Nokia to start Japan cell phone service in 2009: report (Reuters)
Reuters - Nokia Corp plans to launch a mobile phone service in Japan next spring, a move expected to intensify competition among Japanese cell phone carriers, Japanese daily Yomiuri Shimbun reported on Saturday.
Today's Top Stock Market Headlines
- Sprint Nextel's CDMA exec John Garia steps down (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. mobile service provider Sprint Nextel Corp said on Friday that the president of its CDMA business unit, John Garcia, is leaving the company.
- Hundreds wait at Verizon stores for BlackBerry Storm (Reuters) Reuters - Hundreds of people lined up at some Verizon Wireless stores on Friday to buy the BlackBerry Storm, the first touch-screen phone from Research In Motion that aims to compete with Apple's iPhone.
- Upgraded MSI Wind Adds 3G, WiMAX Options (PC Magazine) PC Magazine - MSI Computer said Friday that it will show off an upgraded MSI Wind netbook that is WiMAX capable at the Consumer Electronics Show in January. As of press time, the Wind is the current holder of the category's Editor's Choice award for the netbook category.
- BlackBerry Storm Rolls Out, But It's Not an iPhone (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - All eyes were on Research in Motion Friday as the BlackBerry Storm rolled out across the United States with Apple-like fanfare. The phone is available exclusively through Verizon Wireless.
- Nokia offers vision for services, applications (InfoWorld) InfoWorld - Seeking to bridge "the now to the next," Nokia has set its sights on Internet services, next-generation wireless technology, and mobile application development.
- Verizon staff had unauthorized access to Obama's cell (Reuters) Reuters - Verizon Wireless said on Thursday that some employees had gained unauthorized access and viewed a personal cell phone account held by President-elect Barack Obama that is now inactive.
- Verizon staff did not listen to Obama voicemails (Reuters) Reuters - The contents of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's voicemail messages and emails were not breached by the Verizon employees who gained unauthorized access to his cell phone account, an Obama aide said on Thursday.

