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A local labor union chairman says tens of thousands in severance is a starting point for negotiations.

Here is a look at the 4G smartphones launched and announced by different carriers like Sprint, Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile up to January 2011

RBC Capital Markets said in its highlights before the Mobile World Congress show that smartphone units may accelerate this year from last year’s 60 percent growth as devices do more and simultaneously move down market for the masses.

Apple is ready to plug any loopholes in its supply chain to avert shortages, as it has placed a $7.8 billion order for key components used in handheld devices from Samsung Electronics Co. for this year.

Samsung launched its 10.1-inch Galaxy Tab at the Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona, reflecting its move from the 7-inch form factor to tackle the likes of Motorola Xoom and Apple iPad.

AT&T is sweetening Valentine's Day with a perfect pair offer: LG Quantum or Samsung Focus Windows Phone 7 device and the Acer Aspire notebook.

Samsung launched a second tablet computer on Sunday, with a bigger screen and more processing power than the original Galaxy Tab that is seen as the only real rival to Apple's iPad.

HP has launched its much awaited webOS-based tablet the TouchPad, putting to rest reports of a possible tablet launch that have been circulating since HP acquired Palm in April 2010.

Worldwide smartphone sales rose 72.1 percent last year, accounting for 19 percent of total mobiles sales, according to a Gartner report.

Called the Samsung Galaxy Indulge, the phone will be available later this week.

Between October and December 2010, 101 million smartphones were shipped as opposed to 92 million PCs.

Between October and December 2010, 101 million smartphones were shipped as opposed to 92 million PCs.

Word is out that the much awaited tablet from Apple camp; the iPad 2 is under production, confirming earlier reports claiming that tablet is due for launch in April.

LG, Sony are indulging in patent wars over PS3

Intel resumes shipping the Cougar Point chipset, a mere week after announcing a flaw in the design would cause delays.

T-Mobile is offering its phones for free in a two-day Valentine's Day promotion this weekend with a two-year qualifying contract.

Share of Google’s Android in the US smartphone platform market increased to 28.7 percent in the last quarter of 2010, overtaking the share held by Apple, said a report by comScore on Monday.

Corning Inc is looking to boost sales of its glass more than 50 percent by 2014, banking on the popularity of tablets and smartphones, which helped boost its shares 3.5 percent on Friday.

Google Android Honeycomb tablets are expected to end Apple iPad's monopoly. Here are seven reasons why Honeycomb tablets will fare better than iPads:

Market analysts speculate that Nokia would eventually join the Google's Android or Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 ecosystem.

Hewitt-Packard joins Samsung, which announced yesterday that it was offering refunds.