BROWSING: Devices

Quanta, 3M to broaden collaboration

Taipei Times | January 11, 2011 | Jason Tan NEW OPPORTUNITIES: Compal said that its revenues jumped 34 percent to NT$851.9 billion last year from NT$636.81 billion in 2009, after it shipped 48 million portable PCs Quanta Computer Inc (廣達電腦), the world’s largest notebook PC contract...

@ Verizon Wireless' iPhone announcement: Short on surprises, big on delivery

NEW YORK – It finally happened. Verizon Wireless (VZ) is bringing the iPhone 4 to its network, putting to rest a question that's plagued the wireless industry for years.After trumpeting the strengths of the carrier's recently launched LTE network, Verizon Wireless announced that its...

Verizon Wireless to offer CDMA iPhone 4 on Feb. 10

Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Verizon Wireless (VZ) did millions a favor and finally got a room.The two biggest names in the domestic mobile business made it official today with Verizon Wireless announcing it will begin offering a CDMA version of Apple's now six-month-old iPhone...

RIM to filter Indonesia Web traffic

CNET | January 10, 2011 | Don Reisinger Research In Motion will block pornography accessed through its smartphones in Indonesia. The company announced today that it will develop a "prompt, compliant filtering solution" for Indonesia BlackBerry users by the country's January 21 deadline. If RIM doesn't...

SinoHub snares China Unicom deal

China-based electronics maker SinoHub Inc. (SIHI) said it has received an initial order to manufacture 20,000 3G mobile phones for China Unicom (CHU). SinoHub said it expects to ship the order during the first quarter. SinoHub said it will initially produce a single 3G device...

HTC Fourth-Quarter Profit Beats Estimates on Android Mobile Phone Sales

Bloomberg | January 6, 2011 | Tim Culpan HTC Corp., the world’s largest maker of handsets using Google Inc. Android and Microsoft Corp. Windows operating systems, more than doubled profit after new models spurred sales to a record. Fourth-quarter net income climbed to NT$14.6 billion ($500...

Is Verizon Wireless' iPhone finally upon us?

If Verizon Wireless does what it's expected to do tomorrow and announces plans to finally launch Apple Inc.'s iPhone on its network there will be a collective sigh of relief throughout much of the wireless industry.For the better part of at least the last...

SinoHub snares China Unicom deal

China-based electronics maker SinoHub Inc. (SIHI) said it has received an initial order to manufacture 20,000 3G mobile phones for China Unicom (CHU). SinoHub said it expects to ship the order during the first quarter. SinoHub said it will initially produce a single 3G device...

ZTE flexes LTE innovation introducing four new devices at CES 2011

Trading Markets | January 7, 2011 | Press Release Shenzhen, Jan 07, 2011 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- ZTE Corporation ("ZTE") (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ), a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, today demonstrated the company's...

Verizon, Cisco collaborate to sell business tablet

Along with the myriad of wireless tablets showcased at this week's International Consumer Electronics Show, Verizon Wireless and Cisco Systems Inc. announced plans for a 3G/4G tablet aimed at business users, with heightened security permissions and policies as well as Cisco collaboration applications.Verizon Wireless...

@ CES: BlackBerry PlayBook coming to Sprint 4G this summer

LAS VEGAS — Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) and Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM) have teamed up to launch the BlackBerry 4G PlayBook sometime this summer.Sprint now has the distinction as the first carrier to launch the new tablet with wireless connectivity unless, of course,...

ZTE’s 1,000th base station for Ncell

The Himalayan Times | January 6, 2011 AGENCIES KATHMANDU: ZTE, a provider of telecommunications equipment and network offerings, has launched 1,000th base station for Ncell. The stations are based on ZTE’s green energy Base Transceiver Station (BTS) offering and form part of the technology used to implement...

