2 Mobile Phone Makers Report Declines in Profit

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Korea Becomes Battlefield for Mobile
Phone Makers

Korea Becomes Battlefield for Mobile
Phone Makers 01/27/2004 10:23 AM
Hankooki Jan 27 2004 2:26PM GMT

MS, Apple pitch music at mobile phone
makers

MS, Apple pitch music at mobile phone
makers 09/13/2004 07:07 AM
Opinion Deals with network operators make more sense

Mobile phone makers coming up short of
supplies

Mobile phone makers coming up short of
supplies 12/05/2003 11:23 AM

Mobile Phone Makers Caught by Surprise
Sales Boom

Mobile Phone Makers Caught by Surprise
Sales Boom 12/04/2003 01:10 PM
Boston Globe Dec 4 2003 12:09PM ET

Mobile Phone Parts Makers Produce More
Bluetooth-based P

Mobile Phone Parts Makers Produce More
Bluetooth-based P 04/06/2005 02:35 AM
Electronic Times Korea Apr 6 2005 6:14AM GMT

Mobile Phone Makers Push For
Wire-wireless Dual-mode Phones

Mobile Phone Makers Push For
Wire-wireless Dual-mode Phones 04/08/2005 01:04 AM
Electronic Times Korea Apr 8 2005 3:31AM GMT

British mobile phone firm mmO2 posts
maiden annual profit (AFP)

British mobile phone firm mmO2 posts
maiden annual profit (AFP) 05/18/2004 10:26 AM
AFP - British mobile telephone operator mmO2 reported its first annual profit since it was hived off from the country's former state-owned monopoly British Telecom over two years ago.

Research And Markets: In The Third
Quarter Of 2004, Taiwanese Large Size
LCD Panel Makers Saw Declines In Both
Volume And Value

Research And Markets: In The Third
Quarter Of 2004, Taiwanese Large Size
LCD Panel Makers Saw Declines In Both
Volume And Value 01/03/2005 04:47 AM
Research and Markets (researchandmarkets.com/reports/c11414) has announced the addition of The Taiwanese Large Size TFT LCD Panel Industry, 3Q 2004 and Beyond to their offering. [PRWEB Jan 3, 2005]

Intel declines on concern profit margins
will narrow

Intel declines on concern profit margins
will narrow 07/14/2004 01:47 PM
Business Day Newspaper Jul 14 2004 5:32PM GMT

Microsoft's Revenue for Quarter Gains as
Profit Declines

Microsoft's Revenue for Quarter Gains as
Profit Declines 01/23/2004 12:14 AM
Buoyed by the unexpected double-digit growth in PC sales and an increase in business-customer revenue, Microsoft reported earnings that beat expectations.

Report: Chinese mobile phone carrier to
set up 3,000 Internet cafes

Report: Chinese mobile phone carrier to
set up 3,000 Internet cafes 09/13/2004 11:52 PM
San Francisco Chronicle Sep 14 2004 3:49AM GMT

Report: Mobile-Phone Market Shakeup
Ahead (NewsFactor)

Report: Mobile-Phone Market Shakeup
Ahead (NewsFactor) 07/30/2004 01:48 PM
NewsFactor - The mobile-phone hierarchy is ripe for a shakeup, with the leading vendors losing market share to competitors that have gained ground through innovation and aggressive pricing strategies, according to IDC.

Telstra mobile phone faults rising:
Leaked report

Telstra mobile phone faults rising:
Leaked report 07/28/2004 09:55 PM
ZDNet Australia Jul 29 2004 1:37AM GMT

Italian deputies drowned out in mobile
phone clampdown: report (AFP)

Italian deputies drowned out in mobile
phone clampdown: report (AFP) 08/20/2004 02:48 PM
AFP - Thwarted so far in his attempts to clamp down on mobile telephone use among deputies, the speaker of the Italian parliament has hit upon a sophisticated way of getting tough, a weekly newspaper reported.

