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Mobile communications equipment market set for double-digit growth in 2012, says IHS

The market for mobile communications equipment will grow 13% in 2012, propelled by climbing shipments of mobile handsets and tablets, particularly devices supporting the 4G LTE wireless standard, according to I    

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LG explains that the Nexus 4 LTE chip is actually a dud

The presence of an 4G LTE chip in the LG Nexus 4 has been making owners of the device scratch their head and giving them hope that it might eventually be hacked to work.The revelation made by iFixit's    

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Samsung sold 5 million Galaxy Note II units in just two months

At the beginning of November Samsung announced they've sold more than 3 million Galaxy Note II phablets and now, merely a couple of weeks later, we get word that this number has grown to north of 5 mil     1 comment(s)

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Samsung, Apple patent disputes may escalate

Samsung Electronics seems to be determined to continue to its patent disputes with Apple after the US smartphone vendors reached a settlement with Taiwan-based HTC, according to industry sources.     1 comment(s)

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Intel reportedly speeds up development of low-power processors

Intel is gearing up for a big comeback around mid-2013, accelerating the development of its next-generation, low-power mobile processor, according to sources in the PC industry.    

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Lenovo to become top smartphone vendor in China, says Gartner

Market research firm Gartner has published its IT predictions for China in 2013 and beyond. The predictions include Lenovo becoming the top smartphone vendor in China.    

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NFC will Come Out of the Trial Phase in 2013 as 285 Million Enabled Devices are Expected to be Shipped, Says ABI Research

NFC will Come Out of the Trial Phase in 2013 as 285 Million Enabled Devices are Expected to be Shipped, Says ABI Research<0> ABI ResearchChristine Gallen, +44.203.326.0142 </0>ABI Re    

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Apple applies for patent that scales content to match face distance, save us from squinting

Most software has to be designed around a presumed viewing distance, whether it's up close for a smartphone or the 10-foot interface of a home theater hub. Apple has been imagining a day when the exact dis    

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Google wants to change your reality with Ingress, a mobile game played out in real life

All the viral ads courtesy of Niantic Labs told us something was coming, and now its here -- an alternate reality game from Google called Ingress. The theme is one of worldwide mind control, and it'll be p    

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LTE: fast, global, silenced by a $650 radio jammer

Oh gosh, we haven't been so panicked since our phones were hypothetically possessed by demons. And come to think of it, this is theoretically far, far worse. A research group at Virginia Tech is claiming t    

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