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Panasonic to launch smartphones in Europe in March

Panasonic Corp said on Friday it would launch a smartphone in Europe in March, the first step of a global rollout targeting 15 million unit sales worldwide in the year to March 2016, nine million of them overseas.

Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime vs Galaxy Tab 10.1: Tablet Shootout

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Asus followed up their criminally under-hyped Eee Pad Transformer with the Eee Pad Transformer Prime, and it's primed to knock the Galaxy Tab 10.1 out of the top iPad contender spot. Galaxy Tab 10.1 brought us the Android 3.0 Honeycomb operating system back in June. Even then it was challenged by the Eee Pad Transformer, except nobody ever heard of Asus, and Samsung is a name brand
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Apple iCam Concept Add-on for iPhone is Uber-cool, Super-smart (PHOTOS)

Steve Jobs biographer Walter Isaacson said one of the desired reinvention fields of Apple co-founder, including television and textbooks, was photography. With the line between digital camera and smartphone blurring everyday, here comes a conceptual iPhone accessory that can transform your iPhone 5 (yes, you heard it right) into a snazzy, uber-cool, super-smart digital camera.
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iPhone 4S to Help AT&T Set New Record in Smartphone Sales

U.S. telecom giant AT&T, Inc. (NYSE:T) said it sold about 6 million smartphones in the first two months of the fourth quarter and expects to break the previous single-quarter smartphone sales record of 6.1 million, thanks mainly to Apple iPhone 4S.
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Nokia looks to sell its luxury subsidiary: FT

Nokia is to sell its luxury subsidiary Vertu, as the Finnish handset manufacturer overhauls its business in an effort to compete with other smartphone makers, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.
HTC Thunderbolt

Droid Razr vs HTC Thunderbolt: And the Winner is?

HTC Thunderbolt was Verizon's first 4G phone and Droid Razr is the newest entry in that category. Perhaps this isn't a fair fight, but given the Razr is double the price of Thunderbolt, perhaps there is room enough for Thunderbolt to pull off the upset.
HTC Vivid

LG Nitro HD vs HTC Vivid: AT&T 4G Smartphone Fight

AT&T's Web site lists the HTC Vivid at $100 on contract and the LG Nitro HD at $150, and both devices have 4.5-inch screens to go along with AT&T's new LTE network. They both also feature eight megapixel cameras with 1080p video capture and speedy dual-core processors. While the Vivid is only a few weeks old, the Nitro is brand new, and just squeaks past the Vivid on a few key items
Verizon Samsung Galaxy to Hit Verizon Dec. 15: Important Things You Should Know

Galaxy Nexus Google Wallet Blocked by Verizon

There will be no Google Wallet on Verizon’s upcoming smartphone Galaxy Nexus as the largest U.S. wireless service provider has blocked the mobile-payment application because of the security concerns.
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AT&T vows to keep pursuing T-Mobile merger

AT&T Inc plans to forge ahead with its deal to buy Deutsche Telekom's U.S. wireless unit despite fierce regulatory opposition, and it has the financial resources to close the acquisition quickly, a top executive said on Wednesday.
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Apple iOS 5 vs Google Android: Mobile Web Browsers Compared

With news that Google Chrome is honing in on Internet Explorer for Web browsing dominance, now is a good time to see if Apple or Android has a better Web browsing system in place. Google Chrome is actually not used in the Android mobile operating system. However, Apple does use its Safari browser for its iOS devices. The Android Web browser doesn't have a name.
A person uses the new Blackberry Bold 9900 at a release party to promote the BlackBerry OS 7 devices made by RIM in Toronto

RIM walks away from BBX name after trademark fight

Research In Motion has unceremoniously dumped the BBX brand name it had chosen two months ago for its new BlackBerry operating system after a U.S. court embarrassed the beleaguered smartphone maker by slapping a temporary ban on its use.
A man cycles past a HTC advertisement in Taipei

HTC Says no Plan to Change Q4 Guidance Yet

HTC Corp has no plans for now to change its fourth-quarter sales guidance, as shares in the world's No.4 smartphone maker tumbled nearly 7 percent on Wednesday on worries that a 30 percent drop in monthly sales may point to worse times ahead.
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Apple iPhone 5 Release Date, Features: 3 Important Things to Know

It's not a matter of if, but when the last big project from Steve Jobs will reach the hand of consumers. The debate varies from spring to summer or even fall, but most every qualified observer agrees -- the iPhone release date is coming in 2012. Among the best bets is an early summer unveiling with release soon to follow, keeping in Apple's release tradition that was broken with the iPhone 4S because the product simply wasn't ready yet.
Samsung Galaxy S2 variants from AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and LG Nitro HD

Can LG Nitro HD Dwarf Samsung Galaxy S2?

LG Nitro HD smartphone, made available on AT&T Sunday, is expected to feel lots of burden from Samsung Galaxy S2, which is considered to be the best Android smartphone yet.

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