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Parliament passes EU Telecoms Package
The European Parliament has passed the EU Telecoms Package, the sometimes controversial bundle of measures designed to update the 2002 regulations to take account of new technological advancements such as internet-enabled mobile phones.
T-Mobile launches G1 phone
Android phone coming to Europe in 2009
In a somewhat low key looking press conference in New York, T-Mobile, Google and HTC have launched the G1 – the first phone developed on Google’s Android platform. Those present were also treated to a royal visit from Larry Page and Sergey Brin themselves, as the pair shambled on to the stage just as the Q&A part was getting going.
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Verwaayen in at Alcatel-Lucent
Former BT man faces very different issues at Al-Lu
Alcatel-Lucent has named its replacement CEO for the departing Patricia Russo, and it has plumped for Ben Verwaayen, the man widely credited with picking BT up, dusting it down, and starting all over again back in 2002, when it looked like the debt-laden incumbent was heading for a messy break-up. Verwaayen will work for a board headed up by new non-exectuve chair Phillip Camus. His
Replacement market drives Western European handset market
Consumers head for mid-tier phones
Worldwide sales of mobile phones reached close to 305 million units in the second quarter of 2008, a 11.8 per cent increase over the second quarter of 2007, according to Gartner. Sales of mobile phones in the mature markets of Western Europe and North America slightly recovered after a difficult start. Western Europe reached close to 42 million units while North America surpassed 44 million units in the second
B2M joins Psion Teklogix in alliance partnership
Psion Teklogix, a mobile computing and wireless data collection solutions specialist, has announced that it has entered an alliance partnership with B2M Solutions. Leveraging the synergies between the two companies, the partnership will provide the market with a
Mobile search company Taptu aims high
Mobile search company Taptu is aiming to have a double digit share of the mobile search market by 2010, Steve Ives, Taptu's ceo, has told Mobile Europe.
Microsoft defends Windows Mobile
Compares Apples with Oranges - blows kisses at Nokia
Late last week, the phone rings.