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Facebook Phone Would be 'Bad for Google'
Thursday, April 4, 2013 - 12:56pm | 514Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) is only minutes away from announcing its newest product, service or software update and analysts are weighing in on the rumors. "If the rumor of HTC + FB Android phone is true, then it is bad for Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) -- and this may have led to Andy Rubin getting fired --...
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Will Facebook Unveil an HTC or Amazon Phone Today?
Thursday, April 4, 2013 - 10:42am | 590Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) is set to make another announcement Thursday. Will it involve a new phone, a new app or something entirely unexpected? 9to5Google published an interesting piece on the matter, stating that Facebook will unveil a "rich, skinned version of its Android app," along with the "...
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Samsung to Provide 30% of All Phones Shipped in 2013
Wednesday, April 3, 2013 - 11:00am | 553Samsung wants to ship 500 million handsets in 2013, likely setting a new world record for the most mobile phones produced in a year. According to DigiTimes, the company is currently receiving 10 million panels per month from China-based BOE. These panels come from one of many suppliers that...
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Panasonic Rumored to Sell Local Asset to HTC or TSMC
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 - 9:37am | 512First Panasonic (NYSE: PC) closed a plasma TV factory in Shanghai. Then the company reportedly pulled back on the production of plasma displays. Now Panasonic is said to be interested in selling its handset business. According to DigiTimes, HTC and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (...
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HTC Developing the Phone Facebook Won't Make
Friday, March 8, 2013 - 3:58pm | 420Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) is adamantly against the idea of a branded phone. As the producer of the world's largest social network, the company has little interest in becoming a manufacturer. That did not stop HTC from producing a BlackBerry-shaped (NASDAQ: BBRY) smartphone with a dedicated Facebook...
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iPhone Satisfaction Tanks Ahead of the iPhone 5S Unveiling
Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - 4:16pm | 633Historically, iPhone satisfaction has been among the highest in the smartphone industry. Consumers cannot get enough of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) leading product, regardless of the features. Last summer, demand for the iPhone 5 (which had not been unveiled at the time) was at an all time high. The...
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Five Things Facebook Could Announce Next Week
Wednesday, January 9, 2013 - 4:08pm | 772Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) is holding a mysterious event next week. The firm will not say what it plans to show attendees, but many are speculating that it will be a smartphone or a new feature added to the site. Mark Zuckerberg, the social network's famed co-founder and CEO, has previously stated that...
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Windows Phone to Grow 150% in 2013, Study Shows
Thursday, December 6, 2012 - 2:31pm | 363A new study by DigiTimes Research found that shipments of the Windows Phone platform -- both WP7 and WP8 -- will increase by 150 percent next year. Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) partners are expected to ship 52.5 million units in 2013. This will enable the Windows maker to gain 6.1 percent of the...
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Nokia's Lumia 920 Sold Out on Black Friday
Monday, November 26, 2012 - 2:23pm | 616November 23 may have been known as "Black Friday." But it was a very bright and boisterous day for Nokia (NYSE: NOK). According to Trip Chowdhry, the Managing Director of Equity Research at Global Equities Research, Nokia sold out of its flagship phone -- the Lumia 920 -- last Friday. "[The Lumia...
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Nokia's Lumia 920 to Sell for $50 Less Than Apple's iPhone 5
Monday, October 22, 2012 - 9:46am | 548In designing the Lumia 920, Nokia (NYSE: NOK) produced one of the most expensive smartphones ever conceived. Consumers will have to spend a small fortune to take one home without a contract. But in America, AT&T (NYSE: T) will reportedly sell the Lumia 920 for $149 with a two-year contract -- $...
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Windows Phone 8 Gains Additional Support
Wednesday, September 19, 2012 - 2:33pm | 526Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) upcoming mobile operating system, Windows Phone 8, is getting two additional handsets from a key manufacturer. HTC has unveiled two new Windows Phone 8 devices -- the 8X and 8S. The former will be a high-end smartphone with a 4.3-inch screen. HTC plans to release the 8X...
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HTC Will Fight Apple to the Death
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 - 11:40am | 265Cher Wang, HTC's chairperson, said today that the company will not settle its dispute with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) regarding patent infringement. According to DigiTimes, HTC has not been fazed by Apple's landmark win in its U.S. patent trial with Samsung. "Wang noted that HTC has great skills in...
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Judge Koh Gives Samsung Christmas Gift
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 - 8:56am | 450Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may have won the war, but Samsung (OTC: SSNLF) has been afforded the right to still fight the battle. Judge Lucy Koh decided on Tuesday afternoon that both companies will not be discussing the pending ban on eight Samsung devices until December 6, leaving most of the holiday...
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Nokia Commands Windows Phone Market with 59% Dominance
Tuesday, August 21, 2012 - 9:22am | 569New data shows that Nokia (NYSE: NOK) dominates the worldwide Windows Phone segment with a 59 percent share of the market. According to The Next Web, HTC leads the United States market with a 36 percent share. This achievement is no small feat. Nokia's nearest competitor is Samsung, the same...
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iPhone 5 Delayed Over Chip Shortage?
Thursday, July 26, 2012 - 11:15am | 352Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) might be forced to delay the release of the iPhone 5 because of a shortage of high-end chips. According to Want China Times (which cites a First Financial Daily report), "The newest generation of the iPhone uses chips manufactured using 28-nanometer fabrication, an advanced...