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Sprint launches new Tegra 2 Android phone

Posted June 9, 2011 - 12:46 pm

Sprint has launched its long-rumored Photon 4G, its first Motorola Android phone running the Nvidia Tegra 2 dual-core ARM processor.
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Cheaper Windows phones key to Nokia's turnaround

Posted June 9, 2011 - 12:14 pm

Nokia CEO Stephen Elop used his keynote at the Open Mobile Summit in London Thursday to explain, again, why the company chose the Windows Phone OS for its smartphones and insisted during a question-and-answer session that, despite persistent rumors to the contrary, the company is not for sale.
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Adobe's CTO pitches 'apps near you' concept

Posted June 9, 2011 - 10:06 am

Next-generation applications will be location-specific, offering users information and features related to where they are at any given moment, Adobe Systems CTO Kevin Lynch, said at the Open Mobile Summit conference on Thursday.
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Intel's new smartphone chip is key ARM battle

Posted June 7, 2011 - 7:18 am

Intel's upcoming Medfield chip will be an acid test of the chip maker's ability to enter the smartphone market and battle ARM, analysts said.
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Advocacy group targets Apple as a tax 'cheater'

Posted June 3, 2011 - 3:22 pm

A liberal group targets Apple for its stance on returning foreign earnings to the U.S. at a low tax rate.
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Software AG acquires mobile app platform developer Metismo

Posted May 31, 2011 - 6:40 am

Software AG has acquired Metismo, the U.K. creator of a mobile development platform that allows applications to be deployed natively on multiple smartphone operating systems, it said on Tuesday at its ProcessWorld event in Berlin.
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Ricoh announces enterprise device with tablet features

Posted May 30, 2011 - 11:46 pm

Ricoh on Tuesday announced a tablet-like device that can function as an e-reader and digital clipboard for enterprises to electronically write, capture and record documents.
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Asus demos phone-tablet combo, Meego netbook

Posted May 30, 2011 - 5:20 am

Taiwan's Asustek Computer has previewed a smartphone-tablet PC combo device that seeks to bring together the strengths of both devices without completely duplicating the hardware.
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MasterCard exec says Google Wallet boosts choice

Posted May 26, 2011 - 7:32 pm

The Google Wallet service announced on Thursday by Google, MasterCard, Citi and numerous U.S. retailers represents a bold move by Google to enter the world of brick-and-mortar commerce.
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Google Wallet may be missing key partners

Posted May 26, 2011 - 2:50 pm

While Google had some notable partners at the launch of its mobile payment platform, the companies that weren't there could end up determining the success of the project.
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Sony affirms net loss, expects profits to return this year

Posted May 26, 2011 - 2:10 am

Sales and profits in Sony's core electronics business both rose last year, but the company recorded an overall net loss primarily due to a write-off of tax credits, it said Thursday.
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Acer, former CEO spar over declining fortunes

Posted May 11, 2011 - 4:35 am

Acer on Wednesday charged its former chief executive officer, Gianfranco Lanci, with performance issues, after he had criticized the company's resistance to globalization in interviews with the media.
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HTC's Q1 revenue leaps 174.5 percent

Posted April 29, 2011 - 6:06 am

High Tech Computer (HTC) reported another massive revenue increase in the first quarter due to brisk sales of smartphones, with more growth expected in the current quarter as its Flyer tablet PC and two handset models with dedicated Facebook buttons reach world markets, company officials said on Friday.
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Taipei demands answers for Sony, threatens fines

Posted April 29, 2011 - 1:42 am

The city of Taipei is demanding that Sony provide details about any leak of PlayStation Network user data following an intrusion last week or face fines.
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RIM warns Q1 earnings to be lower than expected

Posted April 28, 2011 - 6:52 pm

Research In Motion warned that its first-quarter smartphone shipments are likely to be lower than expected, cutting its earnings forecast for the quarter.
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Norio Ohga, key to Sony's audio legacy, dies at 81

Posted April 23, 2011 - 11:28 am

Norio Ohga, one of the handful of men who shaped Sony into the global consumer electronics giant that it is today, died on Saturday morning in Tokyo at the age of 81, Sony said.
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Sony Ericsson faces shortages of flagship phones

Posted April 19, 2011 - 10:38 am

Sony Ericsson faces shortages of three new flagship cell phones after Japan's earthquake and tsunami disrupted supplies of key components, it said Tuesday.
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Sony Ericsson's revenue and profit drop in first quarter

Posted April 19, 2011 - 4:04 am

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications sales and profit dropped in the first quarter of 2011, the company reported Tuesday
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Taiwan contract makers add to choices for end users

Posted April 18, 2011 - 5:11 pm

When it was founded in 1997, a Taiwanese firm with the drab, generic name High-Tech Computer did what almost everyone on the island does: It made its money doing contract manufacturing work for bigger-name brands.
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