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A couple looks at the phones displayed in the window of a mobile phone outlet in Beijing

RIM to boost BlackBerry presence in China

Technology / Business

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research in Motion said Tuesday it planned to expand the China market for its BlackBerry smartphone to include consumers and small businesses, amid fierce competition in the world's biggest mobile market.


The Symbian platform is used on almost 50% of mobiles worldwide

Spotify launches application for Nokia phones

Technology / Software

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Swedish streaming software Spotify announced on Monday the launch of a music application for the Symbian platform, used by the world's biggest mobile phone maker Nokia and other smartphones.


Sony Ericsson closes NC, other sites as HQ moves

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created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Cell phone handset maker Sony Ericsson will move its North American headquarters from North Carolina to Atlanta and close a half-dozen sites worldwide as it retrenches against what it expects will be a tighter market ...


Nokia posts loss of $832 million in third quarter

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created Oct 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- World-leading mobile phone maker Nokia Corp. on Thursday reported a loss of euro559 million ($832 million) in the third quarter, taking hits from a 20 percent drop in sales and a one-time charge for the fallen value ...


Samsung expects strong 3rd-quarter profit (AP)

Samsung expects strong 3rd-quarter profit

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created Oct 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday that profit likely surged in the third quarter on higher sales, amid a brightening outlook for the world's largest manufacturer of computer memory chips and flat ...


Functionality in a compact package -- the Nokia 3710 fold

Functionality in a compact package -- the Nokia 3710 fold

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Sep 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nokia today unveiled a mobile device that balances eye-catching design with the latest in mobile functionality. The compact Nokia 3710 fold adds a personal touch with an artistic pattern on the cover. Its ...


NEC, Casio, Hitachi to merge handset businesses

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created Sep 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Japanese electronics makers NEC Corp., Casio Computer Co. and Hitachi said Monday they will combine their mobile phone handset-manufacturing operations by April next year in a bid to boost their competitiveness at ...


Motorola, in need of hit, shows off Android phone (AP)

Motorola, in need of hit, shows off Android phone

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created Sep 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Struggling phone maker Motorola unveiled its first device using Google's Android system Thursday, banking on it to power features that will attract consumers looking to use their phones to connect ...


Spotify, the Swedish music streaming website, on Monday announced the launch of its software on Apple's iPhone

Spotify launches on Apple's iPhone

Technology / Software

created Sep 07, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Spotify, the Swedish music streaming website, on Monday announced the launch of its software on Apple's iPhone, the best-selling handset that features high speed internet access.


A man displays an iPhone along a street in Beijing

Apple's iPhone launch in China no easy task: experts

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created Sep 06, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Apple's iPhone will soon officially go on sale in China, more than two years after its US debut, but it may not make much of a splash, with smuggled units and similar devices available, analysts say.


LG Chocolate (LG-BL40)

LG Releases New Chocolate Model (LG-BL40)

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Sep 04, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0

LG Electronics today announced the worldwide retail release of the highly anticipated new Chocolate (LG-BL40). The stunning fourth handset of the Black Label Series will be available in Europe from mid-September ...


Chinese carrier in talks with Apple on iPhone (AP)

Chinese carrier in talks with Apple on iPhone

Technology / Telecom

created Aug 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(AP) -- State-owned China Unicom Ltd. said Friday it is talking with Apple Inc. about becoming an iPhone carrier but denied a report it has reached a deal and will buy 5 million handsets.


Google Maps

GPS phone apps gaining ground

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jul 29, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

I got my first GPS device just two years ago, and I like it a lot. Nonetheless, I'm ready to replace the gadget with something better: my phone.


A model displays what Samsung claims to be the world's slimmest watch-shaped mobile phone

Samsung claims slimmest 'watch phone'

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created Jul 22, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 5

South Korea's Samsung Electronics Wednesday announced what it claims is the world's slimmest "watch phone".


An LG Electronics phone-watch

LG Electronics posts record Q2 earnings

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created Jul 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

South Korea's LG Electronics Wednesday reported a record quarterly net profit, boosted by brisk sales of flat panel televisions and mobile phones.