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  • May 2008

    • New Vodafone CEO Has Tough Calls Ahead

      Wall Street Journal  |  May 28, 08 9:20 AM CDT

      New Vodafone CEO Has Tough Calls Ahead

      (Newser) - A slowing global economy and continued investor unease over Vodafone’s 45% stake in Verizon Wireless will likely provide a turbulent welcome for new CEO Vittorio Colao when he takes the reins of the wireless provider in July, the Wall Street Journal reports. Colao will succeed Arun Sarin, who's set to leave in July—earlier than previously expected. More »

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      Verizon  • telecom industry  • Vodafone

  • February 2008

    • Reorganization Shakes Microsoft Management

      New York Times  |  Feb 15, 08 1:00 PM CST

      Reorganization Shakes Microsoft Management

      (Newser) - Under pressure from strong competition, especially in the cellphone business, Microsoft revealed a major executive shakeup yesterday, reports the New York Times . Mobile communications operations senior VP Pieter Knook is heading off to help Vodafone get into mobile Internet services, according to the Wall Street Journal. Another big departure is Steve Berkowitz, online services senior VP. More »

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      Microsoft  • iPhone  • cell phone industry  • Android  • Vodafone  • Windows Mobile

    • India Rolls Out $20 Cell Phone

      Times (UK)  |  Feb 14, 08 1:27 PM CST

      India Rolls Out $20 Cell Phone

      (Newser) - On the heels of India’s $2,400 car comes its $20 mobile handset, the “people’s phone,” the Times of London reports. It has no smart features—not even a screen. “It is just a phone,” says the chairman of Spice Mobile, the phone’s developer, but the company thinks it can sell 10 million over the next year. More »

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      cell phones  • India  • Nokia  • Motorola  • Vodafone  • Virgin Mobile  • Asian cell phone market

  • December 2007

    • Deutsche Telekom Wins Back iPhone Locking Rights

      Associated Press  |  Dec 4, 07 2:40 PM CST

      Deutsche Telekom Wins Back iPhone Locking Rights

      (Newser) - T-Mobile regained the right to sell iPhones in Germany that use their network exclusively, in a reversal of an injunction last month that forced them to start selling an unlocked version, the AP reports. T-Mobile’s parent, Deutsche Telekom, will link the phones to a two-year contract in an arrangement similar to AT&T’s stewarding of the iPhone in America. More »

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      Apple  • cell phones  • iPhone  • T-Mobile  • wireless industry  • Deutsche Telekom  • Vodafone

  • November 2007

    • Court: Deutsche Telekom Must Sell iPhone Minus Contract

      Financial Times (UK)  |  Nov 21, 07 2:49 PM CST

      Court: Deutsche Telekom Must Sell iPhone Minus Contract

      (Newser) - Deutsche Telekom can't force customers to buy a phone contract from them if they buy an iPhone in Germany, says a German court decision in a suit brought by rival carrier Vodafone, reports the Financial Times . DT says they will start offering the phones without a contract immediately, but they will still cost 600 Euros less if the buyer signs up. More »

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      Apple  • iPhone  • Deutsche Telekom  • Vodafone

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