BROWSING: Devices

@ Verizon Wireless' iPhone event: Ross Rubin of NPD Group

NEW YORK – After taking some time to check out the demo units of the new CDMA version of the iPhone 4, RCR Wireless News caught up with Ross Rubin, executive director of industry analysis at NPD Group. Rubin talked about the confidence Verizon...

@ Verizon Wireless' iPhone event: Verizon Wireless CEO Dan Mead and Apple COO Tim Cook

NEW YORK – Following the announcement of their new partnership, Verizon Wireless CEO Dan Mead and Apple Inc. COO Tim Cook fielded some questions that were on virtually everybody's mind inside the room. The executives were asked about sales projections for 2011, upgrade cycles...

VODone Limited Establishes China Mobile Games and Entertainment Group Limited to be its Mobile Game Business Flagship Company and to Consolidate its Leading Position in the PRC Mobile Game Industry

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 Mobile Games and Entertainment Group...

MCTEL expands in Latin America with opening of Mexico and Argentina offices

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 demand coming from the Latin...

Apple iPhone: China Telecom Next?

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. Ticonderoga Securities analyst Brian White writes Monday...

China’s ZTE targets 10 pct of LTE patents

Reuters | January 11, 2011 | Tarmo Virki * Holds 7 pct of essential LTE patents as of end-Nov 2010 * Targets 10 pct share by 2012 * Role of Chinese players in telecom patents rising fast HELSINKI, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Chinese telecommunications equipment maker ZTE Corp...

China's ZTE targets 10 pct of LTE patents

Reuters | January 11, 2011 | Tarmo Virki * Holds 7 pct of essential LTE patents as of end-Nov 2010 * Targets 10 pct share by 2012 * Role of Chinese players in telecom patents rising fast HELSINKI, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Chinese telecommunications equipment maker ZTE Corp...

Audi and NVIDIA show off the future of car infotainment @CES

We may not have flying cars of the future just yet, but at CES 2011, German car maker Audi and graphics firm Nvidia went that little bit further towards making automobiles just a tad more tech-tastic.

Jerry Brown recalls 48,000 government cell phones in cost saving effort

In his first executive order since taking office, Californian governor Jerry Brown today ordered the return of 48,000 mobile handsets - half of the 96,000 currently issued - from public servants by June in an effort to reign in government spending.

Netgear prepares for an Internet everywhere future

San Jose based Networking firm Netgear was out in force at this year's CES show in Las Vegas, showing off a plethora of products it says will help push towards a fully internet enabled home, where content can move seamlessly from one device to another.

HTC announces Ray Yam as Corporate Vice President and Head of HTC Communication in China

HTC | January 10, 2011 | Press Release Yam will lead HTC’s sales, marketing and operations in China BEIJING – January 10, 2011 – HTC Corporation, a global leader in mobile phone innovation and design, today announced the appointment of Ray Yam as corporate vice president...

Intel and Razer wow CES crowds with Switchblade mobile gaming concept

A little device which created a rather big buzz at this year’s CES was the new Mobile Gaming PC from Razer – dubbed the “Switchblade” - based on Intel’s Atom chipset.

Quanta, 3M to broaden collaboration

Taipei Times | January 11, 2011 | Jason Tan NEW OPPORTUNITIES: Compal said that its revenues jumped 34 percent to NT$851.9 billion last year from NT$636.81 billion in 2009, after it shipped 48 million portable PCs Quanta Computer Inc (廣達電腦), the world’s largest notebook PC contract...

@ Verizon Wireless' iPhone announcement: Short on surprises, big on delivery

NEW YORK – It finally happened. Verizon Wireless (VZ) is bringing the iPhone 4 to its network, putting to rest a question that's plagued the wireless industry for years.After trumpeting the strengths of the carrier's recently launched LTE network, Verizon Wireless announced that its...

Verizon Wireless to offer CDMA iPhone 4 on Feb. 10

Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Verizon Wireless (VZ) did millions a favor and finally got a room.The two biggest names in the domestic mobile business made it official today with Verizon Wireless announcing it will begin offering a CDMA version of Apple's now six-month-old iPhone...

RIM to filter Indonesia Web traffic

CNET | January 10, 2011 | Don Reisinger Research In Motion will block pornography accessed through its smartphones in Indonesia. The company announced today that it will develop a "prompt, compliant filtering solution" for Indonesia BlackBerry users by the country's January 21 deadline. If RIM doesn't...

SinoHub snares China Unicom deal

China-based electronics maker SinoHub Inc. (SIHI) said it has received an initial order to manufacture 20,000 3G mobile phones for China Unicom (CHU). SinoHub said it expects to ship the order during the first quarter. SinoHub said it will initially produce a single 3G device...

HTC Fourth-Quarter Profit Beats Estimates on Android Mobile Phone Sales

Bloomberg | January 6, 2011 | Tim Culpan HTC Corp., the world’s largest maker of handsets using Google Inc. Android and Microsoft Corp. Windows operating systems, more than doubled profit after new models spurred sales to a record. Fourth-quarter net income climbed to NT$14.6 billion ($500...

Is Verizon Wireless' iPhone finally upon us?

If Verizon Wireless does what it's expected to do tomorrow and announces plans to finally launch Apple Inc.'s iPhone on its network there will be a collective sigh of relief throughout much of the wireless industry.For the better part of at least the last...

SinoHub snares China Unicom deal

China-based electronics maker SinoHub Inc. (SIHI) said it has received an initial order to manufacture 20,000 3G mobile phones for China Unicom (CHU). SinoHub said it expects to ship the order during the first quarter. SinoHub said it will initially produce a single 3G device...

ZTE flexes LTE innovation introducing four new devices at CES 2011

Trading Markets | January 7, 2011 | Press Release Shenzhen, Jan 07, 2011 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- ZTE Corporation ("ZTE") (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ), a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, today demonstrated the company's...

Verizon, Cisco collaborate to sell business tablet

Along with the myriad of wireless tablets showcased at this week's International Consumer Electronics Show, Verizon Wireless and Cisco Systems Inc. announced plans for a 3G/4G tablet aimed at business users, with heightened security permissions and policies as well as Cisco collaboration applications.Verizon Wireless...

@ CES: BlackBerry PlayBook coming to Sprint 4G this summer

LAS VEGAS — Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) and Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM) have teamed up to launch the BlackBerry 4G PlayBook sometime this summer.Sprint now has the distinction as the first carrier to launch the new tablet with wireless connectivity unless, of course,...

ZTE’s 1,000th base station for Ncell

The Himalayan Times | January 6, 2011 AGENCIES KATHMANDU: ZTE, a provider of telecommunications equipment and network offerings, has launched 1,000th base station for Ncell. The stations are based on ZTE’s green energy Base Transceiver Station (BTS) offering and form part of the technology used to implement...