Blog » June 2010

The number of mobile payment users worldwide will exceed 108.6 million in 2010, a 54.5% increase from 2009, when there were 70.2 million users, according to Gartner. Mobile payment users will represent 2.1% of    

Shipments by China-based handset makers are projected to reach 380 million units in 2010, of which ZTE, Hwawei Technologies and TCL will account for 75 million units, 41 million units and 15 million units, resp    

With demand for digital cameras, camera phones, and machine-vision systems recovering, sales of image-sensor devices are forecast to grow 31% in 2010 and will reach a new record high of US$8.5 billion, accordin    

It may not be a big deal -- Android's done it for years -- but some will no doubt be interested to learn that Apple can monitor your GPS. In the latest revision of its privacy policy, presumably updated fo    

Nokia is currently preparing to launch an ARM-based tablet PC aiming for the fourth quarter of 2010, according to a Digitimes Research senior analyst.    

Look, Nokia, don't sweat it: no one could've ever predicted that Android would get more awesome, or that Apple would announce another iPhone. Sit down, let us bring you a cup of hot chocolate, you    

Sony Ericsson unveiled its fourth smartphone based on Google's Android platform, the Xperia X8, and positioned it as a cheaper alternative to its flagship X10 model. The handset maker also accelerated the    

We were amazed last night to see both Apple and AT&T sell out of iPhone 4 pre-order units despite the sustained ordering issues, and now we know why: Apple managed to move 600,000 iPhones in just a sing    

Nokia (NYSE:NOK) issued a warning on its second-quarter financial performance, another indication that stiff competition in smartphones is hurting the world's largest handset maker as it tries to    

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