Ericsson Q2 core profit below forecast

July 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment

July 23 (Reuters) – Ericsson, the world’s number one mobile network gear maker, posted second-quarter core operating profit below expectations on Friday and said operators in some markets remained cautious in making investments. Operating profit, excluding joint ventures and restructuring costs, was 5.3 billion Swedish crowns ($715 million) against a forecast of 5.8 billion in a Reuters poll of analysts and 6.1 billion in the year-ago period. [ID:nLDE66E10B]

Sales were down 8 percent year-on-year at 48 billion crowns versus a forecast of 50.5 billion.

On Thursday, rival Nokia Siemens Networks [NSN.UL] reported sales down 5 percent in the quarter. [ID:nSAT008682]

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WSJ: Nokia searching for new CEO

July 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Struggling to keep up with newer and more inventive rivals, number one phone maker Nokia is looking for a new CEO, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal on Monday.

While still the biggest phone maker in the world, Nokia has been losing market share in the growing smartphone segment. A March report from Canalys gave the company a 39 percent market share in the smartphone sector, down from 41 percent a year earlier in the face of competition from companies like Apple and Google. As a result, some analysts have been suggesting that a leadership shakeup might help reverse market share declines and stagnating revenue at the Finnish giant.

In June, Nokia warned that its second quarter earnings report, due out Thursday, would be lower than expected. It blamed competition at the high end of the market, a shift in product mix toward lower margin products and the depreciation of the euro.

Olli-Pekka Kallusvuo, president and CEO, has been with Nokia since 1980, when he joined as corporate counsel, according to his biography on the company web site. In 2006 he took over as CEO, replacing Jorma Ollila[cq]. He had a tough act to follow. Ollila was so beloved, that some people called for him to run for president of Finland.

Nokia declined to comment on the report. The Wall Street Journal cited unnamed people who said the company had launched a search for a new CEO.

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Taiwan’s HTC Q2 profit up about 33 pct y/y

July 7, 2010 By Leave a Comment

July 6 (Reuters) – Taiwan smartphone maker HTC Corp (2498.TW) reported an around 33 percent rise in second-quarter profit, it said on Tuesday.

HTC’s unaudited net profit in April-June was T$8.64 billion ($268 million), the company said in a statement, without giving further details.

In the same period a year earlier, it had reported an audited net profit of T$6.5 billion.

Sales reached T$23.86 billion in June.

HTC ranks behind bigger smartphone rivals Nokia Oyj (NOK1V.HE), Blackberry maker Research in Motion (RIM.TO), iPhone maker Apple Inc (AAPL.O) and Motorola Inc (MOT.N) in the global smartphone rankings, according to research firm IDC. (US$1=T$32.2) (Reporting by Roger Tung)

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Siemens says sees strong profitability in Q3

July 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment

June 28 (Reuters) – Siemens (SIEGn.DE) expects strong profitability in its fiscal third quarter, with new orders and revenues at its three core businesses likely to exceed the year-earlier, the German industrial company said.

Industrials

It said on Tuesday it expected its equity investments, which include its stake in Nokia Siemens, to make a negative contribution to profit in the third quarter.

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Taiwan’s HTC says Apple suit not affecting operations

April 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment

(Reuters) – Taiwan’s HTC Corp, the world’s No.5 smartphone maker, said on Friday a lawsuit against it by Apple Computer was not affecting operations.

Technology

“It’s part of business,” Chief Executive Peter Chou told reporters at a news conference where HTC launched new smartphones. “We need to face it and everyone can talk it through.”

Last month, Apple sued HTC, accusing it of infringing 20 hardware and software patents related to the iPhone. The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has started to investigate whether HTC has infringed Apple’s patents, the ITC said in a statement on its website.

HTC ranks behind Nokia Oyj, Blackberry maker Research in Motion, Apple and Motorola Inc in the global smartphone rankings, according to research firm IDC.

(Reporting by Baker Li and Roger Tung, Editing by Jonathan Standing)

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Nokia says wins China deals worth over $2 billion

April 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment

(Reuters) – The world’s largest mobile phone maker Nokia (NOK1V.HE) said on Thursday it had won handset deals with distributors in China worth over $2 billion.

