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There were 161.12 million active handset-based mobile instant messenger (IM) accounts in China at the end of first-quarter 2010, rising by 18.13% sequentially, according to Analysys International. The total num    

Global mobile handset shipments totaled approximately 1.15 billion in 2009, with enhanced phones and smartphones capturing approximately 81% of all handset shipments, according to the latest data from ABI resea    

Over 70% of new handsets launched by Samsung in the Taiwan market in 2010 will be touch-enabled models, even including models with a price tag of below NT$5,000 (US$160), according to Andy Tu, president of mobi    

Taiwan-based quartz component makers, including Tai-Saw Technology, Siward Crystal Technology, Harmony Electronics (HELE) and TXC, will see their revenues continue to grow in the second quarter of 2010 as deman    

Nokia (NYSE: NOK) reported a sharp rise in profits in the first quarter, another indication that the broader handset market is recovering. However, the world's largest mobile phone maker's earnings mi    

Acer recently increased its forecast for 2010 handset shipments to three million units from two million units, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report. First-quarter shipments were 250,    

Taiwan-based quartz component vendors Tai-Saw Technology and Siward Crystal Technology are ramping up their capacities for quartz components to meet increasing demand from the smartphone sector in China, accord    

Samsung Electronics claimed a 53.8% share of China's TD-SCDMA handset market in the February 2010, its sixth consecutive month at the top, according to market research firm GFK.    

Apple reportedly has started development of the second generation iPad using the same design concept as for the iPhone 4G, and will use an OLED panel, according to sources in the component industry. Apple is sa    

Sony Ericsson is back in black.After a string of quarterly losses, the struggling handset maker reported its first net profit since the second quarter of 2008. The bounce back was attributed t