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Facebook courts developers to compete with rivals in Asia
Monday Facebook's mobile app server company Parse released statistics on its biggest user growth. Its adoption in Asia has skyrocketed.…
Read MoreNap time: SK Telecom is putting its cellular networks to sleep
The two companies have developed a technology that idles a portion of the mobile network at night when demand is lowest. This won't just save energy costs. It will create a better performing network.…
Read MoreHow did Korea’s messaging app KakaoTalk make enough money to go public?
Korea's KakaoTalk has made its way onto the public markets, showing once again that the power of free SMS should not be underrated.…
Read MoreLG turns on Qualcomm’s iZat indoor location tech, but it only works in Korea for now
Qualcomm's iZat indoor geo-location technology may be buried inside millions of newer smartphones, but there are only 21 malls where you can use it today, and they're all in South Korea.…
Read MoreKorean messaging firm Kakao merges with web portal Daum to fight Line
The reverse takeover saves Kakao, a challenger to the likes of Line and WhatsApp, the trouble of going through a tiresome stock market flotation.…
Read MoreMapping out the world’s LTE coverage (It’s in fewer places than you think)
LTE deployments have grown at a steady pace around the world, but after three years there are still relatively few places you can actually get an LTE signal.…
Read MoreWhere in Asia is Google’s Eric Schmidt?
Google's Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt has earned a lot of Google air milage points recently, touting technology in stops across Asia. Take a look at where he's gone and what he's been up to along the way.…
Read MoreLTE accounts for 7% of all North American mobile connections
In just two years, the US and Canada have spawned 15 LTE networks and 21.5 million LTE subscriptions, according to Wireless Intelligence. Verizon was the first major operator to launch LTE, and it's used its head start well, racking up 14.9 million 4G connections.…
Read MoreSamsung’s network biz is on a roll: Lands first European 4G deal with 3 UK
Samsung just won its first European infrastructure contract, opening up a region its never competed in before. The Korean vendor still has a long way to go to reach its goal of being a top 3 mobile equipment maker, but establishing itself in Europe can't hurt.…
Read MoreNokia loses mobile top spot. What does it have left?
After 14 years as the world's biggest mobile phone maker, Nokia has lost the top spot to Korean rival Samsung. The question facing the Finnish company's bosses now is whether they can ever regain the momentum they've lost.…
Read MoreSamsung Takes The Apple Route For Its Next Big Launch, the Galaxy S III
Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) has accused Samsung of "slavishly copying" its hardware designs; but whether or not that is true, one area where Samsung……
Read MoreApple/Samsung Legal Skirmishes Have A New Player: The European Commission
The ongoing, back-and-forth legal fight that is the Apple/Samsung patent dispute today took on a new dimension in one of its key battlegroun……
Read MoreNorth Korea's State Newspaper Launches English Version Online
As the uproar over New York Times public editor Arthur Brisbane's "truth vigilante" question continues, it's worth noting that North Korea's……
Read More@ CES: Available Now – Android OEM. WLTM Caring, Ambitious, Strong Partner
Unlike its local rival Samsung, the Korean handset maker LG (SEO: 066570) has lately had more of a mixed bag when it's come to Android devic……
Read MoreSamsung/HTC: Two Sides Of An Android Coin. Why’s Samsung Winning The Toss?
Android is trouncing the competition when it comes to platform domination in the smartphone market -- over half of all smartphones being use……
Read MoreHappy App Year: Downloads Pass 1 Billion/Week, U.S. Way Ahead Of The Rest
The smartphone and tablet buying rush over the holidays spilled over into a corresponding deluge of app downloads, with the total weekly num……
Read MoreSamsung Galaxy S and Tab may yet get Android 4.0
Samsung is reportedly in discussions to offer Android 4.0 software upgrades to its Galaxy S smartphones and Galaxy Tab slates. Perhaps Samsung's TouchWiz software is slimmed down or eliminated, which may not be a problem. Getting carriers to support such an upgrade, however, may be.…
Read MoreSupply chain report points to 32- and 37-inch Apple iTV in 2012
Apple will be launching 32- and 37-inch versions of a dedicated Apple television set in the second or third quarter of 2012, according to supply chain sources speaking to DigiTimes on Tuesday. Apple will be focusing on those two sizes initially, the sources claim.…
Read MoreSamsung Electronics Reorg: Apple's Friends On One Side; Foes On The Other?
It looks like Samsung Electronics, the flagship and biggest division of the Samsung Group conglomerate, is restructuring its organisation. W……
Read MoreUpdated: In Samsung v. Apple, Are Injunctions A Viable Nuclear Option?
Two more advances in the ongoing, international fight between Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) and Android tablet maker Samsung over alleged patent violat……
Read MoreAussie Court Gives Samsung Galaxy Tab The All-Clear But Is It Too Late?
A reversal of fortunes, of sorts, for Samsung in its ongoing case against Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) in Australia: today, an appeals court unanimous……
Read MoreSouth Korean Bookstore Chain Launches Qualcomm E-Reader
Kyobo, South Korea's largest bookstore chain, is launching the first e-reader to use Qualcomm's Mirasol technology. It has a color screen th……
Read MoreSamsung Wins The Right To March Trial In Bid To Ban iPhone 4S In Australia
One more development in the legal fight between Samsung and Apple: a court in Australia has granted a March date for a case being brought by……
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