Panasonic Wednesday said it will end its short-lived return to the European smartphone market, pulling out less than a year after launching its first handset outside of Japan since 2005. Panasonic had high hopes for its Eluga smartphone, ...
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As Apple prepares to launch its iPhone 5 in China, some analysts expect the product to sell well in the country and possibly even top sales for Apple's previous iPhone models in the country. Apple will finally launch the iPhone 5 in China ...
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The global mobile phone market is showing signs of slowing, despite the continuing boom in smartphone sales. New research from IDC claimed worldwide shipments of mobiles grew by just 1.4% in 2012, which it predicts will translate to 1.7bn ...
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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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AT&T is on pace to sell a record number of smartphones in the fourth quarter, with strong sales of the iPhone 5 and Android phones such as the LG Optimus G and HTC One X, AT&T Mobile CEO Ralph de la Vega said today. AT&T sold 6.4 million ...
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Smartphone shipments to retailers worldwide this year are expected to total 717 million, 45% more than shipped in 2011, IDC said Tuesday. The positive news for smartphones is countered by IDC's projection of just a small increase -- 1.4% ...
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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 ...
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For second-quarter 2012, GaAs-based broadband wireless and wireline communications component maker Anadigics Inc of Warren, NJ, USA has reported net sales of $25.1m, down 11.7% on $28.4m last quarter and 29.5% on $35.6m a year ago. ...
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Nokia reported a 39% year-on-year drop in the number of smartphones it sold in the second quarter, to 10.2 million, while its net loss more than trebled. The company's total revenue for the quarter fell 19% year over year, to 7.54 billion ...
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Apple's practice of releasing a new iPhone once every year is dulling the company's competitive edge, according to Chinese handset maker ZTE, as rival smartphone vendors are bringing their own cutting-edge devices at a quicker pace to meet ...
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Samsung has announced that net profit nearly doubled in the third quarter on strong sales of its Galaxy S III and Note 2, which also boosted results in its component business. The world’s largest maker of mobile handsets said net ...
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Lenovo, already China’s top PC seller, is expected to take the title for the country’s top smartphone vendor in 2013, Gartner said. It made the prediction as Lenovo’s swift growth in China’s smartphone market has ...
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Samsung Electronics said today that net profit nearly doubled in the third quarter on strong sales of its Galaxy S III and Note 2, which also boosted results in its component business. The world’s largest maker of mobile handsets ...
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On Wednesday, Nokia and Microsoft are once again taking the stage together to launch Nokia's second-generation Windows Phones. Based on Windows Phone 8, they will have a new start screen, dual-core processors and improved cameras. For ...
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While Samsung and Apple thrive in the overall smartphone market, the situation is uncertain, perhaps dire, for several cell-phone vendors, including Research In Motion, Nokia and Motorola. Gartner on Tuesday reported that smartphone sales ...
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