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Nokia on smartphone strategy: We don’t have a Plan B

February 8, 2012
There’s no question that Nokia is betting big on the success of Windows Phone, and we have to admit that it has already unveiled several of the best Windows Phone handsets out there. But the Finnish phone maker is reportedly so convinced that Windows Phone will succeed that it doesn’t ...

Nokia’s last Symbian smartphone, the 803: 4-inch AMOLED, Symbian Belle and the largest camera sensor you’ve ever seen

February 8, 2012
Information has been appearing in dribs and drabs about Nokia’s last Symbian smartphone, the Nokia 803, but a trusted source of ours has come through with some details that vary a bit from earlier reports. For starters, the Nokia 803 will run Symbian Belle and serve it up on a ...

LG teases new 5-inch Optimus Vu Android smartphone [video]

February 8, 2012
LG recently began teasing a new smartphone that could very well make its debut during the Mobile World Congress trade show later this month. The device, dubbed the Optimus Vu, will offer a 5-inch display with a 4:3 aspect ratio, and rumor has it the phone will also come equipped ...

Nokia to Launch High-End Smartphone at MWC 2012

February 8, 2012
Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia is gearing up for the release of a new high-end smartphone before the end of this month, recent reports suggest.The company is expected to come to the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this month with a new high-end device in its pocket.The ...

Nokia to unveil a new high-end smartphone during MWC

February 7, 2012
Nokia will unveil at least one new high-end smartphone during the Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona next month, Forbes said Tuesday. The Finnish company announced the Lumia 900, a Windows Phone device destined for AT&T, during the Consumer Electronics Show in early January but consumers are still waiting to ...

IDC: Smartphone sales hit all-time high in Q4 led by Apple, Samsung

February 6, 2012
The record sales managed by both Apple and Samsung during the holiday quarter last year sent smartphone market growth soaring in late 2011. Market research firm IDC on Monday released data from a new report that suggests smartphone shipments grew 54.7% in the fourth quarter last year. Driven by Apple’s ...

Canalys: Smartphone shipments surpassed PC shipments in 2011

February 3, 2012
Smartphone shipments overtook client PC shipments for the first time in 2011, according to new data from market research firm Canalys. Vendors shipped a total of 158.5 million smartphones in the fourth quarter, representing a 57% increase compared to the 101.2 million units shipped in the same quarter a year earlier. Shipments ...

Apple and Samsung to pull in 90% of smartphone profits in 2012, UBS says

February 3, 2012
Industry watchers agree that smartphone sales will continue to balloon in 2012, but much of the projected growth will seemingly be enjoyed by just two companies. In a report to clients earlier this week, UBS analyst Maynard Um lowered his full-year unit sales projections for cell phones to 1.69 billion ...

New Samsung smartphone running Android 4.0 revealed ahead of MWC announcement

February 2, 2012
Samsung has plans to announce a new Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich-powered smartphone at the annual Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona later this month. An image of the unknown device was published on Thursday by industry insider Eldar Murtazin, though no additional details were provided. The handset looks ...

Smartphone vendors said to be delaying launches to avoid competiting with iPhone 4S

January 31, 2012
Global smartphone vendors including Samsung, HTC, Nokia and LG are expected to launch new smartphone models in the second quarter to avoid competing directly with the iPhone 4S, according to Digitimes. “Mainly due to hot sales of the iPhone 4S, Apple recorded the largest global smartphone market share of 23.9% in the ...

Samsung unveils the Galaxy S Advance smartphone; global roll-out begins next month

January 30, 2012
Never afraid of a mouthful when it comes to device names, Samsung on Monday unveiled the Galaxy S Advance smartphone. The new phone is seemingly set to be positioned as a mid-range handset with specs that fall between the original Galaxy S and the updated Galaxy S II line. The ...

Apple reclaims No.1 smartphone spot in Q4

January 27, 2012
Apple is once again the top smartphone vendor in the world by shipment volume according to a report released late Thursday. Market research firm Strategy Analytics noted that total fourth-quarter smartphone shipments grew 54% year-over-year in 2011 to hit 155 million units. After losing the No.1 spot to Samsung in ...