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AT&T reveals the Lumia 920, Lumia 820 and WP 8X prices

AT&T has just announced that it's launching a trio of Windows Phone 8-running smartphones - the Nokia Lumia 920, the Lumia 820 and the HTC Windows Phone 8X.Let's start off with the Nok    

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HTC unveils October revenues, Q4 not starting off well

HTC's performance in this year's third quarter was underwhelming and the final quarter for the year isn't starting off great either. The company announced its revenues for the month o    

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Apple's FRAND lawsuit against Motorola dismissed in US

The federal judge Barbara Crabb, of the Western District of Wisconsin, has dismissed with prejudice the Apple's FRAND lawsuit against Motorola. This means Apple cannot file a similar lawsuit in another US    

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Commentary: Notebook ODMs face uncertainties in tablet market

The rise of tablets and smartphones, plus the economic downturn in the US and Europe, have been causing PC brands such as HP, Dell and Acer to report unsatisfactory sales results. This has been affecting the pe    

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Amazon loses less money with Kindle Fire HD, says IHS

The low-end 7-inch Kindle Fire HD that has 16GB of NAND flash and Wi-Fi wireless carries a bill of materials (BOM) cost of US$165.00, according to research firm IHS. When the US$9.00 manufacturing cost is added    

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US pricing of unlocked iPhone 5 shows up on Apple's website

Pricing of the factory unlocked Apple iPhone 5 in the US has surfaced on the company's website.While not officially announced, AppleInsider has discovered that entering the search query "iPhon    

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European Commission clears 2GHz bands for LTE use by 2014, claims 4G pipes wider than the US

European LTE deployments might just be getting started, but the European Commission is already trying to head off any bandwidth problems at the pass. The organization has ordered that 120MHz of normally 3G-only    

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Google, Amazon and other vendors in China to lead pricing in low-cost smartphone segment, say sources

While sales of low-cost smartphones are expected to continue growing in the next few years, Google, Amazon and other Internet service companies in China may lead price competition in the segment, according to i    

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Uncertain Windows 8 future may relatively affect Windows Phone 8

Although Microsoft has been aggressive promoting its new Windows 8 operating system (OS), a weak global economy has the notebook supply chain remaining conservative about the OS' contribution to their perf    

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Lenovo, Huawei, ZTE faced with challenges to reach quarterly shipments of 10 million smartphones, say Taiwan makers

A total of 60 million smartphones were shipped to the China market in the third quarter of 2012, and Lenovo, Huawei and ZTE shipped nine million units, 8.5 million units and 7.5 million units, respectively, wit    

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