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Nokia 6260 slide - made for high speed sharing

People use mobile devices to share their lives with friends and family and with this in mind, Nokia introduces the Nokia 6260 slide. The phone call is the most obvious way to use the new handset to connect with people, but it will also be used to share photographs and videos, check on a friend's social network status or be guided to a restaurant to meet up with a loved one. For this, the Nokia 6260 slide features quick access to search engines and points of interest straight from the home screen and the new 360° navi-key allows a great mobile Internet experience.

Motorola Hint™ QA30 Social Messaging Slider Lets Your Hands Do the Talking

Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today introduced the Motorola Hint™ QA30, a new device with several ways for consumers to keep in touch with their social circles. The innovative slider design reveals a full QWERTY keypad when open, making messaging and browsing easy and natural.

AT&T Brings Holiday Cheer with Exclusive Offer on Quick Messaging Devices

Cell phones ring, are you listening? In the store, they're a-glistening. AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) today announced a limited-time buy-one-get-one-free offer after mail-in rebate for two of its newly released quick messaging mobile phones, the Pantech Matrix™ and the Samsung Propel™. The devices normally retail for $79.99 each, after mail-in rebate.

VERIZON WIRELESS ADDS SAMSUNG OMNIA™ TO ITS TOUCH SCREEN LINEUP

Just in time for the holidays, Verizon Wireless and Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile)1 announced the Samsung Omnia™ will be available for order online at www.verizonwireless.com and in business sales channels beginning Nov. 26. The Samsung Omnia’s advanced touch screen, customizable user interface and Windows Mobile 6.1 capabilities are powered by the nation’s most reliable wireless network ensuring that customers can browse the Web and access their e-mails quickly and reliably. It will be available through all sales channels including Verizon Wireless Communications Stores on Dec. 8.

Customers Now Can Share Photos and Videos on MySpace, Photobucket and YouTube with Picture Mail Enhancement from VeriSign Messaging and Mobile Media

Just in time for the holidays and all the photo-friendly activities that come with the season, Sprint (NYSE: S) and VeriSign Messaging and Mobile Media, a division of VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), announced today an enhancement to Sprint(R) Picture Mail that allows Sprint customers to send digital photos and videos straight from their phones to popular social media sites, including MySpace, Photobucket and YouTube.

Opera Mini 4.2 is released today

Today, Opera Software released the final version of its much-anticipated Opera Mini 4.2 for mobile phones. Since the launch of the beta version of Opera Mini 4.2, speed trials have shown that this version gives more than 30% speed improvements for users in the US, due to the addition of a new Opera Mini server park in the United States.

Nokia releases Series 40 6th Edition Software Development Kit for world's highest-volume mobile developer platform

Nokia today released the new software development kit (SDK) for its Series 40 6th Edition mass-market mobile devices, providing application developers and network operators with new tools to create unique applications and services for the high-volume feature phone market worldwide.

Vietnam Mobile Telecom selects Alcatel-Lucent solution to enhance and expand Mobifone networks

Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced that it has been awarded a USD 48 million contract by Vietnam Mobile Telecom Services Company to expand and enhance the wireless communications services available through its Mobifone mobile network.

2008 Global Mobile Marketing Awards winners

The winners of the Fourth Annual Global Mobile Marketing Awards were announced recently at the Annual Global Awards dinner and ceremony that marked the conclusion of the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA)'s Mobile Marketing Forum in San Diego.

Gartner Says Global Economic Downturn Sparked Three-Way Battle for Third Position in Mobile Phone Market in Third Quarter 2008

Worldwide sales of mobile phones to end-users reached more than 309 million units in the third quarter of 2008, a 6 per cent increase compared to the third quarter of 2007, according to Gartner, Inc. Growth dipped back into single figures, representing less than half the 16 per cent growth rate of the same period in 2007.

MOBILE INTERNET GROWTH 8X GREATER THAN PC-BASED INTERNET GROWTH

Nielsen Online, a service of The Nielsen Company, today reveals the first insights from the launch of Mobile Media View – how mobile Internet is growing, the age of consumers using it as well as how the most popular mobile websites perform on the PC-based Internet.

VimpelCom Announces Third Quarter and Nine Months 2008 Financial and Operating Results

VimpelCom, the leading provider of telecommunications services in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), today announced its financial and operating results for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2008.

Motorola Participates in FSAN’s Seventh GPON Interoperability Event

Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) recently participated in the seventh Full Service Access Network (FSAN) gigabit passive optical network (GPON) interoperability test event in Piscataway, New Jersey. The event was organized by Telcordia in cooperation with FSAN (an affiliation of international network operators and telecom vendors), Corning Cable Systems and TraceSpan Communications. Motorola, a leader in GPON/Fiber to the Home (FTTH) solutions, presented its GPON optical line termination (OLT) platform.

Estonia’s Elion Enterprises teams with Alcatel-Lucent to simplify management of triple-play services

Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced that it is teaming with Elion Enterprises Ltd., the largest telecommunications provider in Estonia, to offer a dramatically improved triple play (voice, data and video) experience to Elion’s customers.

NextiraOne first to receive Alcatel-Lucent Multinational Business Partner status due to its expertise and European presence

NextiraOne, the communications expert, is the first company to be awarded Multinational Business Partner status by Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) in recognition of NextiraOne’s superior customer service record and its unique ability to provide a broad range of communications services throughout Europe. The new group-wide certification reaffirms NextiraOne’s position as a leading international partner for Alcatel-Lucent’s enterprise business.

Verizon Gives $25,000 Grant to New Jersey State Family Readiness Council

Verizon has awarded the New Jersey State Family Readiness Council a $25,000 grant that will be used to offer financial assistance to Guard members serving on active duty.

Verizon Pennsylvania's State Tax Credits Turned Into Educational Opportunities for 12 More Nonprofit Organizations

Thanks to an additional $100,000 in grants from Verizon Pennsylvania, 12 more nonprofit organizations will offer educational opportunities in Pennsylvania communities. The grants, announced Tuesday (Nov. 25), bring Verizon's total contribution in 2008 to $200,000 for 23 nonprofit organizations.

Alcatel-Lucent and The Ministry of Higher Education Training and Scientific Research of the Kingdom of Morocco through their partnership make collaboration platforms available to Moroccan universities

The Ministry of National Education, Higher Education, Executives training and Scientific Research of Morocco (MENESFCRS) and Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris et NYSE: ALU) today announce the signature of a cooperation agreement for a new educational program entitled “Dynamic Knowledge for Education.” Promoting innovation, and the use of new information and communications technologies in education, this agreement will make Alcatel-Lucent collaboration platforms available to a large number of Moroccan universities and schools free of charge.

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