Devices

December 14 2010 – 12:32 pm ET | Dan Meyer | RCR Wireless News Mobile penetration in Chile has surpassed the 100% mark, as the country’s National Statistics Institute released a report showing that there are now 1.13 mobile devices …

Nokia Corp. (NOK) has announced plans to layoff about 800 workers in Finland.The job cuts, which begin next month, will carry severance packages worth 5-15 months salary, according to a company statement sent to Reuters. Nokia hopes some of the …

By Patrick Nixon | Business News Americas The introduction of number portability (NP) in Chile in mid 2011 will oblige not only operators to up their game to retain customers but also device suppliers to re-orient their product portfolio to …

LG’s newest Android 2.2 Froyo smartphone, the LU3000, has been launched in South Korea under the name LG Optimus Mach. What’s interesting about the Optimus Mach – besides the fact that it’s faster than other Froyo devices – is that …

Lenovo, the world’s No. 4 PC maker, expects its operating profit margin to trend upwards, helped by easing component shortages and an appreciating Chinese currency, its chief financial officersaid on Monday at the Reuters China Investment Summit. “With an appreciating …

2degrees has started stocking a mobile phone made by South Korean firm LG that has slots for two Sim cards, providing connections to two networks and two mobile phone numbers. The main advantage of the phone is that customers can …

Singapore – 9 December 2010 – Motorola Mobility, a subsidiary of Motorola, Inc., today announced the launch of Motorola DEFY™ in Singapore. DEFY is a slim, pocketable Android™ smartphone that comes equipped with advanced Web-browsing capabilities and a 3.7” high-resolution …

Australia, 6 December, 2010: Huawei, a leading provider of smart devices to operators around the world, has tonight staked its place as an exciting new consumer brand in the Australian mobile market. The milestone event marked a major transition for …

Meizu’s chief Jack Wong today said his company’s M9 smartphone would ship in China on Christmas day. The Android phone widely considered to be an iPhone clone should reach Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai and Shenzhen at the same time and will …

Sydney, Australia – Sinusoid Pty Ltd today is pleased to announce the release of Audio Kit 1.4 for iOS. Audio Kit is a collection of four tools which are essential for those working in audio, sound and music; A real …

MANILA, Philippines –  It’s the gift of an exclusive Android smartphone experience that can only be delivered by Sony Ericsson. The Xperia family of smartphones is headlined by the newly upgraded best-selling Xperia X10 with HD viewing and recording, and …

You know that really sharp looking Motorola tablet that Andy Rubin had the other day at Dive into Mobile?  It looks like he’s not the only guy to have one.  According to a Mobile01 (translated) source who has spent time with …

The number of machine-to-machine devices will grow 36% in 2011, and is expected to reach 2.1 billion M2M connected devices in 2020, driven by the utilities, healthcare and securities industries, according to new research from Analysis Mason.While nearly 30% of …

Chinese communications equipment maker Huawei has launched a line of consumer devices, an attempt to expand from behind-the-scenes manufacturer to a consumer brand. In a move reminiscent of the transition of Taiwan-based smartphone maker HTC in 2007, Huawei said Monday …

Prepaid mobile-phone customers in Thailand have been clearly treated like second-class citizens as they are tied to substandard service contracts, says an independent telecom researcher. Anuparb Thiralarb slammed the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) for wilful neglect of its statutory duty …

BEIJING, Dec 06, 2010 (SinoCast Daily Business Beat via COMTEX) — Ma Daojie, general manager of eSurfing Telecom Terminal Co., Ltd. under the aegis of China Telecom Corporation Ltd. (NYSE: CHA and SEHK: 0728), reveals that the company will spend …

SK Telecom, the largest wireless network carrier in South Korea, last week introduced what it claims is the world’s first commercial “mobile telematics” service in China. The so-called E-MIV service, which was first reported by the South China Morning Post …

China Unicom has been warned about protecting customer rights after it started locking the Apple iPhone to its network, reports the Shanghai based EastDay newspaper. The warning came from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, which regulates the industry …

Samsung “Zhen Zun” W899 is among the first few Android smartphones that features a clamshell form factor and dual touchscreens. The device comes with two 3.3-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen displays, both supporting multitouch and 480 × 800 pixels resolution. The …