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October 29, 2008

BlackBerry Fund Announces Grants

The BlackBerry Partners Fund, which backs makers of smartphone applications, has made its first three grants , reports Network World . The fund, sponsored by Research in Motion, Thomson Reuters and... More >

Wal-Mart to Carry Discounted G1

T-Mobile's G1 Android phone is set to meet with Wal-Mart's always low prices. Today the retail giant will make the smartphone available in 550 of its stores at $144.88 for customers who sign a two-ye... More >

October 23, 2008

BlackBerry Bold Steals G1's Thunder in Pursuit of iPhone

Research in Motion is doing its darnedest to diffuse the efforts of its competitors. The company unveiled its BlackBerry Bold this summer during the height of the iPhone 2.0 hype .   Yesterda... More >

October 22, 2008

Nokia Exec to Head Symbian Foundation, Ruby Version Added

Lee Williams, who heads Nokia's S60 group, has been named executive director of the Symbian Foundation , the consortium creating the mobile open source products using the technology, eWEEK reports... More >

October 15, 2008

Motorola Enters Touch-Screen Craze with Krave

There is yet another touch-screen phone on the market. Yesterday, Motorola launched the Krave ZN4 , its first touch-based phone.   The phone's rollout comes a week before the highly anticipated... More >

October 14, 2008

Obama Woos Video Gamers

In his latest appeal to the youth vote, Barack Obama has bought advertising in the Xbox 360 and Sony PlayStation game "Burnout Paradise." Obama's ads will appear as billboards in the auto-racing gam... More >

U.S. Marks 25th Anniversary of Mobile Phone Calls

Yesterday marked the 25th anniversary of the first commercial wireless call in the United States , reports vnunet . On Oct. 13, 1983, Bob Barnett, president of Ameritech Mobile Communications -- no... More >

October 13, 2008

Not ROFL: Verizon to Charge Extra Text Fee

Beginning Nov. 1, Verizon will charge companies that send out text messages a fee of 3 cents for each message sent, reports The New York Times .   Verizon spokesperson Jeffrey Nelson says the... More >

October 9, 2008

RIM Makes Appeal to Mobile App Developers

Research in Motion has recently introduced the BlackBerry Flip and Storm in its push to win over smartphone consumers.   Now, RIM is trying to win over developers as well, says this Informa... More >

October 8, 2008

BlackBerry Storm on the Horizon

Details about Research In Motion's long-rumored iPhone competitor, the BlackBerry Storm, are finally out.   The Washington Post reports that the BlackBerry Storm features Click-Through technolo... More >

October 7, 2008

Apple Grabs 17 Percent of Smartphone Market

According to research from NPD Group, Apple's iPhone is only second to Motorola's RazR2 in terms of market share. The handset now claims 17 percent of the smartphone market, up from 11 percent before... More >

G1 Presales Exceeding Expectations

T-Mobile's G1 smartphone may not quite be ready to compete with Apple's iPhone and Research in Motion's BlackBerrys this Christmas , but the mobile services vendor is reporting that the new phone, b... More >

October 3, 2008

Symbian Series 60 in Touch with Smartphone Demand

Not to be outdone by Apple's iPhone and Google's Android , Symbian has released the latest version of its Series 60 mobile operating system.   The new version integrates touch-screen technology... More >

Obama Launches iPhone App

Sen. Barak Obama is leaving no stone unturned in an attempt to drum up support for his campaign for the presidency of the United States.   Macworld reports the Obama campaign team has released ... More >

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