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China handset makers to push sales of sub-CNY1,000 smartphones to mature markets

Having mass-produced smartphones with a price tag of around CNY1,000 (US$159) for the China market since 2011, China-based handset makers ZTE, Huawei Device, Lenovo and Coolpad plan to push the sale of sub-CNY1    

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Sony finalizes divorce with Ericsson, renames itself Sony Mobile Communications

More than half of America's married couples will tell you, breaking up is hard. Hard and expensive. After living in denial, dodging rumors and eventually coming to terms with the inevitable, Sony has final    

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Gartner: Apple leads the way among smartphone vendors, Android sees slight decline

Gartner's latest bundle of smartphone stats has just hit the wires, bringing with it some encouraging news for the folks in Cupertino. According to the firm's Q4 report, Apple finished 2011 as the wor    

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Samsung Announces Galaxy Tab 2, Their First Ever ICS Tablet: Heres Everything You Need To Know

The fundamental difference between how Apple sells its products and how other computer manufacturers sell theirs lies in the sheer product variety within the same general form factor. Apple believes in putting    

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Apple attempt to ban the Samsung Galaxy Nexus

You might be familiar with the numerous spats that have broken out between big mobile players Samsung and Apple over the past few months. Cropping up again and again, amidst tech headlines dating way back into    

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iPad 3 Leaked Parts Compared With iPad 2: Suggests Slightly Thicker Profile, Bigger Battery, Retina Display & High-Res Cameras

We are just a few weeks away from the strongly-rumored iPad 3 event and, as suspected, the number of reports and “leaks” is increasing quite rapidly. Today, we received news of an iPad 3 parts and c    

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Samsung unveils Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0), brings ICS on the cheap

Samsung extended its portfolio of Android tablets with the introduction of Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0). The 7" slate should be the most affordable offering by the Korean company, which offers Android 4.0 Ice Cr    

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Quanta reportedly lands smartphone orders from NTT DoCoMo

Quanta Computer reportedly has landed ODM smartphone orders from NTT DoCoMo, with 2012 shipments to top three million units in 7-9 models, according to industry sources.    

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China handset makers shifting to smartphones, pushing sales to emerging markets, say sources

Demand for 2G feature phones in the China market is expected to subside in the next three years, pushing China-based handset makers to focus on the production of entry-level to mid-range smartphones and also to    

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Reports: Authorities removing iPads from stores in China, following trademark ruling

Government authorities and retailers have reportedly begun removing iPads from stores in China this morning, in apparent response to a ruling issued in December. According to China's Hebei Youth Daily, loc    

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