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- ZTE doubles sales of handsets in UK
Wu Sa, ZTE’s UK director of mobile device operations, told Mobile: ‘Six months ago, our aspirations for 2010 were that we grow our mobile broadband market share in the UK from 30% in 2009 to just over 50% by the end of 2010 and to reach 6% in our handset share from a base of 3% in 2009.
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- ZTE and SoftBank to launch co-developed Android Smartphone Libero
Also known as the SoftBank 003Z or ZTE Blade, the introduction of the Liberointo the high end mobile market in Japan is a significant breakthrough which demonstrates the company's ability to provide quality and customized smartphones to any market in the world.
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- ZTE presents its first own-brand Android devices in Spain
The ZTE Link smart phone has a 2.8-inch touchscreen with a resolution of 320x240 pixels. With a sleek and elegant design, it offers a 3.2MP camera as well as a complete range of features including GPS, e-mail, Internet access, video and music player, and FM radio.
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- Mobile Community mig33 Brings Android to 40+ Million Customers
mig33, the world’s largest mobile-first community, today launched mig33 for Android, a much-anticipated, feature-rich version of the mobile social entertainment service that has already attracted more than 40 million registered users worldwide.
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- RIM introduces the new BlackBerry Bold 9780 Smartphone in Indonesia
The BlackBerry Bold 9780 is a compact and stylish smartphone that offers a compelling blend of features, performance and design. It supports 3G networks around the world, as well as Wi-Fi® connectivity and GPS for location-based applications and geo-tagging.
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- ZTE Blade on T-Mobile Network is First Branded Smartphone in Hungary
The ZTE Blade is one of the key Android handsets manufactured by ZTE Corporation this year. The ZTE Android handsets have been successfully distributed to 20 major global telecom operators and carriers in more than 20 countries and regions around the world.
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- DST and RIM launch the BlackBerry Solution in Brunei
DST and Research In Motion announced the introduction of the BlackBerry solution in Brunei in the presence of Her Royal Highness Princess Hajah Hafizah Sururul Bolkiah binti Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah.
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- ZTE assisted China Unicom to launch its own 3G App Store
ZTE Corporation, a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, today announced that it has successfully assisted China Unicom to launch China’s multi-platform, multi-device App Store called the "WoStore".
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- LG Optimus One hits 1 Million sales worldwide
LG Electronics (LG) today announced that worldwide sales of its Optimus One smartphone have hit one million units just 40 days after the phone’s initial launch. Now available in most of Europe, Asia-Pacific countries and the USA.
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- Motorola CITRUS available on the Verizon Wireless Network
The full HTML Web browser comes preloaded with Bing Search and Bing Maps and delivers a PC-like Web browsing experience, while the easy-to-use on-screen QWERTY keyboard or Swype® keyboard allow for quick messaging.
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- LG owners to get free access to popular Windows Phone 7 applications
LG and Microsoft will offer Windows Phone 7 applications across popular categories – including social connectivity, gaming and helpful utilities– ensuring that customers have access to the applications they value most.
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- ZTE launches a new Android Smartphone in France
The ZTE-BLADE is the second Android smartphone to be marketed by ZTE in France. The Android 2.1 Éclair tablet phone features an attractive 3.5" multipoint capacitive touchscreen, with a resolution of 480x800 pixels.
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- DROID PRO by Motorola now available on the nation’s largest and most reliable 3G Network
DROID PRO, a global-ready Android smartphone, allows customers to enjoy wireless voice service in more than 220 countries and data coverage in more than 200 countries, with more than 120 with 3G speeds.
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- Nokia-Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync direct access email boosting global businesses
The solution - which delivers direct, secure access to email and personal information via organizations' Microsoft Exchange servers - is now available for Nokia smartphones on more than 550 operator networks worldwide.
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- Nokia launches Ovi Life Tools in Africa's largest mobile market
Nokia today announced that Ovi Life Tools, its leading emerging market information service, is now available in Nigeria - one of Africa's fastest growing economies and the continent's largest mobile market.
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- RIM introduces the new BlackBerry Bold 9780 Smartphone
CDMA customers get a bold new choice with powerhouse 3G smartphone that offers premium features and performance together with popular keyboard and trackpad, as well as support for Wi-Fi and high-speed 3G networks around the world.
