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VK Mobile Eats Dust, Pantech, Helio Next?

The Samsungs and the LGs of the world can breathe a bit easier now that VK Mobile, a second-tier South Korean mobile phone manufacturer, has dropped out of the race. While the big boys - Nokia, Motorola, et al - own most of the market share, small companies like Pantech and VK Mobile have historically been popular with MVNO carriers (the companies that piggyback on an existing network to sell branded telephone service), allowing them to create exclusive handsets without overtly covering the things with manufacturer logos. [Read]