Worldwide Sales of Mobile Phones Declined 2 Percent in First Quarter of 2012
Posted: 17-May-2012 [Source: Gartner] |
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Gartner reports global sales of mobile devices declined Q1 mainly due to a slowdown in demand in the Asia/Pacific region and adjusts their market forecast for 2012 downward in the range of 20 million units. |
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Verizon Wireless to scrap unlimited plans for 4G users
Posted: 17-May-2012 [Source: Reuters] |
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Verizon Wireless to begin offering a shared data plan this summer eliminating the unlimited data offering and instead going to a shared monthly data allowance for use among different devices with all data use being metered. |
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Apple Moves Toward Larger iPhone Screens
Posted: 17-May-2012 [Source: WSJ] |
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Upcoming Apple iPhone expected to have at least a 4" screen. |
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T-Mobile Proves That Two is Better Than One
Posted: 17-May-2012 [Source: T-Mobile USA] |
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For a limited time, customers who purchase a select 4G T-Mobile® smartphone will receive a second smartphone of equal or lesser value for free, after a mail-in rebate card. The promotion will take place from Friday, May 18, through Monday, May 28. |
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Devicescape Unveils Q1 2012 WiFi Report Results
Posted: 17-May-2012 [Source: Devicescape] |
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Latest report from Devicescape shows more than 62 percent of respondents point to slow 3G/4G networks as the main cause driving them to connect to an unsecure WiFi network. |
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HTC One X, Evo 4G LTE held up in U.S. Customs because of patent issue
Posted: 17-May-2012 [Source: Washington Post] |
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HTC One X and Evo 4G LTE become the first devices held by customs due to potential patent infringement issues. |
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GM Says Facebook Ads Don't Pay Off
Posted: 16-May-2012 [Source: WSJ] |
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General Motors Co. says Facebook ads have little impact on consumer car purchases and plans to stop advertising with the social networking site. |
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Report: Google Will Unveil Android 5.0 on Multiple Nexus-Branded Smartphones
Posted: 16-May-2012 [Source: wired.com] |
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WSJ reports Google is expected to release five Android 5.0 powered (Jelly Bean) Nexus phones this fall. |
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Viruses could soon power our electronics, scientists say
Posted: 16-May-2012 [Source: news.com.au] |
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Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Lab are working on devices based on viral electronics utilizing the piezoelectric properties of the M13 baceriophage. |
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Lenovo Launches Fleet of New Ivy Bridge ThinkPads and IdeaPads
Posted: 16-May-2012 [Source: PCWorld] |
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Lenova officially launches new ThinkPad laptops, IdeaPad Ultrabooks, and IdeaPad multimedia laptops. |
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Nearly Half of iPhone Users Likely to Buy Apple "iTV" in Year One
Posted: 16-May-2012 [Source: Strategy Analytics] |
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Strategy Analytics research finds nearly half of existing iPhone users would be very or somewhat ikely to buy an Apple iTV soon after its launch. |
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Verizon Wireless Brings the Speed of Its 4G LTE Network to 28 New Markets and Expands in 11 Markets on May 17
Posted: 16-May-2012 [Source: Verizon Wireless] |
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Verizon Wireless announces 4G LTE network expansion making its 4G LTE network available in 258 markets across the U.S. |
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LG Optimus EliteTM Makes its Way to Virgin Mobile USA on May 15
Posted: 16-May-2012 [Source: Virgin Mobile USA] |
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The LG Optimus Elite is the first device for Virgin Mobile USA to be enabled with NFC and Google Wallet. |
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Nokia introduces new range of mobile phones
Posted: 15-May-2012 [Source: Nokia] |
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The Nokia 110 and Nokia 112 allows users to consume less data by up to 90%, by compressing websites in the cloud. |
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Google's Android gains share in smartphones-survey
Posted: 15-May-2012 [Source: Reuters] |
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Research from Kantar WorldPanel on Tuesday showed Android gaining share strongly in most of seven major markets. |
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DOCOMO to Conduct Second Trial of Cloud-based Translator Phone Service — Expanded trial to cover 10 languages and 10,000 users —
Posted: 14-May-2012 [Source: NTT DoCoMo] |
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NTT DoCoMo announces second free translator trial service to begin June 1 and will expand to include 10 languages besides Japanese. Commercial launch of the service is expected by March 2013. |
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43% of Teens Say They Text & Drive; 77% Say Adults Warn Against Risks, but Text & Drive 'All The Time'
Posted: 14-May-2012 [Source: AT&T] |
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Research shows drivers who text are 23 times more likely to be in an accident or near-accident and 43 percent of teens admit to sending a text while driving. |
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LightSquared Moves Toward Bankruptcy
Posted: 14-May-2012 [Source: WSJ] |
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Sources say LightSquared is preparing to file for bankruptcy protection. |
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Mobile Phone and Tablet Chip Markets Continue to Explode, Poised for Double-Digit Growth Through 2016
Posted: 11-May-2012 [Source: Global Information, Inc.] |
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GII forecasts the NFC-enabled handset market is set to grow at a CAGR of 68.8% from 2011-2016 |
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US phone subscribers hang up on contracts
Posted: 11-May-2012 [Source: AP] |
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U.S. telecoms lost a combined 52,000 contract-based subscribers during the first quarter. |
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Intel claims awfully good reviews on Xolo phone
Posted: 11-May-2012 [Source: The Times of India] |
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Intel Chief Exec Paul Otellini says the company's first smartphone recently launched in India is getting good reviews. |
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7-inch iPad on track for October 2012 release
Posted: 11-May-2012 [Source: imore.com] |
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imore reports Apple has plans to launch a scaled-down version of its 9.7" iPad in the $200 to $250 price range. |
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Facebook app store launches
Posted: 10-May-2012 [Source: BBC] |
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Facebook launches its App Center to promote mobile programs that operate using the social network in efforts to sustain a viable position in the mobile ecosystem. |
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T-Mobile USA Reports First Quarter 2012 Operating Results
Posted: 10-May-2012 [Source: T-Mobile USA] |
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T-Mobile reports lowest churn levels in seven years during the first quarter. T-Mobile USA served 33.4 million customers at the end of first quarter 2012, compared to 33.2 million customers at the end of the fourth quarter of 2011. |
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China's Huawei hopes to make a name for itself
Posted: 10-May-2012 [Source: AP] |
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Huawei expects to ship 60 million smartphones this year built using the Android OS. The company is planning a huge marketing campaign with the slogan "Release the smart in everyone." |
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Nokia 900
Nook Tablet
Apple iPhone 4S
Amazon Fire Tablet
HTC Rhyme
Sony S1/S2 Tablets
Samsung Galaxy Smartphones
BlackBerry 7 Smartphones
Motorola Photon 4G
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Nokia N9 MeeGo
HP TouchPad
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Nokia X7
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Xperia Play
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HTC's Windowsphone
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BlackBerry PlayBook
Sharp Galapagos E-Book Reader
HTC Desire HD
Nokia E7
T-Mobile G2
BlackBerry Torch 9800
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Motorola MILESTONE XT720
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