World news about “Mobile Telephony” published by euronews.
Vodafone takes hit Mobile phone giant Vodafone says it has seen its revenues fall nearly five percent in Europe. In total the company wrote down nine billion euros for the… 21/05/2013
Nokia sells fewer phones, but losses trimmed Nokia’s shares tumbled after it announced a big fall in sales of its basic phones and it said it expected operating margins to deteriorate. On the plus side… 18/04/2013
Huge handset or smallish tablet? Samsung has unveiled its latest – and biggest ever smartphone – the Galaxy Mega. It has a 6.3 inch screen (16 centimetres); though for people with smaller… 12/04/2013
Samsung boosted by soaring smartphone sales Brisk smartphone sales meant Samsung has predicted its operating profit in the first three months of the year will have risen by 53 percent to the equivalent… 05/04/2013
Takeover denial hits Vodafone shares Vodafone’s shares fell on Wednesday after Verizon Communications ruled out a full takeover of the British based firm. The US telecommunications giant said… 03/04/2013
Mixed news for BlackBerry BlackBerry has announced better than expected quarterly results. The Canadian smartphone maker credited demand for its new Z10 touchscreen device, as it… 28/03/2013
Smart moves at the Mobile World Congress This year more than 70,000 people flocked to the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, reflecting the growing global demand for mobile phones worldwide – 720… 05/03/2013
CEBIT conference opens in Hanover The German Chancellor and Polish Prime Minister have opened the world’s largest hi-tech trade fair in Hanover. The trade show in the northern German city will… 05/03/2013
Battle of the operating systems at Mobile World Congress The mobile ecosystem is expanding at lightning speed, with mobile technology producing endless innovations and new applications. The Barcelona Mobile World… 28/02/2013
Foreigners granted 3G internet access in North Korea Pyongyang has something to tweet about. North Korea has opened up internet access to visiting foreigners. Though locals still have restricted access… 27/02/2013
Mobile and tablet annual tech fest in Barcelona It is a busy start for the Mobile World Congress – Barcelona’s annual tech event. Vying for the attentions of the visitors are offerings from 1,500… 25/02/2013
Mobile phone sales down in 2012 says Gartner Sales of mobile phones fell last year for the first time since 2009. The research company Gartner said that was due to “tough economic conditions, shifting… 13/02/2013
Telephone lie detector traps benefit frauds A Smartphone that can tell you what university your caller went to and a piece of software that can tell when you’re lying on the phone… that’s today’s Hi… 04/02/2013
Facebook’s mobile ad push disappoints Facebook says it doubled its mobile advertising revenue in the fourth quarter of last year from the previous three months. That is a sign the top social… 31/01/2013
Make or break for Blackberry Gambling on survival, Research In Motion has launched its much-delayed new Blackberry 10 mobiles. The Canadian company once had a huge following among… 30/01/2013
Telecoms firms ‘discuss pan-Europe network’ Europe’s top telecoms companies are reportedly discussing the creation of a Europe wide infrastructure network. The Financial Times reported the idea is to… 09/01/2013
Galaxy phones power Samsung to record profit Selling almost 500 handsets a minute, Samsung has predicted its fourth quarter profit will be the equivalent of 6.3 billion euros. The world leader in… 08/01/2013
2012 – a boom year for mobile and tablets appsPhoto credit FlickR/philcampbell Last year was the best year yet for mobile and tablet apps, now key players in the digital world. If Angry Birds… 08/01/2013
Smart coaching At the polytechnic school in Lausanne, students are hooked on their latest invention; a mobile app that allows them to know in real time who is doing what… 18/12/2012
Microprocessor companies set to split STMicroelectronics will quit ST-Ericsson by the third quarter of 2013. This announcement boosted the share price of the French-Italian chip maker to the top… 10/12/2012
MegaFon makes market debut Russia’s second biggest mobile phone operator has entered the markets in Moscow and London and raised 1.7 billion dollars at its IPO. The company has almost… 28/11/2012
SFR in voluntary redundancy talks Vivendi’s SFR telecoms unit has announced a voluntary redundancy plan to shed 856 jobs. Unions are due to meet management in early December to discuss… 28/11/2012
Apple ordered to share deal details A United States judge has ordered Apple to disclose to rival Samsung details of a legal settlement it reached with HTC including terms of a 10-year patents… 22/11/2012
Recession hits mobile phone company Vodaphone Vodaphone has written down the value of its business in Spain and Italy by almost seven and a half billion euros. The British based company has also lowered… 13/11/2012
