Devices

Business News Americas | January 26, 2011 | Patrick Nixon France’s MCTEL may open a new office in Brazil this year as it seeks to address niche market demands for mobile device management, messaging using USSD gateways and roaming solutions, …

Rapid TV News | January 25, 2011 | Michelle Clancy A new consortium of partners is targeting the TV Everywhere concept for the uber-competitive Latin American television market, where entrenched players and a thirst for advanced television services make for a tough road …

PapayaMobile | January 26, 2011 | Press Release PapayaMobile, a leading mobile social platform for Android, today announced that LG will preinstall Papaya applications into LG Android phones shipping in China beginning January 2011. This comes on the heels of …

The Nikkei | January 26, 2011 TOKYO (Nikkei)–KDDI Corp. (9433) is teaming up with 52 FM radio broadcasters to stream programming via the Internet to its smartphone and cellular phone customers. The Lismo Wave service will be launched Wednesday, giving …

Taipei Times | January 25, 2011 | Lisa Wang Chunghwa Telecom Co (CHT, 中華電信), the nation’s biggest telecoms carrier, yesterday launched its first BlackBerry smartphone from Research In Motion (RIM), ending Taiwan Mobile Co’s (台灣大哥大) five-year exclusive right to sell …

Taiwan Economic News | January 25, 2011 | Steve Chuang Taipei, Jan. 25, 2011 (CENS)–While actively expanding its capacity, the Taiwan-based High Tech Computer Corp (HTC)., a globally leading vendor of smartphones, has also been planning to outsource production to …

Reuters | January 24, 2011 | Sinead Carew China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd HWT.UL has filed a lawsuit to block Motorola from selling one of its business units to Nokia Siemens Networks, demanding that the $1.2 billion deal be altered …

Trading Markets | January 24, 2011 BEIJING, Jan 24, 2011 (SinoCast Daily Business Beat via COMTEX) — Lenovo Group Limited (SEHK: 0992) is eyeing the lucrative Japanese market through an investment deal. Two days ago, local media said by quoting …

RIM | January 21, 2011 | Press Release Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – U Mobile Sdn Bhd (“U Mobile”) and Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today launched the BlackBerry® solution for U Mobile customers in Malaysia. The BlackBerry …

Nvidia’s dual-core Tegra 2 chip is about to be followed up with a stunningly powerful 1.5 gigahertz Tegra 3 chip by the end of 2011.

Times of India | January 24, 2011 SHANGHAI: Sale of mobile phones in China showed a growth of 57 percent in 2010 due to the popularity of internet and television enabled devices, according to a survey. More than 246 million …

Kunekt | January 24, 2011 | Press Release Kunekt to Design, Build and Market Quality Mobile Phones and Android Smartphones and Tablets in Developed and Developing Countries HONG KONG, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ – Kunekt Corporation (OTCBB: KNKT), creator of the …

Kunekt | January 24, 2011 | Press Release Kunekt to Design, Build and Market Quality Mobile Phones and Android Smartphones and Tablets in Developed and Developing Countries HONG KONG, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ – Kunekt Corporation (OTCBB: KNKT), creator of the …

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Reuters | Janaury 21, 2011 | Clare Jim * Sees Q1 revenue T$94 bln, shipments 8.5 mln units * Guidance quite conservative-analyst (Adds comment, details) TAIPEI Jan 21 (Reuters) – Taiwan’s HTC Corp (2498.TW), the world’s No.4 smartphone brand, expects …

Reuters | January 19, 2011 | Miyoung Kim (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics Co said on Thursday it had acquired Dutch display firm Liquavista, which specializes in electronic paper technology, as the world’s biggest LCD screen maker seeks to expand in …

Financial Post | January 19, 2011 | Jamie Sturgeon MARKHAM, Ont. – When Huawei Technologies Co. was rebuffed once again by a U.S. company last fall — at the behest of lawmakers — it appeared the Chinese telecom network maker’s …