PC World – Pictures of a Lenovo Mobile Communications handset bearing the logo of China’s largest mobile operator have spread online, rumored to be proof of an upcoming Android handset that’s based on China’s homegrown 3G (third-generation) mobile standard. Source:Lenovo Mobile's Expected Android Handset Appears Online (PC World)

AP – A court in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou has ordered South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co. to compensate a local company for allegedly infringing its cell phone technology, the official Xinhua News Agency reported Tuesday. Source:Chinese court backs local firm in cellphone suit (AP)

PC World – Just two years ago, the mobile phone market was pretty ho-hum. You had your candy bar phones and your flip phones. There were BlackBerry devices and Windows Mobile phones. Those phones had calendars and contact lists, and a few other apps that were too annoying to use. Few people ever added any [...]

PC World – “An article recently published in the popular press has suggested that there may be a link between the increase in numbers of mobile phone masts and the reduction in local sparrow populations. The number of sparrows in Britain has effectively halved from 24 million approximately thirty years ago to a present day [...]

PC World – This week’s first fairytale, a boast tinged with PR-inspired predictions, comes from no other than Palm — the forgotten little brother of the smartphone industry. In a BusinessWeek article posted early today, Jon Rubinstein, Palm’s executive chairman, talks about his company’s upcoming mobile phone operating system and how he sees Palm postioned [...]

PC World – Amidst signs that the long-running drama over China’s 3G (third-generation) mobile license plans is finally at an end, Motorola announced Tuesday it was awarded a “next-generation” mobile equipment contract with China Telecommunications Group (China Telecom) — an apparent reference to a deal to provide equipment for the operator’s upcoming 3G services. Source:Motorola [...]

PC World – When is a mobile phone not a mobile phone? When is a printer not a printer? These may sound like the sort of riddles you’d find rolled up in a Christmas cracker, but to IT manufacturers, judges and politicians in Europe these questions are no joke. Source:Multifunction Devices Pose Tax Headache for [...]

AP – Japanese electronics maker Sharp Corp. said Thursday it may cut production of liquid crystal display panels, as global demand falters for personal computers and mobile phones. Source:Sharp says mulling LCD production cut (AP)