Handsets
Nokia Taps New Exec for Handset Unit
October 16, 2009 8:35 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsNokia has tapped its current CFO, Rick Simonson, to head its mobile phone business and lead strategic sourcing for the entire devices unit.
Survey Delves into 'Green' Handset Desires
October 16, 2009 8:05 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsAn ABI Research survey of 1,000 adult mobile phone users in North America shows that about 7 percent would be willing to pay a premium for an environmentally-friendly handset.
De la Vega Talks Spectrum, Competition and Handsets
October 9, 2009 9:30 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsSAN DIEGO—The incoming chairman of CTIA says he will work to reach out to the entire CTIA membership to align both big and small carriers.
Microsoft Rolls Out App Store, Global Handset Launches
October 6, 2009 8:15 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsMicrosoft has announced a new line of Windows Mobile phones amid the launch of its app store, Windows Marketplace for Mobile.
Big CE Firms to Link Handsets to HDTVs
September 30, 2009 8:10 am | by Brian Santo, CED Magazine | News | CommentsSilicon Image and four of the biggest consumer electronics manufacturers in the world have come together to develop a new standard for connecting mobile devices directly to HDTVs.
Amazon.com Presents One-Day Clearance of AT & T Phones
September 22, 2009 8:10 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsWith the holiday season just around the corner, Amazon.com appears to be clearing out its selection of AT&T phones.
Report: Ringtones On the Way Out
September 21, 2009 8:40 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsHere's some bad news for the music ringtone market from research firm IBISWorld: Music ringtone sales are declining for the second consecutive year and it looks the market is on its way out.
Japanese Cell Phone Makers to Merge
September 14, 2009 8:20 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsNEC, Casio Computer and Hitachi will integrate their mobile terminal businesses into one joint venture...
Motorola's Next Move
September 10, 2009 8:30 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsAnticipation has been building around Motorola's Android announcements scheduled for today in San Francisco.
Q & A: TAT Tackles the UI
September 3, 2009 1:10 pm | by Andrew Berg | Articles | CommentsHampus Jakobsson is vice president of Business Development and co-founder for The Astonishing Tribe (TAT) in Sweden. TAT is one of those mobile software companies that makes everything on handsets just a tad easier to use and a lot more hip... Hampus took time out to talk via e-mail about what exactly it is that make a user interface (UI) successful, and what's next for mobile devices.
Samsung Develops LTE Modem
September 2, 2009 8:10 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsSamsung Electronics says it has developed the first LTE modem that complies with the latest 3GPP standards that were released in March.
Verizon Drops Storm to $50
August 31, 2009 8:25 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsVerizon Wireless has quietly reduced the BlackBerry Storm to $49.99. The company’s Web site currently offers a $100 online discount off the original 2-year contract price of $149.99.
Japanese Cell Phone Makers in Talks?
August 31, 2009 8:15 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsReports surfaced on Friday that Japan’s NEC, Hitachi and Casio Computer are in talks to merge their cell phone operations, but the companies were not confirming those reports.
Report: Nokia’s Foray into MIDs Is Market Booster
August 28, 2009 8:10 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsNokia’s N900 is being released as a phone but it is being called a mobile Internet device (MID) by ABI Research.
Nokia Establishes New Solutions Unit
August 27, 2009 8:35 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsNokia is moving integrate its mobile Internet services and handset segment with the formation a new business unit.
Jitterbug Hooks Up with Verizon
August 27, 2009 8:10 am | News | CommentsGreatCall, creator of the Jitterbug phone, is now using Verizon Wireless’ network.
Review: Cameraphones Under the Lens
August 27, 2009 8:05 am | by Rachel Metz, AP Technology Writer | Articles | CommentsPretty much any cell phone you'd buy today comes with a digital camera, but only a few are good enough to take the place of even a cheap point-and-shoot.
Activists Renew Cell Phone Cancer Debate
August 26, 2009 8:40 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsThe results of a study on brain cancer and cell phone use are already in dispute even though a final draft of the results has yet to be released.
Sony Shows Off New E-Book Reader
August 26, 2009 8:20 am | by Peter Svensson, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsSony Corp. plans to offer an e-book reader with the ability to wirelessly download books, injecting more competition in a small but fast-growing market by adopting a key feature of the rival Kindle from Amazon.com.
Chips: I’ll Take a Combo
August 25, 2009 11:40 am | by Linley Gwennap | Articles | CommentsThree vendors are sampling chips that combine Bluetooth, GPS and FM.
China Mobile Taps HTC for 3G Phones
August 24, 2009 8:05 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsTaiwan's High Tech Computer (HTC) signed a memorandum Monday with China Mobile, the world's largest mobile carrier, to jointly develop smartphones and tap the mainland's rapidly growing telecoms market.
T-Mobile Launches Samsung Gravity 2
August 19, 2009 8:05 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsT-Mobile USA today launched the T-Mobile Gravity 2 from Samsung.
Phones, PCs Put E-book Within Reach of Kindle-less
August 17, 2009 8:05 am | by Peter Svensson, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsAs Castaldo found, many phones are now sophisticated enough, and have good enough screens, to be used as e-book reading devices. In addition, e-book reading on computers is already surprisingly popular.
INQ Introduces Twitter Phones
August 4, 2009 8:43 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsINQ Mobile is introducing two new 3G “social mobiles” with easy access to Twitter.
User Interface IS the Holy Grail
August 1, 2009 8:45 am | by Andrew Berg | Articles | CommentsUser interface (UI) is a fancy name for how a human being interacts with and controls a piece of technology. On a mobile device, the UI is affected by limitless factors, including keyboard, touchscreen (if it has one), software and operating system, the speed of the network, the devices’ processor and on and on.
