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Mon Apr 20, 2009 6:07 am | By Allen Tsai
German-based design firm Pilotfish today unveiled the Ondo, a new concept music phone that physically twists and bends to edit music on the go.
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Mon Apr 20, 2009 3:34 am | By Allen Tsai
Broadcasters plan to announce that Washington will be the first U.S. city to get free digital TV for mobile devices, with more than 24 other cities launching mobile DTV by the end of the year.
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Mon Apr 20, 2009 12:47 am | By Allen Tsai
Korean phone maker LG Electronics today announced the Viewty Smart, an "intelligent" 8.0-megapixel camera phone that automatically analyzes scenes and adjusts settings for better photos.
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Fri Apr 17, 2009 7:21 pm | By Allen Tsai
Struggling handset maker Sony Ericsson said it will take some time to develop a smartphone using Google's Android software.
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Fri Apr 17, 2009 3:20 am | By Allen Tsai
Sony Ericsson, the No. 4 global handset maker after Nokia, Samsung and LG, today said it would slash 2,000 more jobs after it posted a $387 million loss in the first quarter.
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Fri Apr 17, 2009 12:19 am | By Allen Tsai
T-Mobile today announced its new Sidekick, which comes with both 3G and GPS support, is available for pre-order.
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Thu Apr 16, 2009 6:29 pm | By Allen Tsai
Verizon Wireless addressed the notion of the iPhone ever coming to its network, saying Apple is willing to work with the carrier under its fourth-generation, or 4G, network, which follows the same technology standard as AT&T's 4G plans.
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Thu Apr 16, 2009 6:21 am | By Allen Tsai
Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone maker, said its profits plummeted 90 percent in the first quarter of 2009 due to fading demand for mobile phones amid the worldwide downturn.
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Wed Apr 15, 2009 11:59 pm | By Allen Tsai
AT&T, the second-largest U.S. wireless provider, today introduced FamilyMap, a new tool that lets families track members' mobile phones via the Web.
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Wed Apr 15, 2009 9:44 pm | By Allen Tsai
The Hub, Verizon's attempt to turn the home phone into a virtual communications center, will soon come with an apps market, following a trend among mobile phone makers such as Apple to open up to third-party applications.
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Wed Apr 15, 2009 1:46 pm | By Allen Tsai
Apple, maker of the iPhone and iPod Touch, is fast approaching a billion downloads for its online App Store.
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Wed Apr 15, 2009 1:09 pm | By Allen Tsai
China's growth from rolling out its 3G network will defy the downturn in the global wireless infrastructure equipment business, according to an estimate by research firm iSuppli Corp.
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Wed Apr 15, 2009 9:17 am | By Allen Tsai
High-tech market research firm In-Stat cautions that worldwide mobile phone shipments are expected to drop by more than 20 percent this year, due to the global financial crisis.
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Tue Apr 14, 2009 8:14 pm | By Allen Tsai
Dell, the world's second-largest computer maker behind Hewlett-Packard, plans to enter the lucrative but crowded smartphone market by year-end with an initial rollout in China.
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Tue Apr 14, 2009 7:46 pm | By Allen Tsai
AT&T is in talks with Apple to extend its exclusive U.S. agreement to sell the iPhone from 2010 to 2011.
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Tue Apr 14, 2009 6:18 pm | By Allen Tsai
AT&T, the nation's second-largest wireless carrier after Verizon, today said it has released the Samsung Propel Pro, a chrome Windows Mobile 6.1-powered slider with a QWERTY keyboard and navigation joystick.
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Fri Apr 10, 2009 11:19 am | By Allen Tsai
AT&T, the nation's largest telecommunications company, today released the Samsung A657, a rugged push-to-talk handset with an integrated flashlight built to withstand harsh conditions.
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Thu Apr 09, 2009 6:25 pm | By Allen Tsai
Verizon Wireless, the largest U.S. wireless carrier, has launched its version of the HTC Touch Diamond, a Windows Mobile smartphone with touch screen technology.
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Thu Apr 09, 2009 12:01 am | By Allen Tsai
Wireless carrier Virgin Mobile will drop the price of its unlimited calling plan from $80 to $50 a month, a result of intense price-cutting among second-tier wireless competitors.
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Wed Apr 08, 2009 6:53 pm | By Allen Tsai
The Federal Communications Commission approved a new smartphone from Sharp, maker of the Sidekick handsets, that features high-speed 3G Internet -- rumored to launch for T-Mobile.
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