Motorola accidentally posted the specifications of its upcoming Verizon LTE phone, the Droid Bionic, which is touted as "an all-powerful, unstoppable machine."
Nokia Siemens Networks will cut as many as 1,500 jobs from assets acquired from Motorola, a spokesman announced on Thursday.
Nokia Siemens Networks has begun cutting 1,500 jobs from the 6,900 staff it acquired with its $1.2 billion acquisition of Motorola's telecoms network unit in April, a spokesman said on Thursday.
Tech stocks fell with the market but not as badly as other sectors
RIM has announced a new smartphone based on the BlackBerry 7 operating system, called BlackBerry Bold 9900, and its CMDA version 9930. Motorola, HTC, LG with BlackBerry look-alikes pose challenge to Bold 9900
Consequences Apple will have to face if it fails to deliver the iPhone 5 in September or October.
Jefferies said 3G wireless data will drive significant change in China Telecom landscape over the next two years.
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Motorola Mobility saw a disappointing quarter and projected an even more disappointing outlook, but while that may upset Wall Street, consumers are more upset that its anticipated Droid Bionic is getting a new date.
LG's anticipated Thrill 4G phone has been delayed sources say, pushing the release date back by a full two weeks.
Apple Inc.'s next generation iPhone, dubbed iPhone 5, is facing too much of a competition from Android. It is being speculated that iPhone 5 is scheduled to launch in early September.
Investors were expecting Motorola's newest anticipated device, the LTE capable Bionic, to be released August. On top of the Bionic's delays, Motorola is also delaying their newest update of the Xoom tablet. To continue to add insult to injury, Motorola had to cut the price of their current Xoom tablet to $499 from $799 after disappointing sales.
The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Friday are: Expedia, Newell Rubbermaid, Cerner, Noble Energy, Chesapeake Energy, Macy's, Motorola Mobility Holdings, Newmont Mining, TJX Companies and Emerson Electric Co.
Samsung is facing too much of competition from other Android tablet makers, Apple Inc., HP and BlackBerry maker RIM.
The top after-market NYSE gainers on Thursday are: Ingram Micro, Commercial Metals, Invacare, KBR and Regal Entertainment Group. The top after-market NYSE losers are: RealD, Miller Petroleum, Motorola Solutions, Equifax and Ameriprise Financial.
Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc.'s (NYSE: MMI) launch of several sub-$200 smartphones for emerging markets will boost units but hurt average selling prices in third quarter, Jefferies said.
Motorola Mobility warned that its third-quarter profit would miss expectations due to a long delay of a key smartphone launch and a tablet computer price cut, sending its shares down 4 percent.
Motorola Mobility warned that its third-quarter profit would miss expectations due to the second delay of a smartphone launch and price cuts of its tablet computers, sending its shares down 4 percent.
Motorola Mobility announced a disappointing quarter and outlook, but light was at the end of the tunnel for smartphone fans as it said its Droid Bionic was on its way.
Motorola Mobility reported higher-than-expected second-quarter revenue, but its outlook was lower than expected, sending its shares down more than 6 percent after hours.
Motorola Mobility which was spun off from Motorola this year managed to report a 40 increase in second quarter revenues largely due to strong sales of its Google Android-based Smartphones.
