Handsets
HP Discontinues webOS Devices
August 18, 2011 12:26 pm | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsHP announces big changes to its business ahead of third-quarter earnings call, including the discontinuation of webOS devices.
Free Phones from Best Buy Today
August 17, 2011 8:11 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsBest Buy today announced that it will be giving away a variety of Android devices for free...
Gartner: Smartphone Sales Up 74%
August 11, 2011 8:12 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsWorldwide sales of mobile devices to end users totaled 428.7 million units in the second quarter of 2011, a 16.5 percent increase...
Text Messaging Used in Britain's Riots
August 10, 2011 8:13 am | by Paisley Dodds & Raphael G. Satter, Associated Press | News | CommentsEncrypted messages sent via BlackBerrys are being used by mobs to encourage rioting across Britain
Next-Gen Networks & Video: What You Need to Know
July 29, 2011 2:26 pm | by Ronny Haraldsvik, Bytemobile | Articles | CommentsTelevision viewing on mobile devices has begun to catch up to television viewing over the Internet as these devices come forward as a prominent tool for video viewing both at home and on the road.
AT & T Confirms Gingerbread for 2011 Android Phones
July 26, 2011 8:19 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsAT&T yesterday confirmed that all Android smartphones purchased in 2011 will receive an upgrade to Android 2.3 (Gingerbread).
Tech Insights - What Cancer Studies Should Be Looking At
July 23, 2011 6:26 pm | by Elliott Drucker | Articles | CommentsA statement from the World Health Organization (WHO) that cell phone use may increase the risk of brain cancer is making a lot of industry executives nervous.
Seybold’s Take - Smartphones for Everything?
July 23, 2011 6:18 pm | by Andrew Seybold | Articles | CommentsThe technology folks are working overtime. They have discovered how handy smartphones are and all of their capabilities...
Report: Apple Tops Android with Enterprise Users
July 22, 2011 8:02 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsLooks like Apple is wearing the suit and tie a bit better than Android these days, according to a second-quarter report from Good Technology.
Multi-Core App Processors Storm Smartphones
July 11, 2011 1:25 pm | by Andrew Berg | Articles | Comments"Part of it is marketing. It's great to have the 'dual-core inside,' if you like. But part of it is performance benefit of dual-core, and performance limitation with single core."
AT & T Socializes with HTC Status, Zynga
June 30, 2011 8:18 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsWhile the mythical Facebook-branded phone may never become a reality, HTC yesterday took at least a step in that direction...
Report: iPhone Drives Smartphone Growth, Android Flat
June 30, 2011 8:14 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsAndroid continues to be the most popular smartphone operating system, with 38 percent of smartphone consumers owning Android devices.
T-Mobile Touts 4G Slide
June 28, 2011 8:18 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsT-Mobile USA, today announced the next iteration of its myTouch devices, with the myTouch 4G Slide...
U.S. Cellular Announces HTC 7 Pro
June 14, 2011 8:15 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsRegional carrier U.S. Cellular today announced availability of the HTC 7 Pro, the carrier's first Windows Phone 7 (WP7) device.
Report: HTC Takes Top Spot on U.S. Android List
June 10, 2011 8:24 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsHTC has stolen the crown from Motorola and Samsung to become the No. 1 Android smartphone handset provider in the United States...
NFC: Approaching the Technology from an 'Open' Perspective
June 6, 2011 1:48 pm | by Jeremy Belostock, Nokia | Articles | CommentsCurrently NFC is seen as one of the most exciting areas in our industry in terms of revenue generation: Projections show up to 700 million NFC-enabled mobile phones will be sold by 2013.
HP Donates Phones to Help Fight Malaria
June 6, 2011 7:50 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsHP may not be selling boatloads of Palm Pre 2 devices, but it's putting hundreds of them to good use in Botswana, Africa.
Verizon Perks Up Brew Phone Lineup
June 1, 2011 7:51 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsVerizon Wireless said today it plans to expand its line of feature phones using Qualcomm's Brew platform.
VZW Offers Value Data for Basic Phone Users
June 1, 2011 7:49 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsVerizon Wireless today announced a new data offering that targets users with basic phones.
AT & T Launches Pantech Android Smartphone
May 31, 2011 8:19 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsAT&T today added Pantech's first Android device to its portfolio, the Pantech Crossover.
HTC Promises Open Boot Loaders
May 27, 2011 8:03 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsHTC has officially opened the boot loaders on its devices, according to a post by CEO, Peter Chou, on the company's Facebook page.
Report: Apple, Google Dominate Shipments; Nokia and WP7 Struggle
May 19, 2011 8:03 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsWorldwide mobile communication device sales to end users totaled 427.8 million units in the first quarter of 2011, an increase of 19 percent...
Boost Gets New Phones from Motorola
May 13, 2011 8:18 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsPrepaid carrier Boost Mobile today launched three new iDEN phones from Motorola...
Review: For Smartphones, What's Too Big or Small?
May 13, 2011 8:06 am | by Rachel Metz, AP Technology Writer | Articles | CommentsWith scores of smartphones available, one obvious way for them to stand out is with size. Two new phones take that to extremes...
Nokia Delivers Astound for T-Mobile
March 22, 2011 1:32 pm | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsNokia is targeting those feature phone users who haven't yet made the move to a smartphone with the new Nokia Astound.
