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Apple, Samsung In Global Smartphone Tie In Q4
Boston – Apple tied with Samsung as the world’s largest smartphone vendor in the fourth quarter, thanks to surging sales of its iPhone 6...
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Survey: iOS Gets 50% Of Q4 Cellphone Activations
Chicago — Smartphone activations repeated history in the fourth quarter when Apple’s iOS surged to account for more cellphone activations than the Android OS,...
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BLU Smartphone Goes Super-Thin
Miami – Unlocked-smartphone supplier BLU Products launched what it called the thinnest smartphone available in North and South America at 5.15mm (0.2 inches). The...
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T-Mobile Cuts Prepaid Prices
Bellevue, Wash. – T-Mobile stoked the price fires again with the launch of Simply Prepaid plans that cut prepaid-service costs by $10/month compared to...
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Google Readies Modular Smartphone
New York – Google will roll out its long-awaited Ara modular smartphone in Puerto Rico in the second half through two wireless carriers to...
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TCL To Revive Palm Brand
Las Vegas – TCL Communications, which markets smartphones and other mobile devices under the Alcatel One Touch brand, will resurrect Palm as a mobile...
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ZTE Unveils New Global Brand Identity
Oakland, Calif. – Smartphone maker ZTE USA unveiled its new global brand identity during a Dec. 30 Golden State Warriors basketball game here at...
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Pioneer Heads Get AppRadio Features Via Firmware Update
Long Beach, Calif. – Pioneer has begun offering a firmware update that adds AppRadio Mode functionality to seven currently available touchscreen-equipped multimedia head units....
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BLU Products Ventures Farther Into LTE Smartphones
Miami – Unlocked-smartphone supplier BLU Products is moving aggressively into LTE smartphones with the launch of three Android models that complement its wide selection...
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Kodak-Brand Smartphone In The Picture
Reading, England — Bullitt Group, which builds ruggedized cellphones under the licensed Caterpillar brand, will go to International CES with the industry’s first Kodak-brand...
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BlackBerry Goes Retro With Classic
New York —The long-awaited BlackBerry Classic, which combines the traditional look of the old BlackBerry Bold and Curve smartphones with the company’s latest touchscreen...
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Survey: New iPhones Boost Apple Share
London – The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus boosted Apple’s smartphone share a lot around the world but only a little in the U.S.,...
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BlackBerry To Reveal Classic Launch Plans
New York — BlackBerry is coming to Manhattan on Dec. 17 to launch its BlackBerry Classis smartphone, a productivity-first smartphone that combines the latest...
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Yezz Smartphone Trio Starts At $69
Miami — Yezz, the supplier of unlocked smartphones, added a trio of low-price 3G Android phones priced from $69 to $119. All access the...
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Galaxy Note Edge Makes The Cut
Dallas — Samsung’s Galaxy Note Edge smartphone, whose screen wraps around the device’s right edge to display quick-access app icons, will be available starting...
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LG Gets More Vertically Integrated In Cellphones
Seoul – LG said it expects to increase its mobile-phone competitiveness with the launch of its first mobile applications processor, which combines a 1.5GHz...
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CIRP: New iPhones Off To Faster Start Than Last Year
Chicago – Apple’s iPhone 6 and 6 Plus accounted for a larger percentage of iPhone sales in their first weeks of availability than last...
CES-2016
Sony Expands Verizon Partnership With Smartphone
New York – The Sony brand will return to Verizon’s smartphone lineup after an absence of three years, joining connected Sony accessories and a...
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Carriers Adding More Affordable LTE Phones
New York – Carriers AT&T and Verizon and MVNO Consumer Cellular focused on affordable smartphones in their latest product launches. AT&T plans Oct 10...
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HTC Stresses Imaging In New Phone, Point-And-Shoot
New York – Smartphone maker HTC put the focus on imaging with the launch of a flagship phone in its value-oriented Desire line and...
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LG Rolls Out More Affordable LTE Phone
Seoul, South Korea — LG unveiled a new LTE smartphone targeted to consumers upgrading to LTE in Europe, Asia and the Americas. The quad-core...
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Verizon Joining AT&T In Offering Moto X
Basking Ridge, N.J. – Verizon will join AT&T in offering Motorola’s second-generation Moto X on Sept. 26, when the carrier will offer the XLTE-ready...
Blogs
Pity The Wireless Salespeople
Pity the smartphone salespeople and consumers who need graduate degrees in number theory to decipher wireless-carrier rate plans. Choosing a rate plan, and comparing...
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AT&T To Offer BlackBerry Passport
Toronto — At least one of the big four U.S. carriers — AT&T — will carry the BlackBerry Passport, but BlackBerry didn’t say when....
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BlackBerry: Passport Phone Part Of Comeback Drive
Toronto – BlackBerry unveiled its business- and productivity-focused Passport smartphone, which the company promoted as a PC substitute for business people on the go....
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Low-Price HTC LTE Phone Gains Traction
Overland Park, Kan. – HTC’s Desire 510 smartphone, promoted as the company’s most affordable LTE phone to date, is gaining U.S. distribution. Sprint launched...
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iPhone 6 Plus: Plus-Size Screen, Plus-Size Margin
El Segundo, Calif. — Apple’s iPhone 6 Plus not only offers a bigger display than its little buddy the iPhone 6, but it also...
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AT&T Gets Exclusive On Galaxy Alpha
Dallas — Samsung’s first metal-frame smartphone will be available exclusively on the AT&T network on Sept. 26, when AT&T-owned stores will offer the device...
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Sprint To Promote New iPhones With $50 Unlimited Plan
Las Vegas – Apple unveiled its new smart phones in California, but Sprint was here at Super Mobility Week to unveil a $50 unlimited...
CES-2016
Sony Readies Android Smartphones, Tablet & Wearables
Berlin – Sony will go to the IFA show this week with the company’s first Android Wear OS smart watch, a new smart band,...
Accessories
BACtrack Offers Keychain Breathalyzer
San Francsico — BACtrack today unveiled its second Breathalyzer that works with smartphones or tablets, the BACtrack Vio. The new model sports a compact...
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