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Articles tagged with: Samsung Electronics and Sharp
Nokia in Advanced Talks to Sell Security-Appliances Unit
Nokia is in advanced talks to sell its security-appliances business to a financial investor as it concentrates on consumer Internet services, such as push email. more
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Sharp Aims to Sell 5 Million Handset Units in China Per Year
BEIJING -(Dow Jones)- Sharp Corp. aims to sell 5 million handsets a year in China and plans to differentiate itself in the market by going after top-end customers with high-end models, Masami Ohbatake, Sharp's general manager of overseas sales, said Friday. more
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Gartner: 2008 Phone Unit Sales to Rise, Economy Weighs
STOCKHOLM -(Dow Jones)- Research firm Gartner Wednesday said worldwide mobile phone sales will continue to rise between 10% and 15% in 2008, but said the value of the market will be lower than expected. more
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Infineon, National, Balda and Samsung Score iPhone Design Wins"
In terms of cost, iSuppli's teardown analysis of Apple's iPhone offered few surprises, with its Bill-of-Materials (BoM) closely conforming with the preliminary functional estimate issued in January by iSuppli. However, in terms of suppliers, the iPhone is packed with surprises, with newcomers Infineon Technologies, National Semiconductor and Balda providing key components in the product - along with established component makers like Samsung Electronics - according to iSuppli's Teardown Analysis service. more
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Motorola Inventory Issues Put Industry On Hold In 1Q
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Motorola's missteps in the first quarter cast a pall over the handset industry, leaving other key players in a holding pattern. more
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Linux Poised to Expand Role as Mobile OS
The use of Linux as a mobile operating system (OS) has been steadily growing, with an increasing number of companies announcing plans to develop Linux platforms. Linux is uniquely positioned in the OS space with implementations in both the smartphone and feature phone segments. This is in sharp contrast to Symbian, Windows Mobile and Palm which have focused on the smartphone segment. However, Linux phones still represent a small segment of the overall handset market. more
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FOCUS: Nokia's N90 Isn't Ticket To High-End Success
STOCKHOLM -(Dow Jones)- Nokia Corp.'s (NOK) N90 is the first in a new range of phones boasting music, video and much more, aimed at attacking the high end of the market. But the picture isn't so good. more
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