Nokia expects 3G sale increase in 2006
23 Dec 2005 | Nokia | 1 comment
According to Reuters, Nokia is expecting sales of 3G phones to double in the year to come, said Chief Financial Officer Rick Simonson today. Simonson also repeated the Finnish company's forecast for handset sales volumes overall to grow by more...
Mobile phone threats to rise in 2006
21 Dec 2005 | Security | 0 comments
Antivirus and computer security company McAfee said that cell phone virus threats will increase in the year to come. According to McAfee Avert Labs, mobile phone malware has grown 10 times faster compared to computer malware over the last year,...
Sprint Nextel's $6.5 billion affiliate buyout
21 Dec 2005 | Sprint Nextel | 0 comments
Sprint Nextel reached an agreement on Tuesday to purchase its affiliate Nextel Partners for $6.5 billion, or $28.50 a share. Nextel Partners’ shares opened on this morning at $27.84. So the dispute between the two companies, which started after the...
Research in Motion shares up
20 Dec 2005 | RIM | 0 comments
Research In Motion shares went up on Monday after recent court decisions were seen strengthening the BlackBerry maker's position in its legal battle against NTP. RIM's stock rose 2.8 percent, $1.77 to $64.45 on volume of more than 4.4 million...
T-Mobile 3G services by the end of 2006
20 Dec 2005 | T-Mobile | 1 comment
According to a BetaNews interview with Neville Ray, T-Mobile senior vice president of Engineering Operations, the company is planning to bring 3G services to the US. Neville admited that 3G testing is already under way in some markets, but refused...