Despite the launch of the iPhone 5 in December in China, Apple's smartphone market share in the nation barely grew during last year's fourth quarter, according to research firm Canalys. The company remained the sixth largest smartphone ...
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Microsoft is collaborating with the Kenyan government and a local Internet service provider to provide broadband access using TV white spaces and solar-powered base stations, as part of a long-term strategy to spread mobile telephony and ...
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A new not-for-profit company called Digital Mobile Spectrum Ltd (DMSL) has been established to tackle the problem of 4G interfering with Freeview broadcasts. A former Nokia-Siemens Networks CEO has been tapped to handle the roll-out of 4G ...
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Wireless will lead IC spending this year growing by 13.5% to $69.6 billion, says IHS. Of the other six major IC application areas, five will show growth of up to 6.5% and one will decline 1.7%. Total semiconductor spending will rise ...
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Nokia said on Tuesday that it has filed letters of objection in India to protest actions by the country’s income tax authorities. These included a raid on its factory, which, the vendor claimed, ran counter to domestic laws and ...
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Global smartphone sales went up by 38 percent in the fourth quarter year over year, Gartner reported on Wednesday, with Samsung ending 2012 in the top position for both smartphone sales and overall mobile phone sales. Even with the ...
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Microsoft has announced that it is collaborating with the Kenyan government and a local Internet service provider to provide broadband access using TV white spaces and solar-powered base stations. The move comes as part of a long-term ...
Global mobile phone shipments grew a modest 2% annually to reach 1.6 billion units in 2012, according to a report from Strategy Analytics’ Wireless Smartphone Strategies (WSS) service. “Ongoing macroeconomic challenges in ...
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Global smartphone shipments grew 43% annually from 490.5 million units in 2011 to a record 700.1 million units in 2012, according to a report from Strategy Analytics’ Wireless Smartphone Strategies (WSS) service. Samsung was the star ...
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The U.S. International Trade Commission plans to investigate the smartphones of Samsung, Nokia and Chinese vendors Huawei and ZTE for patent infringement, after wireless technology provider InterDigital filed a complaint. InterDigital ...
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Mobile phone operator Three UK has confirmed that it will not charge a premium for its LTE high-speed mobile network. Three's announcement contrasts sharply with the payment plans offered by Everything Everywhere's (EE) Orange and T-Mobile ...
Nokia last week began rolling out a Windows Phone 7.8 updated for its Lumia smartphones. The mobile phone manufacturer is gradually releasing Windows Phone 7.8 for the Lumia 510, 610, 710, 800 and 900 over the course of February. Users ...
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Toyota Motor Europe will use Nokia's mapping technology in its next-generation navigation and infotainment systems. The car company will use a tailored packaging of Nokia's Here platform called Local Search for Automotive, which as the ...
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The wait was worthwhile: The long-delayed BlackBerry Z10 smart phone is sleek in design and brims with intriguing features, including arguably the smartest phone keyboard ever. Paired with the new BlackBerry 10 operating system, with its ...
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With an all-new Toyota Corolla launched with a $19,990 price tag, we find out which is the best entry-level small car for the money, putting the world’s best selling small car up against the Ford Focus, Hyundai i30 and Mazda3. Words: ...
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