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Nokia downgrades sales forecasts thanks to 'competitive environment' (aka, 'doing business')

Look, Nokia, don't sweat it: no one could've ever predicted that Android would get more awesome, or that Apple would announce another iPhone. Sit down, let us bring you a cup of hot chocolate, you    

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Sony Ericsson releases cheaper Android phone, X8

Sony Ericsson unveiled its fourth smartphone based on Google's Android platform, the Xperia X8, and positioned it as a cheaper alternative to its flagship X10 model. The handset maker also accelerated the    

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600,000 iPhone 4s pre-ordered, Apple apologizes for issues

We were amazed last night to see both Apple and AT&T sell out of iPhone 4 pre-order units despite the sustained ordering issues, and now we know why: Apple managed to move 600,000 iPhones in just a sing    

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Nokia cuts Q2 forecast on smartphone, margin concerns

Nokia (NYSE:NOK) issued a warning on its second-quarter financial performance, another indication that stiff competition in smartphones is hurting the world's largest handset maker as it tries to    

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Ulysse Nardin reveals $129K Chairman Diamond Edition

Pretty much anything can be made unfathomably expensive by encrusting it with diamonds -- so when you start with an object that's already rather pricey, you're bound to start brushing up against "    

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AT&T sold out of iPhone 4 pre-orders for launch day

BGR's reporting that AT&T's launch day allocation of iPhone 4s is now sold out, and anyone who got in the door after 1:30PM Pacific Time will get their unit some time between June 25 and July    

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Motorola, Verizon announcing 'next generation of Droid' on June 23

We don't know whether this is going to be the Droid 2, the Droid X, or both, but Motorola, Google, Verizon, and Adobe -- yes, Adobe -- are all getting on stage out in New York on the 23rd of the month to a    

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Motorola taps former analyst to manage handset strategy

Motorola (NYSE:MOT) named a former industry analyst as its point man for strategy for its mobile devices and set-top box divisions. The company tapped John Bucher, a former equity research analyst focused on co    

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Asia Pacific to become the largest smartphone market by 2012, Canalys says

The smartphone market continues to see impressive growth around the world, and in particular the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. Shipments in the region are expected to grow 53% year-on-year in 2010 to reach 76.7 m    

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Compal Communications lowers handset shipment targets
Jun 15, 2010 (Updated Jun 16, 2010) Cellpex, United States, Ohio - admin

Handset maker Compal Communications has reduced its 2010 shipment target to 10 million units compared with shipments of 16 million units in 2009, according to company chairman Ray Chen.    

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