BROWSING: Devices

Computex 2011: Android will not compete with Chrome OS says Google executive

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Visiting Taiwan during Computex 2011, Google’s senior VP of Chrome, Sundar Pichai said the firm would not be porting its Chrome OS to tablets or handsets, nor would it be scaling Android up to Chromebooks. Since Google's Chrome browser was unveiled...

Apple leans on competition in latest round of iOS updates

The keynote at Apple's annual Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) is just wrapping up in the Moscone Center in San Francisco, where the company's CEO Steve Jobs announced the latest additions to their desktop operating system OS X, and iOS, its mobile sibling.

Computex 2011: C-Media takes cell phone noise cancellation to new levels

Audio appears to be becoming a burgeoning trend in the mobile industry, and at Computex 2011, the vendors were out in force to showcase how best to bring the beats to cell phones.Local Taiwanese company C-Media, widely known for its audio-playback hardware for PC...

Analyst: Dell needs to buy Brocade Communications

Paul Mansky seems confident in his assessment of Dell (DELL). The Canaccord Genuity analyst wrote that with sales of personal computers waning due to the rise of tablets, the Round Rock-based company needs to make a move into networking, and should do it by...

Comscore reports Android tops and Blackberry drops in smartphone markets

Google Inc.’s Android OS (GOOG) showed national dominance in a new report released by Reston, Va.-based Comscore (SCOR) that shows Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) iPhone overtaking Research in Motion Ltd.’s (RIMM) previous BlackBerry dominance in smartphone markets. The report highlighted trends in the U.S. mobile phone...

Uplinq 2011: HTC opens Sense framework to third-party developers

SAN DIEGO — Fourth-generation networks and the smartphones and devices that take advantage of that new technology are going to “supercharge” consumers' experience with mobility, Peter Chou, CEO of HTC Corp., said in his keynote at Uplinq.Smartphones will increasingly become digital wallets for consumers...

Computex 2011: C-Media takes cell phone noise cancellation to new levels

Audio appears to be becoming a burgeoning trend in the mobile industry, and at Computex 2011, the vendors were out in force to showcase how best to bring the beats to cell phones. Local Taiwanese company C-Media, widely known for its audio-playback hardware for PC...

Market Eye 1 mobile teardown company acquired by ABI Research

New York-based ABI Research announced that it has acquired Austin-based teardown startup Market Eye 1. Financial details of the deal were not announced. The term “teardown startup” may sound confusing, but it refers to tearing down mobile devices at the board and platform levels to...

Computex 2011: Asus PadPhone to sport Android Ice Cream Sandwich

Taipei, Taiwan – The upcoming PadPhone from Asus will sport Google’s Android Ice Cream Sandwich, RCR discovered at Computex this week.Asustek’s tablet/phone combo – which allows consumers to use one SIM for two devices by allowing the smartphone to dock at the back of...

Uplinq 2011: Nokia's Elop defends tie-up with Microsoft

SAN DIEGO — Until Nokia Corp. (NOK) releases some actual equipment running on Microsoft Corp.'s (MSFT) Windows Phone operating system, signaling a return to better days and some semblance of longevity in the smartphone space, the Finnish company is going to be on the...

Computex 2011: Asus PadPhone to sport Android Ice Cream Sandwich

Taipei, Taiwan - The upcoming PadPhone from Asus will sport Google's Android Ice Cream Sandwich, RCR discovered at Computex this week. Asustek's tablet/phone combo - which allows consumers to use one SIM for two devices by allowing the smartphone to dock at the back of an...

Computex 2011: Intel creates new mobile category, the Ultrabook

TAIPEI, Taiwan – Intel Corp. has invented a new category of mobile computers it is calling the “Ultrabook” the firm revealed at Computex on Tuesday. The company said it was also accelerating its Atom processor roadmap to a one-process-generation per year cadence.Speaking publicly at...

Polycom acquires HP's Halo video conferencing for $89M

Polycom Inc. (PLCM) announced it will acquire Hewlett Packard Co.'s (HPQ) Halo video conferencing company for $89 million in cash. The deal includes HP's products, contracts and employees, but leaves speculation on what will happen to HP's team that developed the Halo technology in Corvallis,...

Macheen grows advisory board, adds marketing VP

Austin-based Macheen Inc., announced that the company formed an advisory board and now has a VP of marketing in Kent Libby. While often quiet about the company’s business plans, CEO Richard Schwartz spoke with RCR Wireless at CTIA in Orlando in March, expanding on Macheen’s...

Dell declares intention to expand lead in Internet servers

Round Rock-based Dell Inc. (DELL) said yesterday that the company wants to buy “everything around data centers” in attempts to keep its top spot in the computer server market. The world’s second-biggest maker of personal computers continues expansion and is targeting company acquisitions across the...

Kore acquires M2M counterpart Mach

Kore Wireless Group Inc. announced it has acquired Australian-based M2M provider Mach Communications Pty.Ltd. to grow its machine-to-machine business for multinational companies. Terms of the acquisition were not announced between the two privately held companies. Melbourne, Australia-based Mach is set to become Kore Wireless...

Computex 2011: Intel creates new mobile category, the UltraBook

Taipei, Taiwan - Intel has invented a new category of mobile computers it is calling the “Ultrabook” the firm revealed at Computex on Tuesday. The company said it was also accelerating its Atom processor roadmap to a one-process-generation per year cadence. Speaking publicly at Computex...

Nokia stock hits 13-year low, forecasts cut 'substantially'

Nokia Corp.'s (NOK) stock hit a 13-year low today after the Finnish handset maker "substantially" cut its forecasts for devices and services in the current quarter.The company said today that sales from devices and services will be "substantially" less than the low end of...

Apple confirms iOS 5, Lion, and iCloud to arrive next week

Apple Inc. (AAPL) announced today that it will reveal a sneak peek of the next generation of mobile device and Mac operating systems, including the buzz concerning the iCloud service.In a press release, Apple said that CEO Steve Jobs, who sent stocks in...

China Unicom Offers $10 IPhone Package Amid Competition

China Unicom | May 24, 2011 | Edmond Lococo, Mark Lee China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd., China’s second-biggest mobile-phone operator, offered a cheaper iPhone package amid rising competition with larger rival China Mobile Ltd. (941) in the world’s biggest wireless-phone market. ..... Read full article here via Bloomberg

Street view of Indian cities soon

Hindustan Times | May 26, 2011 Global Internet search engine Google on Thursday announced plans to offer street view of Indian cities on its maps platform. "We are launching the street view project from Bangalore as it is the IT capital of India where IT-savvy...

Analysis: iPad prospects spur Brazil high-tech drive

Reuters | May 25, 2011 | Stuart Grudgings (Reuters) - The prospect of a mammoth $12 billion investment by iPhone maker Foxconn Technology Group has sent Brazilian government officials scrambling to rethink the country's industrial policy. The aim is to nurture a high-tech industry that will slash...

Dell pockets $476M federal government contract

Round Rock-based Dell Inc. (DELL) was chosen by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide computer equipment and hosting services for more than 1,200 VA sites nationwide. Dell landed the four-year, $476 million contract to provide 600,000 personal computers and monitors along...

InfoSonics Launches New Economical PDA-like i277 2G Touch Screen Phone in Latin America

InfoSonics | May 25, 2011 | Press Release SAN DIEGO, May 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- InfoSonics Corporation (NASDAQ: IFON) today announced the launch of its newverykool® i277 handset and first customer shipment to Latin America. "The i277 is a feature phone with a full touch screen, user interface and feature set...