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HTC plans Android-based 'OPhone' for China
News The new smartphone set to go on sale next month may help HTC to achieve aim of doubling sales over last year's 800,000 units, says report.
Tags: Smart phones, Development/design, Mobile/Wireless, China Mobile Ltd., Smart Phone, Wireless, Singapore, China Unicom, phone, China Telecom
China exceeds 166m cell phone users
News The number of mobile phone users in China hit 167 million this April, an increase of six million subscribers from March.
Verizon Wireless passed on iPhone two years ago
News Apple approached Verizon Wireless first about the iPhone, but Apple wanted too much control, according to a USA Today report.
Tags: Cellular phones, Smart phones, Vendor selection, Business planning, PDA phones
iPhone gets one step closer to China
News Earlier this month, Apple CEO Steve Jobs said the iPhone would come to China, but making that happen hasn't been easy.
Tags: Smart phones, Mac OS, Apple Inc., China Mobile Ltd., phone, CNBC, job, China, revenue, Apple iPhone
Report: FCC inquires into Apple, AT&T rejection of Google Voice app
News Federal agency sent letters to all three companies involved. Because no complaints have been filed with the FCC, it's not a formal investigation.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Apple Inc., Google Inc., Wireless, phone, AT&T Corp., RFC, Dow Jones & Company Inc., FCC, Apple iPhone
Samsung agrees to sell Symbian stake to Nokia
News Deal provides Nokia with the last piece of the smartphone software maker that it does not already own.
Tags: Symbian, Mobile/Wireless, Smart phones, Open source, Mobile, Smart Phone, operating system, Symbian Inc., product development, software
Apple selling unlocked iPhone 3G in Hong Kong
News The price is steep, but Apple is giving consumers in this tiny Chinese territory the option of choosing any carrier they so desire.
Tags: Smart phones, 3G (Third Generation), Mac OS, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone 3G, Hong Kong, phone, 3G, SIM card, online store
Global shortage flags 3G iPhone is near
News iPhone shortages and new carrier deals might see the launch of the 3G iPhone around the corner.
Tags: Development/design, 3G (Third Generation), Next-generation technology/networks, Mobile applications, Sales/revenue, Apple Inc., Australia, Japan, software, 3G
LiMo Foundation adds new handsets, members
News Motorola, Panasonic, and NEC have new phones out running the LiMo Foundation's Linux-based operating system, and 11 new companies have jumped onboard.
Tags: Cellular phones, Smart phones, Open source, Linux, Google Inc., Japan, Panasonic, phone, software, LiMo Foundation
Verizon CEO optimistic despite economic crisis
News Ivan Seidenberg says he believes his company will weather the financial storm. The reason? People will continue to spend money on wireless and broadband services.
Tags: Verizon Communications Inc., Wireless, Broadband, phone, technology company, job, bank, revenue, Internet access, data service
Motorola has a lot riding on Android phones
News New phones equipped with Google's Android operating system may come to market too late to save Motorola's mobile phone business.
Tags: Development/design, Cellular phones, Handhelds, Apple Inc., Motorola Inc., phone, AT&T Corp., CEO, Apple iPhone, analyst
China Mobile plans its own app store
News The upcoming Mobile Market of the world's largest wireless carrier is set to go live later this year, indicating that Apple and China Mobile are done with any iPhone talks.
Tags: Mobile applications, Apple Inc., Mobile, China Mobile Ltd., International Data Group, China Unicom, operating system, mobile operating system, handset company, Apple iPhone
Google's plans for Android's YouTube
News The company releases more information about some of the goodies we can expect out of version 1.5 of the Android smartphone operating system.
Tags: Linux, Smart phones, Google Picasa, Google Inc., Web Browser, Video, photograph, T-Mobile G1, YouTube Inc., T-Mobile
RIM tempers earnings forecast
News The announcement seems to confirm suspicions that the BlackBerry maker is adding subscribers at the expense of profit margins.
Tags: Smart phones, Sales/revenue, Forecasting, Apple Inc., RIM BlackBerry, iSuppli Corp., Research In Motion Ltd., BlackBerry Bold, Wireless, Stock
The once and future app store
News Third-party applications are the future of the smartphone business, but there are varying--and valid--theories on how those applications should reach the world.
Tags: Smart phones, Mobile applications, Business applications, Mobile platforms, Apple Inc., Mobile, Carrier, Symbian Inc., phone, AT&T Corp.
