Communication Devices
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ZTE Prepares $99 TabletJoseph Palenchar, February 2, 2012Richardson, Texas - Chinese cellphone supplier ZTE is launching its first U.S. market tablet through Sprint. More
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U.S. Cellular Readies 4G LTE LaunchBy Joseph Palenchar, February 1, 2012Chicago - Regional carrier U.S. Cellular will launch its 4G LTE network next month in areas reaching 25 percent of the population of its markets. More
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Company Proposes Smartphone Leasing ProgramsBy Joseph Palenchar, February 1, 2012Overland Park, Kan. - A company that provides consulting services and software solutions in the communications industry wants to put cellular carriers, handset suppliers, and retailers into the cellphone-leasing business. More
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Samsung To Promote Galaxy Note In Super Bowl AdTWICE Staff, January 31, 2012Dallas - Samsung's first-ever Super Bowl ad will be a 90-second commercial promoting the Galaxy Note superphone, a tablet/smartphone hybrid. More
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FCC To Hear LightSquared PetitionBy Joseph Palenchar, January 30, 2012Washington - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) agreed to consider LightSquared's request that it declare GPS devices are not entitled to interference protection from the LightSquared's planned 4G network as long as the network operates within FCC-established technical requirements. More
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CTIA Says Retailers Are Key Group For ShowBy Steve Smith, January 30, 2012Washington - CTIA-The Wireless Association, is setting plans for its show in New Orleans, May 8-10, and wants to remind everyone that retailers are a key audience group at the event. More
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Consumer Cellular Adds 2ND SmartphoneBy Joseph Palenchar, January 30, 2012Portland, Ore. - Consumer Cellular, which targets the 50-plus age group with an unusual no-contract postpaid service, has launched its second smartphone as part of a planned smartphone expansion. More
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AT&T Prices 4G Galaxy Note At $299By Joseph Palenchar, January 30, 2012Dallas - AT&T priced the Samsung Galaxy Note, a 4G Android smartphone with large 5.3-inch screen, at $299. More
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Global Smartphones: Apple Tops In Q4, Samsung In '11By Joseph Palenchar, January 27, 2012Boston - Apple regained its status as the world's largest smartphone vendor by unit shipments in the fourth quarter. More
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Research: Q4 Global Tablet Shipments Up 150%By Joseph Palenchar, January 26, 2012Boston - Global tablet shipments soared 150 percent to 27 million units in the fourth quarter of 2011 and by 260 percent for the entire year to 66.9 million, Strategy Analytics said. More
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GfK: Smartphones To Hit 22% Of Global CE SalesBy Joseph Palenchar, January 26, 2012Nuremberg, Germany - Smartphones will account for 22 percent of global consumer electronics dollar volume at retail in 2012, up by 4 percentage points from 2011, according to GfK Digital World. More
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AT&T Posts Best-Ever Smartphone Sales In Q4By Joseph Palenchar, January 26, 2012Dallas - AT&T posted its best-ever quarter in smartphone and computing-device activations in the fourth quarter. More
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Nokia Q4 Cellphone Sales, Operating Profits SlideBy Joseph Palenchar, January 26, 2012Helsinki, Finland - Nokia cited its transition to the Windows Mobile smartphone platform and declining sales of its Symbian-based smartphones for a 29 percent decline in fourth-quarter cellphone revenues. More
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NetTalk Names Paxinos CTOTWICE Staff, January 26, 2012Miami - NetTalk.com, maker of the NetTalk Duo, a VoIP device, announced it has appointed Garry Paxinos chief technology officer. More
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Verizon's 4G, iPhone Q4 Activations SoarBy Joseph Palenchar, January 24, 2012Bedminster, N.J. - Verizon's activations of 4G devices and Apple iPhones soared in the fourth quarter to 2.3 million and 4.3 million, respectively, with iPhone sales more than doubling from the third quarter's 2 million. More
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RIM President Plans Consumer FocusBy Joseph Palenchar, January 23, 2012Waterloo, Ontario - Research In Motion's newly appointed president/CEO promised that the smartphone maker will become more "marketing-driven" and "consumer-oriented" while it improves execution of product and program management. More
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Shakeup At RIM As Co-CEOs ResignBy Joseph Palenchar, January 23, 2012Waterloo, Ontario - Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie, Research In Motion's co-chairs and co-CEOs, left their posts in the wake of RIM's declining market share and stock price but remain on the board. More
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LightSquared: GPS Industry Rigged TestsJoseph Palenchar, January 18, 2012Reston, Va. - A government advisory board's tests that found LightSquared's planned 4G LTE network will interfere with GPS receivers of all types were "rigged to ensure that most receivers will fail," claimed LightSquared VP Jeff Carlisle. More
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LG Readies 4G LTE TabletBy Joseph Palenchar, January 18, 2012
Seoul, South Korea - LG Electronics unveiled its first LTE-capable tablet, the Optimus Pad LTE, but the company didn't disclose its intentions for U.S. availability.
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Walmart-Brand Cell Service Gets UpgradeBy Joseph Palenchar, January 17, 2012Bentonville, Ark. - Walmart has upgraded its own-brand no-contract postpaid cellular service to add unlimited web browsing to the service's unlimited talk and text plan. More
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