BROWSING: Devices

Palm Inc. scooped AT&T Mobility announcing on its Facebook page that the nation’s No. 2 carrier would begin offering the Pre Plus beginning May 16 for $150 after rebates. In addition, AT&T Mobility will for a limited time after launch provide Palm’s Touchstone Charging...

Palm Inc. scooped AT&T Mobility announcing on its Facebook page that the nation’s No. 2 carrier would begin offering the Pre Plus beginning May 16 for $150 after rebates. In addition, AT&T Mobility will for a limited time after launch provide Palm’s Touchstone Charging...

Palm Inc. scooped AT&T Mobility announcing on its Facebook page that the nation’s No. 2 carrier would begin offering the Pre Plus beginning May 16 for $150 after rebates. In addition, AT&T Mobility will for a limited time after launch provide Palm’s Touchstone Charging...

According to a post by AT&T on its Facebook page,the Palm Pre Plus is set to hit both retail and online shelves on May the 16th The Pre Plus is a slightly updated version of the earlier Pre model which has been available on Sprint...

Korean Telecom SK plans to release 10 new Android based smartphones over the next few months to battle against the iPhone released by its rival KT Telecom.

Has Google’s Inc.’s Android operating system hit an inflexion point? Data released today by The NPD Group Inc. would indicate that possibility as the research firm reported that the sale of devices powered by the OS outsold Apple Inc.’s iPhone OS during the first...

Just short of a month after being unveiled by Microsoft Corp. – at of all places a bar, and before noon – Verizon Wireless announced the imminent availability and pricing for the social-media focused Kin One and Kin Two devices.The carrier, which has exclusive...

T-Mobile USA Inc. unveiled its latest smartphone powered by Google Inc.’s Android operating system with the myTouch 3G Slide that the carrier said would be available beginning next month. The HTC Corp.-built device features a 3.4-inch touchscreen, slide-out QWERTY keyboard, the latest Android 2.1...

Is that a rocket in your pocket? Nah, it's just my MiFi.

The FTC is looking at opening investigations against both Google and Apple this week on unrelated antitrust charges.

Apple CEO, Steve Jobs, is a man who likes to share his thoughts, and the outspoken chief's latest rant on the company blog is no exception; taking aim at Adobe and its Flash offering in a move to silence critics.

Palm had been officially up for sale for a couple of weeks, with suitors including Lenovo, HTC, ZTE, Huawei and others, but HP stepping in to save Palm's day was somewhat unexpected. We take a look at the implications and reactions to the acquisition.

Catching up with QNX at the Embedded Systems Conference in San Jose, CA, RCR Unplugged delved into what the soon-to-be-signed-and-sealed acquisition of the company by RIM would mean for both firms

Nokia Corp. may not pack the same name cache it held a few years ago, but the world’s largest mobile device manufacturer is looking to regain some of that clout with the unveiling of a new high-end smartphone that appears to pack just about...

Research In Motion Ltd. unveiled updated versions of a pair of its devices this morning that should bring increased functionality to its devices that are seeing a dramatic increase in competition in the smartphone market.   RIM said it’s set to launch a CDMA version of...

Google Inc.'s Nexus One smartphone lost a carrier partner before it even had a chance to launch as this morning Google announced that Verizon Wireless would not be carrying the Android-powered device. In an update on its Nexus One site, Google noted that customers interested...

Lenovo , the world's No. 4 PC brand, has emerged as the leading candidate to buy struggling smartphone maker Palm, after the U.S. firm was rebuffed by other potential Asian buyers, sources said.   Reuters

T-Mobile USA Inc. garnered another exclusive to a top-flight device with the announcement today that it would begin offering Garmin International Inc.’s latest Garminfone. The device is the first from Garmin using Google Inc.’s Android operating system and integrates Garmin’s navigation service.   The device also...

Palm Inc.'s European plans for its Pre Plus and Pixi Plus devices received a date today as the company said French operator SFR would begin offering the company's smartphones through SFR's online store on April 27 and in its retail locations beginning May 11.Palm...

Beleaguered smartphone maker Palm Inc. lost its SVP of software and services last week and has implemented a retention program for “key” employees.In an 8-K filing last week with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Palm reported that Michael Abbott had submitted his resignation effective...

Motorola Inc. named Mark Shockley SVP of Global Go-to-Market for the company’s Mobile devices business where he will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of Motorola’s mobile device sales operations around the world. Shockley will report to Motorola Co-CEO Sanjay Jha.Shockley has been at...

Sony Ericsson posted a first-quarter profit of $29 million as the world’s fourth-largest handset manufacturer started to see traction from some of its higher-end devices, as well as benefit from cost-cutting measures previously introduced. The manufacturer shipped 28% fewer devices in the quarter, but...

With not one bit of modesty, Verizon Wireless today announced launch plans for the latest model in its Droid handset lineup, the HTC Corp. Droid Incredible. Like the other devices in its Droid lineup, the Incredible runs Google Inc.’s Android operating system. The device...

Even though the wireless handset market will rebound this year, the world's top 10 contract manufacturers will continue to struggle as they try to recover from a disastrous 2009, according to research from iSuppli Corp. Cellphone shipments for the largest original development manufacturers (ODM)...