Skyworks Solutions is powering two Samsung handsets the S5230 and S3310 with its EDGE front-end solutions. Skyworks is supporting the S5230 mobile phone, a new full touch-screen phone launched in the European market and the Samsung S3310, an ultra thin quad band GSM/EDGE candy bar mobile phone capable of global roaming.

“Skyworks is delighted to support Samsung as it enhances its position as a leading player in the hugely popular touch screen mobile market,” said Liam K. Griffin, Skyworks’ senior vice president of sales and marketing. “We look forward to further strengthening our partnership with Samsung as they add to their portfolio of innovative platforms that combine all essential multimedia functionality into a single device.”

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Starting today, ZTE’s C78 and C79 Tri-Band phones will be made available through Pocket Communications to subscribers in its New England and Texas markets. In addition to the C88, this will be the second and third handsets ZTE has launched with Pocket Communications in 2009.

Both stylish and affordable options, the ZTE C78 and C79 are full-featured handsets that operate on AWS and PCS frequency bands and provide over 60MB of user memory for users who want to download games, ringtones and applications. The suite of features also includes Bluetooth capabilities and picture messaging.

The ZTE C78 features a sleek design with a 2-inch backlit color display in a black and silver candy bar casing. The ZTE C79 is a clamshell phone equipped with a 1.3 Megapixel camera and an MP3 player with external music keys, a unique feature allowing users to listen to music and manage their playlists with ease.

As with all its products, ZTE both designs and manufactures its handsets in-house. ZTE USA offers a full portfolio of end-to-end wireless handset and networking solutions in the U.S.

The company’s handsets have won numerous design awards, and its flexible product design and manufacturing cycle enables ZTE USA to quickly deliver affordable products to customers.

(Source) BusinessWire

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