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Nokia To Ship 2 Top-End Unlocked Phones By Joseph Palenchar - 04/08/2009 Las Vegas — Nokia will brings its first 8-megapixel camera phone and its new flagship N-series phone to the U.S. market this year as unlocked devices, the company told TWICE during the CTIA convention here. More
New Smartphones Race Into Stores For Q4 By Joseph Palenchar - 11/09/2009
NEW YORK— U.S. cellphone sell-in declined in units during the first two quarters of the year and perhaps in the third quarter as well, but smartphone sell-in continued to grow, analysts say. In the fourth quarter, analysts expect the devices to continue increasing their share of cellphone sales with aggressive product launches and promotions of such new smartphone models as Verizon Wirele...
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U.S. Cellular Rebound Seen In Fourth Quarter By Joseph Palenchar - 11/09/2009
New York— U.S. cellular phone sell-in will grow in units in the fourth quarter by anywhere from 3 percent to 10 percent after falling during the first two to three quarters of this year, according to analysts surveyed by TWICE. The indirect retail channel will capture a larger share of sales than in past years, the analysts added.
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First Wi-Fi e-Readers Expected At CES By Amy Gilroy - 11/09/2009
NEW YORK— The first Wi-Fi-connected e-readers are expected to officially debut at International CES in January, delivering a lower-cost alternative to 3G wireless e-readers such as the Amazon Kindle. Second-tier suppliers Foxit, Interead (Cool-er) and Aztak are planning or considering a Wi-Fi e-reader, and two of the three said they hope to introduce the products at CES.
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BlackBerry Storm2 Brewing For Holidays By Joseph Palenchar - 10/26/2009
Waterloo, Canada — Research In Motion's (RIM) second-generation touchscreen phone, the BlackBerry Storm2, will offer a more responsive touchscreen, more accurate typing on its virtual keyboard and other enhancements when it rolls out in coming weeks, RIM said in unveiling the phone. It will also get Wi-Fi, which its predecessor lacked.
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CTIA Recommends MicroUSB, 3.5mm Mini Plugs For Phones By Joseph Palenchar - 10/26/2009
Washington — CTIA-The Wireless Association is encouraging further standardization of inputs and outputs on cellular phones, following up on its previously announced support for the industry's Universal Charging Solution (UCS) for cellphone chargers. “The adoption of common interfaces for input/output features extends the consumer-friendly and environmentally focused universal charge...
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Carrier Q4 Focus: Smartphones, Touchscreens By Joseph Palenchar - 10/12/2009
New York— Smartphones, touchscreen phones and messaging phones dominate fourth-quarter cellphone launches by carriers eager to compete more vigorously with the iPhone and generate higher data revenues to offset declining voice revenues. New phones include the first Windows Mobile 6.5 OS smartphones, a greater selection of Android-based phones, Sprint's first Android-based phone, and the f...
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Reporters Notebook Doug Olenick, Senior Editor/Web Editor, TWICE May 7, 2009 Kindle Good News?
Being TWICE’s Web and computer technology editor makes me receptive of most new... More
Reporters Notebook Doug Olenick, Senior Editor/Web Editor, TWICE April 3, 2009 The Next Wave Of CE Buyers
The future of consumer electronics, and possibly even print publishing, is in good ha... More
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Majap Shipments Improving: AHAM
Washington — Factory shipments of major appliances continued their sequential improvement in September, suggesting that...
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