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China electronics exports decline in June, except for PCs, says iSuppli

China's mobile handset and LCD TV exports declined unexpectedly in June, as the handsets were negatively impacted by a government investigation and the televisions took a hit due to weak demand and rising    

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Taiwan market: Samsung unveils Android-based Galaxy Tab tablet PC

Samsung Electronics has unveiled its Android-based 7-inch tablet PC, the Galaxy Tab, in the Taiwan market with commercial sales slated for the fourth quarter of 2010. The company hopes to ship one million Galax    

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Apple products are a mutant virus, but PC brands will eventually find a cure, says Acer founder

Acer founder Stan Shih, in a talks with reporters on September 8, commented that Apple's strong popularity is mainly due to its products such as iPad and iPhone, and these products are like mutant viruses,    

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ARM reveals Eagle core as Cortex-A15, capable of quad-core computing at up to 2.5GHz

Way to take the wind out of our sails, ARM -- no sooner does your dual-core Cortex-A9 finally ship, do you reveal an even more powerful smartphone, smartbook and server-slaying beast. The Cortex-A15 MPCore pick    

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T-Mobile G2 comes out from hiding, pre-orders begin later this month

At last, T-Mobile just went official with its G2 QWERTY slider. As expected, this Android 2.2 device ships with Qualcomm's MSM7230 Snapdragon silicon optimized for T-Mobile's HSPA+ network with an 800    

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Worldwide smartphone market projections raised 10% for 2010, says IDC

The worldwide market for smartphones is expected to grow 55.4% this year compared to 2009 amid greater-than-expected demand for the devices. This is 10% higher than the previous forecast from the International    

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Zelfy Peel might be the iPhone remote you've been looking for

Our eyes were drawn to an FCC filing this morning from a California start-up by the name of Zelfy; a quick glance at Zelfy's site reveals that they're in "stealth mode," but the picture of a    

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HTC August revenues down 1.75% sequentially

HTC has announced revenues of NT$24.18 billion (US$758.36 million) for August, a decrease of 1.75% sequentially but an increase of 115.26% on year. Accumulated revenues from January-August totaled NT$147.7 bill    

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Nokia N8 launches September 30, says senior manager

Tapani Kaskinen is Nokia's Senior Comms Manager, so it's fitting that he'd be the first person from the company to communicate a solid release date for its long-awaited N8 handset. The gent in qu    

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IFA 2010: Vendors focus on 3D products

Vendors including Sony, Panasonic, Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, Sharp, ViewSonic and Aiptek International are focusing on 3D display products such as 3D TVs, 3D camcorders and handsets with a built-in 3    

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