Technology

A spokesman said one agreement was with China PTAC, worth over $1 billion, and the other was with Telling Telecommunication Holding Co. Ltd., also worth over $1 billion.

Nokia usually announces such deals in China once a year. The value of the agreement with PTAC fell for the third straight year, and was down sharply versus the 2009 figure of $1.76 billion.

China was Nokia’s third largest sales area in 2009 with revenues of 6.4 billion euros ($8.6 billion), flat year-on-year.

Nokia shares traded up 1.8 percent at 11.74 euros at 1333 GMT, keeping pace with a firmer Dow Jones Stoxx Technology index .SX8P.

($1=.7414 Euro)

(Reporting by Brett Young; Editing by Hans Peters)

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Taiwan’s HTC says Apple suit not affecting operations

April 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment

(Reuters) – Taiwan’s HTC Corp, the world’s No.5 smartphone maker, said on Friday a lawsuit against it by Apple Computer was not affecting operations.

Technology

“It’s part of business,” Chief Executive Peter Chou told reporters at a news conference where HTC launched new smartphones. “We need to face it and everyone can talk it through.”

Last month, Apple sued HTC, accusing it of infringing 20 hardware and software patents related to the iPhone. The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has started to investigate whether HTC has infringed Apple’s patents, the ITC said in a statement on its website.

HTC ranks behind Nokia Oyj, Blackberry maker Research in Motion, Apple and Motorola Inc in the global smartphone rankings, according to research firm IDC.

(Reporting by Baker Li and Roger Tung, Editing by Jonathan Standing)

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Lindsay”s skinny frame raises health concerns

April 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Washington, April 1 (ANI): Lindsay Lohan”s shockingly gaunt appearance has raised questions about the star”s well being.

Sources believe that the actress is on the verge of a complete breakdown.

Lohan”s frame looked normal at the recent Nokia X6 launch party but just days later at Paris Fashion Week, she showed up looking shockingly thin.

“This is dangerous both physically and psychologically. This behavior mimics the behavior of those people who are experiencing the negative effect of drug and/or alcohol abuse. They lose sight of any accurate form of self-observation. It only takes one bad decision to end up in a disastrous situation,” Fox News quoted LA-based psychologist Dr. James E. Walton as saying. (ANI)

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Brit girl finds porn on her repaired mobile

March 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment

London, Mar 24 (ANI): A British student is said to have been left horrified after the mobile she sent for repair came back full of porn.

Lauren Kennedy, 18, found her Nokia packed with sleazy homemade videos of couples and groups having sex and women pleasuring themselves.

The phone contained 13 pictures of young women in lingerie and 10 videos between five and 10 minutes long featuring a variety of X-rated scenes.

Kennedy, from Coventry, says she was “deeply traumatised” by the images she discovered on the handset after she sent it for repair to Carphone Warehouse because it kept cutting out mid-call.

“I was disgusted. I wouldn’t have rubbish like that on my mobile. I’m a young girl, I don’t want naked pictures on my phone,” the Mirror quoted her as saying.

“I think it’s revolting that somebody has had their filthy paws on my mobile phone. They have recorded ­themselves doing everything.

“You can only see the women and not the person recording it, but you can hear him egging them on,” she added.

The company has offered Lauren a new Blackberry Curve as compensation.

A spokesman apologised and said the firm has launched an “urgent investigation”. (ANI)

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Nokia to axe 330 jobs in Finland, Denmark

November 21, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Handset giant Nokia said it will cut around 330 jobs in Finland and Denmark, as part of streamlining research and development operations.

The company plans to streamline research and development (R&D) operations in Finland and Denmark, which is expected to affect up to 230 employees at the Oulu site (Finland) and about 100 employees at the Copenhagen site, Nokia said in a statement.

The company has around 17,000 employees in the research and development division, of which more than 2,000 are in Oulu and over 1,000 are based in Copenhagen.

The company said it aims to support the employees with alternative solutions, such as finding new positions within the company for as many employees as possible.

Nokia, in the third quarter of 2009, reported an operating loss of 426 million euros. It had posted an operating profit of 1.5 billion euros in the year-ago period.

