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HTC revenue drops 35%, Samsung profits double

HTC has released its unaudited financial results for the first three months of 2012. And things aren’t looking too good. Total revenue fell 34.9 per cent compared with the same period last year. Ouch. Samsung, meanwhile, is sitting pretty, anticipating its operating profits will double compared to the first three months of 2011. I don’t want to get too deep …

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Nokia building 41

Nokia could be cooking up another 41-megapixel phone, this time running on Windows 8, if leaked slides supposedly snapped at a Nokia presentation are to be believed. Spotted by Androsym, the images — originally posted at it168.com — show a blocky-looking mobile bearing the PureView camera-tech logo, as well as specs that peg the device as owning a curved 4.3-inch HD …

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Can Nokia crank up the volume of the Lumia 900?

Nokia’s Lumia 900 on AT&T is currently an Amazon best seller. An Easter Sunday quiet launch rebounded on Monday. And perhaps Nokia, AT&T, and Microsoft can make Windows Phone devices a player in the U.S. The big question for Nokia watchers revolves around one word: volume. Can Nokia make enough Lumias around the world to turn around the company? When …

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The man behind your phone’s fonts

Now playing: Watch this: Talking fonts with typeface designer Steve Matteson 5:55 Editor’s note: This is the first piece of a two-part series on font design, desktop publishing, and Steve Matteson, a designer whose work is featured in several user interfaces. Additionally, although the words “font” and “typeface” had distinct definitions before the era of digital publishing, they are used …

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HTC One X vs HTC One S vs Samsung Galaxy S2 vs iPhone 4S

Android lovers prepare to be spoilt for choice, because HTC is bringing its bevy of Ice Cream Sandwich-slathered lovelies to market. Of course lots of Droidheads have been tippety-tapping away on their beloved Samsung Galaxy S2s for nigh on a year now — so how does Samsung’s classic slice of Android compare to the latest Droidy phones: HTC’s One X …

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Nokia Lumia 900 launches in Canada on Rogers

Nokia’s Lumia 900 is now available to Canadians. The device, Nokia’s flagship Windows Phone 7 model, has been released for Rogers Communications customers, Nokia Canada announced today. The Lumia 900 retails for 99.99 Canadian dollars ($100.03) — nearly identical to the $99.99 price tag in the U.S. But Rogers customers will only get that pricing with “select” three-year plans. Related …

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