AFP - Google on Tuesday released the open-source code which powers its Android mobile operating system and invited outside programmers to tinker with the software to develop their own features.

Reuters - Users of the Symbian mobile phone operating system, meeting in London this week, hope that making the software freely available will help it regain momentum in the battle with new rivals like Apple and Google.

Reuters - Profits at the three largest U.S. phone carriers are being squeezed by steep discounts on advanced cell phones, triggered by AT&T Inc's hefty subsidy for the iPhone.

Reuters - Chip maker Texas Instruments Inc warned that its fourth-quarter results would fall far short of expectations, sending its shares down 5 percent, in the latest sign that the economic crisis is hurting demand for everything from cell phones to industrial equipment.

AFP - Ericsson, the world leader in mobile phone network equipment, surprised markets Monday with an early and strong third-quarter earnings report, stressing that it remained largely unscathed by the global financial turmoil.

Reuters - Users of the Symbian mobile phone operating system, meeting in London this week, hope that making the software freely available will help it regain momentum in the battle with new rivals like Apple and Google.