Devices & Platforms

Semiconductor provider Spreadtrum Communications has unveiled a next generation single-core smartphone platform for WCDMA, TD-SCDMA and EDGE.

Chinese budget smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi plans on doubling its 2013 sales over the next year, according to chairman and co-founder Lei Jun.

As China Mobile prepares to launch Apple’s iPhone on January 17, rival China Telecom has slashed its price for the desirable smartphone.

ZTE has introduced three new smartphones for users in Mexico, including the latest models in the bestselling Blade series, adding localised innovations and upgraded features to deliver a better user experience to Mexican consumers.

ZTE’s Grand Memo LTE is poised to become the first 4G device available for sale in China, after it became the first to be awarded a TD-LTE handset permit by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

The grey market for cellphones will contract for the second consecutive year in 2013, with worldwide shipments dropping by 12% as both makers and buyers of these handsets turn to branded products...

Nokia has released three new high-performing handsets which are being pitched as the firm’s most affordable 3G devices yet...

While the South African mobile telecommunications sector continues to be one of the fastest growing sectors in the country, the market is still dominated by feature phones...

Nokia’s newest Asha device, the Asha 501, is launching in Thailand and Pakistan this week, with  India following soon afterwards...

Nokia has announced a new touchscreen device in its Asha range which will retail for under $100...

Mobile World Congress has traditionally been the launch pad of the handset manufacturer's hottest and most innovative handsets. These handsets feature the latest network compatibility such as dual mode LTE for a range of markets and smarter technology such as NFC. More recently emerging markets have deployed 3G technology and due to lower income levels these markets need to offer significantly lower priced handsets...

This month is likely to see China become the largest market in the world for smart devices, including iOS and Android smartphones as well as tablet computers...

The first low-cost smartphone targeted specifically at the Africa region will launch in the first quarter of 2013...

After just three days on sale in China, the iPhone 5 racked up sales of over 2 million, according to official sales figures published by Apple...

The first TD-SCDMA to use the Windows Phone operating system in China has been launched by Nokia and China Mobile...

Apple is more than doubling the number of countries in which it sells the iPhone 5, with the goal of adding “more than 50” markets to the current total of 47 by the end of this year...

The latest model of Apple’s iPhone will be available through two of China’s largest operators by the end of the year...

Russian operator MTS has announced a partnership with Microsoft to promote innovative mobile solutions...

Two new devices have been added to Nokia’s Asha Touch range, a collection of relatively low-cost, mid-tier devices which are largely focussed on emerging markets...

Subscriber data from China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology indicates that the Chinese market is on track to meet previous predictions in the coming years through 2016...

The next iteration of the Apple iPhone – rumoured to be the iPhone 5 – may function on China Mobile’s 3G TD-SCDMA network, according to an industry observer...

China’s market for connected devices – including smartphones, tablets, M2M and other electronics – will be worth six times its present value by 2020...

ZTE has launched its latest smartphone in Turkey, marking the first time that a model in its Grand series has been made available outside China...

Low-cost devices are set to have a dramatic impact on the Chinese smartphone market...

The low-cost smartphone could finally be upon us, with Vodafone announcing that it will launch the Smart II across 25 of its markets...

Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform reportedly now has a greater market share in China than Apple’s iPhone – despite having been available there for just two months...

With tablets finding an eager audience in Southeast Asia, Android is emerging as the most prevalent operating system for the devices...

A new agreement will provide buyers of Android phones in India with free airtime...

Google’s Android OS has affirmed its dominance in the Chinese smartphone market, with the number of devices running the OS more than doubling in 2011...

The first CDMA Windows Phone to go on sale in China is being readied for launch...