Chinese handset maker ZTE, known for its budget smartphones, will unveil a new high-end device at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next month, marking a change of direction for the company. "It will kind of be a starting point ...
Tags: ZTE, budget smartphones, high end device, Consumer Electronics Show
Samsung is the best-selling smartphone brand across Europe, according to research from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech. The analyst company published a study this week claiming the South Korean firm holds 45% of the market share across the ...
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Apple dropped out of the top five list in China's smartphone market for the third quarter, as local handset vendors saw their shipments surge from the sales of low-priced smartphone models, according to research firm Canalys. The maker of ...
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Nokia's Lumia smartphones struggled to lift the Finnish handset provider's market share in China, while domestic vendors ZTE, Huawei Technologies and Lenovo overtook Apple in smartphone shipments in the second quarter, according to research ...
Tags: Nokia, Lumia smartphone, China, ZTE, Huawei, Lenovo, Apple
Ericsson said it would charge SEK8bn to offset the reduction of SEK8bn of its earnings Q4 2012. Ericsson is demanding a $1.2bn charge to write off its exposure to ST-Ericsson, a venture that produces cellphone components. Established in ...
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In 2001, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone, Japan's dominant telecom provider, got a shock. It had just started DSL broadband Internet service and was taking its first steps toward reaping the benefits of an ambitious and costly plan to string ...
Tags: Japan, telecom, DSL broadband Internet service, Softbank
Samsung has lashed out at Apple after losing its high-profile US court battle over patents that led to a $12bn loss in market value for Samsung as investors withdrew support. Samsung's share price fell 7.5% in Seoul, South Korea on Monday ...
Tags: Samsung, Apple, patent trial, share price
O2 is synonymous with mobile, be it as the lucky operator who secured the iPhone exclusive when Apple's handset came to our shores or as the quiet network which was not angry but 'disappointed' with Ofcom's recent 4G rulings. However, the ...
Tags: O2, mobile, iPhone, systems integrator, enterprise telecoms
BT has revealed it is making its One Voice app globally available, encouraging users to make calls on their smartphones via their corporate virtual private network (VPN). Initially launched in the Asia-Pacific region, the app runs on ...
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Apple is to push for US authorities to ban several Samsung devices after its patent case victory, but the South Korean firm has vowed to take all "necessary measures" to keep its products on sale. Samsung is determined to fight the ban ...
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UK users download the most data on their mobiles, according to a new report from UK telecoms regulator Ofcom. The International Communications Report for 2011 compared 17 countries around the globe, but found the average 424MB download by ...
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Research in Motion (RIM) has pinned all its hopes on its upcoming mobile operating system (OS) BlackBerry 10 (BB10). Despite promises to launch by the end of the year, the company's CEO, Thorsten Heins, told the world they would have to ...
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Softbank will soon offer a new satellite phone for use in earthquakes and other natural disasters. The Japanese carrier said Monday it has teamed with Thuraya, a Dubai-based provider of satellite operator services and phones, to offer ...
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When it comes to things that keep CIOs up at night, mobility, particularly bring your own device (BYOD), is at the top of the list or near it. Mobile device management (MDM) products and services are often the reflexive response to the need ...
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Samsung is able to keep all its products on sale in the US for at least another three months after Apple’s application for a ban on some product sales was rescheduled. Apple plans to apply for a ban on 24 Samsung products including ...
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