The Mantra has a simple user interface and a large keypad that makes navigating a cinch, the company said.
It offers access to various social networking sites such as Facebook, MySpace, and Flickr with the ability to view them all in one dashboard, it highlighted.
It is priced at US$59.99 through Virgin Mobile USA.

Gigabyte GV-R799D5-6GD-B graphics card
Gigabyte Technology has introduced its latest Radeon HD 7990-based graphics card, GV-R799D5-6GD-B featuring the Graphics...
Photo: Company, Apr 30.

Samsung Electronics has announced the Galaxy Mega - a 6.3-inch smartphone. The device is also light and thin, portable...
Photo: Company, Apr 16.

Samsung Electronics has announced that the Galaxy Note 8.0 is coming to the US market on April 11. Unveiled globally at...
Photo: Company, Apr 12.

AU Optronics (AUO) is exhibiting a 65-inch Ultra HD TV panel at the China Information Technology Expo & China Optoelectronics...
Photo: Company, Apr 10.

2013 Taiwan Internationbal Lighting Show
LED firms around the world are participating in the Taiwan International Lighting Show from March 26-29.
Date: Mar 29.

The exhibit is taking place at Nangang Exhibition Hall from June 19-21.
Date: Jun 21.

2012 Taiwan International Lighting Show
The 2012 Taiwan International Lighting Show was held on March 13-16 at the Taipei World Trade Center.
Date: Apr 19.
21-May-2013 markets closed
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| OTC electronic | 144.61 | +0.55 | +0.38% |

- Samsung takes top spot in 28-32 nm chip foundry business: data (May 20) - Yonhap News
- Samsung captures 95% of global Android smartphone profits in 1Q13 (May 15) - Strategy Analytics
- Nokia slips to 10th in smartphone market - Gartner
- Mobiles to outnumber people in 2014, says UN agency (May 9) - BBC News
- Nokia Asha 501 is colorful, cheap but not for the US (May 9) - CNET
- Nokia investors tell CEO their patience running thin (May 7) - Reuters
- Samsung could soon surpass Apple in handset profit (May 6) - New York Times
- Motorola Mobility China laying off 800 employees, closing one of last three R$D centers (April 24) - IBTimes
- AMD falls to 4th rank MPU supplier in 2012, says IC Insights
- Revenues for drivers in LED general lighting applications to triple, says IMS Research
- Supply chain to begin volume shipments of new Xbox console orders in 3Q13
- MediaTek 2Q13 sales likely to beat guidance
- Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD driver IC shipments rise 22% in 1Q13
- Taiwan panel makers lower pricing for Ultra HD TV panels
- Innolux expected to ship 1 million TOD units in 2013
- China market: Third-party e-payment services generate CNY1.2 trillion in 1Q13 total trade value, says Analysys
- China market: Online advertising valued at CNY18 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
- Touch screen IC, LED driver IC suppliers to post strong performance in May
- AUO publishes 65-inch Full HD OLED panel technology paper at SID Display Week
- Taiwan networking device makers see decreasing profit-to-R&D spending ratio
- Win Semi expects to post double-digit revenue growth in 2013
- LED maker Epistar expects more revenues from lighting applications in 3Q13
- TSMC presence in advance process market remains strong
- Chicony seeks growth from non-notebook product lines
- Taiwan makers expected to benefit from Lenovo targeting smartphones in 2013
- LED firms to lower prices through improved technology
- Commentary: High-end LED lighting in demand
- Digitimes Research: Europe solar trade tariffs may slow down market growth
- BenQ Materials expects performance to improve in 2Q13
- TV panel pricing expected to further drop in May, says WitsView
- Demand for large-size driver ICs to boom in 2H13, say backend firms
- TPK expected to see decline in touch screen notebook market share during 2Q13
- Taiwan attracts January-April foreign direct investment of over US$1.5 billion
- Releases
- White papers
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- Fujitsu converts Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile Communications into a wholly owned subsidiary
- NEC reaks the speed barriers of microwave transmission with ultra high modulations
- LSI completes acquisition of SandForce
- Fujitsu introduces ARROWS Z ISW11F au smartphone
- PSCo Technical Distribution partners with Matrox to offer fully integrated turnkey video walls
- Commentary: Price competition over 7-inch tablets erodes profits
- Taiwan FTC investigates Samsung over false advertising allegations
- Digitimes Research: Mobile devices to drive 2013 DRAM market
- Galaxy S4 to extend Samsung lead in 2013 handset market, says IHS
- Panasonic in talks to sell its handset business, says Japan press

A portal for information about Taiwan's WiMAX industry.

HTC has launched its new flagship smartphone in hopes to regain market share

China-based Huawei Technologies has reported handsome profits for 2012.

The rise of China smartphone brands
China-based vendors have been aggressive in rolling out new smartphones.

Complete mobile platform solutions: Q&A with Broadcom executive VP Robert Rango
In a relentless competition against rivals including Qualcomm, Nvidia and Media in the smartphone chipset...

Living on the IP edge: Q&A with Vitesse CTO Martin Nuss
Vitesse Semiconductor has been a major player in the semiconductor industry for the past 28 years,...

China-based Huawei Technologies has always been known for its telecom technologies and equipment, but...

The challenge for mobile telecom carriers: Q&A with FET president Yvonne Li
Along with increasing use of smartphones, competition among mobile telecom carriers is changing and...
- Smartphone and tablet industry: The view from Taiwan - May 2012
Taiwan-based companies have a long and successful history of involvement in the supply chain for mobile devices, which for the purposes of this article consist...
- Taiwan handset overview - Jun 2010
The global handset market did not have a banner year in 2009, with overall shipments of 1.167 billion units representing a drop of 3.2% from the previous year,...
- Taiwan handset industry overview - Jun 2008
The use of handsets continues to grow around the world, both in mature and emerging markets, as the communication devices become ever more ingrained in people's...
- Taiwan handset overview - Jun 2007
Global handset shipments topped 977 million units in 2006, according to Digitimes Research, with Taiwan-based handset makers accounting for 14% of the market on...
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 tablet market
Digitimes Research remains conservative about the prospects for the period, with half-year shipments projected to reach 49.18 million units and whole-year shipments being revised downward to 88.69 million units.
- Trends in the China video market
In addition to strong potential video content demand in China, the market has developed rapidly due to government intervention and delays in establishing copyright protections.
- 4Q12 trends in the Greater China touch panel industry
In the second half of 2012, the market focus is on the iPhone 5, which uses in-cell touch screen technology. Due to the integration of display panels and touch panel functions, the high technological threshold will mean Taiwan touch panel makers are unable to enter the iPhone supply chain.










