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Thursday, May 29th, 2008
If you've hooked junior up with a Chit N' Chat toy cell phone made by Little Tikes, you'll want to be sure that he isn't playing with it.
The toy cell phone was recalled because it posed a choking hazard. A faulty hinge could break off and be a danger to ...
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
Gartner recently reported that sales of mobile phones in Western Europe has fallen by 16.4% for the first quarter of this year, as compared to sales from the same period last year.
It's the first decline in sales recorded since Gartner Inc. began tracking sales in 2001.
The reasons cited ...
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
Nokia and Samsung Electronics are the number one and number two maker of cell phones, as judged by total units shipped. Motorola has lost more market share to fall further behind into third place.
Nokia raised its market share by unit sales to 39.1% from 35.5% a year earlier, Gartner ...
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Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
Samsung has begun buying mobile chipsets from German supplier Infineon, reducing their dependence on chipsets from QualComm. The company says the move is strictly related to being more cost competitive.
"In order to raise cost competitiveness, we have been supplied by Infineon," Samsung spokesman Kwak Bum-joon told Reuters. "We have ...
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Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
After watching their competitors, LG Electronics may end up cutting handset prices. Rumors that Nokia would be cutting their handset prices by up to 20% ended up sending shivers up the spines of LG investors, who gave the stock a haircut. LG says they'll fight fire with fire ...
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Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
The Japanese have been the most gung-ho country in the world when it comes to embracing wireless technology, but now that enthusiasm has some people in Japanese society concerned about the effect this has on safety.
A Japanese official said that some parents had gone too far with how easily they'll ...
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Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
Japanese State Official Masaharu Kuba is looking for change in the way that children and teens in his country use their mobile phones. He's calling on parents and mobile phone manufacturers to aid him.
According to reports from the Japanese Education Ministry, 30% of sixth graders are outfitted with a cell ...
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Monday, May 26th, 2008
T-Mobile has announced the launch of the new Nokia 5310 XpressMusic Phone. T-Mobile says the phone will be available starting on May 28th.
"Interest in music phones continues to grow as people look for devices that bring together everything they need to stay connected," said Sajal Sahay, Director ...
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Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
President Bush believes in the right to free speech and Wednesday he announced that soon Americans will be able to send cell phones to Cuba - a country that hasn't had much progress over the past 50 years.
George W. Bush said
"Cubans are now allowed to purchase mobile phones, ...
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Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
The FCC is working to reduce early termination fees for consumers that have signed up for long term contracts with their mobile wireless carriers.
This has been a sore spot for consumers for some time now. Early termination fees can run up to $200.00, no matter how long into a ...
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