STOCKHOLM, March 26- Swedish telecoms equipment maker Ericsson said on Tuesday it had sued Indian handset maker Micromax and its distributor for infringement of wireless patent rights.
TORONTO, March 25- Canada's main stock index fell to 1-1/ 2 week low on Monday as a eurozone bailout deal appeared to defuse the Cyprus debt crisis and took the safe-haven shine off bullion prices, sending gold-mining shares lower. after Goldman Sachs cut its rating on the stock, citing a disappointing U.S. launch for the smartphone maker's new touchscreen device.
MUMBAI, March 23- India has rejected a request by a unit of Vodafone Group Plc's to extend its mobile phone licenses in three key service areas, the operator said, escalating a feud between carriers and the government in the world's second-biggest mobile phone market.
TORONTO, March 22- Shares of BlackBerry fell nearly 8 percent on Friday after reports of a flat response to the launch of its new Z10 smartphone in the vitally important U.S. market. "This morning we visited and called stores to survey early demand for the Blackberry Z10," said Hudson Square Research analyst Daniel Ernst. "
TORONTO, March 22- Nearly two months after its formal unveiling, BlackBerry's new Z10 smartphone finally went on sale in the hyper-competitive U.S. market on Friday, where its performance may well decide whether BlackBerry can reestablish itself as an industry leader.
BlackBerry once ruled the U.S. smartphone market, but it has fallen badly in recent years as devices powered by Apple's iOS and Google's Android operating systems dominate sales both in North America and overseas.
TAIPEI, March 21- Taiwan stocks rose 0.2 percent on Thursday, along with some regional bourses, but smartphone maker HTC. ASIA-PACIFIC STOCK MARKET REPORTS: Japan.......... A multimedia version of Reuters Top News is available at
TAIPEI, March 21- Taiwan stocks rose 0.4 percent on Thursday, along with other regional bourses, but smartphone maker HTC. The Taiwan dollar was flat to trade at T $29.845 to the U.S. dollar. ASIA-PACIFIC STOCK MARKET REPORTS: Japan..........
By Tessa Walsh and Michelle Meineke. LONDON, March 20- Polish mobile phone operator Polkomtel has asked local and foreign banks for proposals to refinance around 5 billion zloty of loans from the company's 14.3 billion zloty buyout financing of July 2011, bankers said on Wednesday.
HONG KONG, March 20- China, the world's largest mobile phone market by subscribers, posted a 0.98 percent monthly increase in the number of mobile subscribers to 1.13 billion in February, data from the country's three telecommunications operators showed. Following is the breakdown of mobile subscriber statistics for February provided by the three carriers:.
FRANKFURT/ HELSINKI, March 19- A German court ruled in favour of Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia on Tuesday, saying some devices made by Taiwan's HTC infringed on its power-saving patent.
is developing a wearable digital device similar to a wristwatch, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said, joining rival Apple Inc in creating new products as growth of smartphone sales slows.
SEOUL, March 19- Samsung Electronics Co is developing a wearable digital device similar to a wristwatch, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said, joining rival Apple Inc in creating new products as growth of smartphone sales slows.
SEOUL, March 19- South Korean shares opened higher on Tuesday as bargain hunters emerged after the main index hit a one-month low the previous day. The Korea Composite Stock Price Index was up 0.4 percent at 1,876.29 points at 0003 GMT. TV and smartphone maker LG Electronics rose 2 percent, extending Monday's 1.5 percent gain.