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iPhone comes to China without key feature (AP)

iPhone comes to China without key feature

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 30, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(AP) -- Apple's iPhone is making its long-awaited formal debut in the world's most populous mobile phone market, without a key feature and at higher prices than widely available black market models.


Africa world's fastest growing mobile phone market

Africa world's fastest growing mobile phone market

Technology / Telecom

created Oct 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Mobile phone subscriptions in Africa have defied the world economic crisis by growing faster than in any other region of the world since 2003, according to a United Nations report published ...





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South Koreans to get Apple's iPhone this week (AP)

South Koreans to get Apple's iPhone this week

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created Nov 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Apple Inc's iPhone is coming to South Korea this week, a local carrier announced Sunday, bringing the iconic communications device to one of the world's most sophisticated mobile phone markets.


South Korean regulator approves iPhone

Technology / Business

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

(AP) -- South Korea's telecommunications regulator cleared the way Wednesday for the launch of Apple's iPhone, amid reports the hit device could reach consumers by the end of this month.


Dell smart phone to debut in China, Brazil (AP)

Dell smart phone to debut in China, Brazil

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created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Dell Inc. is officially jumping into the "smart" phone market this month in a deal with China's biggest wireless carrier, China Mobile Ltd.


Mobile telephone sales inched up 0.1 percent in the third quarter

Mobile phone sales rise in 3rd quarter: study

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created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Global sales of mobile phones reversed a slide that began late last year and turned positive in third quarter 2009, a trend expected to accelerate thanks to smartphones, a study disclosed Thursday.


Nokia weighs in with 3 new CDMA devices - Nokia 6316s, Nokia 3806 and Nokia 1506

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created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nokia is today strengthening its CDMA portfolio with the announcement of three new CDMA mobile devices: Nokia 6316s, Nokia 3806 and Nokia 1506. Together this new line-up highlights Nokia's continued commitment to CDMA as ...


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iPhone disappoints in China launch: analysts

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

The official launch of Apple's iPhone in China has been disappointing at best for mobile operator China Unicom, with the grey market still booming and competitors offering worthy alternatives, experts say.


EU agrees on new Internet user rights

Technology / Internet

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

(AP) -- EU lawmakers and governments agreed on new rights for Internet users Thursday, aiming to protect them from arbitrary crackdowns on those who illegally download music and movies on the Internet.


Samsung to pay Qualcomm 1.3 bln dlrs in new licensing deal

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

South Korea's Samsung Electronics said Thursday it will pay 1.3 billion dollars plus royalties to US wireless chip supplier Qualcomm under a new 15-year licensing deal.


Nokia Siemens Networks to lay off up to 5,700

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created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Nokia Siemens Networks said Tuesday it will lay off up to 5,700 workers globally as part of a move to cut annual costs by euro500 million ($740 million).


China Unicom eyes one million China 3G subscribers per month

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created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mobile operator China Unicom said Tuesday it aimed to boost the number of its 3G mobile phone subscribers in China by one million per month, following its launch of Apple's iPhone there.



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