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- TomTom and HTC unite to deliver best of class location and navigation experience on the phone
TomTom, the world’s leading provider of location and navigation solutions, and HTC Corporation, a global designer of smartphones, today announced they are combining strengths to deliver superb navigation and location solutions on HTC smartphones.
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- BlackBerry Style 9670, Featuring Compact, Flip Form Factor
The BlackBerry Style features a full QWERTY BlackBerry keyboard that makes email, messaging and real-time chats with BBM™ (BlackBerry® Messenger) incredibly easy. It also comes with many advanced features, including a 5MP camera with flash and support for video recording.
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- LG Optimus 7 opens a new window to content sharing
Building on Mi-crosoft’s new operating system that offers people the ability to do more in fewer steps, the LG Optimus 7 series introduces a new era for smartphones and offers consumers a whole new experience of mobile life.
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- Nokia C7 shipments begin
The smartphone for the design-conscious social networker, the Nokia C7, has started shipping to customers around the world. The second Nokia smartphone based on the new Symbian platform, the Nokia C7 follows hot on the heels of the company's entertainment powerhouse, the Nokia N8.
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- Motorola unveils new Android Devices that Bridge the Gap Between Work and Play
DROID PRO represents a new breed of easy-to-use, intuitive smartphones designed for both work and personal use. It addresses the growing desire from employers and employees for business-ready solutions with enhanced features for a richer personal mobile experience.
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- RIM introduces the BlackBerry Curve 3G in Hong Kong
Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today introduced the new BlackBerry® Curve™ 3G, an exciting addition to the globally popular BlackBerry Curve series of smartphones, in Hong Kong.
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- Motorola MILESTONE 2 gives you more for all your Smartphone needs
The Android™ 2.2 device offers more speed, more connectivity, more messaging, more storage, more web with Adobe® Flash® Player 10.1, more multimedia and more personalisation than the original award-winning MILESTONE.
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- Sony Ericsson introduces first TD-SCDMA A8i handset for China Mobile
The Sony Ericsson A8i delivers high performance in a stylish form factor. The phone features a 3.5-inch (9 cm) touch screen and incorporates the human curvature design concept that is now consistent across the Sony Ericsson portfolio.
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- Motorola launches three MING series smartphones in China
Today’s launch extends Motorola’s leading portfolio of Android devices in the world’s largest mobile telecommunications market and reflects the Company’s commitment to designing phones especially to meet the needs of Chinese users.
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- Sony Ericsson Elm tops new Green Chart from O2
The Sony Ericsson Elm™ phone has been named the most sustainable handset on the market. The UK’s first sustainable rating system for mobile phones, O2’s Eco rating, awarded the Sony Ericsson Elm™ phone 4.3 out of 5 for its green credentials.
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- RIM introduces the new BlackBerry Curve 3G Smartphone in Australia
The BlackBerry Curve 3G smartphone features a comfortable full-QWERTY keyboard for fast, accurate typing, optical trackpad for fluid navigation, built-in GPS and Wi-Fi®, as well as dedicated media keys, so music lovers can easily access their tunes while on the go.
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- RIM introduces the new BlackBerry Curve 3G Smartphone in Malaysia
With the ability to connect to 3G and Wi-Fi networks, users can access information and communicate quickly with the people that matter, as well as take advantage of useful features like built-in GPS to share their location on BBM and social networking sites.
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- Nokia debuts 'Touch and Type' design with the latest Nokia X3
As Nokia's first 'Touch and Type' phone, the Nokia X3 allows people to tap quickly on the bright color touch screen, as well as enjoy the familiarity of the full keypad for quick fire text messages and phone calls.
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- RIM Introduces the New BlackBerry Pearl 3G Smartphone in Latin America and the Caribbean
Research In Motion announced plans to launch the new BlackBerry Pearl 3G smartphone in various countries across Latin America and the Caribbean, including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela.
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- ZTE and VIVO launch two new Mobile Phones - X850 and X900
ZTE Corporation a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, and Vivo, the largest mobile operator in Brazil, announced a partnership to launch two new mobile phones in the Brazilian market.
