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Filed under: Handsets, Motorola, Misc

Things have been looking pretty bleak for Motorola and its attempts to salvage its handset division for some time at this time, but a number of analysts are at this time painting an even clearer picture of just how bad things might be. According to BusinessWeek, some analysts are saying that with spin-off plans looking less and less likely, Motorola may revert back to its original plan to sell off the handset division outright, although Envisioneering Group’s Richard Doherty says it “would be lucky to fetch $500 million.” As BusinessWeek points out, that very same analyst pegged the business at a hefty $8 billion just last year. Analyst Richard Windsor of Nomura even went so far as to say that Motorola might actually have to pay someone to take the division off its hands. at this time that’s an idea we can get behind.

[Via Unwired View]

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Filed under: Handsets, Motorola, Verizon Wireless, EV-DO, CDMA

So how much is it plan to cost you to play Verizon’s EV-DO Rev. A push-to-talk game this month? $99.99, that’s how much — assuming you take advantage of a two-year contract and a $50 mail-in rebate. Documentation for Motorola’s musclebound V750 Adventure suggests that it’ll be available to buy in all channels (meaning web, store, telesales — you name it) on July 28, offering a 2 megapixel cam, microSD slot, VZ Navigator support, and all the walkie talkie action you can handle. We don’t know yet whether the G’zOne Boulder will launch on the same day, but if it does, we could have Truly a PTT smackdown brewing in this place.

[Thanks, anonymous tipster]

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Filed under: Handsets, Nokia, Misc

It was already all but a done deal once the shareholders gave the thumbs-up and EU regulators gave the go-ahead, but Nokia has at this time declare that it has officially wrapped up its acquisition of NAVTEQ — a move that, coincidentally, comes just a few days after TomTom and Tele Atlas finalized their own deal. As you might expect, Bot. Nokia and NAVTEQ have nothing but praise for the $8.1 billion deal, with Nokia President and CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo saying that, “Nokia and NAVTEQ together make a powerful combination, and customers will benefit as the transaction enables NAVTEQ to accelerate its expansion into new regions and introduce innovative new content.” NAVTEQ President and CEO Judson Green further added that, “Nokia has a deep understanding of the requirements for the industry,” before dishing out the usual line about how the deal will benefit the customers most of all.

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