Devices

International Business News | January 20, 2011 | Carl Bagh HTC missed the CES 2011 tablet mania but that does mean it has no tablet plans. In fact, it is due to launch not one but three tablets in the …

Reuters | January 19, 2011 | Tarmo Virki (Reuters) – Nokia is expected to report its third profit fall in a row as the mobile phone company struggles to compete against high-end smartphones of Apple and Samsung, while also losing …

New York Times | January 20, 2011 | Keith Bradsher HONG KONG — The Chinese Ministry of Land and Resources has invoked a seldom-used law to take control of 11 rare earth mining districts in southern China, the latest sign …

Lenovo | January 18, 2011 | Press Release BEIJING – January 18, 2011: Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) today announced it is establishing a new business group, the Mobile Internet and Digital Home Business Group (MIDH), responsible for creating mobile …

Wall Street Journal | January 19, 2011 | Rogerio Jelmayer SAO PAULO (Dow Jones)–Brazil mobile phone subscriptions rose to 202.94 million in 2010, up 16.66% from the previous year, according to figures released Wednesday by telecommunications regulator Anatel. New subscriptions …

Bloomberg | January 17, 2011 | Francisco Marcelino Positivo Informatica SA, Brazil’s biggest computer maker, rose the most in nine months on speculation Lenovo Group Ltd. may acquire the company. Positivo jumped 6.4 percent, the most since April 7, to …

TeleGeography | January 14, 2011 Malaysian WiMAX provider Packet One (P1) has revealed that in a bid to enhance capacity and increase its coverage to 52% in West Malaysia it will invest a further MYR200 million (USD65.4 million) in its …

HTC | January 17, 2011 | Press Release SHANGHAI, Jan 17, 2011 (SinoCast Daily Business Beat via COMTEX) — HTC Corporation is continuing its investment in mobile communications service and technologies. Lately, the company announced to invest USD 5.5 million …

Times of India | January 13, 2011 TOKYO: Japan’s top mobile operator, NTT Docomo, is likely to boast two million smartphone contracts by the end of March, compared with a forecast of 1.3 million, an executive said in an interview. …

LAS VEGAS — ZTE Corp. had a banner year in 2010 and it wants to build on that momentum even further in 2011. The company experience a 30% growth rate in handset sales from 2009 to 2010 and a nearly …

Canadian telecommunications provider Telus Corp. (TU) and equipment vendor Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. said they have partnered to create and maintain a joint innovation center in Canada. The companies said the center will provide a platform for work on enhancing …

Mind Map will promote collaboration, investment AUSTIN, Texas–The new year is an exciting one in Austin, as the phenomenal growth in mobile broadband is picking up the local economy as groups involved in the industry look to expand. In an …

LAS VEGAS — ZTE Corp. had a banner year in 2010 and it wants to build on that momentum even further in 2011. The company experience a 30% growth rate in handset sales from 2009 to 2010 and a nearly …

AFP | January 12, 2011 NUSA DUA, Indonesia — The Canadian maker of the popular BlackBerry smartphone hit back Thursday at Indonesian officials’ claims it does not pay taxes or contribute to the Southeast Asian country’s booming economy. Research in …

Wall Street Journal | January 12, 2011 | Matthew Dalton BRUSSELS (Dow Jones)–A small German technology firm has asked the European Commission to continue its probe of unfair subsidies allegedly given by the Chinese government to help its wireless modem …

Vodone | January 11, 2011 | Press Release HONG KONG, Jan. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ — VODone Limited (“VODone” or the “Group”: Stock code: 0082), a leading new media company in the PRC, has announced on 6 January 2011 that, China …

MCTEL | January 2011 | Press Release MCTEL, a leading supplier in mobile device management, messaging and roaming solutions today announced the opening of two new offices in Mexico and Argentina. This decision enhances MCTEL strategy to address the dynamic …

Wall Street Journal | January 10, 2011 | Matt Phillips Verizon, schmerizon. The Apple rumor mill will not be silenced by the mere appearance of an actual announcement on the next step for the hot-selling Apple iPhone in the states. …