After only selling phones in the U.S. through AT&T (NYSE: T) for years, Sony (NYSE: SNE) Ericsson (NSDQ: ERIC) announced today it’s expanding its distribution network to include T-Mobile USA.…

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Ericsson (NSDQ: ERIC) and French-Italian chipmaker STMicroelectronics announced Wednesday that they were merging their wireless chip and software businesses to create a joint venture that will end up supplying four…

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Despite the fact that the Nokia (NYSE: NOK) sells a phone every 18 seconds, the Finnish phone manufacturer doesn’t get much respect in Silicon Valley, Forbes reports today. The publication…

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This year, worldwide sales of mobile phones will reach 1.28 billion units in 2008, a 11 percent increase compared to the 1.15 billion units sold last year, according to a…

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Another downbeat story on Sony (NYSE: SNE) Ericsson—which is increasingly being seen as the handset market’s next Motorola (NYSE: MOT). The FT interviewed Dick Komiyama, president of Sony Ericsson (NSDQ:…

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Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) sold 18 million Windows Mobile licenses in 2008, two million short of its own goal of 20 million, the company said Thursday. The company blamed delayed launches…

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French venture capital firm Sofinnova Ventures has purchased handset manufacturer Sagem for $340 million, reports Mobile News. Safran, the parent company of Sagem that saw profits tumble 27 percent during…

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Nokia (NYSE: NOK) cut prices of its handsets in July to increase the pressure on its rivals (possibly the company noticed that Motorola was slowing its descent into obscurity) reports…

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A report from Strategy Analytics shows that 297 million mobile phones were shipped worldwide in the second quarter of 2008, and increase of 15 percent year-on-year. This is higher than…

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Motorola (NYSE: MOT) has lost more marketshare this quarter according to analysts, slipping to fourth place six months earlier than expected. Motorola releases its figures tomorrow, but an average estimate…

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Sony (NYSE: SNE) Ericsson (NSDQ: ERIC) is dragging Sony down. We knew from the handset maker’s earnings last week that quarterly sales divedbombed nine percent since last year. Today’s earnings…

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Sony (NYSE: SNE) Ericsson (NSDQ: ERIC) managed to break even in the face of what it called “challenging market conditions and increased competition,” the company announced today in its Q2…

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Despite the iPhone’s blockbuster start this weekend, Gartner said today it was lowering it’s forecast for how many cellphones will sell this year, Reuters reports. Gartner said it is now…

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Sony (NYSE: SNE) Ericsson (NSDQ: ERIC) is in merger talks with Spice Mobile, an India handset-maker and division of BK Modi, according to the Economic Times, which cited sources close…

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Sony (NYSE: SNE) Ericsson (NSDQ: ERIC) smartphone users have another direct route to more content and applications thanks to a new global partnership with Handango. Users of the Sony Ericsson…

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You know you’re in trouble when industry pundits start comparing you to Motorola (NYSE: MOT). That’s the fate that’s befallen Sony (NYSE: SNE) Ericsson, the joint venture between Japanese electronics…

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Not good news from Sony (NYSE: SNE) Ericsson (NSDQ: ERIC). The fifth largest handset manufacturer said today that slowing demand for its mid-to-high end mobile phones and its delay in…

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Sony (NYSE: SNE) may be considering the development of a phone based on its PlayStation portable gaming device brand, reports MarketingWeek. The device-maker is likely considering its options as it…

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Nokia announced this morning that it will pay $410 million to buy the remaining shares of Symbian that it did not already own and then turn the assets into a…

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UPDATED: Nokia (NYSE: NOK) wants it all. The Finnish handset maker said today that it has launched a cash offer to acquire all of the shares of Symbian that it…

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At the London Calling music conference on Thursday, there was little doubt among the panel assembled to discuss the value of music on mobiles that cell phones would one day…

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One way to look into the future to see which cell phones will be popular is by figuring out what platform developers are building applications for today. Developers tend to…

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Strong mobile phone sales are expected by a few handset makers despite growing concerns that the U.S. economy and the price of oil will hurt consumer demand, Reuters reports. LG…

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Sony (NYSE: SNE) Ericsson (NSDQ: ERIC) released four new phones today, though just days after Apple’s launch of its new 3G iPhone, there’s no sign of an iPhone rival in…

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You’re reading it here first… Sony (NYSE: SNE) Ericsson (NSDQ: ERIC) and Warner Music International are partnering to bundle Madonna’s latest album, Hard Candy, on handsets in 27 countries. Starting…

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