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Own-brand handset vendors in Asia have become the main force for promoting Android-powered models in the global market, with High Tech Computer (HTC), Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics being the three lead    

Global inventories of mobile handsets currently held at handset OEM's is 75 million units. Given current revenue levels, iSuppli believes this is indicative of a global wireless supply chain that has reduc    

MediaTek is expected to introduce a lineup of new chip solutions for WCDMA handsets and digital still cameras (DSCs) soon, with volume production slated for the latter half of 2009, according to industry source    

A group of senators has asked to the FCC to review exclusivity agreements between wireless carriers and handset makers and assess whether or not such deals limit consumer choice."We ask that you examin    

Between 2009 and 2014, annual sales of low-cost mobile handsets will rise by 22% to over 700 million, according to Juniper Research. Operators and device manufacturers are increasingly looking to emerging marke    

Despite the global slowdown, Arima Communications expects its handset shipments to reach 13 million units in 2009 as did in 2008, thanks to growing orders from LG Electronics (LGE), according to company chairma    

Apple has unveiled the iPhone 3G S, what the company calls the most powerful iPhone yet. New features include improved speed and performance – up to twice as fast as iPhone 3G – with longer    

Intel Capital, Intel's global investment organization, has invested US$43 million in Japan-based UQ Communications, a provider of WiMAX mobile services. UQ will utilize the funding to continue the nationwi    

Palm's new Pre smartphone holds strong potential for robust sales growth, and may have a major influence on other platforms as well as the technology supply chain, according to iSuppli.    

Arima Communications saw its handset shipments increase 18% sequentially to 1.18 million in May, but revenues for the month showed an 8.6% sequential decline to NT$1.48 billion (US$45.4 million), according to a