NewsFactor - Apple appears to be having trouble keeping its new iPhone 3G in stock in the U.S., as reports suggest few phones were available in Apple's stores. -- read full article
NewsFactor - According to an online community, the latest iPhone operating system 2.0 has been hacked less than a week after its release. The iPhone Dev Team, a portal for iPhone hacks, cracks and comments, announced in a blog entry that it had broken the code. -- read full article
AFP - With a mobile phone you can make calls on the go, shoot photos and pinpoint your position on a map. And who knows, maybe one day you'll be able to grow your phone in a pot, if the futuristic ideas of technology researchers come true.
Reuters - LG Electronics Inc (066570.KS) reported
on Monday an 84 percent jump in quarterly earnings, helped by
high margins on mobile phones, brisk TV sales and solid results
at its LCD joint venture. -- read full article
Reuters - LG Electronics Inc (066570.KS) increased
quarterly earnings by 84 percent with strong results in mobile
phones and at its LCD joint venture, but the South Korean firm
faces a tougher second half amid a global economic downturn. -- read full article
Reuters - LG Electronics Inc (066570.KS) increased
quarterly earnings by 84 percent with strong results in mobile
phones and at its LCD joint venture, but the South Korean firm
faces a tougher second half amid a global economic downturn. -- read full article
AFP - Indian mobile phone group Reliance Communications and Africa's largest cellular firm MTN have called off talks for a tie-up because of "legal and regulatory issues", the companies said.
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Google executives reportedly said the company was making its own branded mobile phone to compete with Apple's iPhone. -- read full article
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Saying Apple wasn't prepared for the demand, a Piper Jaffray analyst predicts iPhone 3G shortages for two to four weeks. -- read full article
AP - South Africa's largest mobile phone network operator said Friday it was unable to agree on a deal in talks with an Indian telecom company. -- read full article
AP - Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson on Friday posted a 97 percent drop in second-quarter earnings and said it would slash 2,000 jobs worldwide in a move to cut costs. -- read full article
AFP - Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson announced Friday it was cutting 2,000 jobs worldwide after reporting an operating loss in the second quarter due to difficult market conditions and the global economic slowdown.
Reuters - Nokia (NOK1V.HE) has reached high
volumes in single-chip mobile phone sales, the company's head
was quoted in a newspaper as saying on Friday. -- read full article
Reuters - The European Union's consumer chief on
Thursday launched a crackdown on websites offering mobile phone
services such as ringtones after a probe found most were
ripping people off, notably teenagers. -- read full article
