Xiaomi paraded its new international figurehead on stage at a press conference late last week in Beijing, signaling to the world that the company is preparing to go global. Hugo Barra, the former Google executive Xiaomi poached last ...
Tags: Xiaomi, Homegrown Strategy
EE, the UK's largest mobile network provider, has reached one million 4G customers four months ahead of target, the firm has said. Launched 10 months ago, EE said its 4G service offers mobile internet at speeds that aren't only the ...
Tags: 4G, Computer Products
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has said the company is now worth 10 billion U.S. dollars after a new round of funding, presenting the latest evidence of Chinese smartphone makers' breakneck growth. The private company owns the ...
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LG Display has developed a 5.5-inch screen for next generation smartphones with 2560 x 1440 pixel resolution, which is the highest to date, according to the company. Bigger screens and higher resolutions are key ways for smartphone ...
Tags: LG Display, Electrical, Electronics
Apple is to unveil new iPad models, including one with a thinner design and an iPad mini with a high-resolution screen, at a 10 September event. The Cupertino, California-based firm has unveiled new products in autumn for several years, ...
Tags: iPad Mini, Computer Products
Cheil Industries, a leading electronic materials company in the display industry, and Novaled AG, a world class provider in OLED technologies and materials, announced today that Cheil Industries acquires a majority stake in Novaled in a ...
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The iPhone's share of the world mobile market has declined, while both Android and Windows smartphones saw theirs rise during the second quarter the year. That's according to the latest figures from analysts at IDC in its Worldwide ...
Tags: Android, Windows Smartphone
FRAMINGHAM (08/05/2013) – Last week’s rollout of the Motorola Moto X was headline-making for several reasons. Beyond the obvious novelty of being the first flagship release from the company since the RAZR HD line last fall, ...
Mobile network O2 has announced that its 4G service will launch in the UK on 29 August. The new network, which it claims will be up to five times faster than 3G, will be switched on in London, Leeds and Bradford first, followed by a ...
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Of the top-selling smartphones in the U.S. in the past year, customers ranked two Samsung smartphones higher than the last three Apple iPhone models. The latest American Customer Satisfaction Index, released Wednesday, ranked both the ...
Tags: Samsung Smartphones, iPhones
Samsung is positioning itself to be one of the first handset vendors to tap into China's upcoming market for 4G services by introducing new Galaxy S4 phones capable of operating on both FDD and TDD LTE networks. The South Korean company ...
Tags: Samsung, 4G LTE Phones
Corning has had much success in getting its Gorilla Glass adopted in the mobile market. It's used on Apple's iPhones and Samsung's Galaxy S4, among other devices. Now the company has released a new version of its scratch-resistant product ...
Tags: Laptop Screens, Computer Products
Apple's share of the smartphone market dropped in the second quarter to its lowest level in three years, research firm Strategy Analytics said. The share of the iPhone slipped to 13.6 percent in the quarter from 16.6 percent in the same ...
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Tech earnings this week highlighted the importance of mobile communications to IT, as companies including Apple, Samsung, Facebook, AT&T and Texas Instruments reported mixed results for the quarter ending in June. Apple and Samsung ...
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Smartphone and tablet chip vendor MediaTek has unveiled an octo-core processor it says can run all eight cores simultaneously when active. The Taiwan-based company plans to launch the chip in the fourth quarter, MediaTek spokeswoman ...
Tags: 8-Core Chip, Mediatek, Smartphone