Smartphone growth to continue strong in 2010

11/19/09 BARCELONA (Reuters) - The wireless chip industry expects smartphone market surge to continue, with British microchip designer AR ...Read More »

Dell to sell smartphone, starting in China, Brazil

11/13/09 SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Dell Inc is entering the smartphone market, with its first device to launch in China in late November, followed by Brazil toward the e ...Read More »

Dell to introduce smartphone based on Android

11/13/09 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dell Inc said on Friday it will sell smartphones equipped with Google Inc's Android mobile software, as the computer maker enters a market that is growing fast but crowded with competitors. ...Read More »

Apple tops phone chart; Nokia, Samsung step up

11/10/09 HELSINKI (Reuters) - The world's two largest cellphone makers, Nokia and Samsung Electronics, unveiled on Tuesday their latest r ...Read More »

Apple becomes top phone maker by profits: research

11/10/09 HELSINKI (Reuters) - Apple overtook Nokia in the third quarter as the cellphone maker generating the highest total operating pro ...Read More »

Nokia, Samsung step up smartphone battle

11/10/09 HELSINKI (Reuters) - The world's two largest cellphone makers, Nokia and Samsung Electronics, have unveiled their latest attempt ...Read More »

Pioneer Drops Premier Brand

11/09/09 LONG BEACH, CALIF.— Pioneer will drop its Premier car audio brand that has been offered as a limited distribution label for more than 20 years. The company will end by January its dual brand strategy that sold the Premier brand through select retailers and the Pioneer car audio brand through general distribution. Instead, the company said it will strengthen its Pioneer br..... ...Read More »

HES Outlines Battle Plans For Q4

11/09/09 Anaheim, Calif.— Home Entertainment Source (HES) is bracing for a bitterly competitive holiday season by planning aggressive dealer promotions before, during and after Black Friday. The spot promotions are designed to drive traffic into member stores, where the half-billion-dollar buying group’s A/V specialty dealers are adept at up-selling customers and attaching h..... ...Read More »

U.S. Cellular Rebound Seen In Fourth Quarter

11/09/09 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. The fourth-quarter turnaround wil..... ...Read More »

RIM to help app developers use ads, micropayments

11/09/09 TORONTO (Reuters) - Research In Motion is making it easier for software developers make money from the applications they develop for its popular BlackBerry sm ...Read More »

Verizon to sell HTC Android phone for $99.99

11/05/09 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Wireless said on Thursday that it would sell an HTC Corp <2498.TW> phone based on Google Inc's <GOOG.O> Android system for $99.99, potentially putting pressure on smaller carrie ...Read More »