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Smartphones defy slowdown, says Canalys

Smartphones continue to shine as one of the brightest spots of the technology industry, with shipments growing despite the global recession. Innovation in interfaces, design, applications and promotion continue    

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U.S. smartphone sales grew 47% in Q2

According to new numbers from research firm NPD Group, Americans love their smartphones. The firm said its second-quarter surveys (comprising 150,000 respondents) found that smartphones accounted for 28 percent    

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Competition for high-growth mobile chip market escalating in 2009, says In-Stat

The battle for the fast-growing mobile semiconductor market will intensify in late 2009 with the introduction of new processors from each camp - ARM and x86, reports In-Stat. Intel will introduce processors tha    

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Google welcomes China white-box handset makers to adopt Android platform, says paper

Google welcomes China-based white-box handset makers to develop smartphones based on Android platform, the Chinese-language Commercial Times quoted Kai-Fu Lee, president of Google Greater China, as saying.    

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China market: White-box handset makers gearing up launch of smartphones with 16GB NAND flash

China-based white-box handset manufacturers are gearing up the launch of smartphones integrating 16GB NAND flash memory in the third quarter of 2009 in the face of iPhone's possible expansion into the Chin    

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HTC shipments to grow 19% in 4Q09 on launch of HTC Mega and Click, says paper

HTC (High Tech Computer) is expected to see its revenues and shipments grow 11% and 19%, respectively, in the fourth quarter of 2009, buoyed by the launch of Windows Mobile-based HTC Mega and Android-powered HT    

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Taiwan handset makers to ship over 12 million smartphones in 3Q09, says paper

Shipments of smart cellular devices (smartphones and PDA phones) by Taiwan handset makers are expected to top 12.05 million units in the third quarter of 2009, up 29% from 9.34 million units shipped in the seco    

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Samsung sets sights on low and high end of handset market

Despite growing its share of the global handset market from 14.6 percent in the second quarter of 2008 to almost 20 percent in the second quarter of this year, Samsung is concerned that its remains a step behin    

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Worldwide handset sales decline 6% while smartphones grow 27% in 2Q09, says Gartner

Worldwide handset sales totaled 286.1 million units in the second quarter of 2009, a 6.1% decrease from the second quarter of 2008, according to Gartner. Smartphone sales surpassed 40 million units, a 27% incre    

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Handset PCB makers expect moderate growth in 3Q09

Taiwan handset PCB makers expect to see monthly revenues increase in the third quarter with smartphone products making significant contributions, but the growth momentum will only be moderate since overall dema    

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