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- RIM introduces the new BlackBerry Curve 3G Smartphone in Indonesia
The BlackBerry Curve 3G smartphone features a comfortable full-QWERTY keyboard for fast, accurate typing, optical trackpad for fluid navigation, built-in GPS and Wi-Fi®, as well as dedicated media keys, so music lovers can easily access their tunes while on the go.
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- See what DROID does next: DROID 2 by Motorola Pre-Sale starts August 11 with Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless, the company with the nation’s largest and most reliable wireless 3G network, and Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT), a pioneer in the mobile industry, today announced that DROID™ 2 by Motorola will be available for pre-sale on August 11.
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- RIM introduces the new BlackBerry Curve 3G Smartphone
“The new BlackBerry Curve 3G is a perfect choice for happily busy people who are looking for a user-friendly 3G smartphone to help them make the most of their day and to stay connected with their friends, family and co-workers.”
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- LG Wink first touchphone series for Generation Z
LG Electronics (LG) announced today the release of the LG Wink Series, a collection of vibrant colored full-touch phones designed to match the unique lifestyles of young “Generation Z” mobile consumers looking for great style and great connectivity.
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- SK Telecom and RIM Introduce the First Touch-Screen BlackBerry Smartphone in South Korea
SK Telecom and Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced the launch of the first touch-screen BlackBerry smartphone - BlackBerry® Storm2™ - for customers in South Korea.
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- RIM unleashes BlackBerry 6
Research In Motion today announced BlackBerry® 6, a new operating system for BlackBerry® smartphones that retains the trusted features that distinguish the BlackBerry brand while delivering a fresh, approachable and engaging experience that is both powerful and easy to use.
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- RIM launches the White BlackBerry Bold 9700 Smartphone in Hong Kong
Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced the launch of the white BlackBerry® Bold™ 9700 smartphone in Hong Kong, which is expected to be available from August 6.
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- HTC unveils first branded phones in China
As part of its mobile operator focus, HTC also announced a partnership with China Mobile to bring future HTC phones to market and announced a new distribution partnership with China’s largest electronics distributor, GOME Electrical Appliances Holding Ltd.
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- LG bolsters smartphone presence in Korea with Optimus Z
LG Electronics (LG) today announced the Korean launch of its latest smartphone, LG Optimus Z (LG-SU950/KU9500). Offered through local telecoms providers SK Telecom and KT, Part of LG’s Optimus Series, Optimus Z boasts a singular, stylish design and latest version of Google’s Android OS.
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- RIM announces BlackBerry App World updates
BlackBerry App World will support new payment options in addition to PayPal. Customers will be able to purchase applications using major credit cards, including Visa and MasterCard, in various countries around the world.
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- RIM announces the new BlackBerry Pearl 3G Smartphone in Indonesia
The new BlackBerry Pearl 3G smartphone is a marvel of engineering and design excellence. It’s as powerful as it is compact. Measuring 50mm wide and weighing only 93g it still manages to pack in support for high-speed 3G (UMTS/HSDPA) networks.
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- ZTE and Three Release Android Éclair Handset in the UK
ZTE Corporation (“ZTE” - H share stock code: 00763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ), a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, and Three, have launched the ZTE Racer, a low cost Android 2.1 (Éclair) powered handset.
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- Motorola announces its newest device with MOTOBLUR: Motorola CHARM
Motorola today announced the upcoming availability of Motorola CHARM™, a touch screen smartphone that packs a social networking punch with Android™ 2.1, MOTOBLURTM enhancements, a compact design and a BACKTRACK™ feature that makes screen navigation even more intuitive.
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- Sun Cellular and Research In Motion Launch BlackBerry Internet Service in the Philippines
Digitel Mobile Philippines, Inc. and Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced that Sun Cellular is now offering BlackBerry® Internet Service together with the BlackBerry® Bold™ 9700 and BlackBerry® Curve™ 8520 smartphones to customers in the Philippines.
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- With a new Applications Store, LG opens up to both feature phone and smartphones
Having comprehensively updated its Application Store, LG is now ready to offer customers a wide range of fun and useful apps including exciting games like The SIMS 3, Asphalt 4 and popular applications from SPB Series, for its mid- to high-end feature phones and smartphones.
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