Tag Archives: smartphone market
Microsoft could break open China with China Unicom alliance
Microsoft (MSFT, quote) and the world’s third largest mobile provider China Unicom (CHU, quote) have announced an industry alliance to help boost Windows Phone sales and bring more innovative Windows Phones to the Chinese market.
Life will go on for smartphone companies after iPhone 5 debut
Shares of smartphone companies have certainly reflected the imminent arrival of Apple’s (AAPL, quote) new iPhone 5. Apple is now the world’s most valuable publicly traded company, rising sharply in recent trading. For whatever reason, Nokia Corporation (NOK, quote) attempted to pre-empt the introduction of iPhone 5 by introducing its two new smartpones, the Lumia 820 and Lumia 920 last week.
Xiaomi makes the “hottest smartphone” in China
With Apple (AAPL, quote) and Samsung (SSNLF, quote) counting on Chinese smartphone adoption for continued growth, there would not seem room for more competitors. But Xiaomi has been described by Forbes as “China’s hottest smartphone company.”
With China GDP growth down, buy dividend paying stocks
With the report that the China’s GDP has just fallen to 7.6%, dividend paying stocks from the People’s Republic are becoming more attractive.
