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August 23, 2010

HTC ratchets up Indian smartphone charge

As the Korean giants try to catch up with HTC in Android superphones, HTC itself is going in the other direction.

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August 13, 2010

Android overtakes iPhone in smartphone sales

Google’s Android edged past Apple by handset sales in Q2 to become the world’s third most popular smartphone OS.
 
Android powered 17.2% of the 61.6 million smartphone devices shipped to end-users during the quarter, research firm Gartner said
 
This compa

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August 2, 2010

Smartphones sales drive Motorola, HTC earnings

Motorola and HTC benefited from the growing popularity of smartphones in the second quarter, with increased shipments boosting profits at both firms in 2Q.
 
Motorola s

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FASTTAKES: Apple, Trai, IDC, FCC, Kordia, LG Uplus

The radio reception on Apple’s iPhone 4 is “significantly worse” than comparable smartphones, according to PA Consulting Group.

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July 28, 2010

FASTTAKES: Alca-Lu, China Mobile, HTC, DoCoMo, KT

Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell will deploy its IMS solution for China Mobile in Shanxi, Shandong and Gansu provinces.

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July 22, 2010

Experts defend Apple’s death-grip allegations

Apple’s iPhone 4 isn’t the only smartphone prone to antenna interference issues, but that doesn’t absolve the company of its own design flaws, said an RF expert Wednesday.
 
Apple chief Steve Jobs has been lambasted by critics for a press conference last Friday addressing “

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July 12, 2010

NTP files suit against Apple, Google, MS

NTP, the company that won a patent case against RIM over wireless email technology used in the BlackBerry, has filed similar suits against many of the biggest names in mobile.
 
NTP, which won a $612 million settlement from RIM in 2006, has named Apple, Google, Motorola, Microsoft, HTC and LG in the suit, FT.com

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July 7, 2010

Android sales power HTC profit spike

Filed under: Android,Daily News,Earnings,HTC,Mobile Apps and Content,Public,mobile phones — fmmonteverde @ 7:09 am

Taiwan handset marker HTC has posted a bumper Q2 as demand for its Android phones has boosted sales by 58%.
 

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June 8, 2010

FASTTAKES: Google, Apple, Softbank Mobile, ARM, Cisco, HTC

Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has written to Google asking whether it had collected data over unsecured Wi-Fi networks without the owners’ permission, said

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May 31, 2010

New smartphone owners rank the iPhone, Droid

An impressive 77% of new iPhone owners say they’re “very satisfied” with the new iPhone they purchased, according to a new survey by ChangeWave Research.
 
Motorola comes in a strong second, with 64% of its new smartphone owners giving a &ldquo

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