The worldwide Ethernet switch market reached record revenues of $6.06 billion in the fourth quarter of 2011 (4Q11), [...]
Intel (INTC) and Samsung (SSNLF) continue to dominate the global semiconductor market, but Qualcomm (QCOM), Texas [...]
23 May 2012 by Martha DeGrasse
Just a few weeks after taking Apple’s title as the world’s top seller of smartphones, Samsung has scored another victory over Cupertino: The Galaxy S III is emerging as the most pre-ordered smartphone in history, with reported advance orders of 9 million units, more than double those of the iPhone 4S.. The phone will launch [...]
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23 May 2012 by Dan Meyer
Google’s recently closed acquisition of Motorola Mobility marked the end of Sanjay Jha’s leadership at the handset company as Google announced Dennis Woodside would take over the helm of Motorola. The move comes as Google gained final approval of its $12.5 billion acquisition from Chinese regulators. Brought on in mid-2008 to turn around a sinking [...]
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23 May 2012 by Dan Meyer
Sprint Nextel’s Assurance Wireless sub-brand expanded its subsidized wireless telecommunications offering by adding 250 text messages to its free service offering that previously provided 250 calling minutes or a new plan that provides 500 voice minutes and 500 text messages for $5 per month to eligible low-income residents across 32 states. The new plans will [...]
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23 May 2012 by Martha DeGrasse
The screen size of Apple’s iPhone looks poised to grow for the first time in the device’s history, and several Asian manufacturers may have a shot at making displays for the anticipated iPhone 5. Sharp, Sony, Toshiba Mobile Display, LG Display and Japan Display have all been named as contenders for this business, and it [...]
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22 May 2012 by Martha DeGrasse
AUSTIN, Texas – Silicon Labs CEO Tyson Tuttle calls his company’s $72 million purchase of Ember Corp. “the ultimate play in terms of home automation and wireless mesh networking.” But he says it’s just one part of a larger picture for Silicon Labs (SLAB). “We’ve got lots of internal plans and this is part of [...]
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22 May 2012 by Dan Meyer
Sprint Nextel investors should be breathing a sigh of relief today as the carrier announced the highly anticipated HTC Evo 4G LTE device was back on track for delivery to consumers beginning this week. In a Twitter post, Sprint Nextel said the device should be landing in the hands of consumers that pre-ordered the device [...]
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22 May 2012 by Dan Meyer
Vodafone’s sometimes contentious stake in domestic operator Verizon Wireless continues to pay off for the international telecom giant, which despite struggles in some of its older markets managed to post improved financial results for its 2012 fiscal year ending in March. The company, which owns 45% of Verizon Wireless, reported a 1.2% year-over-year increase in [...]
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22 May 2012 by Martha DeGrasse
The CEOs of Apple and Samsung are in their second day of closed-door negotiations aimed at settling their ongoing patent disputes. The stakes got a little higher late last week when Apple filed a motion for a preliminary injunction against Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1. Apple is asking U.S. District Court Judge Lucy Koh to rule [...]
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22 May 2012 by Jason Marcheck
DUBLIN – In the morning keynote panel kicking off the TM Forum’s Management World 2012 event, financial analysts joined the TM Forum’s executive leadership to discuss what factors will determine the “winners and losers” in the digital world. Specifically, the questions to the panel tried to uncover drivers that the financial community looks for as [...]
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21 May 2012 by Dan Meyer
The cable industry’s dance around wireless continued today as a consortium of providers announced plans to partner on the deployment of 50,000 “metro Wi-Fi” hot spots under the “CableWiFi” brand. The service will allow customers of Bright House Networks, Cablevision, Comcast, Cox Communications and Time Warner Cable to access the Wi-Fi networks when roaming outside [...]
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