Mobile phones

HONG KONG (Reuters) - The mobile industry is ramping up for a new generation of cellphones and services combining the long-distance strengths of traditional cellular service with the short-distance, low-cost advantages of wi-fi.

HONG KONG (Reuters) - The mobile industry is ramping up for a new generation of cellphones and services combining the long-distance strengths of traditional cellular service with the short-distance, low-cost advantages of wi-fi.

HONG KONG (Reuters) - The mobile industry is ramping up for a new generation of cellphones and services combining the long-distance strengths of traditional cellular service with the short-distance, low-cost advantages of wi-fi.

The phone, which is seen as Samsung's answer to Motorola Inc.'s skinny and highly popular Razr phone, may help Sprint Nextel, the No. 3 U.S. mobile phone firm, compete with bigger rivals Cingular Wireless and Verizon Wireless.