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Largan's June revenues hit record

Taiwan-based optical lens kit maker Largan Precision on July 5 reported unaudited consolidated revenues of NT$956 million (US$29.9 million) for June, a new monthly record mainly due to increased shipments of 5.    

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EU investigation of China-made 3G data cards may benefit Taiwan makers

The undertaking by the European Union (EU) of an anti-dumping investigation of 3G data cards produced by China-based makers, especially from Huawei Technologies and ZTE, may push mobile telecom carriers in Euro    

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AT&T stores getting Windows Phone 7 retail materials, launch coming sooner than expected?

Microsoft's mobile efforts may look like they're slightly in disarray after the expensive and embarrassing Kin debacle, but it looks like Windows Phone 7 may yet emerge unscathed from the chaos -- and    

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iPhone 4 Diamond Edition: white, unlocked, and $20k

Looking for something a bit more eye-catching than a iPhone 4 with a wooden veneer? Then it looks like you can once again thank Stuart Hughes for throwing any subtlety to the wind and going all out with the so-    

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iOS has a bigger dev army than Android, but will cross-platform apps rule the day?

We oftentimes hear raw numbers of apps bandied about in mobile OS comparisons, but we rarely get any idea of just how many developers are behind the scenes working for each platform. This is the void of knowled    

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Motorola gives more breakup details ahead of split

Motorola (NYSE:MOT) will split into two companies--called Motorola Solutions and Motorola Mobility--early next year, according to initial breakup plans the company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commiss    

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Apple: iPhone 4 reception problem is a software issue, fix coming in 'a few weeks'

Whoa, Apple just admitted that there's an issue with the iPhone 4's reception, but it might not be what you think:Upon investigation, we were stunned to find that the formula we use to calculate how m    

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Western Europe mobile phone market grows, dominated by unprecedented growth in smartphones in 1Q10, says IDC

The mobile phone market in Western Europe grew 8.1% on year to 42.7 million units in the first quarter of 2010, according to IDC's European Mobile Phone Tracker. Shipments of smartphones surged in the quar    

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Rohde & Schwarz to offer instruments LTE handset testing in 2011, says CEO

Germany-based Rohde & Schwarz holds an optimistic outlook on the market potential of LTE and has offered instruments for testing LTE data cards for notebooks and will offer solutions for testing handsets in    

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