More growth awaits: 5% of the 1.1 billion handsets made or to be made this year include touchscreens.
"They could prove a terrific benefit for handsets, where damage from drops is common, " says an LG spokeswoman.
The agreement does not extend to other manufacturers' handsets that use the Android operating system.
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Samsung's Blackjack II and Palm 's Treo 750 are two handsets that fit the bill.
Buying is a good choice for extended stays and in countries that have cheap handsets.
The site's interactivity is powered by software that creates a virtual map of the handsets.
That's a nice service in a world where many handsets run on different standards.
It allows companies to more easily manage remote wireless devices including M2M applications, handsets and tablets.
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Get ready Guinness 'cause Samsung just launched an entire series of "World's slimmest" handsets.
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And as soon as next year, Intel will introduce WiMax chips for mobile handsets.
Google has launched several branded handsets and video and audio streaming devices in recent years.
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This pattern roughly corresponds to the rising popularity of Android handsets over the past few years.
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Eighty-six percent of SK Telecom's mobile-phone customers have wireless Internet capability on their handsets.
It has lost its edge in design: many of its handsets look staid and dated.
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But the launch was embarrassingly called off because the handsets do not work yet.
Handsets could refresh every 15 minutes instead of pulling new messages as they arrive.
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This week, Motorola said that, starting next year, its mobile-phone handsets will carry iTunes.
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In Canada, Android-powered handsets gained momentum as Samsung, LG, Sony Ericsson and Motorola shipped new models.
Carriers in America have far greater control over which handsets people can use on their networks.
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Handsets and Refill cards will be available beginning May 15 at select Walmart locations.
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Try these: ZTE's sales of handsets and broadband networking gear grew 35 percent last year.
And this is for handsets that have been shipped less than 12 months ago.
Mobile handsets require high levels of precision manufacturing skill as well as strong supply chain capabilities.
Handsets running Microsoft's mobile operating system cannot currently access the catch-up TV and radio service.
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But its prediction that cybersecurity threats will shift to handsets seems to be slowly taking shape.
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The certification is only for client devices, such as tablets, handsets, notebooks, and consumer electronics.
In 1999Qualcomm got out of handsets to focus entirely on selling chips and software to mobilemakers.
Computers and handsets are becoming an extension of body and mind, creating a Cyborg-like population.
During the year-ago quarter it sold 60.2 million handsets, or 20.3% of the total.
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