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A person poses while using a Blackberry Bold 2 smartphone at the Research in Motion (RIM) headquarters in Waterloo, November 16, 2009. Picture taken November 16, 2009. REUTERS/Mark Blinch

Smartphone growth to continue strong in 2010

Reuters - Thu Nov 19, 8:00 PM

BARCELONA (Reuters) - The wireless chip industry expects smartphone market surge to continue, with British microchip designer ARM saying growth would likely even accelerate further next year.

  • The Barnes & Noble nook, a Wireless eBook Reader, is seen during a news conference in New York October 20, 2009. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
    Barnes & Noble says Nook sold out before holidays Reuters - 1 hour, 59 minutes ago

    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Barnes & Noble Inc said on Friday it had sold out of its newly-launched Nook electronic readers due to high demand -- a pre-holiday miscalculation that analysts said could boost sales of rival Amazon.com Inc's market leading Kindle.

  • As snow falls, pedestrians walk towards a Barnes & Noble book store, in Arlington Heights, Illinois, seen here in 2006. US bookstore giant Barnes & Noble said Friday it had sold out of its new electronic book reader, the 'Nook,' and the next shipments would not be available until after the holidays. Photo:Tim Boyle/AFP
    Barnes & Noble sells out of new e-reader AFP - Fri Nov 20, 5:12 PM

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - US bookstore giant Barnes & Noble said Friday it had sold out of its new electronic book reader, the "Nook," and the next shipments would not be available until after the holidays.

  • A picture taken on September 24 shows the screen of a computer featuring a search of the word 'edition' on the home page of Internet giant Google's website. A US judge set February 18 for a hearing on the revised legal settlement between Google and US authors and publishers that would allow the Internet giant to scan and sell millions of books online. Photo:Joel Saget/AFP
    Google books hearing set for February 18 AFP - Fri Nov 20, 1:36 PM

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - A US judge set February 18 for a hearing on the revised legal settlement between Google and US authors and publishers that would allow the Internet giant to scan and sell millions of books online.

  • The Cisco Systems logo stands in front of the company's headquarters in San Jose, California. Cisco on Friday announced the release of a free iPhone application for anyone who wants to stay on top of the latest trojans, worms, or other threats marauding on the Internet. Photo:/AFP
    Cisco releases Web security app for iPhone AFP - Fri Nov 20, 11:58 AM

    SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Cisco on Friday announced the release of a free iPhone application for anyone who wants to stay on top of the latest trojans, worms, or other threats marauding on the Internet.

  • Nokia Siemens emerges as second bidder in Nortel optical networking auction The Canadian Press - Fri Nov 20, 11:09 AM

    TORONTO - Insolvent telecom equipment maker Nortel Networks Corp. started the auction for its optical networking and carrier ethernet business on Friday morning, with Nokia Siemens Networks joining the fray.


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