Blog » November 2010

China market: Many smartphones at below US$100 to be available in 2011

As Qualcomm, ST-Ericsson, MediaTek and China-based IC design houses have offered cheap Android-compatible IC solutions for China-based smartphone vendors, many entry-level Android smartphones will be available    

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Apple to add 5 new features to iPad 2, says paper

A Chinese-language Economy Daily News (EDN) report citing industry sources claims Apple will add five new features to the iPad 2: video phone, better mobility, USB port, new display technology and 3-axis gyrosc    

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Toward increased mobility: Q&A with ARM president Tudor Brown

More than 20 billion ARM-powered processors have been shipped by semiconductor and system companies worldwide over the past 20 years, and the number is expected to top 100 million in the next decade, according    

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TerreStar Genus now available to anyone who wants one for just $1,150

Just how much is the promise of anywhere, anytime cellphone reception worth to you? If you answered "one thousand, one hundred and fifty dollars," well... your time has finally come. After initially l    

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Acer reveals 4.8-inch Android smartphone with 1024x480 screen resolution

Acer may be calling this "100 percent smartphone. 100 percent tablet," but something just doesn't add up there. That being said, we have to agree that a 1024x480 screen resolution on a 4.8-inch s    

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Analyzing the world's 10 largest handset makers

In a final look back at the third quarter, ABI Research analyst Michael Morgan checks out the world's 10 largest branded cell phone makers in the quarter, providing sales data as well as insight into their    

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MediaTek 4Q10 handset-chip shipments to revert to peak level, says paper

MediaTek's total handset IC shipments will likely return to a peak level of 20 million units per month in the fourth quarter of 2010, buoyed by strategic price cuts for 2G solutions, and intensified procur    

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Nokia C2-01 and X2-01 break cover: cheap to the max, launching soon

Symbian and MeeGo might be getting all the attention, but for Nokia, Series 40 is still very much a meat-and-potatoes part of the operation -- and to that end, they've announced a pair of new models today    

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Apple reportedly abandons supposed push for integrated SIMs in theoretical European iPhones

This one was all rather rumory to begin with, but play along if you don't mind a pile of unconfirmed reports to start the day. A few weeks back it was said that Apple was working with Gemalto to create a n    

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Tablet PC shipments to reach 100 million units in 2013, says Digitimes Research

Although Apple's iPad is currently still not able to fully replace notebooks in the mobile industry, the product has already impacted netbook shipments seriously and may even achieve shipment volumes highe    

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