BROWSING: Devices

@ CTIA: Cricket to stay on top of smartphone space

UPDATED: ORLANDO, Fla. – Few would argue the allure of a mobile device for consumers when they are selecting which wireless carrier they are looking to join. Sure, carriers like to tout the strength and reach of their network in advertisements, but at the...

Group plans to take Funtalk private

Business Week | March 25, 2011 Funtalk China Holdings Ltd., which sells and distributes wireless communication devices, said Friday that a group of investors, which includes some of its executives, want to take it private in a deal worth about $98 million. The investor group offered...

Samsung apologizes for LG insult

JoongAng Daily | March 28, 2011 | Kim Hyung-eun Latest spat in war of words over who reigns supreme in new 3-D technology Is the war of words between Samsung Electronics and LG Display heading for the courts or will it be settled peacefully? According to industry...

Will Apple announce the next iPhone at WWDC?

Apple. Inc. has announced the dates and focus of its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), but there is some concern that the company may not be announcing a new iPhone at the event as it has done the previous three years in a row.WWDC...

Opera Software and NII Holdings samba their way to more Android users in Brazil

The Financial | March 22, 2011 The FINANCIAL -- Opera Software announced on March 22 that the Opera Mini browser is now available on a second Android device offered exclusively by Nextel Brazil, the Motorola i886. NII Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:NIHD), one of the leading providers of...

Spanish-Language laptop sold in U.S. stores for first time

Fox News | March 24, 2011 Anyone who’s ever used an English-language laptop to type in Spanish knows it can be a big drag. Clicking the ALT key for accents, hunting down punctuation, figuring out how to regain your ‘at’ symbol—it can be enough to...

HTC Appoints Shashi Fernando to Head up Content Division

HTC | March 21, 2011 | Press Release Saffron Digital CEO Moves to HTC as Chief Content Officer TAOYUAN, Taiwan, March 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- HTC, a global leader in mobile innovation and design, today announced the appointment of Shashi Fernando as chief content officer at HTC, Fernando was previously CEO...

RIM stock tanks after disappointing results

BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion Ltd.'s stock has hit a five-month low, falling more than 10% after the company reported lower-than-expected earnings for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ending Feb. 26.The company shipped 52.3 million smartphones in the year-long period, up 43% from the...

Expert calls on govt to employ trade deals, financing to jumpstart IT production – Brazil

BNAmericas | March 24, 2011 | Matthew Malinowski Brazil's federal government could focus on generating favorable import-export tax conditions and boosting financing to effectively drive local IT production, ICT consultancy Gartner vice president Donald Feinberg told BNamericas. This week, the country's government announced plans to spur...

Trident’s Set-Top Box SoCs Are Selected for China’s First NGB Trial Deployments

Trident Microsystems | March 24, 2011 | Press Release Trident CEO to Host a Press Conference at This Week's CCBN Show to Highlight the Multimedia Experiences that Trident is Bringing to China SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Trident Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRID), a leading...

Trident's Set-Top Box SoCs Are Selected for China's First NGB Trial Deployments

Trident Microsystems | March 24, 2011 | Press Release Trident CEO to Host a Press Conference at This Week's CCBN Show to Highlight the Multimedia Experiences that Trident is Bringing to China SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Trident Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRID), a leading...

Leap/Cricket Show off Upcoming Devices, Hint at Dual-core future

Dan Meyer with Matt Stoiber, VP/GM Device Development, Cricket

CELCOM to launch iPhone 4

Celcom | March 22, 2011 | Press Release KUALA LUMPUR, 22 MARCH 2011 – Celcom will launch iPhone 4 in Malaysia in the coming months. iPhone 4 is the most innovative phone in the world, featuring Apple's stunning Retina display, the highest resolution display ever built into...

@ CTIA: Smartphones, tablets continue their evolution

ORLANDO, Fla. – If trade shows are known for anything it’s the unveiling of cool devices, and despite the flurry of new gadgets already shoveled into the market already this year, the CTIA event managed to host a least a few more.Sprint Nextel Corp....

CORRECT: KT To Start Selling iPad2 In S Korea From April

Wall Street Journal | March 23, 2011 | Jung-Ah Lee ("UPDATE: KT To Start Selling iPad2 In S Korea From April" at 0526 GMT incorrectly stated that SK Telecom is in talks with Apple in the second paragraph. The correct version follows:) Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES SEOUL...

CTIA 2011: How browsing behavior on mobile devices is changing

Sylvie Barak with Azita Arvani, founder, Arvani group & Scott Boehmer, VP Sales Americas, Seven

@ CTIA: Kyocera Talks Device Innovation and Trends

Sylvie Barak with John Chier, Director of Corporate Communications, Kyocera

@ CTIA: Sprint Nextel continues to push 4G device depth in face of growing competition

ORLANDO, Fla. – Looking to recapture some of that “Evo” magic, Sprint Nextel Corp. launched a new halo device for its smartphone line up sporting updated specs and 3D capabilities that do not require specs. The new device comes one year after the carrier...

@ CTIA: T-Mobile USA fills out smartphone, data device portfolio

ORLANDO, Fla. – Following up on its plans for expanding HSPA+ enhancements across its network, T-Mobile USA Inc. also announced several new devices at this year's CTIA event as well as provided more launch details on some already announced models.The carrier showed off the...

3D, 4G, Big Screens: The Devices of CTIA

Dan Meyer with Ross Rubin, Executive Director Industry Analysis, NPD Group

Kyocera announces developer program for Echo smartphone

CNET | March 21, 2011 | Kent German Orlando, Fla.--Kyocera today announced a developer's program for the company's new Echo Android handset that it unveiled with Sprint last month. The Kyocera Android Developer Program won't formally launch until April 17, but the company will show...

Billionaire Batista may get his wish: An Apple factory in Brazil

Forbes | March 20, 2011 | Kerry A. Dolan Eike Batista, the world’s eighth richest man, expressed his desire last November for Apple to build a plant in Brazil, in part so Brazilians wouldn’t have to pay such high taxes on iPhones and iPads. Now Brazilian...