More than a dozen handset vendors will be shipping sub-$50 models by 2008. The ultra low cost handset marketplace is currently dominated by Motorola and Nokia, but Samsung, LG, and Sony Ericsson are showing increasing interest and other smaller vendors...

9th of August to 16th of August 2007 AFRICA: EMC to provide DVB-S2 IP trunking platform PT merges interest in all sub-Saharan African telecom companies into Africa Holding BENIN: Globacom to provide GSM services in Benin CONGO BRAZZAVILLE: MTC plans USD...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lenovo Group Ltd, the world's third-largest maker of personal computers, is in talks to buy European PC maker Packard Bell BV from principal owner John Hui, the companies said on Tuesday. Such a deal would quickly increase the Chinese...

Making calls from a cell phone with no battery, using just the warmth of your hand? Perhaps that’s no more than a pipe dream right now. But new circuits are already making it possible to harness body heat for generating electricity. Numerous items of...

Sony Ericsson has unveiled it thinnest 3.2-megapixel Cyber-shot cameraphone yet, the slimline K770i. The Sony Ericsson K770i Cyber-shot is a 3.2-megapixel camera-equipped 3G-enabled mobile phone that is just 14.5mm thin. The candybar-design K770i is geared...

Nokia has identified that in very rare cases the affected batteries could potentially experience over heating initiated by a short circuit while charging, causing the battery to dislodge. Nokia is working closely with relevant local authorities to investigate...

the RAZR 2 V9m (EV-DO) has now officially found a home on both Sprint and Verizon, and RAZR 2 V9 (HSDPA) for AT&T with all promising availability in the next few weeks. They all announced what Motorola hopes will be the centerpiece of a turnaround for...

According to Mary-Jo Foley, Microsoft Watch website editor, it seems that Microsoft has already fnalized the roadmap for Vista sucessor. Microsoft is talking about the future again, but why about a product three years out when customers are clamoring...

Samsung looks to move forward into mobile gaming with two new U.S. patents involving gameplay-oriented handsets. Patent #1 (pictured below) describes a "portable communication terminal for games." The display on this design involves a hinged "flip" that...

2nd of August to 9th of August 2007 AFRICA: RASCOM receives USD 50 million AfDB loan for satellite construction ALGERIA: Emirate Telecom Group to invest up to USD 3 billion in Algerie Telecom BAHRAIN: Batelco’s network upgraded in Riffa BENIN: Glo to...