Nokia sues Apple over iPhone
Nokia sues Apple Leading mobile phone maker Nokia sued upstart iPhone innovator Apple for infringement of ten patents on such communication technologies as GSM, UMTS and WLAN. From its headquarters in Espoo, Finland, Nokia announced it filed complaint with the Federal District Court in Delaware. According to the company, its patents cover wireless data, speech [...]
Lexmark to cut 825 jobs worldwide –
The Lexington Herald-Leader reports Lexmark International, Lexington, Ky., plans to cut 825 jobs worldwide through 2011 in an effort to increase efficiency and handle decreased revenues. The cuts will be focused primarily on the company’s manufacturing, but service-delivery, marketing and sales support, corporate and development will also be affected. The company has been hiring in [...]
Consumers asked to produce Samsung Mobile’s next TV ad
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Seoul, South Korea, and Current Media, San Francisco, Calif., have partnered to support the global launch of Samsung Mobile’s environmentally friendly touch screen phone, “Blue Earth.” Leveraging Current Media’s Viewer Created Advertising Messages (VCAM) platform, the “Blue Earth” campaign will invite consumers in the United Kingdom and Italy to produce Samsung [...]
Canadian photo gift site opens
The Canadian-based Mommapalooza online photo gift site launched last week, offering “great gift ideas for mommies and everyone else.” Mommapalooza was the name given to a get-together of new mothers who met regularly while on maternity leave. The hostess and Mommapalooza’s founder, Jade Stafford, would invite different speakers to share their knowledge and their product [...]
Lexar offers new products for professional market, partners with Adobe for trials and rebates
Lexar Media, Fremont, Calif., will offer the Lexar Professional 600x CompactFlash (CF) card, a new memory card that provides enhanced speed and performance for professional photographers and advanced photo enthusiasts capturing high-definition images and videos on digital SLRs. The Lexar Professional 600x CF memory card will offer a guaranteed minimum sustained write speed capability of [...]
GE digital cameras to get bigger retail network in Japan
General Imaging Japan, the exclusive Japanese marketer of digital cameras sold under the General Electric brand, plans to expand its distribution network 2.5-fold to 640 locations after signing contracts with leading electronics retailers, according to JPEA Photo Electro News. As of June, GE cameras were sold at 260 locations in Japan, including Bic Camera, Yodobashi [...]
Canon to quadruple digital camera repair shops in China by 2012
Canon Inc. said that it will quadruple the number of digital camera repair shops in China by 2012, according to JPEA Photo Electro News. At present, Canon has 12 camera repair shops, mainly in major cities like Beijing and Shanghai. Canon plans to increase the number to 20 in 2010 and eventually to 50 by [...]
HP Japan, Bic Camera to provide Online Photo Services
Hewlett-Packard Japan Ltd. (HP Japan) reached an agreement to collaborate on online photo print services with Bic Camera Co., Japan’s fifth largest electronics retailer chain, according to JPEA Photo Electro News. Under the agreement, HP will open its online photo print store, called “Bic Camera Online Print & Goods from Snapfish by HP,” within Bic [...]
“PMA Presents McCurry on Marketing” now on PMA TV
What part of your ad budget is wasted? Who is your most profitable target market? Is there a future for this industry, despite all the camera phones out there? PMA TV’s newest series, “PMA Presents McCurry on Marketing,” answers these and other questions. In Episode 1, PMA speaker and author Bill McCurry uses candid consumer [...]
