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Motorola sees first quarterly profit for years, while LG profit falls

Motorola's quarterly results show the first operating profit for over three years. Net quarterly profit was $109 million (£68.5 million), up from $12 million year-on-year, while revenue was up 13% to $4.9 billion.

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Charlie Chaplin, a mobile phone and a time-travel mystery

Mark Bridge writes:

A Charlie Chaplin DVD includes an image of a woman using a mobile phone in 1928.

That’s the suggestion surrounding a YouTube clip that’s currently received more than 2½ million hits since it was posted online last week.

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Advanced charging will be worth over $34 billion in 2015

An increasing focus on advanced charging technologies (including solar-powered mobile handsets, solar chargers, wireless power units, fuel-cell battery charging products and public charging kiosks) means the value of this particular market is predicted to increase from around $1.5 billion this year to over $34 billion in 2015.

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White iPhone 4 now delayed until Spring 2011

The much-delayed white version of the Apple iPhone 4 won't be officially available until Spring next year, according to reports. Apple hasn't explained exactly why the smartphone is causing them problems; recent speculation has suggested colour-matching white parts from different manufacturers is the issue.

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Orange exceeds 200 million customers worldwide

Telecoms giant Orange Group has released quarterly results showing worldwide customer numbers up 5.1% to 203.4 million. The number of mobile customers was up 8% to 144.5 million, largely driven by growth in Africa and the Middle East.

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