Samsung profits soar again, but can it last? South Korea’s Samsung has posted a fourth straight record quarterly profit – the equivalent of 5.74 billion euros. Strong demand for its Galaxy smartphones… 26/10/2012
Google tries to reassure after results shock The pain continued for Google on Friday after its shares went into freefall in the previous session and a number brokerages cut their price targets. The… 19/10/2012
Nokia beats forecasts but losses surge Finland’s telecoms champion Nokia has reported a sixth straight quarterly loss, and the failure of its latest Lumia smartphone to grab market share from Apple… 18/10/2012
SFR looks set for Numericable merger Is French media and telecoms conglomerate Vivendi going to merge its mobile phone operator SFR with cable company Numericable? The rumour boosted Vivendi’s… 15/10/2012
Smartphones swell Samsung profits Samsung Electronics has beaten market expectations for Q3 boosting operating profit by a whopping 85 percent. The world’s largest technology company by… 05/10/2012
Telefonica details O2 IPO Spanish telecom giant Telefonica has said it will start selling shares of its German subsidiary O2 by the end of the year, probably this month. It needs to… 03/10/2012
Apple’s avalanche of smartphone sales enough? Apple set a new record share price and market value just after the unveiling of its latest smartphone. The company received more than two million… 21/09/2012
The power of i Apple’s latest gadget – the iPhone 5 – will certainly make it a lot of money given that it accounts for half of the company’s annual profit but can it also… 21/09/2012
Apple’s shares rise on new iPhones orders With its latest iPhone Apple’s back in the running after dropping behind Samsung in sales in between July and September. Analysts say many delayed people… 18/09/2012
Apple V Samsung Smartphone and tablet giants Apple and Samsung are battling it out in the showroom and the courtroom, with dozens of legal cases being heard all around the… 18/09/2012
Latest Apple iPhone set to debut The wait is almost over for iPhone fans. At an Apple media event in San Francisco on Wednesday it is due to unveil its latest smartphone offering – the… 12/09/2012
Nokia’s smartphone struggle Nokia new smartphones failed to impress the markets and the Finnish mobile phone maker’s share price plunged after they were showcased on Wednesday and… 06/09/2012
Disconnected results hit Bouygues shares First-half results from French conglomerate Bouygues deeply disappointed investors and their response was merciless. The share price plunged almost nine… 29/08/2012
Winner and losers from the Samsung Apple clash Samsung’s big loss to Apple in a potentially game changing US patent lawsuit over smartphones meant a dramatic fall in the South Korean company’s shares in… 27/08/2012
Nokia’s smartphone hope There is a lot at stake for Nokia and Microsoft when they jointly present their new smartphone in New York on September 5. The device, which will run the… 16/08/2012
Ericsson joins slow sales club Ericsson, the world’s leading manufacturer of mobile telecommunications equipment suffered a sharp drop in sales of networks in the second quarter. Its net… 18/07/2012
This phone won’t fry the brain!A man takes a picture of a friend posing inside a public telephone booth painted by Brazilian artist Carla Pires during the Call Parade art exhibition in Sao… 08/07/2012
Samsung enjoys galactically good sales Soaring sales of its Galaxy smartphone drove Samsung’s quarterly profit to a record. The South Korean technology giant made the equivalent of 4.76 billion… 06/07/2012
How SMS trading is helping Macedonian farmers Gjorgje is a farmer. He and his workers grow tomatoes in rows of greenhouses near Strumica, in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. So why does he seem… 03/07/2012
Blackberry blues BlackBerry smartphone maker Research In Motion has suffered a devastating setback. In a move that has the markets questioning its ability to survive the… 29/06/2012
Roaming in Europe: what are the data rates for smartphones? In this edition of U talk, our question comes from Juan in Madrid: “I often need to check my e-mails on my mobile when travelling in the EU. I know that… 29/06/2012
Vodafone’s good call on Cable and Wireless The mobile phone group Vodafone looks certain to have won its bid for Britain’s fixed-line operator Cable and Wireless Worldwide, after CWW’s biggest… 18/06/2012
Global mobile phone giant Nokia on the line Nokia can no longer convince the markets. The Finnish telecoms equipment maker was sanctioned on the Helsinki stock exchange for its new profit warning – the… 14/06/2012
Ringing the changes at Nokia Ten thousand jobs are set to be cut at global mibile phone company Nokia as the company’s shares fell to their lowest since 1996. Its last remaining plant… 14/06/2012
Blackberry maker’s troubles mount Research In Motion – the struggling maker of BlackBerry smartphones – has said it has hired bankers to carry out a far-reaching strategic review of the… 30/05/2012
Iliad’s mobile user numbers soar New French mobile phone operator Iliad said it has signed up 2.6 million customers since launching its super cheap service in mid-January. The buzz around… 15/05/2012