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Nokia 5230 Xpressmusic | Xpressmusic Phone | Nokia 5230 Price | Nokia 5230 Features | Nokia 5230 Specifications | Nokia Xpressmusic Phone

August 26, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Nokia 5230 Xpressmusic | Xpressmusic Phone | Nokia 5230 Price | Nokia 5230 Features | Nokia 5230 Specifications | Nokia Xpressmusic Phone

The Nokia 5230 Xpressmusic offers alot of the same features as its little brother the 5220, but adds 3G and more memory capacity. Key features include dedicated music and N-Gage gaming keys, FM radio with RDS, stereo Bluetooth, HSPDA data, 2.0 megapixel camera with flash and Nokia’s “Say and Play” voice activated music player.

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Stevie Wonder to perform at Jackson’s funeral

July 5, 2009 By Leave a Comment

London, July 05 (ANI): The funeral of pop legend Michael Jackson is expected to be unforgettable with a massive crowd gathering and Stevie Wonder performing as a final tribute.he singer will be playing a rendition of ‘I Just Called To Say I Love You’ with the lyrics changed to, ‘Michael knows that I’m here and I love you.’

“The memorial is going to be one of the most memorable and outstanding shows ever. There are still a lot of plans being discussed but one thing for sure is that Michael has always been a great show and sending him off with a great show is the best tribute we could pay him,” the Mirror quoted Jeffrey Daniel, of 80s pop group Shalamar – the man who taught Jackson his signature moonwalk.

He added: “There are still a lot of plans being discussed but one thing for sure is that Michael has always been a great show and sending him off with a great show is the best tribute we could pay him.”

The singer will be buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, Los Angeles County.

The crematorium has graves of Hollywood legends such as Walt Disney, Clark Gable, Errol Flynn, Humphrey Bogart, Sammy Davis Jnr and Nat King Cole.

Also, his grandmother Martha Bridges is buried there.

11,000 tickets have so far been distributed to fans for the memorial.

Also 6,500 tickets have been allocated for the Nokia centre in Los Angeles where the service will be screened.

More than half a million fans applied for the free tickets in the first 24 hours they were on offer. (ANI)

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Over 1.2 mn people request Jackson memorial tickets

July 5, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Over 1.2 mn people request Jackson memorial tickets

Los Angeles, July 5 (DPA) More than 1.2 million Michael Jackson fans had requested tickets by Saturday afternoon for admission to his memorial tribute Tuesday in Los Angeles, a number that could climb to over two million.

Only 8,750 of those people will win two tickets each for themselves and a partner to attend the event at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles, Tmz.com reported online. Some of the tickets will be for viewing large screen coverage of the event at the Nokia Theatre across the street.

Winners are to be announced Sunday.

The tribute ceremony is to take place at 1700 GMT. Broadcast media reports Saturday indicated that Jackson’s physical remains would not be present at the memorial service. CNN reported that singer Jennifer Hudson will be among the performers who will appear at the service.

The final burial place for Jackson, who died at age 50 ten days ago, was not yet announced.

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Michael Jackson Memorial Tuesday at Staples Center

Fans of the King of Pop will get a chance to pay their final respects to the entertainer, at the Los Angeles Staples Center, Tuesday. AEG, the concert promoters behind Jackson’s ill-fated ‘This is It Tour,’ announced that it will distribute 11,000 tickets to the event free of charge.

Staples Center has been chosen as the venue for an official public Michael Jackson Memorial, scheduled to be held Tuesday, July 7 at 10 am. The event will also be simulcast on screen at the Nokia Theatre at LA Live! across the street. Free tickets to both venues will be distributed in a random drawing. You must register at StaplesCenter.com by 6 pm Saturday, July 4th to have your name placed in the drawing. 8750 names will be drawn to receive 2 free tickets each to either Staples Center or Nokia Theatre. You must have a ticket to be admitted to the venue area. There will be NO broadcast on the outside screens. The family has announced that there will NOT be a funeral procession. The service will be broadcast live on local television stations.

For more information and to register visit www.staplescenter.com

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Amber Rose – Amber rose model – kanye west girlfriend amber rose – alexis phifer – kanye west – Amber Rose

June 29, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Amber Rose – Amber rose model – kanye west girlfriend amber rose – alexis phifer – kanye west – Amber Rose

The celebrity singer Kanye West found his new girlfriend  Amber Rose, a Mexican American singer and model from San Antonio, Texas. The two stepped out as a couple for the first time during New York fashion week.

