Blog » October 2010

Samsung Galaxy S sales surpass five million, world domination plans still on track

Believe it or not, Samsung is only now getting around to introducing its Galaxy S handset to the fine isle of Japan. Its announcement of a late October availability for the home of CEATEC was also accompanied b    

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HTC grows profits in Q3 to $360 million, revenues rise to $2.45b

It's good to see that HTC's omnipresence in the smartphone market is paying off in nicely growing financial figures as well. Having reported268 million in profit for Q2, the Taiwanese company is today    

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Nokia N8 going on general sale October 22, available online October 15

Been waiting for the N8 but weren't sure enough about buying it to get into the pre-order queue? Well, Nokia must have found your lack of faith disturbing as it's now stiffing those who didn't pr    

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Nokia's MeeGo device chief quits

The VP in charge of Nokia's MeeGo Devices has resigned. Ari Jaaksi confirmed to Finland's Talous Sanomat that he resigned last week. According to a Nokia spokesman his departure does not affect MeeGo&    

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Young Fast, J Touch to post record revenues for September, says report

Touch panel makers Young Fast Optoelectronics and J Touch are expected to post record revenues for September amid strong sales of Apple's iPad and iPhone, as well as efforts by handset vendors, such as HTC    

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SanDisk gearing up for future maintream embedded memory

SanDisk's integrated solid-state drive (iSSD), designed for use in mobile computing platforms such as tablet PCs and ultra-thin notebooks, is available for sampling to OEMs, according to Doreet Oren, SanDi    

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Microsoft files ITC complaint against Motorola over alleged Android-related patent infringement

Wireless companies love suing one another -- well, maybe they don't "love" it, but in an age when it's virtually impossible to assemble a cellular device without extensive licensing agreemen    

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Shocker! Samsung licenses Windows Phone 7

Okay, two crazy bits of news here: first off, it seems Samsung intends to start making cellphones. Second, some of them will be running Windows Phone 7! Insane, right? Okay, we kid, but Sammy is just now gettin    

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AT&T launching Windows Phone 7 handsets on November 8, unveiling them October 11?

Windows Phone 7 is really building up a head of steam, as AT&T and Microsoft are said to be planning a debut event for new handsets on October 11 in the US, to be followed by a retail launch in the week    

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Panasonic teases a 13.2MP 'Lumix phone' for October 5 unveiling

Looks like we'll soon have another heavyweight to throw into the renewed cameraphone wars, as Panasonic has put up a teaser site for its first Lumix-branded phone. Lumix is of course Panasonic's camer    

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