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LG, Samsung integrate social networking into latest phones

LG and Samsung have taken a shine to social networking with their latest phones, which they previewed ahead of the phones' official unveilings at the Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona, Spain, n    

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China market: Mobile phone user base increases to over 747 million in December 2009

There were 747.38 million subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of December 2009, growing 1.19% on month and 16.55% on year, according to statistics published by China's Minis    

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Demand for dual-mode/dual-SIM handsets spreads from China

Demand for dual-mode and dual-SIM handsets – mostly GSM plus CDMA, PHS or WCDMA – offered by China-based and white-box vendors is gaining momentum in markets outside China,    

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Taiwan WiMAX operator Global Mobile to procure more than 1,000 base stations

Taiwan-based WiMAX operator Global Mobile plans to purchase more than 1,000 base stations to add to its WiMAX infrastructure in the northern region of Taiwan, according to the company.    

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Most network equipment makers see January revenues up on year

Most Taiwan-based network equipment makers have seen their revenues for January 2010 increase remarkably as compared to a year earlier period buoyed by recovered demand, particularly from the telecom sector, ac    

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Sony Ericsson names new sales chief

Sony Ericsson named a new head of global sales and marketing, who will take over beginning in April, just as the company's first phone running Google's Android platform hits the market.The struggling    

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Nokia hits back over fraud allegations

Nokia said it will "vigorously" defend itself against allegations that its top executives committed securities fraud by misleading U.S. investors about product delays and price cuts in 2008.&    

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Samsung details aggressive smartphone plans

Samsung said it plans to triple its smartphone sales this year as part of its effort to increase its overall handset sales by 19 percent. The company also boasted that this will put it into di    

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Samsung details aggressive smartphone plans

Samsung said it plans to triple its smartphone sales this year as part of its effort to increase its overall handset sales by 19 percent. The company also boasted that this will put it into di    

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Tracking the latest handset design trends

As the handset market regains some of its momentum, what handsets and phone functions are leading the charge? Every month, research firm Strategy Analytics issues a report on the new handsets released during th    

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