Five smartphone trends from Las Vegas
In 2013, a high-end smartphone should have a full-HD 5-inch screen and a 13-megapixel camera to remain competitive, if products launched at International CES in Las Vegas this week are an indication of...
View ArticleMicrosoft exec doesn't rule out Intel-based Windows Phones
After Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer made a surprise appearance during a Qualcomm keynote at International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), some analysts wondered how married the company is to Snapdragon...
View ArticleHottest Android news and rumours for the week ending January 11, CES-style
ZTE and Huawei took home most of the device-related headlines from this year's International CES in Las Vegas, which didn't exactly provide an earthshaking amount of Android news for a show of its...
View ArticleSmartphone world to get two new OS' in 2013
Smartphones running Mozilla Firefox and Jolla Sailfish will launch separately in 2013 amid a crowded smartphone market.
View ArticleZTE to launch Firefox OS smartphone at MWC
Chinese phone maker ZTE is planning to launch a smartphone based on Mozilla's Firefox OS at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next month.
View ArticleZTE, China Mobile test bandwidth boosting LTE-Advanced technology
ZTE and China Mobile have successfully tested carrier aggregation, and achieved peak download speed of 223Mbps in the Chinese operator's LTE TDD network.
View ArticleUS ITC to investigate Samsung, Nokia phones for patent infringement after...
The U.S. International Trade Commission plans to investigate the smartphones of Samsung, Nokia and Chinese vendors Huawei and ZTE for patent infringement, after wireless technology provider...
View ArticleiPhone 5 fails to boost Apple's market share in China
Despite the launch of the iPhone 5 in December in China, Apple's smartphone market share in the nation barely grew during last year's fourth quarter, according to research firm Canalys.
View ArticleSmall-cell goodness will depend on crucial, complicated backhaul links
Adding small cells to mobile networks made up of full-sized base stations should help to fuel more voice and data calls, but outdoors, linking those dispersed cells to wired networks presents its own...
View ArticleZTE to launch Tegra 4 smartphones for the Chinese market by mid-year
Handset maker ZTE said it will be the first vendor to launch smartphones using Nvidia's Tegra 4 processor, with new models slated to arrive in China before mid-year.
View ArticleCan China's phone makers take on Apple and Samsung?
They are probably the biggest cellphone makers most people have never heard of. Despite ranking third and fourth in the global smartphone market in the fourth quarter, mention Huawei and ZTE to many...
View ArticleZTE considering eight-core smartphones for the future
Chinese handset maker ZTE said it will consider releasing smartphones built with eight-core processors in the future as the company prioritizes the high-end market this year.
View ArticleZTE Grand Memo smartphone's huge screen is designed for small hands
China's ZTE debuted a smartphone with a 5.7-inch screen dubbed the Grand Memo at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona Monday. It's a follow up to its 5-inch Grand S smartphone that the company introduced...
View ArticleZTE premiers Open, its first Firefox OS phone
ZTE's first phone based on Mozilla's Firefox OS will go on sale in the middle of the year in Spain, Venezuela and Columbia, where its maker hopes to boost smartphone penetration.
View ArticleFirefox OS 'too late' to shake up mobile
Analysts today were skeptical that Mozilla's push into mobile with Firefox OS would meaningfully change the game.
View ArticleFive smartphone and tablet trends from Barcelona
This year's MWC may have been lacking in high-end smartphone launches, but the "W" stands for "world" and lower-cost models shown this week are needed to open up the mobile-phone market to more people...
View Article3G and 4G USB modems are a security threat, researcher says
The vast majority of 3G and 4G USB modems handed out by mobile operators to their customers are manufactured by a handful of companies and run insecure software, according to two security researchers...
View ArticleHuawei wins German sales ban on 4G ZTE base stations
Networking and telecom equipment vendor Huawei has won a provisional injunction against sales of 4G base stations by competitor ZTE in Germany.
View ArticleZTE to let airline passengers access Internet using Wi-Fi and LTE
After years of development, airline passengers will be able to access the Internet using LTE this year, according to ZTE.
View ArticleU.S. to scrutinize IT system purchases with ties to China
Certain U.S. federal agencies could be hindered from buying information technology systems made by companies with links to the Chinese government under the new funding law signed by President Barack...
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