Spreadtrum Communications has announced that Haier has adopted its 1GHz TD-SCDMA Android platform, the SC8810. The Haier HT-I617, a smartphone designed to address the needs of the...

Marking a major milestone in the history of technology, the number of worldwide subscriptions for wireless services is expected to reach five billion in September 2010, equaling 73.4%...

STMicroelectronics plans to introduce low-cost auto focus (AF) CMOS image sensors (CIS) targeting high-end smartphones in 2010, according to the company. It will also provide 5-megapixel...

Low-cost handsets and smartphones will together account for almost 79% of all new handsets by 2014, or just over one billion units in all, according to Juniper Research. Operators...

It is possible that High Tech Computer (HTC), in an attempt to enter the low-cost smartphone market, will cooperate with MediaTek for price-competitive handset IC solutions and to...

Low cost and ultra-low cost (ULCH) handsets will see a CAGR of 24% over the next five years, according to ABI Research.

Arima Communications will begin to ship two ultra-low-cost handsets to LG Electronics (LGE) in early 2009, with the vendor likely to price the two models at below US$30 targeting...