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HTC posts record revenues in May 2010

Taiwan-based handset vendor High Tech Computer (HTC) on June 4 announced that May 2010 revenues totaled NT$18.66 billion (US$579.58 million), up 49.51% on year for a new monthly record. Sales from January throu    

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Steve Jobs: iPhone OS 'started on a tablet'

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/gadgets/Steve_Jobs_at_D_iPhone_OS_started_on_a_tablet_Engadget'; Well, Steve Jobs just dropped a little nugget of history on us during his chat with Walt Mossberg and Kara    

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Hitachi working on cheaper, higher quality IPS touchscreens for cellphones

In case you haven't heard, IPS panels are making inroads into the lucrative mobile market this year, and Hitachi's been working behind the scenes on something that should keep that momentum going. In    

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HTC EVO 4G splayed, found to contain wires, chips

Often, iFixit needs to wait for a product to be released before it can spend a few hundred bucks buying one and tearing it asunder -- but in the case of the EVO 4G, Google's pre-release of units to attende    

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Comsys to launch three versions of US$100 FOB WiMAX phone

Though handsets are not the main exhibits at this year's Computex, mobile communications remains in the spotlight with e-book readers, tablets and a wide array of portables grabbing headlines. But some of    

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Qualcomm ships dual-core 1.2GHz Snapdragon chipsets

Qualcomm has begun sampling its first dual-CPU Snapdragon chipsets that integrate two CPU cores running at up to 1.2GHz, according to the company. Targeted high-end smartphones, the dual-core MSM8260 and MSM866    

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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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