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We're live from CeBIT 2011 in Hannover, Germany!

Though enterprise software and infrastructure tend to be the focus of the event, CeBIT always yields a few consumer-focused gems -- and with all the tablet action lately, we'd be shocked if we didn't    

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Handset display shipments up 6% to 413 million units in 3Q10, says DisplaySearch

Handset display shipments increased 6% sequentially to 413.2 million units in the third quarter of 2010, while its revenues grew even faster at 13% sequentially to US$3.38 billion for the quarter, according to    

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First Trust Makes Connection With New Smart Phone ETF

Michael Johnston submits:Score another first for the ETF industry: Today marks the launch of the first ETF to offer pure play exposure to companies engaged in the smart phone segment. The First Trust NASDAQ CEA    

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House of Representatives votes to block net neutrality

The net neutrality debate was sadly destined to be swallowed up by left-right posturing once the FCC voted 3-2 to impose a compromise set of access rules on the ISP industry, and it appears the ensuing politica    

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Caption Contest: Obama has dinner with tech industry CEOs

Barack Obama is a president well known for being in touch with technology, so it's no surprise to see him wining and dining the industry's biggest decision makers. Larry Ellison, Eric Schmidt, Carol B    

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LTE-Advanced specification expected in 2H11, says NSN regional head

Specifications for an LTE-Advanced standard featuring a maximum download speed of 1Gbps are expected in the second half of 2011, according to Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) general manager Mike Wang for Taiwan, H    

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US consumers more likely to purchase smartphones than other consumer devices in 2011, says Gartner

Consumers in the US are more likely to buy a smartphone in 2011 than PCs, mobile phones, e-book readers, media tablets and gaming products, according to a recent survey by research firm Gartner. US smartphone s    

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Market reaction to HTC Flyer tablet PC positive, says CEO

Market reaction to HTC's Flyer tablet PC has been quite positive and most telecom carriers in Europe are expected to add it to their offerings, company CEO Peter Chou said at the sidelines of the Mobile Wo    

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Notebook component supplies to be short of demand, say sources

Supplies of notebook components, including CMOS image sensors, chassis, batteries, and LED chips, are likely to suffer shortages as capacities at component suppliers are also occupied by orders for similar prod    

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Visualized: Google's perpetual conveyor belt of Android

You know those sushi places that have the pre-packaged rolls hypnotically scrolling by your face endlessly on a little conveyor belt? Well, picture exactly that... but with virtually every major Android device    

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