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Filed under: Handsets, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA, Misc, Apple, OS X

No clue if you’ve been paying attention the past few months, but Truly a bit of belt tightening has been continue. Granted, Apple’s been making out just fine, but a fresh report from the doors of FBR Research asserts that it may be cutting its Q4 iPhone 3G production in the wake of a global spending slowdown. It should be noted that a 10% cut was already on the table, making this 30% larger than anticipated. According to the report, the firm’s reported decision to scale back production “suggests that the global macroeconomic weakness is impacting even high-end consumers, those that are more likely to buy Apple’s expensive gadgets.” As we restrain ourselves from thanking Captain Obvious, we should also point out that this may not be nearly as big a deal as the numbers make it seem — maybe it overshot Q3 production in order to guarantee 100% service levels in all markets, for instance. How’s that for analysis?

[Via Silicon Alley Insider]

Analyst sez iPhone 3G production could fall 40% in Q4 originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Tags: 3g, Apple Os X, Clue, Consumers, Cutting, Doors, Engadget Mobile, Gadgets, Gsm Edge, Guarantee, Insider, iphone, Nbsp, Os X, Paying Attention, Q3, Q4, Silicon Alley, Slowdown

Filed under: Motorola

at this time that the books have been cooked to a delicious golden brown, Motorola has revealed its third quarter earnings today — and for consumers and shareholders alike, the news isn’t particularly awesome. First off, they’ve lost $397 million in the quarter, compared with $40 million in net earnings (black ink, not red) in the same quarter a year ago. Secondly, while they’ve declare today that they plan to develop a full range of Android-powered handsets in 2009, they’re not coming quickly; they’re expected in the second half of the year at the earliest, and when you factor in the inevitable delays, that could realistically mean 2010 for some of the models. What’s more, they’ve declare a belt-tightening plan to cut $800 million in 2009 expenditures, which will inevitably lead to some morale problems out in Schaumburg (for those who are still employed). Finally — and we’re not sure if this is ultimately good or bad news — co-CEO Sanjay Jha has decided to hold off on selling the handset division until some time after the third quarter of 2009 due to the “macro-economic environment,” which we think is code for “we couldn’t give it away right at this time.” Keep fightin’, Moto.

Motorola loses a cool $397M in Q3, delays handset division spinoff originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Thu, 30 Oct 2008 11:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Tags: Bad News, Black Ink, Ceo, Consumers, Economic Environment, Engadget Mobile, Expenditures, Handsets, Moto, Motorola, Nbsp, Q3, Quarter Earnings, Sanjay Jha, Schaumburg, Second Half, Shareholders, Spinoff

Filed under: Handsets, LG, Samsung, Android

Neither LG nor Samsung have ever gone so far to as pin down an actual release Dat. for their promised Android-based phones, but it seems like they could each at this time be giving their persons yet more wiggle room, at least if the supposedly in the know Mirae Asset Securities is to be believed. According to it, we at this time shouldn’t expect to see Android handsets from either manufacturer before the second half of 2009 “at the earliest,” which doesn’t precisely match up with earlier word that Bot. companies were aiming for a release in “early 2009.” Venturing even further into speculation, Mirae says that the delay is a result of “negative responses” from mobile phone operators like Vodafone, as well as some general skepticism among advertising sponsors about Google’s profit model for the phones. Of course, none of those parties mentioned are actually saying anything their persons just yet, so you may do well to take all of this with a hefty grain of salt for the time being.

[Via Unwired View]

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Tags: Google, Grain Of Salt, Lg Phones, Mobile Phone Operators, Nbsp, Negative Responses, Profit Model, Q3, Quot, Release Date, Samsung, Second Half, Skepticism, Speculation, Vodafone, Wiggle Room