Dan Nystedt

The insolvency of German handset maker BenQ Mobile GmbH & Co. OHG continues to reverberate in the mobile phone sector. On Tuesday, chip maker Infineon Technologies AG said it will lay off workers and take hundreds of millions of dollars in charges after losing BenQ Mobile as a customer.

The number of BlackBerry account holders reached 6.2 million at the beginning of September as Research In Motion Ltd. reported revenue up 34 percent -- but market researcher IDC said trouble may lie ahead for the company.

The number of BlackBerry account holders has reached 6.2 million and Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM) recently reported revenue up 34 percent, but market researcher IDC said trouble may lie ahead for the company.

A Chinese journalist jailed in part due to e-mail evidence provided by a Yahoo Inc. subsidiary plans to file a lawsuit in the U.S. against the Internet company within the next few months.

One of Taiwan's largest mobile phone network operators launched the popular BlackBerry service Thursday, continuing Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM)'s expansion into Asia.

High Tech Computer Corp. (HTC), the largest maker of handsets that use Microsoft Corp. software, has launched four new smart phones including one that's designed to rival the BlackBerry.

Taiwan's High Tech Computer Corp. (HTC), the largest maker of mobile handsets that run the Windows Mobile OS, plans to launch a smartphone that looks like a BlackBerry, complete with a QWERTY keypad, by the end of the year.

DRAM makers have reported record monthly sales for August, highlighting an increase in prices that could continue in the months ahead. The higher prices are unlikely to affect PC prices but users who want some extra DRAM for their PCs could find themselves handing over a bit more money than before.