Report: China to deploy own
next-generation mobile phone standard

Report: China to deploy own
next-generation mobile phone standard 06/23/2004 11:07 AM
CNEWS Jun 23 2004 3:54PM GMT

Unisys profit skids 25 per cent as
pension fund value declines sharply

Unisys profit skids 25 per cent as
pension fund value declines sharply 04/15/2004 11:49 AM
National Post Apr 15 2004 3:48PM GMT

Report: China ready to deploy own
next-generation mobile phone standard in
2005

Report: China ready to deploy own
next-generation mobile phone standard in
2005 06/22/2004 11:32 PM
San Francisco Chronicle Jun 23 2004 3:54AM GMT

Mobile Phone is a Day to Day Need for
Everyone to Stay Connected with Their
Loved One's. Mobile Phone Chargers from
BB-shopping Helps to Connect More to
Them

Mobile Phone is a Day to Day Need for
Everyone to Stay Connected with Their
Loved One's. Mobile Phone Chargers from
BB-shopping Helps to Connect More to
Them 02/05/2005 09:23 PM
BB-Shopping helps you buying best quality and long life Mobile Phone Chargers for dufferent Models and Variants of Mobiles. [PRWEB Feb 3, 2005]

U.S. Stocks Drop After Disappointing
Retail Sales Report; Intel Declines

U.S. Stocks Drop After Disappointing
Retail Sales Report; Intel Declines 04/13/2005 04:51 PM
Bloomberg Apr 13 2005 7:49PM GMT

The Chinese mobile phone industry's
shipment volume rose 64.2% year on year
to reach approximately 65.2 million
units as the PAS mobile phone shipment
broke a record high

The Chinese mobile phone industry's
shipment volume rose 64.2% year on year
to reach approximately 65.2 million
units as the PAS mobile phone shipment
broke a record high 06/11/2004 03:15 AM
Research and Markets are delighted to announce the addition of The Chinese Mobile Phone Industry, 1Q 2004 and Beyond to their offering [PRWEB Jun 11, 2004]

Cell Phone Makers May Pay 20% Royalty

Cell Phone Makers May Pay 20% Royalty 01/02/2005 06:33 AM
Hankooki Jan 2 2005 9:39AM GMT

Report: Memory makers get while the
gettin's good

Report: Memory makers get while the
gettin's good 07/29/2004 01:34 PM
Worldwide DRAM revenues soared in the second quarter, but 2005 isn't looking so hot, says Gartner.

Chip gear makers report rise in orders

Chip gear makers report rise in orders 01/22/2004 03:13 AM
CNET Jan 21 2004 4:40PM GMT

Phone makers to make major launches at
CeBIT

Phone makers to make major launches at
CeBIT 02/10/2004 02:54 AM
The Register Feb 6 2004 11:22AM GMT

Asian phone makers ring up happy UK
Christmas (FT.com)

Asian phone makers ring up happy UK
Christmas (FT.com) 12/29/2004 10:12 PM
FT.com - Asian handset makers have grabbed the top slots for Christmas mobile phone sales in the UK, pushing Nokia's top-selling models into second place.

Report: Device Makers Hold Keys to Home
Networking

Report: Device Makers Hold Keys to Home
Networking 03/20/2003 01:05 PM
Criteria used by service providers and electronic device manufacturers in evaluating the connectivity protocols for home networking systems -- including wireless, Ethernet and cable -- are critical to acceptance of the technology, says a new report from the Yankee Group.

Cell Phone Makers Face Chip Tariff Woes

Cell Phone Makers Face Chip Tariff Woes 06/18/2004 08:00 AM
Hankooki Jun 18 2004 11:52AM GMT

Quick-'n-Dirty methods to determine
which competing label is better: "Cell
Phone" or "Mobile Phone"?

Quick-'n-Dirty methods to determine
which competing label is better: "Cell
Phone" or "Mobile Phone"? 04/28/2004 11:39 AM

On the SIGIA-L mailing list, Stephanie Berger recently asked: "My cohorts are not sure whether to use "cell phone" or "mobile phone". Any evidence that one is better than the other, or one is used more often than the other?"

This is a good example of the kind of labeling questions information architects face all the time. The answer to these labeling questions will depend on the target audience (a better label for whom?), on business requirements (maybe the business want to promote one term over the other) and on the context in which the label will be used.

I'll discuss the conversation that followed here and afterwards point to some useful tools for if you have a labeling question yourself.

Andres Sulleiro: "Without any empirical data I will go with my own opinion. [...] A quick survey of the phone carriers seems to suggest that "wireless" (as in "wireless phone", "wireless customer") is most common among US carriers, though you see some references to "mobile" as well. T-mobile, a European company, uses "mobile" which is more common in Europe as well as being the name of the carrier."

Method: check what other websites call it.

