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Prepaid Droid, BlackBerry and Palm phones coming to Verizon? (update: confirmed, box spotting)

We'd heard a few rumors of some new prepaid offerings from Verizon recently, but it now looks like the carrier could really be about to expand things in a big way -- at least if some purportedly authentic    

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Tight capacity keeps smartphone touch panel pricing high

Although 3.5-inch capacitive touch panels have already been out for 3-4 years, prices of 3.5-inch applications for smartphones remain high at US$12-13 due to tight supply, according to market sources.    

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Wistron NeWeb suspends PHS dual-mode handsets, switching to smartphones

Wistron NeWeb suspended the production of PHS dual-mode handsets in June, and will shift its focus to smartphones starting in the second half, according to the company.    

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Prices for analog-TV handset chips to continue to fall
Aug 25, 2010 (Updated Aug 26, 2010) Cellpex, United States, Ohio - admin

Prices of analog TV handset chips are expected to fall below US$1.50 per unit in the near future due to increasing availability of the chip solutions, especially after MediaTek launched its own TV chips, accord    

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AT&T likes Google & Verizon's wired-only net neutrality stance, Time Warner Cable doesn't

Network neutrality is the battle to keep companies from filtering your access to whatever you want on those great, united internets. But, as we explored in depth last week, Google and Verizon think they should    

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Android smartphone shipments to surpass 55 million units worldwide in 2010, says Digitimes Research

Global smartphone shipments for 2010 will top 280 million units, rising 57% from 178 million units in 2009 to account for a 20.3% share of the overall handset market, according to Luke Lin, analyst of Digitimes    

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Qualcomm to ship 1.5GHz QSD8672 Snapdragon processor in Q4

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/tech_news/Qualcomm_to_ship_1_5GHz_QSD8672_Snapdragon_processor_in_Q4'; And you thought a dual-core 1.2GHz chip was quick. If all goes to plan (that's a big "if,&q    

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New iPhone, iPad model codes set up for iTunes activation bypass -- CDMA versions, maybe?

So BGR's got a tipster lined up with alleged details from within iOS 4 beta firmware that shows a section dedicated to bypassing the usual iTunes activation scheme for three new product codes: iPhone3,2, i    

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Capacitive touch panels to take 40-50% share in handset market in 2011, says Young Fast

Resistive touch technology will maintain an over 50% market share in the handset market in 2011 with capacitive touch technology closing in at 40-50%, as touch panel makers continue to expand their capacity for    

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Apple hires NFC expert to manage mobile commerce, prepare to pay with your iPhone

Don't look now, but things may be getting real on the pay-with-your-cell-phone front, as Cupertino's hired a man with years of experience in enabling just that to finally get 'er done. According    

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