Sweden's LM Ericsson on Tuesday posted a 70 percent plunge in second-quarter profits, mainly citing recent acquisitions and high development and restructuring costs.[...]

To coincide with the Walkman phone's third birthday, Sony Ericsson has unveiled three brand new mobile phones: the W902, W595 and W302, and seven new music accessories.[...]

Bahrain Telecommunications Company (Batelco) posted a 15.1% year-on-year fall in second-quarter net profit to BHD23.37 million (USD61.99 million), as rising costs and a drop in non-core earnings offset higher revenues from foreign and domestic telecoms operations. Group turnover in the three months ended 30 June rose 17.9% to BHD82.38 million. [...]

Three of Mexico’s telecoms operators have reported second quarter results today. Fixed line telco Axtel posted a 38% rise in net profit to MXN240 million (USD23 million) for the three months ended 30 June 2008, up from MXN174 million a year ago. Revenue fell 6% to MXN2.93 billion. Axtel claimed [...]

One thing is absolutely true: It is Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and only Ballmer who knows for sure whom he is most interested in to take over the dicey job of head of the software giant long-suffering online services business. But there is a movement afoot among its developers and [...]

Filed under: Handsets, ASUS, Windows Mobile, GSM, UMTSWhat could possibly constitute a "zesty" smartphone? We're not sure, but if O2's latest Xda device intends to live up to its name, we're going to find out. An ASUS-sourced handset bearing the "GM5 / Crystal / Xda Zest" name just garnered approval [...]