Blog » August 2011

Uh Oh: iPhone 5 Prototype Lost In A San Francisco Bar

As you probably already know, Apple develops its upcoming products in absolute secrecy, meaning that all the testing needs to be done in a quiet, sneaky way. Part of testing future iPhone models, however, invol    

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US Government Moves To Stop AT&T + T-Mobile Merger, AT&T Responds

Earlier this year, AT&T announced it would purchase the US branch of German carrier T-Mobile for as much as39 Billion, merging both networks into one. In a surprising move, the US Government is filing    

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Smartphones to account for majority of handset shipments by 2015, says IHS iSuppli

Driven by booming sales of low-end models, shipments of smartphones will rise to account for more than half of the worldwide cellphone market in 2015, according to data released by IHS Isuppli.    

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Leaked iPhone 5 Parts Suggest A Thinner Design And A Better Camera [IMAGES]

Apple's fifth installment in the iPhone series is still surrounded by pockets of mystery. Whilst we have a rough idea of many of the features, there are still contradictory rumors and leaks that suggest ot    

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Digitimes Insight: Acquisition of Motorola may enhance Android services

Due to Google's recent acquisition of Motorola including the tablet vendor's mobile hardware business, market players have had growing concerns that Google may be heading toward the same business dire    

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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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