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RSS benQNo resurrection for BenQ Mobile
News There is to be no resurrection for BenQ Mobile - the former handset maker has announced would-be bidders for its now defunct operations have pulled out. The joint venture between BenQ and Siemens Mobile... [26 Feb 2007]
BenQ, Siemens protect phones' future
News While the future of BenQ Mobile hangs in the balance, the future of its handsets is now secure: BenQ and Siemens have secured a warranty deal to protect phones made by their now defunct joint venture. [22 Jan 2007]
Buyers queuing up for BenQ phone unit?
News Two groups are now bidding to take control of BenQ Mobile, the now insolvent former joint venture between BenQ and Siemens. Biometrics tech vendor Sentex has announced it is in talks to buy... [10 Jan 2007]
BenQ Mobile goes under?
News Attempts to save BenQ Mobile from liquidation appear to have failed. BenQ Mobile filed for insolvency in September 2006, when Taiwanese hardware manufacturer BenQ said it was pulling out... [02 Jan 2007]
Unwired: The tiny screen problem
Comment BenQ recently announced its 'Black Box'. Unwired's Richard Leyland explains. It's a major battleground for technology vendors in both business and consumer electronics: printers, fax machines, copiers and scanners are... [12 Dec 2006]
Symbian: 100 million smart phones shipped
News The 100 million Symbian smart phones were shipped by 10 handset makers including Sony Ericsson, Samsung and BenQ. One hundred million smart phones running the Symbian operating system have shipped to more than 250... [16 Nov 2006]
BenQ Mobile talks insolvency, Sony Ericsson talks tough
News Two of the top 10 mobile companies are shaping up for some major changes: BenQ Mobile has filed for insolvency, while Sony Ericsson's CEO is predicting the company will enter the ranks of the top three handset... [02 Oct 2006]
Profit postponed for BenQ-Siemens combo
News At nearly a year old, the joint venture between Taiwanese handset maker BenQ and Siemens' ex-handset division is still struggling, the company's latest set of results reveal. BenQ's mobile unit posted... [24 Aug 2006]
'Mobile Linux "revolution" on the way'
News Chambe-Eng claimed the sale last year of Siemens' handset unit to BenQ was an example of a company giving up due to the headaches caused by proprietary operating systems. The co-founder of one of the most popular mobile... [29 Jun 2006]
Nokia and Siemens merge units to fight Ericsson
News The move follows recent restructuring at Siemens, which saw the overhaul of its telecoms division and subsequent sell off of its mobile unit to Taiwanese company BenQ, followed by the announcement of a sweeping series of... [19 Jun 2006]
World Cup kicks off $300m mobile TV bonanza
News Some of the other manufacturers - Nokia, Sony Ericsson, BenQ-Siemens - have said DVB-H only for now. This year's World Cup will send the mobile TV market into the big time, say the analysts - a market that will be worth... [07 Jun 2006]
Intel helps put super 3G in every PC
News Several phone makers including BenQ and Samsung have debuted HSDPA enabled phones although most European countries are yet to see HSDPA networks launched. Chip giant Intel has signed a deal with the GSM Association... [14 Feb 2006]
Musical chairs in Germany - VW sells Gedas to T-Systems
News While Siemens is going through a period of rejigging its many subsidiaries - tech has hurt the conglomerate's bottom line of late and, also this year, it sold its mobile handsets unit to Taiwan's BenQ - the VW deal is... [22 Dec 2005]
Siemens to join OSDL
News Siemens, which recently sold off its mobile unit to Taiwanese firm BenQ, will be involved in the open source group's mobile Linux initiative. Siemens has announced it is to join the Open Source Development Labs (OSDL). [07 Dec 2005]
Buy a burger with your mobile - the future of payments
News Earlier this year, Philips and BenQ launched a prototype phone that allows Taipei residents to buy tickets and ride the city's rail system. You can then munch on a burger until your heart's content. But few burger fans... [11 Oct 2005]
