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by Jason Giacchino on March 12, 2010
It's tough to argue the fact that any operating system's success or failure has much to do with third party support. To that end, things are looking up for Google's fairly new Android OS...
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by Jason Giacchino on March 10, 2010
Facebook has been working on a location-based service for close to a year, but held off on an announcement until it was completely ready for mainstream adoption, fearing potential privacy concerns. ...
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by Jason Giacchino on March 8, 2010
Dozens of smartphone models have come along in recent months attempting to take a stab at Apple's dominance with features such as touchscreen capability, big library of apps, music playing, and ...
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by Jason Giacchino on February 24, 2010
Federal regulators are hoping to secure more wireless spectrum for advanced mobile services by actually offering to pay television broadcasters to give up their rights to airwaves.
As part of a p...
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by Jason Giacchino on February 12, 2010
In the fast and furious touch-screen smartphone market, T-Mobile's realizing updates have to come often to maintain the edge. In that line of thinking, the company has released a new version of ...
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by Jason Giacchino on February 8, 2010
Jabil, one of the world's largest electronic manufacturing services ( EMS ) companies, is poised to launch several new innovations to the globe (through an exhibit at the Mobile World Congress, ...
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by Jason Giacchino on February 3, 2010
Sony's proving its continued commitment to the environment through their latest Windows Mobile smartphone, the Aspen.
The Aspen is unique due to construction of recycled plastics and waterbor...
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by Jason Giacchino on February 1, 2010
Believe it or not, sometimes the hot topic isn't of mobile hardware itself but rather of the device responsible for getting the hardware's battery charged up.
To that end, the latest word...
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by Jason Giacchino on January 29, 2010
Think nothing good comes out spending all your time on your cell phone? One new company thinks heavy phone users should be rewarded for their tireless efforts.
Palo Alto Texas firm Embee is about ...
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by Jason Giacchino on January 20, 2010
It seems like everyone else is gunning for a converged device to dethrone (or at least pick up part of the market share from) the Apple iPhone and now the latest news is software giant Microsoft is ...
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by Jason Giacchino on January 13, 2010
Lenovo, much to the excitement of fans, announced its first Google Android-based smartphone, the Lephone, at CES 2010 last week, 3.7-inch 480×800-pixel resolution display, full touchscreen, a 1GHz Q...
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by Jason Giacchino on January 11, 2010
According to the latest word, Google is targeting RIM and the Blackberry line of smart phones over Apple and the iPhone with their new Nexus One.
This word comes from Google Inc executive Andy Ru...
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by Jason Giacchino on January 8, 2010
After years of rumor and speculation, the first smart phone from Dell's Mini 3 lineup will be introduced in the first half of this year.
Signing an exclusive distribution deal with AT&T, ...
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by Jason Giacchino on January 4, 2010
Motorola isn't about to let the iPhone and Palm Pre steal the spotlight this season and has answered with a new Droid handset with a name derived from its appetite for eating up the competition....
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by Jason Giacchino on December 30, 2009
Palm knows that it needs a pretty tight program if it's going to lure users away from RIM and Apple and has released an update to its operating system to address several early snafus.
The new...
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by Jason Giacchino on December 21, 2009
Trends come and go but doing things for the environment never goes out of style. Sony Ericsson knows this and is pushing toward greener features within the next two years and is set to release two new...
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by Jason Giacchino on December 16, 2009
While there's no doubt that Google's been enjoying the success of its Android mobile operating system, the company has announced more direct plans of attacking currently market leader, Apple. ...
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by Jason Giacchino on December 14, 2009
It should come as no surprise to hear that many mobile users rely upon their handset for their music needs, and Nokia is hoping their next phone scores big as a result.
Calling it the 5235, Nokia...
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by Jason Giacchino on December 11, 2009
Generally speaking the term Expo is used to describe an event, a public show, you know-short for exhibition. In the case of LG, Expo refers to their latest smartphone.
Featuring an external QW...
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by Jason Giacchino on December 4, 2009
You may not hear about this on those cool Droid commercials currently occupying airwaves for the upcoming Holiday season, but Verizon says it’s time to release an Android update for the Motorola D...
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by Jason Giacchino on December 2, 2009
Since the advent of the mobile computing device, inputting data, especially text, has always been a conflicting issue in terms of size. Tiny QWERTY thumb boards, T9 (text completion) and multi-purpo...
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by Jason Giacchino on November 30, 2009
While there’s no denying the convenience of voicemail, dialing in to your account then listening in can be tough in public. AT&T’s got a new service that aims to eliminate such inconveniences.
C...
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by Jason Giacchino on November 27, 2009
Nokia’s forthcoming 6700 looks to combine stylish form with powerful camera functionality. This mobile handset will be available in six color options - pink, red, petrol, blue, aluminum, lime and ...
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by Jason Giacchino on November 25, 2009
AT&T’s latest smartphone comes from HP and wears the iPaq brand label.
Calling it the HP iPAQ Glisten, the Windows Mobile 6.5 touch-screen smartphone will be equipped with 3G world capabilities...
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by Jason Giacchino on November 23, 2009
If you need proof of the slow economy, look no further than the cellular phone industry and the recent resurgence of consumer demand in the prepaid sector.
To that end, Boost Mobile, the prepaid ph...
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by Jason Giacchino on November 20, 2009
Verizon realizes that not all mobile handset users want to simply make and receive phone calls. As such their latest collaborative effort with Casio, a rugged clamshell model will have six oper...
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by Jason Giacchino on November 18, 2009
Like the idea of the business-powerhouse applications of the RIM Blackberry but fearful of getting caught up in a huge monthly bill or long-term commitment? T-Mobile understands where you’re coming...
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by Jason Giacchino on November 16, 2009
AT&T's latest handset from LG is set to launch in under a week. The Shine 2, a stainless steel slider with reflective screen and polished round edges, will hit shelves on November 22 for $120....
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by Jason Giacchino on November 4, 2009
Sony may rule the roost in several areas of consumer electronics but the smartphone industry hasn’t been one of them. To potentially remedy this reality, Sony Ericsson’s Xperia X10 (their first Goo...
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by Jason Giacchino on November 2, 2009
Flixster, the world’s biggest online movie community, looks like it's going to be bigger still by last week's announcement to release its first Blackberry application and overhaul its successful A...
