Handset units are selling like hot cakes.
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WHO |
WITH |
WHAT |
SCOOP |
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Lenovo |
Hony Capital |
Lenovo sold its handset unit to Hony Capital for $100 million. |
Handset shipments for Lenovo fell 31 percent last quarter. |
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Continental Airlines |
LiveTV |
Continental Airlines plans to add free WiFi service to some of their planes next year. |
LiveTV is a unit of rival Jet Blue Airlines. |
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Nokia |
Trolltech |
Nokia announced its intent to acquire Trolltech for $153M. |
Trolltech software and application platforms are used in programs including Skype, Google Earth and Adobe Photoshop Elements. Might be bad news for Symbian? |
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Verizon Wireless |
SureWest Wireless |
Verizon has acquired SureWest's wireless assets for $69 million. |
SureWest Wireless served about 50,000 subscribers, while its licenses covered about 3.8 million people. |
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Kyocera |
Sanyo |
Kyocera bought Sanyo's handset business for $468 million. |
The deal makes Kyocera the sixth largest handset business in the world. |