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EU welcomes the microUSB as a standard phone charger socket
Jun 30, 2009 (Updated Jun 30, 2009) Cellpex, United States, Ohio - admin

The European Commission announced that most of the leading mobile phone makers have come to the agreement to adopt the microUSB port as a standard European charger socket.This will allow people to use one charg    

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Handset panel orders from first-tier vendors growing fast
Jun 29, 2009 (Updated Jul 01, 2009) Cellpex, United States, Ohio - admin

Small- to medium-size LCD panel makers are seeing strong orders from handset vendors, including Nokia, Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics (LGE), who are gearing up for the third-quarter peak season, accordi    

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IC distributor WPG sees 3G chip sales soar

WPG Holdings' sales of chips used in 3G network interface cards (NICs) in June will be more than three times the May level, driven by China mobile service providers' 3G-netbook bundle programs, accord    

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Nokia to launch first TD-SCDMA smartphone for China market by year-end 2009
Jun 29, 2009 (Updated Jul 01, 2009) Cellpex, United States, Ohio - admin

Nokia plans to launch its first TD-SCDMA-enabled smartphone targeting the high-end segment of China's handset market by the end of 2009, according to Deng Yuanjun, corporate senior vice president and vice    

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China mobile phone user base increases to nearly 687 million in May 2009

There were 686.95 million subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of May 2009, growing by 1.20% on month and by 16.01% on year, according to statistics published by China's Mini    

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Intel and Nokia team up for new mobile platform
Jun 23, 2009 (Updated Jul 01, 2009) Cellpex, United States, Ohio - admin

Intel and Nokia on June 23 announced a long-term relationship to develop a new class of Intel architecture-based mobile computing device and chipset architectures which will combine computers with high-bandwidt    

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Asia vendors expected to be main players for Android handsets

Own-brand handset vendors in Asia have become the main force for promoting Android-powered models in the global market, with High Tech Computer (HTC), Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics being the three lead    

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Handset inventories under control, says iSuppli

Global inventories of mobile handsets currently held at handset OEM's is 75 million units. Given current revenue levels, iSuppli believes this is indicative of a global wireless supply chain that has reduc    

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MediaTek gearing up new WCDMA and DSC chips

MediaTek is expected to introduce a lineup of new chip solutions for WCDMA handsets and digital still cameras (DSCs) soon, with volume production slated for the latter half of 2009, according to industry source    

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Senators urge FCC to probe handset exclusivity deals
Jun 15, 2009 (Updated Jun 22, 2009) Cellpex, United States, Ohio - admin

A group of senators has asked to the FCC to review exclusivity agreements between wireless carriers and handset makers and assess whether or not such deals limit consumer choice."We ask that you examin    

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