealous of Europeans who can purchase the new offering from Siemens (at CeBIT). Look for Siemens to make a lot of ground in the US market over the next 18...
Mar 24 2003 - 08:55 AM ET | Siemens
Siemens launched a new low[er] end phone today called the A55. Unlike most of the new phones coming out the A55 doesn't feature a color screen. However, not having a color screen has some benefits--battery time. Look for it immediately...
Mar 10 2003 - 12:06 PM ET | Siemens
Another stylish phone debuts today--the Siemens SL55. This phone is tiny, just 81.6 x 44.5 x 22 mm and weighs just 79 g. The keypad is slide-behind like it looks in the picture, almost Matrix style. There is no...
