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Vodafone has launched three new special edition handsets branded by the McLaren Mercedes. Vodafone is the sponsor of the McLaren Mercedes team in the upcoming Formula 1 season and is hoping the new handsets build buzz for the team. Special...
Sep 12 2006 - 01:22 PM ET | Palm, Vodafone
As expected, Palm has unveiled a new Treo model for the European market--the Treo 750v. New environmental legislation required Palm to stop selling previous Treo models. The 750v sports Windows Mobile just like the 700w/700wx in the US. Vodafone will...
Jul 21 2006 - 01:26 PM ET | Vodafone
Executives of mobile phone carrier giant Vodafone are facing pressure from its shareholders. One of Vodafone's largest shareholders said he would vote against the re-election of CEO Arun Sarin. Other reports cite that shareholders controlling 7% of the company are...
Jul 13 2006 - 11:01 AM ET | 3G, Palm, Vodafone
Palm took the unusual step of pre-announcing (though without many details) a new handheld designed exclusively for Europe. Earlier this month it came out that due to new regulations regarding the environment, Palm would be unable to continue selling its...
A collection of mobile industry players have announced a foundation to create an open source Linux-based platform for mobile phones. Founding members include: Motorola, NEC, NTT DoCoMo, Panasonic Mobile Communications, Samsung Electronics, and Vodafone. While Linux is not new to...
The Observer is reporting that buyout talks between Verizon and Vodafone over Vodafone's 45% stakehold in Verizon Wireless have gotten more serious. Verizon has offered $48 billion for the holding, including inheritence of $8b of debt that make the total...
Vodafone reportedly wants a cool $50 billion for its 45% stake in Verizon Wireless. It's no secret that Verizon wants to wholly own Verizon Wireless, but its bid came in at just $38 billion. AT&T's buyout of BellSouth (and...
Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg noted today in a New York Times article that his company isn't interested in buying Alltel as some analysts have predicted. "Alltel, he said, would only make Verizon bigger, not necessarily faster-growing." Alltel uses the...
Mar 17 2006 - 04:12 PM ET | Vodafone
Vodafone Group today confirmed a rumored sale of its Japanese unit, Vodafone K.K. to Softbank for $15.4 billion. Vodafone K.K. is the third largest carrier in Japan but has been struggling financially. Vodafone shareholders were not too impressed with...
The TimesOnline is carrying a story that BT, Virgin and Microsoft are announcing a Mobile TV alliance. The three will announce a digital TV service for mobile phones at the 3GSM Congress in Barcelona. This is just one of...
