Blog » September 2010

Nokia hires Peter Skillman, former Palm Design VP, as MeeGo user experience chief (update: confirmed)

Now this, this is what we call exciting. Nokia has managed to scoop up Peter Skillman from the wreckage of the HP/Palm merger. One of the many senior VPs to leave Palm upon its assimilation into the HP empire,    

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Nokia unveils new smartphones amid management shakeup

Nokia (NYSE:NOK) took the wraps off three new smartphones, and touted its latest flagship product the N8, at its annual Nokai World event, just days after changes in the top echelons of the company's manag    

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Smartphones and tablets to push innovation in LCD market, says iSuppli

Global shipments of small- and medium-sized TFT LCD panels, which are advanced types of displays used in sophisticated mobile devices like smartphones and tablet PCs, are set to rise by 28.1% to 2.3 billion uni    

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Acer to launch three tablet PC models featuring 5- to 7-inch panels

Acer is set to launch three tablet PC models featuring Android 3.0 in the first quarter of 2011. The respective models will feature a 7-inch panel, a 10-inch panel, and a 5-inch panel, with the 5-inch panel bas    

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Microsoft celebrates Windows Phone 7 RTM with funeral parade for BlackBerry and iPhone (update: Thriller video!)

The iPhone's dead, long live the Windows Phone. That must be the genius proclamation that incited Microsoft to celebrate Windows Phone 7 reaching RTM status with the incomprehensible procession you see abo    

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BusinessWeek profiles Foxconn founder (and veritable pitbull) Terry Gou

As you might imagine, becoming the dominant player in electronics component manufacturing in China -- particularly at a time when competition has never been fiercer -- takes a particular personality type, and a    

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Nokia's OPK is out, Microsoft exec in as President and CEO (updated)

The rumors were true. Nokia just announced a change in leadership: Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo is out, Stephen Elop, the current head of Microsoft's Business Division, is in. That's right, the very Finnish N    

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China electronics exports decline in June, except for PCs, says iSuppli

China's mobile handset and LCD TV exports declined unexpectedly in June, as the handsets were negatively impacted by a government investigation and the televisions took a hit due to weak demand and rising    

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Taiwan market: Samsung unveils Android-based Galaxy Tab tablet PC

Samsung Electronics has unveiled its Android-based 7-inch tablet PC, the Galaxy Tab, in the Taiwan market with commercial sales slated for the fourth quarter of 2010. The company hopes to ship one million Galax    

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Apple products are a mutant virus, but PC brands will eventually find a cure, says Acer founder

Acer founder Stan Shih, in a talks with reporters on September 8, commented that Apple's strong popularity is mainly due to its products such as iPad and iPhone, and these products are like mutant viruses,    

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