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The global handset market in the second quarter of 2010

The second-quarter numbers for the global handset market are in, and it's time to start parsing the information. Research firms Strategy Analytics and IDC released separate, detailed looks at market share,    

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Samsung's margins shrink despite rising handset shipments

Samsung reported weak financial results for its handset division despite rising unit shipments, indicating that its margins are under pressure in the high-end segment from competitors such as     

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HTC Droid Incredible carries US$163.35 bill of materials, says iSuppli

The HTC Droid Incredible smartphone carries a bill of materials (BOM) of US$163.35, according to iSuppli.    

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HTC hires former Sony Ericsson veterans as top executives

HTC has appointed former Sony Ericsson executives Ron Louks and Kouji Kodera as chief strategy officer and chief product officer, respectively.    

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HTC looks to ship 6.5 million smartphones in 3Q10

HTC expects its smartphone shipments to reach 6.5 million units in the third quarter of 2010, an increase of 132% from a year earlier, while revenues will grow 15.7% sequentially and 106% on year to NT$70 billi    

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Motorola's EX112, EX115, and EX245 exposed enroute to Brazil

If you think this dynamic duo is running Android, well... think again! Turns out Moto apparently isn't abandoning its Google-free low end just yet, with Celular Cafe -- a site that has developed quite a tr    

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THQ Wireless has 'a number of games' coming to webOS

Still feeling abandoned, webOS users? Take heart, as the good folks over at THQ Wireless are working hard with that recently released PDK in order to port a number of its titles over to Pre and Pixi users. We a    

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Samsung Intensity II descends on Verizon

Though Samsung has developed a near-legendary reputation for giving its phones silly names, it turns out that "Intensity II" is surprisingly appropriate in a way: this thing's got an infrared cam    

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Droid 2 manual leaks, teaches you everything you need to know about a phone you don't have

You know the drill: blurry shots of phone get leaked... user's manual gets leaked... excited would-be buyers voraciously consume manual's contents... phone finally gets released. Indeed, that's p    

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T-Mobile's apparent myTouch 3G HD gets spied from the rear

So, how do you feel about the look of this myTouch 3G HD we've been seeing this week? Haven't formed a complete opinion yet? Well, maybe this new shot -- seemingly of said phone's backside -- wil    

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