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HTC Thunderbolt Major Features Just Right

HTC’s Thunderbolt goes on sale today at Verizon. It is the first smartphone to be launched with LTE technology. The HTC Thunderbolt will be available for $250 with a two year contract.
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Intel buys Philips Electronics spin-out

Intel Corp. has acquired New Venture Partners' portfolio company, Silicon Hive, a spin-out from Philips Electronics (Philips). Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.
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Nokia Profit View Lowered at Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer lowered its profit forecast on phone giant Nokia as the company is seeing greater than market seasonal weakness in demand in the first quarter of 2011.
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Will Apple tie up with China Mobile to drive iPhone sales?

Will Apple develop an iPhone that can run on China Mobile's TD-SCDMA 3G standard, a move that could boost the sales of iPhone in China? There is no word as yet from Apple on this, but the chairman of China Mobile said on Friday Apple's Steve Jobs has expressed interest in developing an iPhone for his network, Reuters has reported.

How Tablets Can End PC Growth

The possible factors that could lead to the cannibalization of the PC by tablets are classified into consumer growth and enterprise growth. Tablets may ultimately cannibalize around 15 percent of the total PC market through 2014, which while material, doesn't deter the PC markets from seeing sustained growth over the next 5-years, according to RBC Capital Markets.

Can Tablets End PC Growth?

RBC Capital Markets estimates that tablets may ultimately cannibalize around 15 percent of the total PC market through 2014, which while material, doesn't deter the PC markets from seeing sustained growth over the next 5-years.

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