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Thursday 20 August 2009
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...
Thursday 20 August 2009
HTC facing difficulties in customizing first Android handset for AT&T, sources say
HTC's first custom-made Android handset for AT&T, the HTC Lancaster, was originally planned for a third-quarter launch but the launch will be either delayed or canceled because...
Wednesday 19 August 2009
Microsoft to adopt dual-platform strategy to compete with Android and iPhone, say handset makers
Microsoft plans to adopt a dual platform strategy to promote its Windows Mobile OS (operating system) so as to take aims at both Android- and iPhone-based platforms, according to...
Tuesday 18 August 2009
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...
Monday 17 August 2009
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...
Tuesday 11 August 2009
Taiwan market: Taiwan Mobile launches Samsung Android-powered i7500 smartphone
Taiwan-based carrier Taiwan Mobile has launched Samsung's Android-powered i7500 smartphone in the Taiwan market.
Tuesday 11 August 2009
MIPS promoting Android-support beyond handsets
MIPS Technologies is cooperating with foundry service providers to extend the application of its platforms supporting Android from handsets to digital set-top boxes (STBs) and TVs,...
Wednesday 5 August 2009
HTC to launch at least three Android handsets in China in 2009
HTC (High Tech Computer) and its China marketing partner Dopod will launch at least three Android-powered handsets in the China market in 2009, including WCDMA-enabled HTC Hero and...
Monday 3 August 2009
Acer is quick to reiterate launch of dual-OS netbooks in September
Acer last week acted quickly to reiterate that it will launch its first dual-OS netbook with both Windows XP and Android in September 2009 as scheduled, following claims by industry...
Tuesday 28 July 2009
No new netbooks from Asustek, Acer in 2H09; Acer pushes back Android netbook
Asustek Computer and Acer will not offer any new netbooks in the second half of 2009, as Intel plans to push the launch of its entry-level products including the Pine Trail-M platform...
Wednesday 22 July 2009
HTC to offer Qualcomm BMP-based handsets, hike adoption of Android
Taiwan-based High Computer Tech (HTC) will launch a high-profile 3G handset based on Qualcomm's Brew Mobile Platform (BMP) in September or October targeting the consumer segment,...
Tuesday 21 July 2009
China market: ZTE to launch Android-based Ophones at year-end 2009, says reports
China-based telecom equipment maker ZTE will launch Android-based smartphones running on Open Mobile System (OMS) developed by China Mobile at the end of 2009, the China-based Sina.com...
Friday 17 July 2009
Taiwan market: Gigabyte Communications launches S1200 smartphone
Gigabyte Communications has launched its new Windows Mobile-based smartphone, the S1200, in the Taiwan market. The company also plans to launch the smartphone in other markets in...
Wednesday 15 July 2009
Acer to launch four smartphones in 2H09, say sources
Acer plans to launch four smartphones, the A1, C1/E1, F1 and L1, at the end of September and in the fourth quarter of this year, outsourcing the production to Taiwan-based Compal...
Tuesday 14 July 2009
China-based handset software developer Borqs raises new funds
China-based Android-platform applications developer Borqs International Hodling, which has a close relationship with China Mobile, recently finished raising additional capital of...