Motorola Inc. said it would be unable to completely meet demand by wireless carriers for camera phones this quarter, blaming its vendors for a shortage of parts.
 
    The announcement is the latest blow to Motorola's efforts to enter the increasingly popular camera-phone market, where the Schaumburg, Ill., company has already suffered delays offering such handsets and is far behind competitors in market share.
 
    The carrier said it is encountering problems with a line of camera phones known as "the triplets," which began shipping earlier this quarter.

"Unit volumes ... are lower than our customers are asking for due to supply constraints for the integrated-camera components," said Tom Lynch, president of the company's Personal Communications Sector.
 
    "We share our customers' disappointment in the current situation," he said. "We are doing everything possible to accelerate the supply of camera components -- without compromising the quality of our 'phone-first' performance or of the picture-messaging experience."
 
    The company wouldn't quantify the shortfall but said it wouldn't affect its financial guidance for the fourth quarter.

    The Uzans owe the Turkish government and the U.S. cell phone maker large sums, but collecting assets and finding the suspects prove difficult.
 
    The Turkish government believes the Uzans siphoned $5.2 billion from a bank they owned, Imar Bankasi.
 
    It's a mess for Turkey, and, half a world away, for Schaumburg-based Motorola Inc.

    The telecom equipment giant last summer won a $4.2 billion judgment against the Uzans after a U.S. judge found the Uzans defrauded Motorola of $1.8 billion. Motorola has private investigators trying to locate Uzan assets, and is leaning on U.S. diplomatic contacts to pressure the Turkish government to take action. But most experts believe the money is gone for good.