Devices

While Canadian BlackBerry maker RIM seems to be steadily losing ground in North America to the likes of Apple and Google’s Android, the firm is veritably thriving south of the border, where its devices are esteemed by many as the …

Business News Americas | February 3, 2011 | Christian Molinari Mobile instant messaging, mobile email and mobile social networking are becoming must-have features for Latin Americans, and not just on high-end smartphones, but also particularly in the mid-range feature phones, …

Bloomberg | February 4, 2011 | Mariko Yasu Sony Corp. rose the most in more than a week in Tokyo trading after Japan’s largest exporter of electronics reported third-quarter profit that exceeded analyst estimates. The stock climbed 1.8 percent to …

Reuters | February 4, 2011 | Reiji Murai * Sharp needs to raise production at LCD panel plant * Chimei deal would involve mutual panel supply * Sharp’s shares rise after the news (Recasts, adds share price move) TOKYO, Feb …

Malaysia Sun | February 4, 2011 Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile Communications Ltd explained about the “IS04” and “T006” portable devices developed for the mobile network of KDDI Corp at a press conference Feb 2, 2011, in Tokyo. The IS04 is a …

OnAir | February 1, 2011 | Press Release Fleet of 26 aircraft to be equipped in response to passenger demand Sa?o Paulo, February 1st, 2011 – TAM Airlines has expanded its contract with OnAir, the in-flight connectivity service provider, to …

Wall Street Journal | Februry 2, 2011 | Matthew Dalton BRUSSELS—The European Commission believes Huawei Technologies Co. and ZTE Corp., China’s largest telecommunications equipment makers, likely benefit from significant Chinese government support, including “massive” credit lines from Chinese state-owned banks, …

Opera Software | Jauary 31, 2011 | Press Release First OEM in Latin America to preinstall Opera Mini Oslo, Norway — January 31, 2011 Opera Software today announced that Bess Mobile is the first original equipment manufacturer (OEM) in Latin …

Telairity | January 31, 2011 | Press Release Thailand’s IEC, America’s Telairity, and China’s CBC combine forces to implement new network; system will use CMMB (China Mobile Media Broadcast) technology BEIJING, Jan. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Installing an advanced mobile …

Reuters | January 28, 2011 | Diane Bartz, Sakthi Prasad, and Melanie Lee (Reuters) – Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co’s $2 million deal for 3Leaf Systems is being reviewed by an inter-agency committee, the company said on Friday. …

ZTE | January 28, 2011 | Press Release (Hong Kong) – ZTE Corporation (“ZTE” or the “Group”) (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ) today announced its 2010 Preliminary Financial Results. Applying PRC ASBEs, during the …

Inquirer | January 29, 2011 | Carla Gomez BACOLOD CITY, Philippines – Senator Vicente Sotto III will push anew for the registration of pre-paid subscriber identity module (SIM) cards following the bombing of a passenger bus in Makati City last …

Reuters | January 31, 2011 | Isabel Reynolds (Reuters) – Japan‘s Toshiba Corp (6502.T) more than doubled its quarterly operating profit on booming sales of NAND flash memory chips and robust demand for LCD panels used in smartphones and tablets. But …

Wall Street Journal | January 27, 2011 | Ezequiel Minaya CARACAS (Dow Jones)–Venezuela’s second-largest telephone service provider, Telefonica Venezuela, said it has reached agreement with Blackberry maker Research In Motion Ltd. (RIMM) to continue blocking service to handsets that are …

BBC News | January 28, 2011 Demand for smartphones has helped South Korea’s Samsung Electronics to a strong fourth quarter profit. Net profit was 3.42 trillion won ($3.1bn; £1.9bn) compared with 3.04tn won in the same quarter in 2009. However, …

Cisco | January 26, 2011 | Press Release Introduction of 360 Learning Program and Authorized Cisco Training Support IT Talent Development Across Region Cisco today announced initiatives designed to increase Latin America’s capacity to train, employ and retain highly qualified …

Bloomberg | January 26, 2011 | Young-Sam Cho China, the world’s largest mobile- phone market, may begin commercializing its TD-LTE technology standard for so-called fourth-generation mobile services next year. Trials for the standard have begun and should last for 18 …