Devices

In mobile chip news this week, Qualcomm has unveiled its newest Snapdragon chipset, Broadcom has teamed up with Amazon, and Freescale has agreed to buy Mindspeed’s ARM processor business. Qualcomm has made good on its promise to challenge Apple’s 64-bit …

Device news: Nokia, T-Mobile expand offerings, smartphone kill switch savings and plans for iPhone 6 screen production. 

Freescale has agreed to purchase Mindspeed’s communications processor unit for an undisclosed amount. Mindspeed was acquired by MACOM last year, and at the time the RF and microwave specialist said that it would try to sell Mindspeed’s Comcerto communications processor …

BlackBerry’s long-standing relationship with T-Mobile US looks set to come to an end as the Canadian smartphone maker announced it would not extend a license for the U.S.-based carrier to continue selling its devices past April 25. “BlackBerry has had …

Capital markets news: The Oi-Portugal Telecom merger moves forward.

BlackBerry, Apple, Asentria and Verizon announced new device offerings. 

Microsoft is abandoning its exclusive commitment to Windows, making its ubiquitous Office software available for the iPad. iPad users can now download Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and those who subscribe to Office 365 can save their iPad-for-Windows documents in …

CWG, Clavister, Verizon and Lawrence Blake name new executive officers.

HTC today launched its newest flagship Android phone, the HTC One (M8). Hoping to attract Android users inspired to upgrade by the Galaxy S5, HTC is offering instant gratification with promises to make its new phone available online today through …

Patents appear to be holding up Microsoft’s plan to purchase Nokia’s handset business. The $7.2 billion purchase price does not include Nokia’s patent portfolio. Instead of buying those patents, Microsoft plans to continue to license them after the deal closes. …

This week, a study found Apple was the top mobile browsing platform and LG and Motorola announced new wearable devices. 

Extending mobile connectivity beyond smartphones and tablets is a key goal for companies across the wireless ecosystem, and this spring it appears that wearables may temporarily steal the spotlight from the connected car. Google, Samsung, Motorola, and LG have all …

Carriers and their customers who look forward to devices that can run both Android and Windows may be disappointed. Google and Microsoft reportedly agree that dual boot tablets are a potential threat, and have pressured Taiwan’s Asustek to delay its …

Samsung, STMicroelectronics and Whotspot announced the release of new devices this week.

T-Mobile’s disruptive pricing plans highlighted a recent U.S. mobile market study.

Qualcomm, CW Solutions, Samsung, SoftBank and TNCI welcomed new employees this week. 

NFV provides faster time-to-market and improved customer satisfaction. 

New research from Gartner stated that tablet sales increased by 68 percent last year.

This past week, several well-known device vendors unveiled new products, including BlackBerry’s flagship smartphone and Fujitsu’s STYLISTIC S01. Additionally, eRecyclingCorps also announced the collection of 20 million devices, 10 million of which were gathered last year alone.

The global smartphone market is maturing, with growth rates projected to slow down this year as developed countries near smartphone saturation. In the United States and Western Europe, smartphone shipments are projected to rise less than 10% this year, according …

A recent report out of Europe presents the latest bit of good news for the global SCD market.