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Apple Snags Xerox Exec for Controller Post
January 11, 2013 10:00 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsXerox today announced that Luca Maestri, executive vice president and chief financial officer, is leaving the company, effective February 28, to assume the role of corporate controller at Apple. Maestri will replace Betsy Rafael who left Apple in October...
Huawei Will Open R&D Center in Finland
December 10, 2012 4:14 pm | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsHuawei Monday announced a move to set up shop on Nokia's home turf. The Chinese company says it will invest $90 million over a five-year period to establish a research and development (R&D) center in Helsinki, Finland. Huawei said the move will add to its existing R&D deployments, which include over 70,000 employees worldwide.
VZW Call Center Reorg to Affect 3,000 Jobs, 'Not for Cost Cutting'
March 9, 2012 7:20 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsVerizon Wireless is shutting down three call centers and reorganizing other parts of its support operations in a move that will affect an estimated 3,175 employees across several states.
Ericsson to Lay Off Some North America Employees
March 8, 2012 6:50 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsThe layoffs will hit "less than 10 percent" of its employees across all its groups, a spokeswoman said, but did not confirm reports...
More Trouble for LightSquared: Layoffs Reported
February 22, 2012 7:26 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsLightSquared is showing more signs of distress in the wake of the FCC's decision to block its wireless network.
Nokia Axes 4,000 Jobs in Manufacturing Shift
February 8, 2012 7:08 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsNokia said today it will lay off 4,000 employees at three factories as it shifts device assembly to Asia...
Looking For Work? There May be an App for That
February 7, 2012 6:37 am | by Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsLooking for a promising career in a lousy economy? A new study suggests you're apt to find it in apps.
NSN to Terminate 17,000 Employees by 2013
November 23, 2011 6:05 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsNokia Siemens Networks today announced it will lay off 17,000 workers in a major strategy shift...
Trouble for FiberTower: Layoffs, Missed Payment, Resignations
November 17, 2011 7:10 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsWireless backhaul provider FiberTower laid off 40 percent of its staff and halted all capital spending yesterday...
CWA, OWS to March on T-Mobile Store
November 4, 2011 8:15 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsThe Communications Workers of America today issued a statement saying that "hundreds" of Occupy Wall Street (OWS) protesters would march from New York City to a nearby T-Mobile store to protest...
AMD to Cut 1,400 Workers, New CEO's First Big Move
November 4, 2011 8:12 am | by Jordan Robertson, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsAdvanced Micro Devices is cutting some 1,400 workers as a weak computer market and manufacturing delays have hurt the world's second-biggest maker of microprocessors for PCs.
FCC Grills AT & T Over Jobs Claims
October 14, 2011 8:24 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsAT&T says its merger with T-Mobile USA will create jobs, not eliminate them. Now the FCC is asking AT&T to prove it.
Nokia Axes 3,500 Jobs, Closes Romania Factory
September 29, 2011 8:00 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsNokia said today it would lay off 3,500 more employees by closing a factory in Romania...
In Troubled Times, Michigan Considers Mobile
September 25, 2011 9:09 pm | by Maisie Ramsay | Articles | CommentsMichigan needs ways to create jobs and spur economic growth. The newly formed Mobile Technology Association of Michigan (MTAM) believes it can turn the state into a magnet for wireless companies...
Obama Jobs Bill Includes Broadcast Spectrum Auctions
September 13, 2011 8:27 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsPresident Barack Obama's jobs bill gives the FCC authority to conduct voluntary incentive auctions of television broadcast spectrum.
AT & T, Sprint Tussle Over Job Claims
September 1, 2011 8:16 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsAT&T's rivals continue to lob criticism at its merger with T-Mobile USA even after the DO moved to block the deal.
Verizon Landline Strikers Point to Wireless
August 9, 2011 8:10 am | by Jim Fitzgerald, Associated Press | News | CommentsStriking Verizon landline workers say they laid the foundation for the company's booming wireless business and shouldn't be expected to give up contract benefits...
Verizon Landline Workers Hit Picket Lines
August 8, 2011 7:59 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsThousands of striking workers in Verizon Communication's landline division joined picket lines and rallies Monday at the company's work locations from Massachusetts to Virginia, a union official said.
RIM Cuts Jobs, Reorganizes Management
July 25, 2011 8:16 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsResearch In Motion today announced that it will be cutting 2,000, or 10 percent of its workforce...
Cisco to Axe 6,500 Jobs, Sell Factory to Foxconn
July 19, 2011 8:21 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsCisco said Monday it will cut 6,500 employees from its workforce and sell one of its factories...
ST-Ericsson Warns on Profits, to Cut Some 500 Jobs
June 23, 2011 8:11 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsChip maker ST-Ericsson warned Thursday it will return to a profit later than expected and plans to cut up to 500 jobs worldwide...
Cisco To Cut Costs, Jobs as Profits Stall
May 12, 2011 8:15 am | by Peter Svensson, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsCisco Systems said Wednesday that it's set to eliminate thousands of jobs as part of cost-cutting moves to get profits growing again.
Nokia Axes 4,000 Jobs, Sends Symbian to Accenture
April 27, 2011 8:29 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsNokia said today it plans to lay off workers and transfer its Symbian business to a management consulting firm...
Cisco Axes Flip Camera Business, Plans 550 Layoffs
April 12, 2011 8:28 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsNetwork gear maker Cisco is pulling the plug on its Flip camera business and plans to lay off 550 employees as part of a move to get out of its consumer products business.
Yahoo Preparing to Lay off 600 to 700 Workers
December 14, 2010 7:15 am | by Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsYahoo's holiday trimmings will include 600 to 700 layoffs in the Internet company's latest shake-up triggered by lackluster growth.
