BARCELONA, Spain–The battle for the mobile consumer is no longer about who has the coolest device, but rather who has the most compelling ecosystem. That’s the message from Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, who took the stage to kick off this year’s Mobile World Congress. A year ago, Ballmer was here to launch the company’s revamped …
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BARCELONA, Spain–Nokia CEO Stephen Elop used the company’s Mobile World Congress press conference here to pitch Nokia’s new partnership with Microsoft. Nokia, which typically launches a bevy of products at Mobile World Congress every year, had no new products to announce. Instead, Elop took the stage here this evening to highlight the benefits of Nokia’s new strategy to make Microsoft’s …
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BARCELONA, Spain–Sony Ericsson wants to be the No. 1 Google Android handset maker in the world. And it needs a strong foothold in the U.S. market to make that goal a reality, said company CEO Bert Nordberg. Sony Ericsson CEO Bert Nordberg Sony Ericsson Sony Ericsson, a joint venture between Japanese consumer electronics maker Sony and Swedish telecommunications equipment maker …
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Nokia and Microsoft have inextricably hitched their wagons to each other in the mobile market. Could this be a precursor to a mega technology merger? Rumors of a Nokia-Microsoft merger first percolated last year, even before former Microsoft executive Stephen Elop took the reins at the troubled cell phone giant. And while many expected the company to at least be …
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What should disgruntled AT&T iPhone subscribers do with their old iPhone when they move to Verizon Wireless? I offer one reader some advice in this week’s Ask Maggie column. I also ease another’s apprehension about using a Google Android phone with a MacBook Pro and accessing Gmail on an iPhone. And I provide some thoughts on Verizon’s limited time offer …
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The wait is finally over for the Verizon Wireless iPhone. Starting today, Verizon’s version of the iPhone 4 will be available in retail stores. Apple and Verizon Wireless stores, along with Best Buy and selected Wal-Mart stores, will start selling the Verizon iPhones at 7 a.m. local time. And even with a high of 28 degrees forecast for New York …
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Nokia’s CEO Stephen Elop is reportedly preparing for a major shake-up at the company as he searches for a way to save the once mighty cell phone brand. Nokia CEO Stephen Elop Nokia Elop is expected to unveil a new strategy for turning around the company at its investors’ conference in London on Friday. Nokia has been slipping in terms …
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To: Nokia CEO Stephen Elop Re: Nokia’s turnaround Dear Stephen: It’s clear from your “burning platform” memo–where you compared Nokia to a man on an oil platform in the North Sea who wakes to explosions and fire, but who survives after choosing to leap into the icy sea–that you’re upset. And I don’t blame you. While Nokia is still the …
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Verizon Wireless is promising improved voice quality on phone calls when its able to deliver voice services over its new “4G” LTE network, according to a story on CNN.com. CNN spoke to Brian Higgins, executive director for ecosystem development at Verizon Wireless, who said that the company will be offering voice over LTE service sometime next year. The improved voice …
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Telecommunications infrastructure maker Alcatel-Lucent announced this week new technology that will help wireless carriers expand their networks to keep up with the explosive growth in mobile data. The company announced this week a new compact cell phone antenna system called lightRadio, which incorporates radio technology and base station technology in a single box. The entire system, which can fit on …
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