Smartphones

First News Briefs for December 3, 2012

December 3, 2012 10:29 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | Comments

Companies in today's news briefs: Alcatel-Lucent, Askey Computer Corporation, Ceragon Networks, Retarus, Apple. Alcatel-Lucent said today that it will license product software to the Taiwan-based manufacturer of broadband and wireless products, Askey Computer Corporation.

Galaxy S III Takes Smartphone Crown from Apple

November 8, 2012 6:08 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

As Apple’s share price plummets in the face of missed third quarter earnings, Samsung’s Galaxy S III smartphone is crowned the world’s best-selling smartphone ever.

Review: Tablet Apps Fill in Gap, Won't Replace PCs

October 11, 2012 6:10 am | by Bree Fowler, AP Business Writer | News | Comments

Can tablets really substitute for a laptop when it comes to doing actual work?

Judge Lifts US Ban on Sales of Samsung Tablet

October 3, 2012 7:11 am | by The Associated Press | News | Comments

A federal judge has lifted a ban on sales of Samsung Electronics Corp.'s Galaxy 10.1 tablet computer.

Moto Puts Future on Razr's Edge

September 6, 2012 7:36 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

In its first major hardware launch since being acquired by Google, Motorola Mobility expanded its Droid Razr line yesterday with the launch of three new Android smartphones.

Nokia Bets on Camera, Navigation with Windows 8 Lumia 920

September 5, 2012 7:21 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

Nokia today unveiled its latest flagship phone, the Lumia 920 with PureView image sensor.

Report: Mobile Phone Sales Dip 2.3 Percent in Q2

August 14, 2012 6:41 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

Worldwide sales of mobile phones to end users dipped to 419 million units in the second quarter of 2012, a 2.3 percent decline from the second quarter of 2011, according to Gartner.

RIM Said to Plan NewBay Sale

August 13, 2012 7:38 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

Research In Motion (RIM) is reportedly planning to sell off a cloud services company it acquired less than a year ago as it continues to downsize its foundering business.

Samsung Announces 10-Inch Note

August 6, 2012 7:21 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

Samsung is expanding on its popular Galaxy Note "phablet" with today's announcement of the Galaxy Note 10.1, which the company says will be available sometime in August.

MetroPCS Starts Selling Phone with TV Tuner

August 6, 2012 7:17 am | by Peter Svensson, AP Technology Writer | News | Comments

In time for the Olympics, MetroPCS is selling the first phone that can receive local TV signals, potentially lending TV stations some relevance in the age of the smartphone.

Amazon Keeps Pressure on Apple, Bolsters Ecosystem

August 1, 2012 7:27 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

Amid rumors of a possible smartphone offering to complement its line of eReaders and media tablet, Amazon continues to put pressure on Apple with its content and cloud-based offerings.

IPhone Appeal Dims as Samsung Shines

July 31, 2012 7:11 am | by Peter Svensson, Associated Press | News | Comments

The once-sexy iPhone is starting to look small and chubby.

Report: iOS Snags Share from Android

July 30, 2012 7:13 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

Smartphone shipments fell annually and Android actually lost ground to Apple's iOS, according to a new report from Strategy Analytics.

RIM Boasts 3B App Downloads

July 9, 2012 7:19 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

Research In Motion boasted in a Friday post on its official blog that customers tallied three billion downloads from BlackBerry App World.

Survey: OEMs Suffer Heavy Churn

June 12, 2012 7:39 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

Mobile Posse, a provider of mobile homes screen messaging and consumer analytics, is hoping the New Mobile Handset Owner Survey it released today will provide some insight as to how consumers make purchase decisions at wireless retail outlets.

Nokia 808 PureView Boasts 41-Megapixel Sensor

February 27, 2012 7:21 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

The company unveiled the 808 PureView at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain.

Huawei Puts New Power Horse into Play

February 27, 2012 7:18 am | by Monica Alleven | News | Comments

Can Huawei's device business really take off with the help of a flying horse made out of phones?

Isis Adds Options Ahead of Mid-Year Launch

February 27, 2012 7:16 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

Isis has added three new banks to its mobile wallet ahead of its mid-year debut in Salt Lake City and Austin, Texas.

MetroPCS LTE, Smartphone Bet Begins to Pay Off

February 23, 2012 7:18 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

MetroPCS' costly gamble on LTE and Android-based smartphones showed signs of paying off last quarter...

The Note: Tablet, Smartphone or Both?

February 17, 2012 7:58 pm | by Andrew Berg | Articles | Comments

The LTE-capable Galaxy Note for AT&T comes running Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), which Samsung says will be upgradeable to Ice Cream Sandwich, and packs a whopping 1.5 GHz dual-core processor. The battery is one of the larger ones on the market...

Report: Apple Snags Big Chunk of Q4 Smartphone Sales

February 7, 2012 6:44 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

Apple emerged as the best-selling handset OEM in the fourth quarter of 2011, according to NPD Group.

Windows Phone: the OEM Challenge

February 5, 2012 7:04 pm | by Maisie Ramsay | Articles | Comments

Not too long ago, it would have taken quite the stretch of imagination to picture a Nokia smartphone as the belle of the ball at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last month.

S & P Lowers Rating on NEC

January 30, 2012 6:51 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

Standard & Poor's Rating Services today responded to a troubling earnings report from Japanese telecom equipment and smartphone manufacturer NEC...

AT & T Posts $6.7B Loss Despite Surging Smartphones

January 26, 2012 7:10 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

Verizon wasn't the only telecommunications company to slip into the red this week. AT&T said this morning it lost $6.7 billion during the fourth quarter...