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Friday, 10 May 2013

Nokia releases Asha 501 smartphone, without Windows Phone, for under $100 outright

Nokia has announced the release of a new smartphone aimed at emerging markets, called the Asha 501, for an outright price of less than $100.
 

HTC’s “Facebook Phone” flop: Now selling for less than a buck

US telco giant AT&T has slashed the contract subsidised price of the HTC First, the first smartphone to come with the Facebook Home interface pre-installed, from $US99 to just US99 cents within weeks of its launch.
 

VIDEO: A look at the BlackBerry Q10

BlackBerry has released the first of its BlackBerry 10 smartphones to feature a keyboard, the BlackBerry Q10.
 

Thursday, 09 May 2013

Microsoft claims 20% smartphone marketshare in Poland and Mexico, blames carrier subsidies elsewhere

Terry Myerson, the chief of the Windows Phone unit, has claimed the tech giant has managed to gain 20% of the smartphone market in Poland and Mexico, off the back of strong sales by Nokia.
 

Smartphones and tablets drove 16.2% growth in the semiconductor market during 2012

The semiconductor market grew by 16.2% worldwide to $US34.6 billion in revenue during 2012, led by increased demand for smartphones and tablets, according to figures from Gartner.
 

US smartphone users choose Apple over Samsung, Android over iOS

Apple remains the dominant smartphone manufacturer in the US, while Android remains the dominant platform, according to new comScore marketshare figures.
 

Wednesday, 08 May 2013

Spectrum slots unsold and no Vodafone bid as TPG joins Conroy’s “digital dividend” spectrum auction

Communication Minister Stephen Conroy has come up over $1 billion short in the “digital dividend” spectrum auction, with two spectrum slots remaining unsold after Vodafone failed to place a bid.
 

“Please switch to another road:” Nokia boss Stephen Elop heckled by angry shareholders at AGM

Nokia chief executive Stephen Elop has been criticised by angry investors at the company’s annual general meeting in Helsinki, with shareholders attacking his 2011 decision to use Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform on the company’s smartphones.
 

Samsung grabbing marketshare from Apple among muggers as stolen smartphone brand of choice

It appears there’s a dark side to Samsung’s growing market share, with Galaxy smartphones increasingly grabbing the attention of muggers and thieves in the US.
 

Tuesday, 07 May 2013

Telstra hands over $1.3 billion for 4G spectrum

Telstra has secured 700 MHz and 2.5 GHz licences, in spectrum space originally used for analogue television, in an Australian Communications and Media Authority auction for a bid price of $1.302 billion.
 

BlueStacks, an Android emulator for Windows, hits 10 million downloads

BlueStacks, an app that allows users to run Android apps on desktop PCs, laptops or Windows tablets, claims to have passed 10 million downloads.
 

Acer sees “no value” in Windows RT as Surface strains Microsoft’s partner relations

The chief executive of Acer has again slammed Microsoft over its Windows RT-based consumer Surface tablets, saying his company sees “no value” in developing a tablet based on the current version of the platform.
 
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