Neither of them has acknowledged the nature of their relationship, his representative has confirmed that, “They are no longer a couple.”

Kanye West began dating Amber Rose in January this year. Previously he was engaged to girlfriend Alexis Phifer. They split in 2008 after six years together.

Kanye West performing at the official Lakers Championship party at Club Nokia in downtown L.A.

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Gordon Brown’s security advisor warns smartphones pose security risk

June 27, 2009 By Leave a Comment

London, June 26 (ANI): Lord West, a Security Advisor to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, has warned that people owning high-tech mobile phones may be at risk of having their personal information hacked.

He said that he himself used a “Stone Age” Nokia handset to avoid any security risks.

While experts often warn that using text messages to access bank accounts may make confidential data open to interception, Lord West points out that the new generation of internet-enabled smartphones were particularly vulnerable to hacking.

“When you get one of those marvellous new ones that you touch and everything else, you have opened yourself up to all the internet issues,” the Telegraph quoted him as saying.

“Suddenly people can get access to all sorts of data,” he added. (ANI)

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Mum Hilton’s favorite Paris boyfriend: sex-tape star Jason Shaw

June 26, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Washington, June 24 (ANI): Kathy Hilton is disappointed Paris broke up with Jason Shaw, who was her favourite amongst her daughter’s list of former beaus.

The socialite made the revelation about whom she thought would be the best suited for her heiress girl at last week’s Official NBA Championship Victory Party at the Nokia Theater.

“Jason Shaw, he was my favorite. It’s important for her to find someone that has their own business,” Fox News quoted her as telling Tarts.

Mum Hilton further added: “Paris needs to have someone strong enough; Paris is in love with the idea of being in love.”

Paris and Shaw were engaged from 2002 to early 2003 and he featured in one of her infamous sex tapes. (ANI)

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Nokia N97 – N97 – Nokia N97 India – Nokia N97 Features – Nokia N97 Specifications – Nokia N97 Price in India

June 14, 2009 By 1 Comment

Nokia N97 – N97 – Nokia N97 India – Nokia N97 Features – Nokia N97 Specifications – Nokia N97 Price in India

Nokia is gearing up for N97 launch – probably it’s biggest launch in the recent times. Please find below Specifications and Features of N97:

Nokia N97 Features and Specifications :

# Sliding QWERTY keypad and touchscreen display
# Memory –  32GB Internal memory, 128 MB RAM, microSD up to 16GB
# Camera – 5 MP (Carl Zeiss optics)
# OS – Symbian
# Battery – 6.6 hours talk-time and 430 hours standby
# Radio – Stereo FM radio with RDS, Visual radio; FM transmitter
# Widescreen – 16:9, 3.5in TFT, 640 x 360 pixels
# 802.11b/g; USB; Bluetooth with A2DP; GPS with A-GPS
# 3.5mm audio jack
# Weight: 150gm
# Handwriting Recognition

Nokia N97 Price in India : The Price of Nokia N97 shall be around Rs. 35000

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Nokia 5130 XpressMusic Phone Features – Nokia XpressMusic – Nokia Phones

June 9, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Nokia 5130 XpressMusic is a midrange music-oriented phone with excellent audio quality and a selection of other interesting features.

Nokia 5130 XpressMusic is a well designed music phone which can easily substitute a dedicated mp3 player. The phone offers great connectivity, very good audio quality, music light effects and much, much more for quite a reasonable price.

