Reuters - Motorola Inc , the No. 3 mobile phone maker, said on Friday it would roughly halve the size of its research labs to about 300 people as it plans to halt some projects and move at least 180 people to other units.

Reuters - The world's No. 2 cellphone maker Samsung is seeking to grow in Finland, the home of top player Nokia, with touch-screen phones, the company said on Friday.

Reuters - Wireless chip developer Qualcomm Inc raised its outlook for the June quarter and full year on Thursday amid higher demand for advanced mobile phones, sending its shares up 5.5 percent.

Reuters - Sprint Nextel Corp said on Thursday it will launch a walkie-talkie style mobile phone service in 40 U.S. markets on June 15, based on Qualcomm Inc's QChat technology.

Reuters - When tens of thousands of Koreans converged in the center of Seoul on Tuesday for a mass protest against the new president, many were clutching two vital items: a candle and a mobile phone loaded with snazzy features.

AP - The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission laid out a plan Thursday to regulate the high fees that cellular phone companies charge consumers for canceling their contracts early.