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A man displays an iPhone along a street in Beijing

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

Technology / Business

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.


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

Samsung claims slimmest 'watch phone'

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

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".


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LG Electronics posts record Q2 earnings

Technology / Business

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.


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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.


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 ...


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.


NTT DOCOMO Develops Solar-powered Handset

NTT DOCOMO Develops Solar-powered Handset

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jul 15, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

NTT DOCOMO, Japan's largest mobile operator, announced today its development of the SOLAR HYBRID (docomo STYLE series SH-08A), a solar-powered, waterproof mobile phone that will go on sale in Japan from September.


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Motorola loss widens; analysts see worrisome signs

Technology / Business

created Apr 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Motorola Inc. defeated low expectations Thursday, posting a smaller first-quarter loss than Wall Street had expected and regaining its position as the world's fourth-largest maker of cell phones.


Sprint CEO: Palm Pre is 'coming out party'

Technology / Business

created Jun 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Sprint's chief executive says the release of Palm's Pre smart phone represents a "coming out party" for Sprint.


Nokia posts 66 pct fall in Q2 profits, shares drop

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created Jul 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The world's top cell phone maker, Nokia Corp., on Thursday said second-quarter earnings fell 66 percent as the global recession sapped demand. The company scrapped its target to gain market share this year and its ...


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.


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

Motorola, in need of hit, shows off Android phone

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

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 ...


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 ...


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 ...


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 ...