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Nokia Microsoft Gang Up On BlackBerry – US-FOREX.US
In the technology world, the enemy of an enemy is a friend. So it goes with Nokia and Microsoft, which on Wednesday announced a “long-term alliance” to snatch more of the enterprise market from BlackBerry manufacturer Research In Motion-even though they also compete against one another with rival operating systems.Although the BlackBerry is not the… »
Ericsson Now The Downturn Hurts – US-FOREX.US
Back in January, LM Ericsson’s ebullient chief executive, Carl-Henric Svanberg, said that the impact of the economic slowdown-all too apparent for most households and investors-had yet to be felt at the network supplier. But he warned that it would be “unreasonable” to think this would last throughout 2009. And on Friday, when the company unveiled… »
ST-Ericsson Aims At IPhone BlackBerry – US-FOREX.US
When one of your biggest customers is the unprofitable handset maker Sony Ericsson, the success of Apple and Research In Motion-respectively behind the hugely successful iPhone and the ubiquitous BlackBerry-must be even more enticing. That’s why ST-Ericsson, the mobile chipmaker with significant exposure to Sony Ericsson, is stepping up its efforts to recruit America’s biggest… »
Growing Pains For ST-Ericsson – US-FOREX.US
Ericsson doesn’t seem to have much luck with joint ventures. Its handset-making partnership with Sony is struggling to turn a profit as consumers in Europe cut back on phone purchases, while its joint venture with STMicroelectronics-which makes chips designed for mobile handsets-reported a wider 213 million net loss for the second quarter than for the… »
Nokias Motorola Moment – US-FOREX.US
The truth is being driven home to Nokia every quarter: being innovative is tough when you’re the biggest phone maker in the world. The Finnish behemoth disappointed investors on Thursday after it lowered its outlook for the rest of the year, going back on previous forecasts to predict its market share for mobile devices would… »
Quiet Times For Vodafone – US-FOREX.US
British network operator Vodafone seems to have “defensive” written all over it. The 100 billion company is the biggest mobile network operator in the world, it’s generating a healthy amount of cash and it actually raised its dividend payout last year. No doubt a great recipe for investors seeking shelter from uncertain times, but that… »
Fresh Start For Infineon – US-FOREX.US
Germany’s Infineon has been through a lot since the start of the year. Its Qimonda subsidiary collapsed into bankruptcy in January, driven by a long-running slump in memory-chip prices, and company sales have taken a hit from the slowdown in industries such as mobile handsets and automobiles. But Friday’s announcement of a 1 billion rights… »
Vodafones T-Mobile Play – US-FOREX.US
Britain’s crowded mobile phone sector has been great for consumers, but terrible for the margins of its five big players. That’s why reports on Monday that Vodafone was exploring a bid to buy T-Mobile U.K., the British mobile network unit belonging to Deutsche Telekom, came as little surprise. Not only had Deutsche Telekom booked a… »