ZTE’s 2010 terminal shipment hits 90 mln units

China Knowledge | January 6, 2011 Jan. 6, 2011 (China Knowledge) - ZTE Corp<000063><0763>, the second-largest telecom equipment provider in China, has announced that its sales volume of terminal products surged 50% year on year to a record 90 million units in 2010, boosted by...

ZTE's 2010 terminal shipment hits 90 mln units

China Knowledge | January 6, 2011 Jan. 6, 2011 (China Knowledge) - ZTE Corp<000063><0763>, the second-largest telecom equipment provider in China, has announced that its sales volume of terminal products surged 50% year on year to a record 90 million units in 2010, boosted by...

Motorola unveils Tegra 2-based smart phones and tablet

LAS VEGAS--Wednesday was a big day for Motorola Inc. at CES 2011, with the firm announcing a plethora of new devices, including new smart phones, and a Tegra 2 powered tablet made in partnership with Google Inc. and Verizon Wireless. First up to be unveiled was...

AT&T Mobility goes on defensive, to offer iPhone 3GS at $50

In a move to perhaps brace itself from the rumored impending availability of Apple Inc.'s (AAPL) iPhone at rival carriers, AT&T Mobility (T) said it would begin selling the previous generation iPhone 3GS model for $50 beginning Jan. 7. That price will be for...

TechFaith chairman & CEO increases ownership to 31.66%; sees TechFaith as undervalued with continued growth prospects

TechFaith | January 6, 2011 | Press Release BEIJING, Jan. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- China TechFaith Wireless Communication Technology Limited (Nasdaq: CNTF) ("TechFaith" or the "Company") today announced that its Chairman and CEO, Mr. Defu Dong, purchased approximately 143,000 ADSs on the open market...

TechFaith chairman & CEO increases ownership to 31.66%; sees TechFaith as undervalued with continued growth prospects

TechFaith | January 6, 2011 | Press Release BEIJING, Jan. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- China TechFaith Wireless Communication Technology Limited (Nasdaq: CNTF) ("TechFaith" or the "Company") today announced that its Chairman and CEO, Mr. Defu Dong, purchased approximately 143,000 ADSs on the open market...

SanDisk Modular SSD selected by ASUS for new Eee Slate Tablet

SanDisk | January 5, 2011 | Business Wire LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK), the global leader in flash memory cards, today announced that its 32 gigabyte (GB)1 and 64GB SanDisk® P4...

Japan wants Apple to put Content Filter in iPhone

TechTree| January 5, 2010 | Samir Makwana Censorware to protect minors from accessing objectionable content The relationship between Apple and the Japanese government hasn't been great last year. After cases of exploding Apple iPod batteries were reported, Japan is once again complaining about Apple. If Google's...

Vodafone Australia facing potential class-action lawsuit

Piper Alderman, an Australian law firm, is asking customers of giant telco Vodafone Hutchison Australia Pty Ltd. to register their interest in a lawsuit against the company based on Vodafone’s silence after reports its network was crumbling under the weight of its users. A post...

Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile USA tap Google's latest OS for tablets

The wireless industry has turned its hype amplifier to 11 for the Consumer Electronics Show with carriers announcing a bevy of new tablet devices they expect will change the world and, at least in the case of Verizon Wireless (VZ), a network that can...

Qualcomm pays $3.1B for Wi-Fi chip maker Atheros

Recognizing the pervasiveness of Wi-Fi technology, Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM) said it plans to buy Wi-Fi chip maker Atheros Communications Inc. (ATHR) for $3.1 billion. Qualcomm said the acquisition will help it expand to new businesses beyond cellular. Both stocks were slightly up in trading...

Taiwan market: Global Mobile to launch WiMAX phone numbers

DigiTimes | January 4, 2011 | Chloe Yu and Adam Hwang Global Mobile has obtained 100,000 WiMAX phone numbers from the National Communications Commission (NCC), the first among the six WiMAX operators in Taiwan, and will launch such numbers for sale to subscribers for voice...