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MediaTek looks to smartphone sector to halt sales decline in 2011, says company chairman

IC design house MediaTek will focus on smartphones, and has introduced Android and Windows Phone chipset solutions to grab a share of the global brand vendor market, according to company chairman Tsai Ming-Kai,    

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Verizon CEO: 4G can be a 'substitute' for home internet and cable, will accelerate cord cutting

Sometimes, you have to wonder if these CEO types are being paid the big bucks just because they can believe their own outlandish claims. Latest to try and push the boundaries of credulity is Verizon's Ivan    

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Visa clears DeviceFidelity's In2Pay mobile payment microSD card for use in smartphones

No iPhone? No problem. If you'll recall, we heard back in May that Visa was in cahoots with DeviceFidelity, with the two trumpeting a not-exactly-svelte In2Pay case that would add contactless payment suppo    

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China market: China Unicom to SIM-lock iPhone 4

China Unicom, currently the only sales agent of iPhone 4 in the China market, plans to lock iPhone 4s to its SIM cards in a bid to prevent contract-bundled purchasers' reselling iPhone 4 at high prices, ac    

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MediaTek to ship 10 million MT6516 smartphone solutions in December and January, says paper

MediaTek is expected to ship a total of 10 million units of its Android 2.1-enabled MT6516 smartphone solutions in December 2010 and January 2011, buoyed by strong demand from branded as well as white-box hands    

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Google's Andy Rubin live from D: Dive Into Mobile

Stay tuned... there's some serious Nexus S / Android action about to occur.Continue reading Google's Andy Rubin live from D: Dive Into MobileGoogle's Andy Rubin live from D: Dive Into Mobile orig    

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RIM gives lengthy PlayBook demo at Rogers conference, confirms 4G is on tap

We've already gotten a glimpse of some of RIM's PlayBook demo at the recent TabLife conference, but Rogers has now finally posted the complete video of what may well be the most comprehensive look at    

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The Engadget Interview: Steve Largent, President and CEO, CTIA

We had an opportunity earlier today to sit down with one of the powerhouses of the wireless industry in the US: Steve Largent, who heads up the CTIA. In that capacity, Largent oversees the industry group most d    

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HTC November revenues hit record for second time straight

HTC has reported consolidated revenues of NT$38.484 billion (US$1.258 billion) for November 2010, hitting a monthly record for the second consecutive time.    

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Non-smartphone handset shipments to fall 5% in 2011, says Digitimes Research

Worldwide handset shipments in 2011 (excluding smartphones) will fall 5% to 1.14 billion units from 1.173 billion units in 2010, according to Digitimes Research senior analysts Roger Huang. With most major bran    

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