Nortel Networks

Nortel Networks Corporation (Pink Sheets: NRTLQ), formerly known as Northern Telecom Limited and sometimes known simply as Nortel, is a multinational telecommunications equipment manufacturer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. On January 14, 2009, Nortel filed for protection from creditors in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, in order to restructure its debt and financial obligations.

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Motorola Now a Google Unit: What's Next for Android?

By IBTimes AU

The corporate marriage between search giant and Android developer Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) and former mobile phone leader Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. (NYSE: MMI) closed is now official. (May 22)

MORE TOPICS: GOOGLE INC., MICROSOFT, IPHONE, APPLE INC., NYSE, SAMSUNG

Ailing Nokia falls back on patents legacy

By Reuters UK

Desperate for cash to tide it over until sales ramp up of new products, Nokia Oyj <NOKIV.HE> is stepping up its quest for royalties from rivals using its designs as the basis of their technology. (May 13)

MORE TOPICS: MICROSOFT, IPHONE, APPLE INC., SAMSUNG, TELECOMS, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Looking at Small Medtech and Biotech in Canada: Nick Waddell

By Street Wise Reports

Is there a developing Silicon Valley model in Canada? Not quite yet, but Publisher and Founding Editor Nick Waddell of the Vancouver-based Cantech Letter would like to see that happen. Meanwhile, he's looking for-and finding-exciting small- and micro-cap ideas as potential big returners. (May 03)

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Wireless
InterDigital Plunges After Earnings Miss Despite Renewed Patent Auction

By IBTimes

Shares of InterDigital (Nasdaq: IDCC), a pioneer wireless software developer, tanked after missing first-quarter estimates, despite renewed reports it was engaged in a self-auction. (Apr 26)

MORE TOPICS: SAMSUNG

Microsoft Edges Tech Rivals over Patent Rights Bid on AOL Auction
Microsoft Edges Tech Rivals over Patent Rights Bid on AOL Auction

By IBTimes AU

The tech world's patent wars continue and Microsoft is bent on building up its armoury by securing hundreds of patent rights from former internet titan, AOL Inc. (Apr 10)

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Microsoft trumps Amazon, others for AOL patents

By Reuters

AOL Inc's months-long auction to sell the majority of its patent trove attracted interest from e-commerce giants Amazon and eBay, which have been largely absent from the recent patent wars. (Apr 09)

MORE TOPICS: MICROSOFT, APPLE INC., BARCLAYS, GOLDMAN SACHS, STEVE BALLMER, FACEBOOK

A person uses the new Blackberry Bold 9900 at a release party to promote the BlackBerry OS 7 devices made by RIM in Toronto
RIM In Play: 5 Prospective Bidders For BlackBerry

By IBTimes

Now that Canadian telecommunications powerhouse Research in Motion (Nasdaq: RIMM) has a new boss and a new outlook, the BlackBerry developer is in play. Here are some prospective buyers. (Apr 04)

MORE TOPICS: BARACK OBAMA, MICROSOFT, IBM, NYSE, MICHAEL DELL, CISCO SYSTEMS, ORACLE

BlackBerry maker RIM sued by NXP over patents

By Reuters

A Dutch semiconductor company said on Tuesday it had filed a patent infringement suit against Research In Motion Ltd, adding to the BlackBerry maker's troubles and sending its shares tumbling. (Apr 03)

MORE TOPICS: MICROSOFT, APPLE INC., ORACLE, COURT, FLORIDA, NEW YORK

RIM CEO Thorstein Heins
Memo To Thorsten: Here's How You Can Rebuild RIM

By IBTimes

Now that new RIM CEO Thorstein Heins has shown he's taking aggressive action, here are some more ways to turn RIM around. (Mar 30)

MORE TOPICS: BARACK OBAMA, IPHONE, IBM, NYSE, IPAD, INDIA

Avaya IPO faces long wait amid Facebook mania

By Reuters

NEW YORK - Telecom equipment maker Avaya Corp may have to push out its initial public offering to 2013 amid fierce competition for investor attention from hot technology properties like Facebook Inc. (Mar 29)

MORE TOPICS: MICROSOFT, DEUTSCHE BANK, FACEBOOK, CISCO SYSTEMS, NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY

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