Jason Cho: "I think "cell" is more widespread in the US as Andrés noted. "Call my mobile" can sound pretentious to Yankee ears. But I would think everyone understands the term "mobile" on a business card."

Method: personal experience.

Peter Van Dijck (and others): "Google for "cell phone" (including quotes): 6,230,000, Google for "mobile phone": 6,360,000. Looks like a tie, assuming your audience is similar. Just pick one and make sure your search engine knows both terms."
Christina Wodtke: "Y ahoo for cell phone : 16,800,000, yahoo for mobile phone: 21,200,000. What does this really tell you? you'd have to know who each engine indexes, how much of the web, etc.. better to use a magic 8 ball. ;-)"

Method: check popularity of the terms on the web.

Peter Van Dijck: "My next step would be to find out what people search for on your site,
or if not available, on the web (assuming that's more or less your audience). Google adwords can help."

Method: Find out what people (preferably your target audience) search for.

Dave: "I like "mobile" for the reason that Christina stated (forward compatibility); USers and non-USers will equally understand it. Also, it is more interoperable w/ most of the vCard based addressbook programs out there. I don't know any that are using "cell" or "cellphone" ... I also like the clear and easy two word approach of "mobile phone" ... I'm always wanting to say "cellphone" where "cell phone" is really the more correct version. "cell" though just doesn't feel like a real word b/c the "cell" doesn't fit a meaning to me. I know what it means if I am forced to think about it, but it really doesn't mean anything to me at all."

Method: personal experience, check what software programs use.

Christina Wodtke: "> As can Ove rture's keyword tool (couldn't find URL straight away).

You also might consider some adaptation of the freelisting technique on a subset of your target. E.G., a write in survey: what portable electronics do you own, then analyze for use of "cell phone" and mobile phone".

Method: freelisting technique.

Eric Reiss: "Having worked closely with several telecommunications companies, including Tellabs (US), Nortel (Canada), ADVA (Germany), and NetTest (Denmark), this discussion is one I've heard before. Europeans generally don't recognize the term "cell phone." North Americans seem to accept both "cell" and "mobile." ATT insists on promoting the term "wireless." In most instances, we've agreed on the word "mobile" since it is understood by the widest audience. Nortel, for instance, used "cell" almost exclusively until the late 90s, but now leans toward "mobile." I think there is a trend here."

Method: ask the subject matter experts.

Pabini Gabriel-Petit: "There's also Wordtracker.
[...]
In this vein, you might try just walking up to people, holding up your cell/mobile phone, and asking them what they call it."

Method: Analyze what people search for.

Method: Find out what labels your users use.

Quick-'n-Dirty methods to determine which competing label is better.

So, as a review, here are some of the methods used to determine which label is better.

1. What do you think?
Method: personal experience/insights.

2. What do your users think?
Method: freelisting technique.
Method: Find out what labels your users use: show them the item you're trying to label and ask them what it is. (You could build an online tool for this).
Method: Find out what people (preferably your target audience) search for / check popularity of the terms on the web. Ove rture's keyword tool. Google adwords. Wordtracker. Google and Yahoo both list how often a term is used on the web (use quotes around your terms!).

3. What do the experts think?
Method: ask the subject matter experts.
Method: check what other websites/software call it.

Gotcha's: be careful when using these techniques. You are looking for a label that works for your audience and your business requirements. Most of these techniques use audiences that may be very different from yours, and most are indicative only (ie: they're not hard science). Use your judgement.

Killer Mobile Releases Controversial
Mobile Phone Program - "Save Jimmy!"

Killer Mobile Releases Controversial
Mobile Phone Program - "Save Jimmy!" 01/05/2005 04:34 AM
Killer Mobile (killermobile.com), a mobile phone software development company released what is quickly becoming a controversial program targeted at young, tech savvy men - a program aptly titled "Save Jimmy". Save Jimmy is a program that can run on any MIDP 2.0 compliant mobile phone that allows the user to input specific information on their significant other's menstrual cycle and in turn receive daily alerts as well as view a calendar with information regarding which days are "Safe" to not use a condom. [PRWEB Jan 5, 2005]

Siemens mobile kicks off summer with the
launch of its next-generation MMS CX65
mobile phone

Siemens mobile kicks off summer with the
launch of its next-generation MMS CX65
mobile phone 06/30/2004 07:55 AM
AME Info Jun 30 2004 11:19AM GMT

