BROWSING: Devices

Will HP sell its PC business? Update: HP indiciates it won’t

Forbes | March 10, 2011 | Eric Savitz Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) is considering selling its PC business, with Samsung the most likely buyer,DigiTimes reports, citing a report in the Chinese-language Commercial Times. However, the story added that sources in the component industry say rumors about such a deal...

Rumored Apple temp store to push iPad 2 sales at SXSW

AUSTIN, Texas-Downtown Austin is likely to blossom fruit this week in the form of Apple Inc. Several local news agencies are reporting that Apple will open a temporary store in the Scarborough building offices at 522 N. Congress Avenue in downtown Austin, near the...

HTC sales last month were up two-fold

Taipei Times | March 8, 2011 | Jason Tan HTC Corp (宏達電), the world’s No. 5 smartphone brand, yesterday posted unaudited consolidated revenue of NT$32.1 billion (US$1.1 billion) for last month on the back of strong phone sales. The figure was up 212.3 percent from February...

SKT to break KT’s iPhone monopoly

Korea Herald | March 4, 2011 | Shin Hyon-hee SK Telecom will begin selling Apple Inc.’s iPhone on March 16, it announced Sunday, ending the exclusive distribution here by its rival KT Corp. The country’s largest mobile carrier said it will take pre-orders starting Wednesday at its...

Apple keen on development of China Mobile 4G IPhone, Wang Says

Bloomberg | March 4, 2011 | Young-Sam Cho Apple Inc. (AAPL) Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs is interested in developing a version of the iPhone for China Mobile Communications Corp.’s TD-LTE network, the Asian carrier’s chairman said. “Jobs has expressed his interest in an LTE iPhone and is...

Google culls malicious apps from Android Market, RIM launches BlackBerry Protect

There is a growing response to security lapses on mobile. Last week, Google Inc. discovered more than 20 malicious applications that were uploaded to Android Market. For it's part, Google says the applications were removed "within minutes of becoming aware."Rich Cannings, head of security...

KT, Samsung end rivalry, start anew

Korea Times | March 3, 2011 | Kim Yoo-chul KT and Samsung Electronics are finding themselves closer, ending more than a year of animosity over KT's decision to introduce Apple's 3G-based iPhone, here. Sources say the gradual recovery in corporate partnership with the consumer electronics giant...

Nokia to establish a new manufacturing site in Vietnam

Nokia | March 2, 2011 | Press Release Increasing capacity to connect the next billion to the Internet Espoo, Finland - Nokia's ambition is to connect the next billion people to the Internet. As a major step towards achieving this goal, Nokia today announced plans to...

Peru completes registration of prepay mobile users

Andina | March 2, 2011 Lima, Mar. 02 (ANDINA). Peruvian telecommunications regulator Osiptel has announced it has completed the prepay mobile line registration process. Of the 6 million mobile lines still unregistered at 1 march 2010, over 5 million have completed their registration by 28 February...

Introducing au's Android smartphone "htc EVO WiMAX ISW11HT"

KDDI | February 28, 2011 | Press Release -The first WiMAX compatible smartphone in Japan with ultimate speed- KDDI Corporation and Okinawa Cellular Telephone Company will release "htc EVO WiMAX ISW11HT" (manufactured by HTC Corporation), the first WiMAX compatible Android™ smartphone, after first half of April, 2011. "htc...

Apple revs up for iPad 2 launch on March 11

While some competitors are just launching their first tablets, Apple Inc. today announced the second version of its iPad, the iPad 2.The second tablet from Apple isn't as much of a game changer as the first iPad, but it does deliver on some popular...

The digital home will use various technologies, software to connect: Wi-Fi, 60 GB, Zigbee and more will make way into homes

Editor's Note: This article first appeared in RCR Wireless News' January Special Edition: "Unwrapping the Opportunities, the next generation of smart devices. To see all of the articles from that issue, click here.The digitally connected home will use a variety of technologies to...

See What You Missed @ MWC 2011

BARCELONA, Spain—The world's largest operators, handset makers, infrastructure providers and chip makers used the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona to show off their latest wares and discuss industry trends. This year, the 60,000 or so attendees seemed focused on cross platforms, the Internet of...

Emerging devices and the 'Internet of things'

Editor's Note: This article first appeared in RCR Wireless News' January Special Edition: "Unwrapping the Opportunities, the next generation of smart devices. To see all of the articles from that issue, click here. Considering the rate at which so many things are being connected...

A world of connections

Editor's Note: This article first appeared in RCR Wireless News' January Special Edition: "Unwrapping the Opportunities, the next generation of smart devices. To see all of the articles from that issue, click here.Every year we sit back and marvel at the advances made...

DOCOMO unveils three new smart mobile devices for Japanese market

Docomo | February 24, 2011 | Press Release TOKYO, JAPAN, February 24, 2011 --- NTT DOCOMO, INC. today unveiled the MEDIAS N-04C and Xperia™ arc SO-01C smartphones and Optimus Pad L-06C tablet computer, each of which will go on sale in Japan in March or thereafter. The MEDIAS N-04C is...

Spotlight on: Option Wireless Technology

The mobile industry has seen considerable growth over the past 10 years fueled by consumers flocking to the advances made in mobile devices and the corresponding lowering of costs associated with owning such devices. However, with wireless penetration nearing 100% in the United States,...

Fujitsu launches secure slate PC for business class

Fujitsu | February 24, 2011 | Press Release STYLISTIC Q550 combines highest levels of enterprise security with benefits of multiple touch computing Tokyo, February 24, 2011 — Fujitsu today announced the global launch of the STYLISTIC Q550, a business-class slate PC designed for the high-security requirements of...

Telstra’s BigPond TV service to use thePlatform as cloud-based video publishing system across TVs, set-top boxes, and web

thePlatform | February 24, 2011 | Press Release Telstra Customers to Benefit from Seamless Viewing Experience on Connected Devices thePlatform’s mpx Video Management System to Manage Telstra’s BigPond Video for T-Box® Set-Top Box, Connected-TVs and Blu-ray players from LG Electronics and Samsung, and BigPond Web Portal SEATTLE –...

CHT and Opera bring Hami services to more phones

The Financial | February 22, 2011 The FINANCIAL -- Smartphones are not the only phones that give people access to Internet services. Any phone can, as long as it has a smart browser. Opera Software and Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd on February 22 launched a special version...

HTC aims to build open content platform instead of app store: CEO

Focus Taiwan | February 22, 2011 | Jeffrey Wu Taipei, Feb. 22 (CNA) HTC Corp., the world's fifth-largest smartphone maker, plans to build an open platform for mobile video content on its smartphones and tablet PCs to create new value and strengthen ties with its...

Most buzzworthy devices at MWC

Research firm Integrasco has released a particularly interesting report summing up Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, based on social media buzz surrounding various announcements and devices.The firm monitored social media sites and mined them for data regarding key announcements at the show, resulting in...

Mitsubishi Electric: Filed patent lawsuit against LG Electronics

Wall Street Journal | February 21, 2011 | Jung-Ah Lee TOKYO (Dow Jones)--Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (6503.TO) said Tuesday it has filed a lawsuit against South Korea's LG Electronics Inc. (066570.SE) over an alleged infringement of the Japanese company's 3G mobile communication system patent. Mitsubishi said it...

Portable Innovate 2011: Innovation Drives Explosive Growth of Portable Devices

PR Newswire | February 22, 2011 | Press Release SHENZHEN, China, Feb. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- "This changes everything, again." The large AD for the iPhone4 tells us this world was changed by apple, by innovation, and by portable technology. Thirty years ago, no one had any...