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LG Agrees to Meet Microsoft’s Royalty Demand (MSFT, GOOG, AAPL, MMI, ORCL, NOK)

Posted: January 12, 2012 at 12:21 pm

Korea’s LG Electronics has agreed to pay a licensing fee to Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) for the right to use Microsoft claims it owns and that is required for all ...
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HTC Takes U.S. Smartphone Industry by Storm

Posted: November 2, 2011 at 6:26 am

HTC, the Taiwan-based smartphone company, was barely known in the U.S. three years ago. It is now the number one manufacturer of the devices sold in America because of its ...
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A New Age of Patent Lending

Posted: September 8, 2011 at 6:26 am

Asia-based smartphone company HTC is locked in several patent battles with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) has offered aid to HTC by “loaning” it patents that should help counter ...
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Does Android Matter?

Posted: August 23, 2011 at 6:30 am

Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android mobile OS continued to gain market share in the U.S. during the second quarter. But that may not matter. The operating system is free because it ...
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Apple May Build 4G iPhone Soon, Dominate New Market

Posted: August 22, 2011 at 6:28 am

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may be in the midst of the development of a 4G iPhone. It is not clear when the product will be released, but if it is in ...
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Android Begins to Seize Tablets, First Challenge to iPad

Posted: August 12, 2011 at 6:22 am

It is more difficult by the day to determine whether Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android powered devices have gained some edge against Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). New ABI Research information shows that ...
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Short Sellers Prey On The Weak Once Again

Posted: July 27, 2011 at 6:37 am

The trend among short sellers for the last two months is that they gamble against shares in the weakest public companies. Perhaps they sense that an economic downturn or U.S. ...
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24/7 Wall St. Ten Brands That Will Disappear In 2012

Posted: June 22, 2011 at 4:39 am

24/7 Wall St. has created a new list of brands that will disappear, which includes Sears (NASDAQ:SHLD), Sony Pictures (NYSE:SNE), American Apparel (NYSE:APP), Nokia (NYSE:NOK), Saab, A&W All-American Foods Restaurants, ...
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Nokia Launches Windows Phone Into Smartphone Storms, With Aid From Microsoft

Posted: June 21, 2011 at 6:36 am

Nokia (NYSE: NOK) will launch its new N9 Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) Windows-powered smartphone later this year. It does so as the entire industry faces slowing sales and a dizzying number ...
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Apple May Beat Back Android With A 4G iPhone

Posted: June 16, 2011 at 7:28 pm

The state of the smartphone industry is based largely on the public's perception of how well the Apple iPhone does against the legions of Android handsets.  Some Apple fans are ...
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Among The Apple Announcements, No Move Toward 4G

Posted: June 7, 2011 at 6:51 am

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced its new iCloud multimedia storage system and a new version of its OS called Lion. Nothing was said about updated versions of the iPad or iPhone ...
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Rumors We Would Like To Hear: HTC To Buy RIM

Posted: June 6, 2011 at 11:28 am

Taiwan smartphone company HTC has an annual revenue run rate of close to $20 billion and it is currently growing at a rate of about 100% a year. HTC will ...
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A Break-Up Of Nokia

Posted: June 1, 2011 at 6:32 am

Nokia (NYSE: NOK) looks quite a lot like the old Motorola did five years ago. Motorola's cellphone business was nearly ruined as the company failed to replace its RAZR with ...
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Sony Ericsson, The Forgotten Smartphone Firm, Makes A Profit

Posted: April 19, 2011 at 6:04 am

Almost no one mentions also- ran handset company Sony Ericsson anymore. The firm lost money and market share over the last two years. That trend may be in reverse now. ...
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HTC Takes A Ride On Androids Coat Tails

Posted: April 8, 2011 at 4:09 am

Taiwan handset maker HTC posted earnings which nearly tripled last quarter to $513 million. The firm owes a substantial share of its success to Google. A very large portion of ...
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