4 New Canon PowerShots Include 14x SX210, Touch-screen SD3500
February 8, 2010 – Canon added four mid-range PowerShots to its lineup today, including the touch-screen SD3500 IS (shown), the 14x ultrazoom SX210 IS, and two additional ELPH models, the SD1400 IS and SD1300 IS.
LensVector Announces More Than $50 Million In Financing
Institutional Venture Partners Leads Growth Investment in Company That Replaces Moving Parts of Camera Phones with Solid-State Optics MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Feb. 4, 2010 – LensVector, Inc. , the leader in solid-state optical components for camera phones, laptops and other consumer electronics, today announced it has closed $30 million in a Series C financing round, bringing the total financial backing of the company to more than $50 million….
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Australia will have 33.4 million wireless subscribers in 2014
Australia’s mobile subscriber base is estimated to reach 33.4 million by 2014, reports IE Market Research (IEMR). Click here for more.
Zain Denies Reports of Imminent African Networks Disposal
Kuwait’s Zain has refuted local media reports that it had been contacted regarding a sale of its African assets. Click here for more.
Nokia to Defend Itself Against Investor Lawsuit
Nokia says that it will vigorously defend itself from a US based class action lawsuit which claims that the company mislead investors regarding handset production delays and price cuts. Click here for more.
Majority of smartphones now have touch screens
For the first time ever, smart phones with touch screens accounted for more than half of all smart phone shipments globally in Q4 2009, taking 55% of the market, according to the latest Canalys estimates. Click here for more.
Three-fold Increase in Android Apps Performance
An Android software developer has launched a replacement virtual engine which it says will significantly increase application performance. Click here for more.
Huawei selects Opera for Mobile Web Browser Platform
Huawei has inked a deal to pre-install a version of the Opera mobile web browser into a range of its handsets. Click here for more.
Operator News in Brief – 8th Feb 2010
Daily summaries of short news items relating to the mobile networks. Click here for more.
SingTel Group’s mobile customer base expanded to 285 million
Singapore’s SingTel has announced that the Group posted strong growth in customer acquisitions with a combined regional mobile customer base of 285 million as at 31 December 2009, an increase of 23 per cent, or 52 million from a year ago. Click here fo…
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- Google Voice Comes to iPhone Regardless of Apple's Feelings
- Motorola Seeks Retribution Against RIM through the ITC
- Asus & Garmin's Joint Smartphone Taking Preorders
- Microsoft Announces iPhone Killer
- Verizon & AT&T's Rivalry Means Lower Wireless Plans
