Apr

2013

Android malware infections trebled last year, according to new report

Mobile security company NQ Mobile has published a new report that says the number of mobile malware threats increased by 163% last year to more than 65,000. Almost all of the new malware discoveries were targeted at the Android platform.

NQ Mobile estimates that 32.8 million Android devices were infected with malware last year, which is an increase of more than 200% since 2011.

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Categories: Operating systems, Applications, News

Tags: security, research, virus, android, china

Feb

2013

ZTE prepares new smartphones using NVIDIA Tegra 4 processors

Author: The Fonecast

Just a couple of days after NVIDIA announced its new 4G-enabled Tegra 4i mobile processor - and only a few weeks after the original quad-core Tegra 4 was announced - Chinese manufacturer ZTE has confirmed it’s already working on smartphones powered by the new NVIDIA processors.

The first of these devices is expected to go on sale in China by the middle of 2013.

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Categories: Handsets and manufacturers, News

Tags: zte, nvidia, china, smartphone

Jan

2013

ZTE anticipates an annual loss

Author: The Fonecast

Mobile manufacturer ZTE has published preliminary annual results for 2012, revealing that it expects a loss of between 2.5 billion and 2.9 billion Chinese Yuan (£253 to £294 million).

Last year it made a ¥2.06 billion profit.

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Tags: zte, china

Jan

2013

Huawei expects 33% profit increase in 2012 financial results

Author: The Fonecast

Huawei has announced details of its 2012 financial results ahead of the audited figures due in April.

Global sales revenues for the year are expected to reach 220.2 billion Chinese Yuan (£22.3 billion), up 8% on 2011, while net profit is expected to be up 33% to CNY 15.4 billion.

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Categories: Handsets and manufacturers, News

Tags: huawei, china

Dec

2012

Nokia introduces its lowest price Windows Phone 8 handset

Author: The Fonecast

Nokia has launched its third Windows Phone 8 device, the Nokia Lumia 620. It’s a smaller, lower-price smartphone than either of the company’s two previous models.

The Nokia Lumia 620 has a 3.8-inch display, a 5 megapixel camera, NFC support and a battery that promises up to 9.9 hours of talk time.

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Tags: nokia, windows phone, china

Android malware infections trebled last year, according to new report

ZTE prepares new smartphones using NVIDIA Tegra 4 processors

ZTE anticipates an annual loss

Huawei expects 33% profit increase in 2012 financial results

Nokia introduces its lowest price Windows Phone 8 handset

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