Nokia’s first laptop for US market to cost $300 with a 2-year AT&T contract

October 13th, 2009 US netbook by Nokia to be $300 with AT&T serviceNEW YORK — Nokia Corp., the world's largest maker of cell phones, says its first laptop for the U.S. market will cost $300 with a two-year wireless broadband contract from AT&T Inc.

June 24th, 2009 Report: Newest iPhone model costs $179 to makeNEW YORK — Research firm iSuppli says Apple Inc.'s latest iPhone costs just a few dollars more to make than the previous model. That analysis comes despite the new iPhone 3GS having new features like a better camera and video-recording capabilities.

March 18th, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO - Dell has officially launched a high-end laptop computer which the company said is the thinnest in the world. The laptop is the first product under Dell's Adamo brand.

August 30th, 2009 LONDON - The world's first laptop with twin monitors is slated to hit the stores by the end of the year. The dual-screen laptop, entitled Spacebook, was masterminded by Alaska-based technology firm gScreen.

February 2nd, 2009 BANGALORE - A novel version of the laptop, built by India's premier science and technology institutes and to be priced between Rs.500-1,000 (approx. $10-20), was showcased Tuesday in Tirupati town.

April 17th, 2009 VANCOUVER - In a freak incident, a young Canadian woman was killed by her laptop during an accident in the Indian-dominated city of Surrey near here, investigation reports said Thursday. According to police, investigation has established that 25-year-old Heather Storey was killed when she was hit by her laptop while driving to work last month.

October 22nd, 2008 India's Reliance Communication has come up with free netbook with Wi-Fi plan for a monthly subscription basis. it is a big step taken by RIC because though widely discussed, no one until Reliance did it.

May 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Unidentified robbers engaged a former Indian intelligence officer in a conversation to divert his attention and lifted a laptop from his car parked in an upscale south Delhi market, police said Thursday. S.S. Bhutalia, a retired Colonel of India's external intelligence wing RAW, told police that he had gone to South Extension market with his wife for shopping Wednesday evening when the incident took place.

October 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Nokia Siemens Networks has bagged a contract to roll out GSM network for telecom service provider Unitech Wireless in six circles, it was announced Monday. As part of the contract, Nokia Siemens will be responsible for network operation and maintenance in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh.

April 22nd, 2009 AT&T earnings fall, but iPhone cushions the blowNEW YORK — Cost-cutting and the lure of the iPhone softened the effect of the weak economy at AT&T Inc., helping the country's biggest telecommunications carrier beat analyst estimates for the first quarter. AT&T said Wednesday it earned more than $3.1 billion, or 53 cents per share, in the first three months of 2009, down 10 percent from almost $3.5 billion, or 57 cents per share, a year earlier.

July 23rd, 2009 Economy and iPhone subsidies trim AT&T's 2Q profitNEW YORK — AT&T Inc.'s earnings fell 15 percent in the second quarter as it subsidized a record-setting launch of the newest iPhone. The weak economy also continued to sap its landline business.

June 11th, 2009 NOIDA - Leading white goods and mobile handset manufacturer Samsung Wednesday launched a low-cost solar-powered mobile phone, and said it was planning to introduce about 20 more models by year-end. The new handset, launched under its low-cost line of products - "Guru" - at a price of Rs.2,799, has a solar panel on the back, which can be used to charge the battery anywhere the sun is shining.

July 16th, 2009 Sony Ericsson posts another loss in 2QSTOCKHOLM — Handset maker Sony Ericsson said Thursday it booked another loss in the second quarter as the global economic crisis continued to weigh on mobile phone sales. The LM Ericsson and Sony Corp.

August 3rd, 2009 Panasonic reports $558 million quarterly lossTOKYO — Panasonic is reporting a 52.98 billion yen ($558 million) loss for the fiscal first quarter as lower sales, falling gadget prices and retirement expenses offset cost cuts. Osaka-based Panasonic Corp.

July 16th, 2009 Sony Ericsson posts another loss in 2QSTOCKHOLM — Handset maker Sony Ericsson said Thursday it booked another loss in the second quarter as the global economic crisis continued to weigh on mobile phone sales. The LM Ericsson and Sony Corp.