Blog » May 2010

Chunghwa Telecom opens online application store

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on May 27 announced the opening of Hami Apps, its online store Android smartphones applications, with more than 250 titles initially available for download.    

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Average subsidized smartphone price from US operators rises to US$117 in April, says ABI Research

If users want to buy smartphones, there is a plethora of pricing options available, depending not just on the handset's capabilities but on where and how they shop.    

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FET online application store hits 200,000 downloads

Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) has announced that S Mart (formerly termed S Marketplace), its online store for Chinese-language Android applications, has seen 410 applications launched and attracted 200,0    

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Acer introduces a 7-inch tablet PC

Acer on May 27 introduced a 7-inch tablet PC along with other products such as e-book readers, all-in-one PCs and smartphones in Beijing. The tablet PC uses a processor from Qualcomm and Android OS, and is expe    

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IDC on the retail route: Should carriers close their brick-and-mortar stores?

On May 14, 2010, Google announced plans to overhaul its strategy to sell its Nexus One smartphone. After realizing disappointing sales through its online store and the decision of Sprint Nextel and Verizon Wire    

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Pico projector LED costs to drop 10% in 2H10

The cost of LEDs used as light sources in pico projectors is expected to drop by 10% in the second half of 2010, and Taiwan-based LED players expect to enter the supply chain for built-in pico projectors for ha    

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In pictures: Exploring ZTE's handset design center

SHANGHAI--How does a major handset maker go about designing its products? And where does that activity take place? Such locales are typically kept away from prying eyes, but this week ZTE--the world's seve    

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Mallinson: A golden age for mobile broadband and smartphones

Mobile phones are the fastest-growing consumer product category ever. In 2008, sales of 1.2 billion devices generated an astounding150 billion in revenues. But mobile device vendors and other players in the mar    

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Breaking down the rumors of iPhone 4G: Q&A with Digitimes Research senior analyst Ming-Chi Kuo

A fan of Apple or not, one cannot deny that over the past few decades, the company has introduced products that have changed the way we go about our everyday lives. With the iPhone 4G expected to be unveiled in    

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Nexus One starting to show up in third party retail channels, commands big money

If you want to know what Google meant by "more retail availability" for the Nexus One when it talked about spiking its first-party phone store, take a good, hard look at our brave new world here. Inde    

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