MOTOROLA

Motorola Inc and Nortel Networks Corp are in talks to combine their wireless infrastructure units, the Wall Street Journal reported, quoting people familiar with the situation.

After being on the market for slightly over 200 days, Apple's iPhone managed to take second place in the U.S smartphone market behind Research in Motion's venerable Blackberry, and ahead of Motorola offerings, but some experts contend the growth may shot lived unless the firm's business model changes.

Ericsson (ERICb.ST: Quote, Profile, Research) Chief Executive Carl-Henric Svanberg said on Friday the Swedish firm would eye any assets put up for sale by U.S. rival Motorola Inc (MOT.N: Quote, Profile, Research), but would be very cautious about any deal.

Motorola, which has struggled to come up with a profitable successor to its well received Razr line of cell phones, said Thursday it was considering the possibility of selling its mobile devices unit in an effort to strengthen the company.

U.S. stocks bounced back on Wednesday after suffering a six-session long losing streak, after the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced from more than 323 points in earlier trading to just under 300 points.

Motorola unveiled a number of new products at this years consumer electronics show, including a revised version of its Rockr music phone, wireless headphones, and a pocket-sized mobile film studio. At the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the company rolled out its first set of products since former chief executive Ed Zander resigned late last year.

Motorola Inc, the world's third biggest cell phone maker, on Thursday introduced a mobile media player that shows live television, on-demand video clips and programming saved on digital video recorders.

The world's largest network equipment maker, Cisco Systems, said today that it picked up the former chief of technology from Motorola to as its own.

Cisco Systems said Tuesday it appointed former Motorola head of technology chief Padmasree Warrior as its chief technology officer on Tuesday.

Motorola's Chief Executive Officer Ed Zander, who oversaw the creation of the Razr handset, announced on Friday he will step down to make way for Greg Brown, the current Chief Operating Officer.

Motorola's board of directors Friday revealed that chief executive Ed Zander will be stepping down from his post to be replaced by president and COO Greg Brown.

Motorola's Chief Executive Officer Ed Zander, who oversaw the creation of the Razr handset, announced on Friday he will step down to make way for Greg Brown, the current Chief Operating Officer.

Despite an announcement of new leadership today, billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn is renewing his pressure on Motorola, calling for the break-up of the cell phone maker on Friday.

Motorola’s Chief Executive Officer Ed Zander, who oversaw the creation of the Razr handset, announced on Friday he will step down to make way for Greg Brown, the current Chief Operating Officer.

Mobile phone maker Motorola Inc said on Friday that Chief Executive Ed Zander will step down on January 1 and be replaced by Chief Operating Officer Greg Brown.

Motorola President and Chief Operating Officer Greg Brown said Tuesday that one of his top priorities in the near term is to bolster the company’s consumer mobile phones division.

Motorola Inc on Thursday posted third-quarter earnings above Wall Street estimates and forecast a profit for the fourth quarter, raising expectations the mobile handset maker had begun to turn its business around. Shares of Motorola, which had fallen in the first two quarters of this year, rose 4.6 percent in premarket trading.

Apple Inc's hefty iPhone price cut pits it in direct competition with handsets from Motorola Inc and Palm Inc, which are struggling to convince Wall Street they can turn around their aging brands.

Motorola Inc. is aiming to cut its quarterly research and development expenses for mobile devices 15 percent to help it return to profitability, the head of the company's handset business said on Friday.

Mobile phone maker Motorola Inc said on Tuesday that two of its subsidiaries had sued Aruba Networks Inc for infringement of patents involving short-range wireless network technologies.

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., the world's third-biggest mobile phone maker, said on Monday it expected to sell more than 40 million mobile handsets in the third quarter.