The move may lead to 1,600 job cuts. STMicroelectronics and Ericsson have agreed to split their struggling mobile chip joint venture, which was formed in 2008. Both firms failed to seek a buyer for JV, dubbed ST-Ericsson, and decided to ...
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Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo has added a new engine variant and upgraded an engine used in the V40 model sedan that is available in Europe. Launched at the 2013 Geneva Motor show, the manual versions of the V40 D2 and V40 D2 ...
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RF Micro Devices Inc (RFMD) of Greensboro, NC, USA says that it has been selected by a leading smartphone maker to supply multiple 3G/4G LTE components into a recently announced fourth-generation flagship smartphone platform. The ...
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Ericsson last week announced that it had a struck a deal with Kuwait's Wataniya Telecom to upgrade the telco's existing 2G and 3G networks. Aiming to meet the growing demand for 3G services in Kuwait, Ericsson will add WCDMA/HSPA ...
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As the world awaits the launch of Samsung Galaxy S IV, the Korean smartphone maker is busy working on the sequel of its Galaxy Note II smartphone. As per the information received by SamMobile, it is likely that Samsung will be deploying ...
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South Korean manufacturer LG this morning finally released its premium Optimus G smartphone onto the Australian market making it available through Telstra from today. At a launch held at Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art, LG ...
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The vast majority of 3G and 4G USB modems handed out by mobile operators to their customers are manufactured by a handful of companies and run insecure software, according to two security researchers from Russia. Researchers Nikita ...
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Lime Microsystems has launched an open-source RF initiative to support the wireless design community. Dubbed Myriad-RF, the non-profit initiative, aims to attract the interest of hobbyists and design engineers with low-cost RF boards and ...
The food industry’s biggest ever takeover was announced over the past month with the sale of Heinz to a consortium led by the sage of Omaha, Warren Buffett, and Brazilian private equity specialist Jorge Lemann’s 3G Capital group ...
Apple won a patent infringement lawsuit on last Thursday in the British court. The judgment will make Apple escape from allegations of illegal use Samsung technology. Samsung said its patent of 3G mobile network data processing and ...
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A U.K. court has invalidated three Samsung patents that cover 3G technology in two rulings in cases between Samsung and Apple, according to court filings published on Thursday. Samsung alleged that Apple infringed on the patents with ...
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T-Mobile USA is drawing closer to finishing its merger with MetroPCS Wireless as a deadline for action by the U.S. Department of Justice passed on Tuesday. T-Mobile agreed last October to merge with the smaller MetroPCS, forming a larger ...
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The telecoms industry is set for huge growth over coming years, thanks to the protracted maturation in the smartphone and tablet markets, said research agency Ovum in a statement on 2 March. The prediction is that that partnerships will ...
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China signaled it wants to reduce its dependence on Google's Android OS, alleging that the U.S. company has discriminated against local companies over the use of the mobile operating system. "Our country's mobile operating system research ...
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ZonePerfect, a nutrition brand owned by US-based Abbott Nutrition, has unveiled Kidz ZonePerfect – a new range of nutrition bars for infants. Kidz ZonePerfect is available in three variant flavors such as Peanut Butter Chocolate ...
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