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Thursday, Nov 01, 2007
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Table Of Contents:
* NTT DoCoMo admits to crisis over subscriber losses
* Update: Poor results at Alcatel-Lucent prompt more layoffs
* Report: Google phone platform due out in mid 2008
* No credit card, no iPhone
* Hutchison 3 to release Skypephone in eight countries
* Rambus eyes HDTVs, mobile phones
* Microsoft builds custom 'skin' for new T-Mobile phone
* Search startups vie for position in mobile market
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NTT DOCOMO ADMITS TO CRISIS OVER SUBSCRIBER LOSSES
A senior executive at NTT DoCoMo said on Thursday the Japanese mobile
carrier is in crisis over subscriber losses in the last year.
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UPDATE: POOR RESULTS AT ALCATEL-LUCENT PROMPT MORE LAYOFFS
Alcatel-Lucent said it plans further layoffs after its postmerger
financial performance continued to disappoint.
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REPORT: GOOGLE PHONE PLATFORM DUE OUT IN MID 2008
Google will come out in mid-2008 with a mobile phone platform that
incorporates a variety of Google online services and lets outside
developers create applications, The Wall Street Journal reported
Tuesday.
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NO CREDIT CARD, NO IPHONE
People looking to walk into an Apple retailer and buy an iPhone with
cash will be out of luck. The company is now accepting only credit or
debit card payments for the devices so they can track who purchases the
phone, according to an employee at the Apple Store in New York's SoHo
neighborhood.
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HUTCHISON 3 TO RELEASE SKYPEPHONE IN EIGHT COUNTRIES
U.K. mobile phone operator Hutchison 3G UK on Monday rolled out the
Skypephone, a handset designed to simplify use of the Skype VOIP (voice
over Internet Protocol) application.
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RAMBUS EYES HDTVS, MOBILE PHONES
Rambus, the memory chip technology developer, is looking to the future
world of multimedia as the way for its XDR memory chips to find their
way into more mainstream products.
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MICROSOFT BUILDS CUSTOM 'SKIN' FOR NEW T-MOBILE PHONE
Microsoft built a custom Windows Mobile user interface for a new phone
that T-Mobile USA expects to announce on Monday, evidence that Microsoft
may be getting more serious about pursuing the consumer mobile
market.
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SEARCH STARTUPS VIE FOR POSITION IN MOBILE MARKET
Leading search companies Google and Yahoo didn't appear to have a
presence at the CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment conference in San
Francisco this week, but their startup competitors and smaller rival AOL
were all angling for influence over mobile search.
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