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Nokia C2-01 and X2-01 break cover: cheap to the max, launching soon

Symbian and MeeGo might be getting all the attention, but for Nokia, Series 40 is still very much a meat-and-potatoes part of the operation -- and to that end, they've announced a pair of new models today    

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Apple reportedly abandons supposed push for integrated SIMs in theoretical European iPhones

This one was all rather rumory to begin with, but play along if you don't mind a pile of unconfirmed reports to start the day. A few weeks back it was said that Apple was working with Gemalto to create a n    

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Tablet PC shipments to reach 100 million units in 2013, says Digitimes Research

Although Apple's iPad is currently still not able to fully replace notebooks in the mobile industry, the product has already impacted netbook shipments seriously and may even achieve shipment volumes highe    

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GSM Association proposes embedded SIM cards with remote activation for 2012

The GSM Association is taking a serious look at embedded SIM cards that can be remotely activated, in both traditional (e.g. phones) and non-traditional devices (e.g. cameras, MP3 players). According to the pre    

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Windows Phone 7's microSD mess: the full story (and how Nokia can help you out of it)

There are many reasons to be excited about Windows Phone 7, but a bleak spot has been Microsoft's message -- or lack thereof -- on user-expandable storage, and the situation finally came to a head last wee    

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Research In Motion Shows Why It's Losing Market Share

Market Playground submits:By Brian “Newman” Rayl In an interview Tuesday at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, Jim Balsillie, co-CEO of Research In Motion (NASDAQ:RIMM), maker of the Black    

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Sharp plans 3D smartphones for US, China and India in 2011

It might be all Japanese to you now, but Sharp's autostereoscopic 3D is coming to a smartphone near you next year. The tech will debut next month on the Softbank-bound Galapagos 003SH and 005SH Android han    

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What Is the Impact on Nokias Margins From Smartphones?

Trefis submits: Rising competition in the handset market, lower phone prices, and rising R&D expenses have chipped away at Nokia’s (NOK) profit margins in recent years. Nokia competes with Res    

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Top 4 Mobile Acquisition Picks for 2011

Mobile Guru submits: 2010 has been termed the “Year of Mobile”. This is the year where the proliferation and adoption of the smart phone has given rise to staggering industry growth projecti    

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Interview With Duncan Stewart, Deloitte Canada Research: Smartphones, Netbooks and Cleantech

Arjun Rudra submits: Changing gears, albeit slightly, today’s interview discusses macro trends in the Cleantech, Life Sciences and Technology spheres. Our guest and interviewee is well known analyst a    

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