Handsets news from FierceWireless

Sony Ericsson says that its second-quarter sales and net income will take a hit because of slowing demand for its mobile phones and new product shipping delays. The handset maker estimates it will Read more...

The weakening economy has caused several brokerage firms to reduce their 2008 handset sales forecasts and many are predicting that handset makers such as Motorola, Nokia and others will feel the Read more...

Huawei Technologies will reportedly begin first-round bids for its mobile-devices business by Monday, according to a report from Dow Jones. The Chinese vendor has been targeting private-equity firms Read more...

Motorola is cutting 150 jobs from Motorola Labs, the firm's research and development arm. The division is being reorganized and some projects are being cut along with the employees. About 180 Read more...

Texas Instruments tightened its second-quarter earnings forecast to 43 to 47 cents per share and the chipmaker forecast revenue of $3.33 billion to $3.46 billion for the quarter vs. analysts' Read more...

Indian consumer electronics heavyweight Videocon says that it is engaged in talks with Motorola to buy the U.S. company's handset business. Videcon, which makes air conditioners, refrigerators and Read more...

AT&T is touting its text messaging traffic surge generated by "American Idol" fans who used their cell phones to vote for their pick. This season's show generated more than 78 million text Read more...

President George Bush is easing restrictions and allowing Americans to send cell phones to their families in Cuba. The president's statement follows Cuban announcements that citizens there would Read more...

Luxury designer Christian Dior is following in the footsteps of Prada and Dolce & Gabbana by unveiling a line of high-end mobile phones priced around $5,000. The phones will be manufactured by Read more...

Vodafone made its first acquisition in the mobile Internet space, paying $49 million in cash for Zyb, a private Dutch company provides social networking and contacts management technology--two hot Read more...