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ST-Ericsson seeking cooperation with China-based low-cost smartphone vendors, says paper

ST-Ericsson has won adoption of its U8500 chip solution by China-based Shanda which will launch a smartphone for sale at about CNY1,000 (US$158) in the China market on June 6, according to China-based 21st Cent    

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Galaxy S III expected to go on sale in Canada and US by June 20

According to a leaked screenshot by the MobileSyrup.com, the Samsung Galaxy S III is expected to go on sale in Canada on June 20. The screenshot says 'Pre-order today', although there is no wa    

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China market: 4 local vendors amid top-5 in 3G smartphone market in April

In the China market, Samsung Electronics recorded the largest market share of 22.75% for 3G smartphones in April 2012, followed by four China-based vendors -- Coolpad with 11.17%, Huawei with 10.92%, Lenovo wit    

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China approves Google and Motorola Mobility merger

Three months following US and EU approval, China has given Google's Motorola acquisition the green light.Now that all of the regulatory red tape has been removed, Google say that the deal will be final    

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China market: 6.8 million iPhones shipped in 1Q12, says Digitimes Research

There were an estimated 6.8 million iPhones shipped in the China market during the first quarter of 2012, increasing 83% on quarter and accounting for 19% of the global shipments of iPhones, according to Digiti     1 comment(s)

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Tizen-based devices to appear in 2H12

Intel and Samsung Electronics' co-developed operating system Tizen is expected to be released in late June with Tizen-based devices such as smartphones, netbooks and in-vehicle infotainment to appear in th    

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MediaTek lands 2.5G handset solution orders from Nokia, say sources

MediaTek reportedly has landed orders for 2.5G handset solutions from Nokia with shipments to begin in the third quarter of 2012, according to industry sources. MediaTek declined to comment.    

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Canalys expects Android dominance to continue in 2012

Canalys shared a few predictions on the smartphone market in 2012. The analyst company expects recent trends to continue at least until the end of the year with Android remaining the most popular platform aroun    

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WP reportedly overtakes iPhone in China with 7% of market

While 7% of the Chinese smartphone market may seem like nothing to get excited about (especially considering Android had a staggering 68.4% last time we checked), it is an impressive statistic if you take into    

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Galaxy S III gets 9 million pre-orders from 100 global carriers

Korea Economic Daily is reporting that the Samsung Galaxy S III has received over 9 million pre-orders from 100 carriers around the world. This information comes courtesy of a Samsung official who remains anony    

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