Europe Weekly: the return of Europe’s Achilles heel In this week’s Europe Weekly we look into the number of potential deadly products entering the EU. We report on new roaming rates for mobile phones and we… 11/05/2012
MEPs cut mobile roaming rates again From July, mobile phone charges for EU citizens when travelling inside the bloc will become cheaper. The cuts agreed by MEPs reduce once more the gap between… 10/05/2012
Telecoms turmoil in France France Telecom suffered an 8.1 percent fall in operating profit and sales slipped in the first quarter of the year. It, and the other established French… 03/05/2012
Samsung ousts Nokia as new king of mobile Samsung has dialling up success overtaking Nokia as the world’s top mobile phone seller, while sales of its Galaxy smartphones beat out Apple’s iPhone at the… 27/04/2012
Price war Frees up SFR’s boss The search is on for a new boss for SFR, France’s second largest mobile phone company, as a brutal price wars claimed its first victim. After SFR lost… 27/03/2012
Cebit and wonder At Cebit, Europe’s biggest electronics show held in Hanover, there were lots of new gizmos and gadgets on display. More than 4,200 companies from 70 countries… 13/03/2012
Vivendi warns of tough times ahead Vivendi has slashed its dividend payments to shareholders in anticipation of what it says will be two difficult years. Europe’s largest entertainment and… 01/03/2012
Phoning home to be cheaper The hopes of some at the European Parliament that all mobile phone roaming charges would end in the European Union in two years time have been… 29/02/2012
Barcelona says hola to phone folk The phones that in the future you will be talking into, texting on, browsing the internet, playing music and taking photos with have been unveiled at the… 27/02/2012
Mobile war undermines France Telecom’s profit France Telecom has said it will reduce its dividend payments to shareholders this year and is putting off a promised buyback of shares. It blamed that on a… 22/02/2012
Smartphones to offer you a pocket doctor Thousands of apps are now out there to turn your tablet or smartphone into a pocket doctor; for example one astonishing trick can take your pulse just by you… 20/02/2012
Vodafone may dial up opportunity with C&W Worldwide Vodafone has said it is considering trying to buy struggling British company Cable & Wireless Worldwide. C&W Worldwide has fixed lines that are used by… 13/02/2012
Alcatel-Lucent makes first annual profit Telecom equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent has just posted its first annual net profit and is promising improved margins this year. However reduced spending by… 10/02/2012
Southern Europe hanging up on Vodafone Vodafone’s revenue for the final three months of 2011 came in lower than expected. It blamed increasingly difficult conditions in southern European countries… 09/02/2012
Nokia profit slumps on Windows switch A bad quarter for Nokia as its earning fell 73 percent and it made a loss after tax of just over one billion euros in the last three months of the… 26/01/2012
Ericsson’s profits hit by slowdown Ericsson, the world’s biggest maker of mobile phone exchange equipment, said its profit halved in the fourth quarter of 2011. Telecoms operators invested… 25/01/2012
Samsung loses one of many patent cases with Apple Samsung has suffered a setback in its tablet and smartphone battle with Apple. A German court has ruled against the South Korean company in a patent case… 20/01/2012
Sony Ericsson sales slump and profit vanishes Sony Ericsson’s much worse than expected fourth quarter performance — with pretax losses of 247 million euros — has wiped out all of its profit for… 19/01/2012
Tablets at CES The annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is, say the organisers, gadget heaven. They expect around 150,000 people to visit the show for a first look… 12/01/2012
Iliad launches mobile service A shake-up in mobile phone services in France as Xavier Niel, the billionaire founder of broadband provider Iliad, launched its long-awaited mobile… 10/01/2012
Samsung calls in record profit South Korea’s Samsung has reported a record quarterly operating profit — the equivalent of 3.5 billion euros. The world’s leading maker of memory chips and… 06/01/2012
Blackberry hit further by QNX delays BlackBerry maker Research In Motion has posted a sharp drop in profit and offered a dismal outlook for shipments around Christmas. It also delayed until… 16/12/2011
Mobile phone cancer connection There are five billion mobile phones in the world. Many people, especially the young, use mobile phones without taking into account the alleged potential… 13/12/2011
Techno-zombies Smartphones rule. People walk and connect, eat and phone, and often even update their Facebook pages while talking with their friends. They are never… 08/12/2011
No US deal for Deutsche Telekom? US and German telecoms giants AT&T and T-Mobile are bracing themsleves for the possibility their near- 30 billion euro deal in the USA will bite the… 24/11/2011
