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Cell phone manufacturers agree on new charger rating system (Mobile Burn) This morning five of the world's largest cell phone manufacturers unveiled a new star rating system for cell phone chargers, hoping to make it easy for consumers to identify the most energy efficient chargers. us.rd.yahoo.com
Cell phone chargers are energy vampires (IT World) A group of cell phone makers is out to raise awareness that charging devices consume energy when left idle but plugged into an outlet. Around two-thirds of the energy used by mobile devices is wasted in this way. us.rd.yahoo.com
Top 5 Cell Phone Makers Launch Green Charger Initiative (Phone Scoop) The world's top five handset manufacturers have launched a new campaign meant to reduce the amount of electricity consumed and wasted by mobile phones. The companies involved include Nokia, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Motorola and LG Electronics. The companies have ... (follow link to read) us.rd.yahoo.com
Mobile Phone Industry to Weather Economic Woes (Red Herring) The cell phone market will be as close to recession-proof as any, analysts say. us.rd.yahoo.com
Nokia shows off real-time traffic application (CNET) Nokia and Navteq are developing a new application that will turn GPS cell phones into traffic "probes" for tracking real-time traffic information. us.rd.yahoo.com
Sales outlook by Nokia for cell phones trips stocks (San Diego Union-Tribune) Nokia said yesterday that industrywide cell phone sales this year will be lower than anticipated, triggering a slide in industry stock prices. The Finnish phone giant said worldwide manufacturers will ship about 1.24 billion phones this year, down from a previous prediction of 1.26 billion phones, and will shrink next year. us.rd.yahoo.com
Cell Phone Makers Go Green With Chargers (InformationWeek) The companies have agreed to a common energy rating system that will enable customers to know which chargers are the most energy efficient. us.rd.yahoo.com
Cell Phones As Wallets One Step Closer (InformationWeek) The GSM Association called for most mainstream cell phones to have NFC technology, which paves the way for phones to be used as contactless payment devices. us.rd.yahoo.com
Sector Snap: Cell phone chip stocks decline (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Shares of cell phone chip makers declined Friday after Nokia Corp., which is the world's largest mobile phone maker, lowered its outlook for fourth-quarter mobile device volumes across the industry. us.rd.yahoo.com
Nokia Committed To TD-SCDMA Standard (InformationWeek) By adhering to China's homegrown 3G standard, Nokia is poised to capitalize on the country's rapid mobile adoption rate. us.rd.yahoo.com
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