Nokia 5130 XpressMusic features and specifications:
Display and 3D

* Size: 2.0″
* Resolution: 320 x 240 pixels (QVGA)
* Up to 256k colours

Keys and input method

* Numeric keypad
* Dedicated music and volume keys
* Voice commands

Colours and covers

* Available in-box colours:
- Red
- Blue
Available colours may vary per region

Connectors

* Micro-USB connector
* 3.5 mm Nokia AV connector

Memory

* microSD memory card slot, hot swap, support up to 2 GB
* 1 GB microSD card included
* 30 MB internal dynamic memory (incl. Pre-loaded content)

Power

* BL-5C 1020 mAh Li-Ion standard battery
* Talk time (maximum): – GSM 6 hrs
* Standby time (maximum): – GSM 288 hrs
* Video playback time (maximum): 4 hrs
* Video recording time (maximum): 1 hr
* Music playback time (maximum): up to 21 hrs

Operating frequency

* Quad-band GSM 850/900/1800/1900

Data network

* CSD
* GPRS release 4, class B, with GPRS multislot class 32
* EDGE GPRS multislot class 32
* TCP/IP support
* Capability to serve as data modem
* Support for MS Outlook synchronisation of contacts, calendar and notes

Local connectivity and synchronisation

* Bluetooth version 2.0
* Support for PC synchronisation with Nokia PC Suite

Call features

* Integrated hands-free speakerphone
* Number screening for messaging and calls
* Automatic answer with headset or car kit
* Any key answer
* Call waiting, call hold, call divert
* Logging of dialled, received and missed calls
* Automatic redial
* Speed dialling
* Fixed dialling number support
* Vibrating alert (internal)
* Side volume keys
* Mute/unmute
* Contacts with images
* Conference calling

Messaging

* SMS
* Speed dialling for SMS sending
* List of recently used numbers in message editor
* Multiple SMS deletion
* EMS picture messaging (send and receive)
* MMS version 1.3 message size up to 600 kb
* Automatic resizing of images for MMS
* Nokia Xpress audio messaging
* Common inbox for SMS and MMS messages
* Distribution lists for messaging
* Cell broadcast

E-mail

* Supported protocols: IMAP, POP, SMTP, OMA EMN
* Support for e-mail attachments

Web browsing

* Supported mark-up languages: HTML, XHTML
* Supported protocols: WAP 2.0
* TCP/IP support
* Opera mini browser
* Nokia Mobile Search

Photography

* 2 megapixel camera
* 4x digital zoom
* White balance modes: automatic, daylight, cloudy, tungsten, fluorescent
* Colour tone modes: normal, sepia, black & white, vivid, negative
* Light sensitivity modes: high, medium, low, automatic
* Landscape (horizontal) orientation

Video

* Main camera
* Video recording at up to 176 x 144 pixels and up to 15 fps
* Up to 4x digital video zoom
* Audio recording formats: AMR
* Video white balance modes: automatic, sunny, cloudy, incandescent, fluorescent
* Scene modes: automatic, night, close-up, snow/beach, cine, old film
* Clip length (maximum): subject to available memory
* Video Player
* Video playback file formats: .mp4, .3gp;
* Landscape mode video playback

Music and audio playback

* MP3 Music Player
* Music playback file formats: .mp3 AAC, eAAC, eAAC+, MP3, Midi, WMA, WAMR, MXMF
* Dedicated music and volume keys
* FM stereo radio with RDS support
* 3.5 mm Nokia AV connector
* Nokia Music Manager
* Nokia Music Store support

Voice and audio recording

* Voice commands
* Voice recorder
* Audio recording formats: AMR
* FR, EFR, HR and AMR
* Digital stereo microphone

Personalisation: profiles, themes, ring tones

* Customizable profiles
* Ring tones: AAC, eAAC, eAAC+, MP3, 64- Midi, WMA, WAMR, MXMF (40 built-in tones)
* Video ring tones (2 built-in tones)
* Themes:
- wallpapers
- animated wallpapers
- organic wallpapers
- full-screen wallpapers
- screensavers
- animated colour screensavers
- colour schemes
- ring tones
- icons
- logos
- pre-installed themes
- changeable colour themes
- user defined themes

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Yahoo Adds Voice-Enabled Search To iPhone App

May 23, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Yahoo Adds Voice-Enabled Search To iPhone AppYahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) has launched voice-enabled OneSearch for its iPhone app, which will let users conduct a search by simply speaking. The service also lets people customize the My Interests tab by clicking on “add anything”, speaking the topic they’re interested in, and selecting the relevant content to add. The voice service was already available on BlackBerry, Nokia (NYSE: NOK) and Windows Mobile handsets (Yahoo expanded to the latest BlackBerry devices today). Yahoo has also launched a shortcut for oneSearch on Windows Mobile in 21 countries.

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