Shifting Trends In Customer Ownership
Between Wireless Carriers And Phone
Makers

Shifting Trends In Customer Ownership
Between Wireless Carriers And Phone
Makers 04/21/2004 04:47 AM
Nearly a year ago we had a post where we discussed the fact that many shoppers on the market for a mobile phone service focused on what phone they wanted more than what service provider they wanted. So, if they wanted a certain Nokia phone, their choices of service providers was limited to those who sold that particular phone. A few months later we looked at how the carriers should respond to this and one of the predictions was that carriers would start to focus increasingly on white-label phones where smaller, lesser known device manufacturers would build phone handsets to spec and brand them with the carriers name. It appears that's exactly what's happening. The carriers have been doing their best to take the customer ownership back from the handset makers, and it appears to be working. More and more people identify their phone by the brand of the service provider, rather than the handset maker. Of course, the article uses Nokia and Motorola as the example cases of the big name handset makers likely to lose out - and back it up with Nokia's poor earnings. However, the story was written before Motorola posted very impressive earnings due to their handset sales taking off again. Maybe this is one battle that isn't over yet.

Mobile Phone Tracking Success Story for
Locate Mobiles.com and Trace A
Mobile.com (featureXpress)

Mobile Phone Tracking Success Story for
Locate Mobiles.com and Trace A
Mobile.com (featureXpress) 04/12/2004 08:57 AM
featureXpress - Mobile Phone Tracking sites Locate Mobiles.com and Trace A Mobile.com report huge increase in subscriptions

Free mobile phone advertising for Irish
pubs now available on Ireland Pub Guide
- Mobile Edition.

Free mobile phone advertising for Irish
pubs now available on Ireland Pub Guide
- Mobile Edition. 06/23/2004 02:36 AM
A new free advertising service is now available for pubs throughout Ireland. Publicans can freely advertise their premises to one of the largest audience of people looking for things to do in Ireland, both on the web and now on their mobile phone at http://mobile.irelandpubguide.com. [PRWEB Jun 23, 2004]

Motorola E398 Music Mobile Phone
Exclusive on T-Mobile

Motorola E398 Music Mobile Phone
Exclusive on T-Mobile 08/27/2004 01:23 PM
I4U Aug 26 2004 11:05AM GMT

Motorola,Samsung,LG: First dual SIM card
mobile makers in China

Motorola,Samsung,LG: First dual SIM card
mobile makers in China 06/16/2004 08:41 AM
Peoples Daily Online Jun 16 2004 12:14PM GMT

Tavros Mobile Begins European Soccer
Coverage for Mobile Phone Network
Distribution to End User Handsets

Tavros Mobile Begins European Soccer
Coverage for Mobile Phone Network
Distribution to End User Handsets 12/24/2004 12:26 PM
Tavros Mobile Announces the availability of European Soccer News, direct to your Mobile Phone Handset! The latest soccer scores, goal updates as they occur, and news, on an ongoing basis. All of this for one low monthly fee. This new service is in addition to the latest java games, ringtones, and other original mobile content for users to download to their mobile phones. [PRWEB Dec 23, 2004]

AirG Liberates Mobile Phone Users in
Iraq: AirG Launches Interactive Mobile
Community ‘MonAmi’ on Iraq’s First GSM
Mobile Network

AirG Liberates Mobile Phone Users in
Iraq: AirG Launches Interactive Mobile
Community ‘MonAmi’ on Iraq’s First GSM
Mobile Network 04/09/2005 03:48 AM
AirG, the global leader in powering mobile communities announced today that its mobile friend finder service MonAmi is now available to customers in Iraq. [PRWEB Apr 9, 2005]

Japan Game Makers Count on Mobile Gear
for Growth (Reuters)

Japan Game Makers Count on Mobile Gear
for Growth (Reuters) 09/24/2004 12:04 PM
Reuters - Japanese game makers, faced with a shrinking local market and increasing competition from overseas rivals, are pinning hopes on mobile platforms such as handheld machines and cellphones to stir up demand.

Cell Phone Makers Hope To Connect In
Poor Nations (Investor's Business Daily)

Cell Phone Makers Hope To Connect In
Poor Nations (Investor's Business Daily) 04/01/2005 10:12 PM
Investor's Business Daily - Cell phones with cameras and Internet access are nice, but they're out of reach if you live on $2 a day or less.
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