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Chipset solution supply to play a key role in year-end smartphone sales, say sources

The ability of smartphone vendors to secure sufficient supplies of key components, particularly chipset solutions, will be crucial for them to win in the sales competition during the year-end holiday season, si    

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Globalfoundries unveils 14nm-XM chip architecture, vows up to a 60 percent jump in battery life

Globalfoundries wants to show that it can play the 3D transistor game as well as Intel. Its newly unveiled 14nm-XM (Extreme Mobility) modular architecture uses the inherently low-voltage, low-leak nature of the    

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Nokia to miss out on year-end sales for not delivering WP8 models ahead of HTC or Samsung, say sources

Nokia is likely to miss out on the year-end sales opportunities if it lags Samsung Electronics or HTC in the delivery of Windows Phone 8-based smartphones, according to industry sources.    

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HTC hopes to regain US market share with new Windows Phone 8 smartphones

The rise of Apple and Samsung Electronics has pushed HTC to rank number three in the US smartphone market with an approximately 14% market share. The firm plans to regain turf with the introduction of two new W    

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John Legere confirmed as new Chief Executive Officer of T-Mobile USA

Back in the heat of summer, T-Mobile USA's then CEO Philipp Humm resigned to take up the mantle at Vodafone. In the interim, former COO Jim Alling stepped up to keep the chair warm while a permanent replac    

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First iPhone 5 reviews are in - good grades all around

It's still a couple of days early before the iPhone 5 arrives at the doorsteps of those over 2 million people that have pre-ordered it.But we're already seeing the first wave of reviews by the    

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Pre-order delays for iPhone 5 grow to 3-4 weeks in the US

The new iPhone 5 is a tough phone to get. We've already seen what it's like in front of Apple's brick-and-mortar stores, but there's quite the line forming at their virtual s    

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Apple iPhone 5 carries US$199 BOM, says IHS

The new iPhone 5 carries a bill of materials (BOM) of US$199 for the low-end model with 16GB of NAND flash memory, according to a preliminary virtual teardown conducted by the IHS iSuppli Teardown Analysis Serv    

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Samsung intros new memory chips for next-generation mobile devices

At its Samsung Mobile Solutions Forum 2012, Samsung Electronics has announced two memory chips designed specifically for next-generation smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices.    

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IC distributors to see sales peak in 3Q12

Buoyed by rising demand for smartphones and a pick-up in orders from their China channels, most of Taiwan-based IC distributors have reported revenue growth sequentially for August 2012. The companies are expec    

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