Devices

November 29th, 2010 – MIAMI, FLORIDA — YellowPepper, Latin America’s mobile financial services leader, announced today that it has joined the Samsung Mobile Innovator Program (SMI) as a core member. The core membership is an invite-only program which provides exceptional …

Spain is the first country to run this initiative, which will gradually be introduced into the other markets in which Telefónica is present, such as the United Kingdom, Germany, Argentina, Peru and Chile This launch is the first fully integrated …

Another day, another iPhone-coming-to-Verizon Wireless rumor. It turns out the nation’s largest carrier might have already agreed to a deal similar to the one Apple Inc. first offered the carrier more than three years ago.Kaufman Bros. analyst Shaw Wu says …

Dell Inc. (DELL) is ready to start selling the Venue Pro again after halting sales three weeks ago due to Wi-Fi connectivity problems and mislabeled batteries.The Windows Phone 7 smart phone is now available directly from Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and …

Motorola Inc. (MOT) finalized plans to break its operations into two separate companies beginning Jan. 4 that will include a tax-free dividend involving the distribution of all Motorola Mobility common stock held by the company to its stockholders and a …

Nokia Corp. (NOK) continued its operational makeover creating a new position of executive VP and chief marketing officer that will be headed by Jerri DeVard.In her new position, which will begin on Jan. 1, DeVard will oversee the newly formed …

MetroPCS Communications Inc. (PCS) said it will begin offering LG Electronics Co. Ltd.’s Optimus M device, the carrier’s first smart phone powered by Google Inc.’s Android operating system, beginning Nov. 24.MetroPCS said the device will sell for $229 and require …

Samsung Telecommunications Americas’ Galaxy Tab device finally received launch details from the two remaining carriers that said they would offer the device before the holiday shopping season. Regional wireless operator U.S. Cellular Corp. (USM) said it would begin offering the …

Carlos Slim Health Institute, West Wireless Health Institute and Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM) have introduced a Wireless Pregnancy Remote Monitoring Kit designed to help health professionals monitor women with high-risk pregnancies in Mexico. The kit uses 3G technology to transfer vital …

It would be one thing if Research In Motion Ltd. (RIMM) was losing spark on the consumer side, which it is, but alarms must be going off at RIM’s headquarters now that news is trickling in about losses on the …

There are two wars — each filled with countless battles — taking place in the world of smart phones: market shares for operating systems and devices.A new report from NPD shows that Google Inc.’s (GOOG) Android OS continues to eat …

It’s been a long time coming, but Motorola Inc. (MOT) might finally be returning to its previous graces after a prolonged downward spiral.Following its first quarter of growth in four years, the handset maker and infrastructure vendor reported (PDF) a …

Not to be left out of the current tablet craze, U.S. Cellular Corp. (USM) said it will begin offering Samsung Telecommunication Americas’ Galaxy Tab device “in time for the holiday shopping season.” The carrier said it would announce pricing and …

Upstaging its larger rivals, T-Mobile USA Inc. (DTEGY) said it will be the first domestic carrier to commercially launch Samsung Telecommunications America’s Galaxy Tab device on Nov. 10.Verizon Wireless announced last week that it would offer the device, which is …

Hot on the heels of Verizon Wireless (VZ) announcing it would begin offering Samsung Telecommunications America’s Galaxy Tab device beginning Nov. 11, Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) said it will begin offering the same device on Nov. 14.Sprint Nextel said it …

Nokia Corp. (NOK) could well be on its way to reversing the downward spiral that it’s been on for about three years. If the company’s just-reported earnings for the third quarter don’t build overwhelming confidence in that notion, the firm’s …