Taiwan-based manufacturer HTC has been growing its market share steadily for some time now, thanks to strong consumer interest in smartphones, something the company specializes in. Today, Gartner released its numbers for worldwide mobile device sales for the second quarter of 2010 and, for the first time, HTC has made it into the top 10. …
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Samsung expands Wave, Omnia lines
SINGAPORE–Samsung announced a slew of new handsets at this year’s CommunicAsia trade show in Singapore. In addition to the Galaxy 3 and Galaxy 5 Android entrants, the company expanded its Omnia and Wave portfolios with new Windows Mobile and Bada devices. When it first announced its Bada mobile platform last November, Samsung said it was meant for low- to midrange …
Read More »South Korea gets first Android phone, the MotoRoi
Editor’s note: Motorola has since confirmed worldwide availability of the MotoRoi, but has yet to reveal any dates or countries. Motorola on Monday announced the MotoRoi, its first Android-based smartphone for the South Korean market. Like the Motorola Milestone (Droid in the U.S.) launched in Europe, this handset has a 3.7-inch WVGA capacitive touch screen that supports multitouch. A big …
Read More »Acer’s first Android phone impressively specced
Computer giant Acer launched its first Windows Mobile smartphone earlier this year, and already, it is expanding its portfolio with an Android handset. The just announced Acer Liquid has impressive specifications, including a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, a first for phones running Google’s mobile operating system. The most powerful Android to date. (Credit: CNET UK) It will also come with …
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