Nokia Gets Design Conscious--Again

The world's largest mobile-phone maker is building a new design studio and emphasizing looks as it vies to regain the edge from slimmer ri

Sony Ericsson's Greatest Hits

The handset maker's portfolio of clever gadgets should help it attain star status in the mobile marketplace

Nokia Knows In, Thin is In

The Finnish handset pro is playing catch-up in the slim phone segment. Take a look at its late entries aimed at hanging up the competition

In Barcelona, the Future of Wireless

This year's 3GSM mobile phone show will focus on fast data links, music and TV services, and emerging markets, not to mention cutthroat rivalries

Mobile Phones: The Next Generation

There's a bevy of hot gizmos coming down the pike. Take a look at the feature-packed handsets on display at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona

A Telecom Show's No-Show: Gloom

There's a bevy of hot gizmos coming down the pike. Take a look at the feature-packed handsets on display at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona

The Buzz is Back in Mobile

Third-generation networks and the "smart phones" that use them are creating a watershed moment for the industry

Arming the E-mail Road Warrior

Companies from Palm to Vodafone to Microsoft are starting to cash in on the untapped market of corporate mobile e-mail customers
Slide Show: Hottest Handsets from 3GSM

Vodafone CEO: Mobile Biz Must Move Faster

The company's chief calls for quicker introduction of products and services, or, he warns, adjacent-industry rivals will overrun the mobile space

Motorola Rolls Out New Qs for Britain

The handset maker will introduce a GSM version next quarter and a higher-speed 3G device called q9 in the second half of the year

Qualcomm: No Nokia Truce

The U.S. wireless company's CEO says the legal fight over licensing will go on, and since a settlement appears far off, he expects "external intervention"

BlackBerry Gets Back to Business

RIM woos its core corporate market with the new BlackBerry 8800. It has a trackball like the Pearl, navigation features, and a head start on Apple's iPhone

Vodafone and MySpace Connect to Conquer

Both companies want to expand their user bases and stake a claim on the mobile Net—but don't expect the hook-up to remain exclusive

Glitter and New Gizmos at 3GSM

A big spotlight was on mobile TV and new offerings from Nokia, HP, and Motorola at this year's mobile-phone industry shindig

Mobile Players Descend on Barcelona

At 3GSM, the wireless industry's annual meet-and-greet, expect talk of everything mobile—from TV and location services to advertising and operating systems

Surprise: That Mobile Is Running Windows

LG Electronics is the latest handset maker to get on the bandwagon and run the Windows Mobile operating system in its phones

Nokia's Numbers a Big Relief for Investors

The Finnish phone giant turned in solid yet hardly spectacular fourth-quarter results. But CEO Kallasvuo has a plan for greater growth in '07

Shifting Gears at Motorola

To address a steep drop in profits, CEO Ed Zander is cutting jobs and betting on an open-source software platform for smarter phones

Why Samsung Is Still Smiling

Sure, it suffered a profit dip in the last quarter. But a shortage of DRAM chips and its strength in TVs should keep it humming this year

Sony Ericsson Maxes the Mix

The Walkman and Cyber-shot sub-brands are leading the joint mobile company close to its goal of being one of the top three in five years
Slide Show: Sony Ericsson's Greatest Hits

The Devil Dials Prada on LG's New Phone

Co-branded designer phones are the rage. The Korean outfit hopes the luxury fashion name will make a splash in the high-end handset arena
Slide Show: High-Fashion Mobile Phones

Telecom Networks Get the Blues

Mature European markets and growth of home-team players in China lead mobile-network suppliers to go hybrid and sell services

The Reasons for Alcatel's 'Shocking' Miss

The newly merged Alcatel-Lucent missed revenue targets by a wide margin, due to weaknesses in wireless and beyond

Nortel and Microsoft Take Aim at Cisco

The telecom-gear maker is teaming with the Redmond giant on offerings in unified communications. Nortel's aim: cut into Cisco's market lead