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Report: Google looks to fund, develop wireless service for emerging markets
Google is working on plans to fund, develop and launch wireless networks in emerging markets as part of a broader push to get 1 billion people around the world connected to the Internet, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal .
ABI: Smartphones under $250 to make up 46% of smartphone shipments by 2018
Smartphones costing $250 or less before carrier subsidies will make up 46 percent of all global smartphone shipments by 2018, up from 28 percent in 2012, according to a new report form ABI Research.
Nepal, Malawi and Russia keep pushing WiMAX
WiMAX technology continues to extend wireless broadband service to developing markets around the world, with deployments in Nepal, Malawi and Russia garnering recent headlines.
Report: Smartphone shipments to outpace feature phones for first time in 2013
Shipments of smartphones will surpass feature phones for the first time this year, according to a new report from research firm IDC, marking a tipping point as mobile broadband adoption expands and smartphone prices come down worldwide. The report also found that China will outpace the United States as the world's largest smartphone market both this year and on into the future.
Sprint will not sell flagship BlackBerry Z10 smartphone
Sprint Nextel will not sell the BlackBerry Z10, the company's flagship, touchscreen BlackBerry 10 smartphone, a move that makes Sprint the only Tier 1 U.S. carrier that will not carry the device. Sprint has committed to selling the BlackBerry Q10, which runs BB10 and has a Qwerty keyboard.
BlackBerry seeing one-third of BB10 users switch over from other platforms
BARCELONA, Spain--BlackBerry is seeing one-third of new BlackBerry 10 device sales coming from customers who are switching to the platform from other smartphone operating systems, a higher figure than the company had anticipated, according to a senior company executive.
Samsung launches Rex handset line for emerging markets, challenging Nokia
Samsung Electronics is launching a new handset line called Rex that is aimed at emerging markets. The move could be the beginning of a battle between Samsung and Nokia's touchscreen Asha line, which is focused on young people in emerging markets and bridges the gap between feature phones and smartphones.
Report: Smartphones still have room to grow in Brazil, India and Russia
Although more than 50 percent of all U.S. mobile users now own smartphones, smartphones still have a lot of growth ahead of them in emerging markets, according to a new report from research firm Nielsen.
Analyst: Smartphone user base tops 1B worldwide
The number of smartphones in use worldwide crossed the 1 billion-unit threshold for the first time during the third quarter, according to a new report from research firm Strategy Analytics.
Nokia unveils low-cost handsets to regain share in emerging markets
Nokia is attempting its rebuild its market share in developing markets with the announcement of two new dual-SIM handsets. The low-cost devices will ship with a licence to download 40 games by
