CAST SpeedView JPEG Encoder Core in Samsung Mobile Imaging Solutions
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., May 13 /PRNewswire/ — Semiconductor intellectual property (IP) provider CAST, Inc. today revealed that Samsung Semiconductor Israel R & D Center Ltd.
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VERIZON WIRELESS AND LG MOBILE PHONES CONNECT CUSTOMERS TO THE SUPERHERO WITHIN
The LG Ally will be available for pre-order online on beginning May 13. It will be in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores on May 20. Pricing will be $99.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement.

Nokia, Microsoft launch new mobile software
Nokia and Microsoft unveiled on Wednesday the first result of their new software collaboration aimed at breaking the dominance of Research in Motion’s BlackBerry in wireless services for corporations.
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Nokia phones tap Microsoft mobile app
Microsoft’s new Communicator Mobile app will let Nokia smartphone users view company directories and check the availability of corporate colleagues.
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Nokia, Samsung, LG cut mobile handset prices to check grey market
Agencies Kolkata, May 5: Nokia, Samsung and LG have cut mobile handset prices in Delhi, Maharashtra and West Bengal to check grey market growth and ensure standard retail prices across the country in spite of higher tax rates in these states.

Yahoo! expands mobile partnership with Samsung
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Yahoo! said it was expanding its partnership with Samsung to put more of its Internet services on mobile phones from the South Korean giant.
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Motorola announces management changes in mobile devices business
Motorola has appointed Mark Shockley as senior vice president of global go-to-market for Motorola’s mobile devices business and Frank Meng as corporate vice president and president of Greater China for the mobile devices business.
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Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson posts Q1 profit
STOCKHOLM — Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson posted its first quarterly profit in nearly two years Friday, boosted by gains from high-end devices such as smartphones and cost cuts.
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Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson reports profit in Q1
Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson on Friday reported a profit of 21 million U.S. dollars in the first quarter this year. “We are pleased to see the positive impact of both the launch of new products and the business transformation program improving the company’s results,” said Bert [...]

Motorola names Schockley to head mobile sales
(Telecompaper) Motorola has promoted Mark Shockley to senior vice president, Global Go-to-Market for the company’s mobile handsets business, effective immediately. Shockley, who has worked at Motorola since 1979, will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of Motorola’s Mobile Devices sales operations globally. He will report to Sanjay Jha, co-CEO [...]