NOTE: The following ramblings are based largely on rumor and guesswork. The latest on iPhone in China ~ Dan Butterfield – November 5, 2008 China Mobile wants no pre-publicity over “new” to be announced TD-SCDMA handsets from prominent vendors such as Apple, Nokia and HTC. Why? These new phones will be very popular and China [...]
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Posted in 3G, AAPL, iPhone on Oct 22nd, 2008
Excerpts from Apple’s Q4 earnings call on Oct. 21, 2008 – Steve Jobs: ….“iPhone business has grown to about $4.6 billion, or 39% of Apple’s total business, clearly too big for Apple management or investors to ignore. … adjusted sales for the quarter were $11.68 billion, 48% higher than the reported revenue of $7.9 billion, [...]
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Nokia to pay Qualcomm $2.3 billion lump-sum settlement
Posted in iPhone on Oct 18th, 2008
Nokia to pay Qualcomm $2.3 billion in royalty settlement ************************* See post > HERE via SANDIEGO NEWS SERVICES See companion story via Boy Genius Report > HERE 4:04 a.m. October 17, 2008 SAN DIEGO – Qualcomm Inc. will receive at least $2.3 billion as part of a settlement with Nokia Corp. in a royalty [...]
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Nokia to build a TD-SCDMA phone
Posted in 3G, China Mobile, Smart Phones, TD-SCDMA on Sep 13th, 2008
iPhonAsia Comment: We have previously speculated that Nokia would join the group of handset manufacturers in support of China’s TD-SCDMA protocol. The article in South China Post (by subscription) below, now confirms this guess. Nokia and China Mobile have very close ties and this is no surprise … sort of “what took you so long” [...]
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Nokia and Apple iPhone TD-SCDMA handsets coming?
Posted in China Mobile, iPhone, iPhone Negotiations, TD-SCDMA on Sep 1st, 2008
New China TD-SCDMA handsets coming followed by Nokia and Apple iPhone TD-SCDMA handsets Full Post in Mandarin > HERE Key excerpts (iPhonAsia translation): Quoting Director of Ministry Information Industry Technology (MIIT) – Li Yizhong: “TD-SCDMA initial commercial tests have produced positive results and guarantee that the TD-SCDMA will fight and win.” Li Yizhong indicated that [...]
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