Mobile Content Bits: Nokia Debt; Huawei On Android; Sling On BlackBerry; CNet Mobile; No Fees
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—Nokia (NYSE: NOK) Debt ratings downgraded: Fitch Ratings, a debt rating agency, has downgraded Nokia’s Long-term Issuer Default rating to Negative from Stable. The senior unsecured ratings are affirmed at ‘A+.’ The change reflects the difficult industry conditions expected next year, as the handset industry matures. Despite that Nokia remains one of the most successful vendors in the space, the margins are likely to come down in 2009. (Cellular-News)
—Huawei Android phones in Q3: Chinese vendor Huawei Technologies will start selling Android-based phones starting in the third quarter, and will make them available to Australian telecommunications, if they want them, the company said this week, according to CNet. Earlier this month, Huawei announced its intentions to become a member of the Open Handset Alliance, which overseas the Android platform.
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—Sling Media Mobile for Blackberry: Sling Media, a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar (NSDQ: SATS), released a new version of its mobile software that will allow it to work on BlackBerrys, including the Bold, Curve, Pearl Flip and various other versions. The software will be available for download as part of a beta beginning Dec. 30. More information can be found here.
—CBS (NYSE: CBS) launches CNet and Chow for mobile: CBS Mobile said it is launching new mobile versions of the CNET and Chow sites. For now, the enhanced CNET site is available on the Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) iPhone and iTouch at iphone.cnet.com with additional phones coming soon. The Chow site, which aims at food enthusiasts, can be found at mobile.chow.com. Both sites offer photos and video, like popular shows on CNet, like Buzz Report, CNET Live and Loaded. Chow users can also search for local restaurants and bars, and click-to-call to make reservations.
—T-Mobile USA cancels $18 fee: T-Mobile USA said starting yesterday, it was no longer charging customers an $18 handset upgrade fee, which will apply to all phones and all retail channels, including in-person and online. It is not a holiday promotion, and has no specified end date.
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