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SEOUL - LG Electronics Inc, the world's No.3 mobile phone maker, aims to increase its global market share to at least 10 percent this year and boost low-cost phone sales, the head of its handset business said. As shrinking consumer demand hits the mobile industry, LG expects deteriorating profits this year, but still targets a high single-digit percent profit margin on mobiles, against 11 perce...

SEOUL - LG Electronics Inc, the world's No.3 mobile phone maker, aims to increase its global market share to at least 10 percent this year and boost low-cost phone sales, the head of its handset business said. As shrinking consumer demand hits the mobile industry, LG expects deteriorating profits this year, but still targets a high single-digit percent profit margin on mobiles, against 11 perce...

Facebook, the world's largest social-networking site, is in talks with Nokia about ways to offer services on mobile phones, the Wall Street Journal on Thursday.

On Tuesday Motorola Inc. posted a massive fourth-quarter loss as it recorded charges to reflect the dwindling value of its cell phone business.

Motorola Inc. posted a loss of $3.6 billion in the fourth quarter, suspended its quarterly dividend and named Edward Fitzpatrick as its new chief financial officer Tuesday. The company was hurt by a decline in sales, according to analysts

Nearly half of wireless networks used by retailers are vulnerable to attacks and data-thieves, according to a new study released today.

Motorola's high-fashion AURA, one of the killer cell phones during the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show Last week.

Videocon Group, India's largest consumer electronics maker is set to join the wireless services business with speculation that it has interest in taking over Motorola's Mobile-phone business.

Following a two-month review of its business model, Motorola Inc announced plans this week to spin off its struggling mobile phone business to create two separate publicly traded companies in 2009.

Sprint Nextel Corp posted a $29.45 billion quarterly loss on Thursday due to a huge impairment charge and forecast that subscriber losses will deepen in the first quarter, pushing its shares down 10 percent.

Research In Motion, the maker of the Blackberry handset said on Monday it's suing Motorola, claiming that the company infringed some of its patents and over exorbitant licensing fees Motorola charges while refusing to acknowledge or pay royalties for certain patents held by RIM.

Motorola's declining fortunes are sending shock waves through the wireless industry

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.