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HTC, Facebook jointly developing smartphone, say sources

Given that Google is expected to continue to cooperate with Samsung Electronics for the development of the next-generation Nexus smartphone, HTC reportedly has decided to move forward in its own way and is curr    

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Huawei's 2011 profit drops 53% despite jump in revenue

Huawei reported a 53 percent plunge in net profit in 2011 compared with 2010 as a strengthening Chinese currency, rising research and development costs and slim margins in the company's handset business cu    

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Qualcomm says it can't meet demand for its chipsets
Apr 19, 2012 (Updated Apr 19, 2012) Cellpex, United States, Ohio - admin

“It’s painful not to be able to supply all the chips your customers ask for,” Qualcomm (Nasdaq: INTC“>QCOM) CEO Paul Jacobs said in announcing the company&rsqu    

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Will 'Liquidmetal' give next iPhone its swagger?

After releasing two generations of iPhones with exactly the same form factor, Apple is expected to show off a new chassis design -- and possibly new materials -- in its sixth-generation smartphone.    

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Nokia losses suggest problems with carriers

The world’s largest mobile phone maker confirmed today that sluggish smartphone sales have depressed sales and earnings. Today Finland’s Nokia (NOK) attached some numbers to last week&#8    

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Nokia's Q1 sales plunge as company posts $1.2B loss

Nokia (NYSE:NOK), struggling to gain traction in its planned smartphone turnaround using Microsoft's (NASDAQ:MSFT) Windows Phone platform, reported a wider than expected1.75 billion operating loss for the    

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Intel's first smartphone coming soon: Xolo X900 gets April 24 release date

Intel's first Atom smartphone is now available, and it's Lava's Xolo X900. It has managed to outpace both Lenovo's K800 and Orange's Santa Clara, arriving on the Indian carrier next Mon    

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Samsung to unveil next-generation Galaxy S III flagship smartphone in May

Samsung Electronics will unveil its next-generation flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S III in London on May 3, which is expected to cash in on the outstanding performance of its predecessor the Galaxy S II, whic    

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RIM unveils low-cost BlackBerry for developing markets

Research In Motion is combating competition from low-cost Android manufacturers with the new BlackBerry Curve 9920, designed especially for developing markets.    

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Experts: Phones to replace cash by 2020

Most Internet users and tech experts think cash and credit cards will become things of the past in the next decade as people turn to their mobile phones to make payments, results from a newly released survey su    

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