Blog » May 2010

LG flexible display patent application includes fever-dreams of future devices

We're still a ways out from real-world applications of flexible displays, but LG is preparing for the future: it's just filed a patent application that details changing a flexible display's touch    

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Under settlement, AT&T to unlock phones - but not the iPhone

According to the terms of a proposed class action settlement, AT&T Mobility (NYSE:T) will be required to provide the codes to unlock just about any of the phones it has sold during the past decade--exce    

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ZTE eyes U.S. handset market as part of worldwide growth strategy

SHANGHAI--ZTE remains undaunted by its larger global handset competitors, and a key executive said the Chinese handset and equipment vendor continues to believe it can become one of the world's top three h    

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US$250 to become benchmark price for entry-level smartphones

Open and low-cost chip platforms have enabled prices of smartphones offered by Taiwan-based vendors to drop to retail prices of US$250, about the same as that of touch-panel feature-phones being offered on the    

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Proposed class action settlement would let you unlock almost any AT&T handset -- except the iPhone

So the good news is that a class action lawsuit out in Cali is on the cusp of coming to a resolution, and the resolution will require AT&T to provide an unlock code for just about any phone it has sold    

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Nokia and Yahoo announce 'worldwide strategic alliance' on email, IM, maps, and more

Carol Bartz and Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, CEOs of Yahoo! and Nokia, respectively, are on stage right now announcing a "strategic relationship" between the two companies on some of their core services. Nok    

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iSuppli finds worldwide cellphone shipments are up 13.8 percent, Motorola's share slipping

We've already seen Motorola's market share slip a bit when it comes to US cellphone shipments, and it looks like the news is even worse for the company on a global scale. According to iSuppli's l    

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Report: Nearly half of all new phones sport touchscreens

Research firm Strategy Analytics tracks the design and engineering trends in the handset market, and, thanks to a teaming between Strategy Analytics and FierceWireless, we'll bring you some key figures fro    

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Foxconn to ship 24 million iPhone 4G in 2010, says Digitimes Research

Foxconn will ship 24 million units of Apple's latest iPhone 4G with shipments starting in June, according to Digitimes senior analysts Ming-Chi Kuo citing sources from Taiwan-based component makers.    

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HP bought Palm after a five-company bidding war

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/gadgets/HP_bought_Palm_after_a_five_company_bidding_war_Engadget'; Palm and HP seem like the happiest of corporate couples right now, but theirs was a heated courtship: acc    

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