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Is 2011 the year Asia’s iPhone Nano rumours finally come true?

By Jon Russell Sun, Jul 31, 2011 11:00AM UTC View Comments

It’s that time of the year when rumours of the latest, upcoming iPhone device and its spec begin popping up across the web. Thanks to the fact that the devices are built in the region, Asia is generally the place where information, rumours, tidbits and unofficial pics of the devices crop up. For example, last...

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SKorean lawyer wages privacy fight against Apple

By AP News Sat, Jul 16, 2011 8:09PM UTC View Comments

In this Nov. 28, 2009 file photo, iPhone fans line up as they wait to purchase the Apple iPhone 3G during its launching ceremony in Seoul. Pic:AP.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean lawyer who is an avid user of the iPhone is waging a legal privacy battle against Apple Inc. over the device’s tracking capabilities. Kim Hyeong-seok said Friday that he has gotten at least 16,000 people in South Korea to join him in a class-action lawsuit he plans...

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Android OS dominates in Japan, but iPhone still top device

By Jon Russell Wed, May 11, 2011 12:00PM UTC View Comments

Android-based smartphones accounted for more than half (57%) of Japan’s fast growing smartphone market according to a new report which shows the OS outgrew Apple’s overall share in the market. The research from MM Institute puts Android’s sales (4.91 million at year end March 2010) ahead of Apple who grabbed 38% of the country’s smartphone...

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Mobile internet users up 40pc in Thailand, iPhone ‘dominant’

By Jon Russell Fri, Feb 25, 2011 12:00PM UTC View Comments

Mobile internet usage in Thailand skyrocketed by an estimated 40 percent over the last year according to online stat company Truehits.net as quoted in the Bangkok Post. Company owner Piya Tanthawichian claims that iPhone is the dominant device for mobile internet users while the company estimates there are four million active mobile internet users in Thailand every...

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Assessing BlackBerry’s smartphone dominance in Thailand

By Jon Russell Mon, Feb 21, 2011 12:30PM UTC View Comments

There is much talk of smartphones on this blog, and for good reason as the device type is bringing new levels of connectivity to consumers across Asia and other developing markets alike. In Thailand, the smartphone market has been dominated by one brand in particular to date, BlackBerry. To those familiar with Thailand, the sight...

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