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Smartphones moving toward hardware competition

The global market competition among iOS, Android, Windows Mango and BlackBerry platforms is expected to heat up in the fourth quarter as international vendors are going to launch flagship smartphone models, wit    

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Silitech to see strong shipments of magnesium-alloy inner frames in 2H11

Handset keypad maker Silitech Technology is expected to double its shipments of magnesium-alloy inner frames for smartphones in the second half of 2011, accounting for 10-15% of total revenues for the period, a    

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iPhone 5 to have smaller than 4-inch panel, say sources

Despite rumors about iPhone 5 featuring a 4.2-inch panel circulating within the IT market for a while, following a leak from Apple's website in Switzerland in early August, sources from upstream panel supp    

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Taiwan market: Demand for Apple products remains strong, say retailers

Taiwan-based retail chain Tsann Kuen, a distributor of Apple products, has commented on the resignation of CEO Steve Jobs, saying that market demand for Apple's products in Taiwan remains strong and it bel    

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Taiwan market: Smartphone penetration rate reaches 26%, says paper

The penetration rate of smartphones in the Taiwan handset market has reached 26%, with 83% of local smartphone users being first-time owners of smartphones, according a Chinese-language Commercial Times reports    

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Steve Jobs resigns as CEO of Apple

A major development out of Cupertino: Apple CEO Steve Jobs has stepped down, the board naming Tim Cook as his replacement. The company said "Steve's extraordinary vision and leadership saved Apple and    

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Tablet PC fever is already cooling down, says Acer chairman

Acer chairman JT Wang, commenting on tablet PC's impact on the notebook industry, pointed out that tablet PC fever is already starting to cool down and consumers are also being attracted by notebooks again    

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Netherlands judge rules that Samsung Galaxy S, S II violate Apple patents, bans sales (updated)

A judge in The Hague just issued a ruling in Apple's patent infringement case against Samsung, prohibiting "the marketing of Samsung smartphones Galaxy S, S II and Ace for violation of Apple Inc. EP 2    

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iPhone 5 coming to Sprint, other carriers in mid-October?

Watch out AT&T and Verizon, it looks like there's an iPhone 5 hat-trick coming this fall. WSJ is reporting that the Apple smartphone will hit Sprint at the same time as those other two networks, br    

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App logs reportedly confirm dual mode CDMA / GSM iPhone 5 in testing

While the world waits to find out what the fifth-generation iPhone looks like, TechCrunch reports an anonymous app developer has pulled information from their registration logs confirming the existence of a new    

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