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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
The Himalayan Times | January 6, 2011
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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 | 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 | 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 | 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
At CES 2011 Toshiba gave PCMag.com a preview of its upcomign Android Tablet. This one is running Android 2.2, but the final model will feature Android 3.0 (or Honeycomb). More CES 2011 coverage at http://ces.pcmag,com
Video via PCMag
As expected, tablets are already making news at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show with Lenovo showing off its LePad Tuesday night.
Video via Network World
Reuters | January 3, 2011 | Baker Li
(Reuters) - U.S.-based Qualcomm Inc will invest nearly $1 billion in Taiwan this year to build a display plant to tap growing demand for new portable devices including electronics reading devices.
Taiwan's economics ministry said in a statement...
