A cheaper iPhone ? A deal with China Mobile ? Despite having neither of the two, Apple reported strong earnings in the Chinese market in its fiscal first quarter, with revenue buoyed by triple digit growth in iPhone sales. The company's ...
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It's finally go time at Research In Motion. After delays that have tested the resolve of even its most enthusiastic customers, the Canadian company will finally launch its BlackBerry 10 OS on Wednesday and the stakes couldn't be higher. ...
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Research In Motion has hinted that two new BlackBerry 10-based handsets will be released in February, following the January 30 launch of the much-hyped operating system. RIM is expected to unveil the phones at an event in New York City on ...
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Nokia 808 PureView is Nokia’s last phone product based on Symbian operation system. In its Q4 financial report, Nokia confirmed that last year released 808 PureView was its last phone product based on Symbian operation system, ...
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KDDI, which runs one of Japan's largest mobile networks, is considering selling smartphones based on the new Firefox operating system from Mozilla. Company president Takashi Tanaka has indicated that KDDI is examining various options ...
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Android handsets are on top worldwide but Apple's iPhone remained the most popular smartphone among US buyers in the closing months of 2012. "At the end of 2012, the global (operating system) picture shows Android on top, but clearly ...
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When Canonical officially announced Ubuntu for phones just a few weeks ago, it demonstrated an attractive interface but was otherwise light on specifics regarding the hardware, carriers, or apps that might be involved in actual devices. A ...
Tablets and smartphones will give a much-needed boost this year to the worldwide microprocessor market, which is undergoing a fundamental change with a shift to low-power processors used in energy-efficient devices, research firm IC ...
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The worldwide microprocessor market will be given a boost by tablets and smartphones in 2012, amidst a fundamental shift to low-power processors used in energy-efficient devices, research firm IC Insights said this week. Worldwide ...
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Research In Motion kicked off its latest and last port-a-thon event on Friday, pushing developers to port their applications over to the new BlackBerry 10 operating system. The new OS, on which much of the fortunes of Research In Motion ...
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Research In Motion held its last port-a-thon event before the launch of BlackBerry 10 on Friday, pushing developers to port their applications over to the new operating system. The new OS, on which much of the fortunes of Research In Motion ...
U.K.-based telecoms operator O2 recently urged the mobile industry to cease selling smartphone charges with new handsets, having completed a successful trial. The operator revealed the results of a three-month-long pilot scheme in ...
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Taiwan's Asustek is in talks with Microsoft about using the company's Windows Phone 8 OS in a smartphone, according to a report. The company, perhaps best known as a manufacturer of laptop and tablet computers, is looking to expand its ...
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Shipments of smartphones with screens 5 inches or larger will more than double this year, as consumers are increasingly attracted to the large screen sizes offered by the phones, according to a prediction from IHS iSuppli. The company ...
China’s Internet population reached 564 million at the end of December, an increase of 26 million over the past six months, according to a non-profit research group in the country. The new figure brings China’s Internet ...
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