Blog » December 2010

Developers still won't be getting paid right away, but Microsoft's improved the Marketplace payout situation a little bit for developers who've been technically earning money with paid Windows Ph    

Smartphones aren't the only mobile devices caught up in patent warfare, it seems: Novatel's just sued ZTE and Franklin over five patents related to the "key architecture and functionality" o    

Been wondering about what impact Motorola's January split into two distinct entities will have on your humble consumption of consumer electronics? Well, after attending Moto's big Christmas do in Lond    

The market for gallium arsenide (GaAs) ICs grew 36% in 2010, led by strong demand in wireless - cell phones and WiFi, according to The Information Network. This represents the largest growth since a 52% gain in    

KYE Systems, a Taiwan-based maker of PC peripherals, has received increasing orders for products under its brand Genius, including keyboards, mice, headphones and digital video camcorders, from emerging markets    

Louis Rhéaume submits:According to Juniper Research, here are 10 top wireless predictions for 2011, followed by my comments.1. Surging mobile data traffic will continue to test 3G network capacity -    

GaAs wafer foundry Win Semiconductors has revealed plans to ramp up capacity in 2011 in anticipation for brisk power amplifier (PA) demand coming from the smartphone sector. The company expects to boost its mon    

HTC has reportedly informed its suppliers that it will eventually need parts and components for the production of up to 60 million handsets in 2011 compared to shipments of 20 million units projected for 2010,    

Cast your mind back to the ancient time that was this August and you'll recall Eric Schmidt telling you, with no lack of pride, that 200,000 Android phones were being sold each and every day. Skip past Ste    

Taiwan-based handset maker Inventec Appliances expects to ship 10 million handsets in 2011 thanks to strong ODM orders and own-brand sales. The company's overall shipments should double to about 37-38 mill