Huge job cuts at Nokia-Siemens Networks More bad news on the jobs front from one of Europe’s leading companies with the news Nokia-Siemens Networks is to cut 23 percent of its worldforce. 17,000… 23/11/2011
Samsung pips Apple The South Korean electronics giant Samsung has overtaken Apple to become the world’s top maker of smartphones. Latest figures show it shipped nearly 28… 28/10/2011
Sony takes full control of Sony Ericsson Sony is paying just over one billion euros to buy out its Swedish partner in the mobile phone handset joint venture Sony Ericsson. With the deal the… 27/10/2011
Nokia gets ready for Christmas Phone giant Nokia has launched two new smartphones aiming to hit key European markets by the Christmas holiday season. The Microsoft windows phones are… 26/10/2011
Samsung unveils latest Android phone Samsung has unveiled its first smartphone running on Google’s latest version of the Android operating system. It will enable the South Korean company to… 19/10/2011
Romania looks for Nokia replacement After Nokia announced the closure of its phone making plant in Cluj, Romania, the government in Bucharest said it was negotiating with 10 companies about… 30/09/2011
Nokia hangs up on Romania Nokia is cutting 3,500 jobs in its second major restructuring in six months. The company, which still sells more mobile phones than any other handset maker… 29/09/2011
iPhone fans poised for next model unveiling The smartphone world is gearing up for the latest iPhone. Apple has invited media to a “special event” at its California headquarters next Tuesday… 28/09/2011
Berlin tech fair: pictures and sounds Samsung presented its new camera the MV800 at the IFA technology fair in Berlin. It is the latest addition to the company’s self-portrait orientated range… 08/09/2011
AT&T to try to save T-Mobile deal AT&T is reportedly moving on two fronts to try to salvage its planned acquisition of smaller rival T-Mobile USA. Sources said even as it gearsedup for a… 02/09/2011
US to block AT&T T-Mobile deal Turmoil surrounds the proposed takeover of Deutsche Telekom’s US division T-Mobile by AT&T as the US government moved to block it. Washington believes a… 01/09/2011
Google to buy Motorola Mobility for 12.5 bln dollars Google agreed on Monday to a deal to buy mobile handset maker Motorola Mobility for 12.5 billion dollars (8.6 billion euros). It will the biggest… 16/08/2011
Google to buy Motorola Mobility The world’s biggest search engine Google is to buy US mobile phone maker Motorola Mobility for just over 8.5 billion euros. Analysts say that far more… 15/08/2011
Nano foils smart-coat surfaces to work with light Picking up the phone these days means holding nanotechnology in your hand. Now that phones do so much more than carry voices, and we look at the things… 26/07/2011
India and Turkey offset weak Europe for Vodafone Vodafone latest figures show a slowing of sales growth, but it was able to reassure nervous investors with its activity in faster-growing markets such as… 22/07/2011
Investors happy with Nokia outlook Nokia has reported a second-quarter net loss of 368 million euros on declining sales of handsets, but the Finnish firm also said it expects its struggling… 21/07/2011
Samsung’s new Galaxy Tab takes on iPad South Korea’s Samsung has launched a thinner, lighter, upgraded and larger screened version of its Galaxy tablet computer trying to take away some of Apple’s… 20/07/2011
Apple patent ruling hits HTC Shares in smartphone maker HTC closed almost four percent down on Monday after Friday’s ruling against it from a US trade panel on a patent case brought by… 18/07/2011
Europe Weekly: roaming, GM, body scanners! Consumer and health issues dominate this week’s issue of Europe Weekly. We take a look at new EU food labelling rules backed by MEPs. The changes aim to… 08/07/2011
BSkyB shares slump on doubts over deal BSkyB shares slumped further on Friday because of the phone hacking scandal involving Rupert Murdoch’s News Of The World tabloid newspaper. The … 08/07/2011
Mobile roaming charges set to fall Good news for holidaymakers, mobile phone prices abroad are set to become cheaper under EU law. The changes will force phone companies to cap the amount they… 07/07/2011
Smartphone demand doubles HTC’s Q2 profit Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC saw its net profit double in the second quarter of this year to the equivalent of four hundred and twenty five million… 06/07/2011
Surfing abroad, pay less The European Commission continues to take aim against roaming charges. It will force mobile phone companies to slash the amounts people pay for… 05/07/2011
Nokia’s new smartphone not seen as ending its troubles Struggling handset maker Nokia has just unveiled its latest smartphone as it tries to fight off Apple’s iPhone and devices using Google’s Android software… 21/06/2011
Nokia and Apple settle patent row There has been some rare good news for Nokia. Its arch-rival Apple has agreed to settle a long running row over patents. The out-of-court settlement was… 14/06/2011
