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iPhone 5 Releasing In Second Week of September, Report Claims

We’re hearing more reports regarding the release date of the next-generation iPhone and, if you’ve been following us lately, you’ll rightly guess that the report suggests a date in September.    

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LG's handset unit narrows loss, expects more smartphone sales later this year

LG Electronics posted a narrower loss in its handset unit, and the company expressed hope that its transition to selling more smartphones will start to pay off later this year. However, the company continued to    

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RIM axes 2000 jobs, changes managers in effort to halt decline

Just a month after a disgruntled employee accused RIM's managers of failing to make bold decisions, the latter have responded by boldly sacking 11 percent of their workforce. The company says it will notif    

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Judge tells Oracle to rethink $2.6 billion claim against Google

The war between Google and Oracle is far from over, but the big G keeps racking up tiny victories in what are admittedly modest battles. Now the Redwood Shores-based company has been told to go back to the draw    

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MSI tablet moseys on through the FCC, exposes its inner secrets

What we have here, is a decidedly low-end Android tablet from the folks at MSI (possibly a member of the Enjoy family) flying through the FCC as fast as its single-core 1GHz Cortex A8 CPU and 512MB of RAM will    

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Nokia drops to third position in global smartphone ranking in 2Q11

Nokia may see its ranking in the global smartphone market drop from the number one position to third place in the second quarter of 2011 after the vendor reported its smartphone shipments declined 31% sequentia    

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MediaTek launches 4-in-1 chip targeting smartphones, tablets

MediaTek has rolled out a new 4-in-1 SoC solution designed for smartphones, tablet PCs and portable electronics devices. Dubbed MT6620, the solution integrates 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0+HS, GPS and FM transm    

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Apple passes Nokia in smartphone volumes

Nokia (NYSE:NOK) reported dismal second-quarter results, showing declines in shipments, revenues and profits, but the company's outlook for the coming quarter was better than some analysts had forecast. Al    

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The ultimate KIRF: fake Apple Store spotted in China

This Apple Store looks so real we still can't quite believe it isn't. The KIRF-ers have excelled themselves this time: mimicking or at least reinventing everything from the Brave New World posters dow    

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Apple Board Of Directors Planning Steve Jobs Successor [REPORT]

According to an anonymous report, Apple's board of directors might be unofficially planning on replacing Steve Jobs, who've been Apple's savior and CEO since 1997. This departure would follow Job    

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