Nokia ships N95 phone with GPS

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News: Nokia ships N95 phone with GPS
News: Motorola cuts Q1 estimate, shakes up management
News: Hitachi to close HDD plant in Mexico, slash workforce
News: Online searching for PS3 bargains proves popular
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News: Broadcom asks US to ban Qualcomm phones
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Nokia ships N95 phone with GPS
Nokia Corp. has started shipping its N95 mobile phone in Europe and Asia, the first in an expected series of devices from the Finnish company with built-in GPS (global positioning system) capabilities.

Motorola cuts Q1 estimate, shakes up management
Motorola Inc. replaced a top executive and warned that sales would be lower than expected for the quarter and the year.

Hitachi to close HDD plant in Mexico, slash workforce
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Inc. plans to close a manufacturing plant in Mexico and lay off around 11 percent of its 40,000-person global workforce in a bid to shore up its hard disc drive (HDD) operations.

Online searching for PS3 bargains proves popular
Market researcher Hitwise has reported that last week the PlayStation 3 (PS3) overtook the Nintendo Wii as the most searched-for gaming console online.

Compatibility woes make UK firms wary of using Vista
U.K. firms show little enthusiasm for the Windows Vista operating system, with nearly six out of 10 businesses saying they have no plans to deploy it, research has revealed.

Broadcom asks US to ban Qualcomm phones
Broadcom Corp. officials called on the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) to ban the import of mobile phones containing high-speed Qualcomm Inc. processors because of patent infringement.


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