Market Currents

• Friday, February 27, 2009

• 11:24 AM NTT DoCoMo (DCM), Japan's #1 mobile phone carrier, halts sales of BlackBerry Bold (RIMM), saying the phone can overheat while the battery is being recharged. RIM says the issue is specific to Japanese-sold Bolds. Comment!

• Wednesday, December 17, 2008

• 09:01 AM Premarket gainers: SAY +38.5%. ADBE +10.2%. PAY +10%. NM +9%. CDNS +9%. JOYG +6%. DCM +4%. SYT +4%. HUN +4%. Comment!

• Tuesday, November 18, 2008

• 12:46 PM NTT DoCoMo (DCM +2.5%) and South Korean firm KT Freetel are teaming up to develop a bargain-priced smartphone with advanced internet functionality using Google's (GOOG -3.2%) free mobile OS Android, which it will position as a strong competitor to the iPhone (AAPL +1.1%). 2 Comments

• Thursday, September 11, 2008

• 07:50 AM Japan's largest cell phone operator, NTT DoCoMo (DCM), is in talks to invest in Indian Tata Group's cellular-tower business. With a mature and competitive domestic market, DoCoMo has been looking to expand its overseas stakes. Comment!