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On Sunday, May 31, Verizon's BlackBerry Storm users will finally get their update. The 4.7.0.148 firmware build is the first update for the smartphone since December of last year and is set to repair... More >
Andy Rubin's statement that there will be at least 18 Android-based phones by the end of 2009 received a boost this week. A Motorola handset slated for Windows Mobile has been rerouted to ru... More >
Nokia is doing its darndest to get its N97 smartphone into this summer's dust up among the Pre, iPhone and Storm , but it's having a hard time finding a U.S. carrier to play with, reports The Was... More >
According to Berg Insight , HSPA accounted for 11.6 percent of all broadband connections in Europe last year. The year-on-year growth of Europeans connecting their PCs to the Internet via HSPA betwe... More >
On the heels of AT&T and Verizon announcing their intentions to carry the Palm Pre at the end of Sprint's exclusivity agreement with Palm, Sprint issued a statement claiming its deal runs thr... More >
Vodafone will soon be offering its services in Qatar. According to Phone Reviews , the company hopes to launch its operation next month with rollout in September. Customers should be able to begin s... More >
Yesterday, AT&T revealed that it plans to offer the Palm Pre at the end of Sprint's exclusivity deal for the smartphone. Today, Verizon announced that it will sell the Palm Pre and the ... More >
According to Andy Rubin, senior director for Mobile Platforms for Google, there will be at least 18 Android-based phones available globally by the end of 2009. Rubin says the devices will be provided... More >
Sprint will be the exclusive carrier of the Palm Pre when it launches stateside next week. However, AT&T will lie in wait until Sprint's exclusivity deal expires, reports InformationWeek . AT&... More >
AdMob released its latest data on worldwide smartphone share. The mobile ad service provider compared its April 2009 worldwide ad requests with Gartner's 2008 device sales. According to the c... More >
Skyfire issued the full version of its mobile Web browser. Available for free download, the company purports its mobile browser brings a PC-like Web experience to smartphone users, says vnunet . &n... More >
It's fair to say that the launch of Nokia's Ovi Store did not go as smoothly as planned. The company's answer to Apple's App Store was plagued with glitches from the word go. According to Techtree ,... More >
Sharp is taking its LR0GCO2 Solar Panel module global. The technology, which allows users to charge their handsets by leaving them in the sun, has been tremendously popular in Japan. Pocket-lint re... More >
HTC continues to be the go-to handset maker when it comes to Android-based smartphones. The HTC Lancaster, the company's latest U.S.-bound device, has been leaked across the Internet. The Lancaster i... More >
The Palm Pre can support multiple Microsoft Exchange accounts using ActiveSync, reports Phone Reviews . It's quite the differentiator in that neither Windows Mobile nor Android support multiple Exch... More >
O2 , the exclusive provider of Apple's iPhone in the UK, has beaten out its competitors to exclusively offer the Palm Pre when it launches there, reports Phone Reviews . The telecommunication... More >
Taiwanese handset maker HTC will begin selling Android-powered smartphones in China next month through a partnership with China Mobile, reports mocoNews . China Mobile will customize the HTC Magic w... More >
Nokia, the world's largest handset maker, officially launched its Ovi Store today, reports CNET News . There are currently more than 50 Nokia devices compatible with the application store which ca... More >
At a product showcase event in Taiwan, Sony Ericsson's Peter Ang said the company is shifting its resources to the development of an Android smartphone, reports SlashPhone . Ang didn't provide a tim... More >
Best Buy is providing the cheapest upfront price for the Palm Pre , but you better arrive early. According to Phone Reviews , sources indicate the Best Buy stores will be allocated 4,250 Palm Pre s... More >
AT&T's Ralph de la Vega confirmed that the company is considering lower-priced data plans for the iPhone . The AT&T executive says cheaper rates would come with data limitations, reports Ma... More >
Don't want to wait until June 6 to buy a Palm Pre? You can pre-order it right now on Best Buy's Web site . It'll just cost you $849.99. That's a few dollars more than the $199 the big box retailer ... More >
Alcatel-Lucent and 1020 Placecast are teaming up to offer carriers location-based advertising. The joint development pairs Alcatel-Lucent's geofencing technology with 1020 Placecast's location-target... More >
Nokia has updated its Ovi Maps application. The new version includes bugs and performance fixes as well high-resolution 2D and 3D viewing, integrated weather service and navigation services, says Br... More >
After a Government Accountability Office report said there is a 20 percent chance of the GPS network failing as soon as next year, the U.S. Air Force and GPS firms have responded. Air Force ... More >
Yahoo is scaling back its standalone mobile application development efforts in order to narrow its focus on iPhone application development. The company released an update of its iPhone application Ya... More >
Vodafone Australia has announced it will carry the new HTC Magic smartphone and has set up a pre-registration Web site for the device, reports Phones Review . The site is being set up to pr... More >
A closed beta of Skype for BlackBerry has been announced, reports Mobile Burn . Word came from a Skype forum requesting volunteers to test the beta. Due to the response, sign-up for beta test has al... More >
Earlier this month, AT&T confirmed that it would carry the BlackBerry Curve 8900 on its network in June. Well, AT&T's CrackBerry junkies won't have to wait until June because the smartphone... More >
Yesterday Sprint announced the Palm Pre would launch June 6 for $199.99 after a mail-in rebate and a two-year service contract. The device will be sold online and at Sprint stores, Best Buy, Radio ... More >
The turn-by-turn directions people use every day could begin to be less reliable as soon as next year, according to redOrbit . A study conducted by the U.S. Government Accountability Office found th... More >
With the June 6 launch date of the Palm Pre now settled, the blogosphere has moved on to the newest and latest offerings. According to Engadget , whispers from Apple's headquarters in Cuper... More >
Japan's NTT DoCoMo announced what could be considered a small army of handsets. The 18 devices will launch on or after May 22, reports übergizmo . The company will release eight phones in its... More >
Microsoft's My Phone beta is now available to everyone, reports Brighthand . The cloud service allows Windows Mobile users to synchronize their contacts, calendars, texts and the like. Acco... More >
Windows Marketplace for Mobile has yet to launch commercially, but when it does, its customers will be able to install the applications they purchase on up to five Windows Mobile devices. This will g... More >
Another open source mobile operating system is in the works due to a collaboration between Intel and Nokia, reports Rethink Wireless . The two vendors will jointly develop oFono , a Linux-based ope... More >
The long wait for the much hyped Palm Pre is nearly over. Sprint Nextel and Palm finally announced the launch date of the Pre, which will be Saturday, June 6. It will come a day earlier than the lo... More >
Tomorrow may finally bring an end to the launch date of the Palm Pre, reports The Washington Post . The date of the smartphone's official launch is expected to be revealed in The Wall Street Journal... More >
FierceWireless reports that global carrier AT&T is mulling the idea of reducing the price of its iPhone data plans. Citing a BusinessWeek story, it is speculated that AT&T would reduce the p... More >
The Windows Mobile development team announced the completion of Windows Mobile 6.5 on its official Twitter account. The news comes after its expected launch at TechEd . Neither Windows Mobi... More >
T-Mobile issued a statement today delaying the rollout of Android 1.5 for its G1 customers by one week. According to the company, the delay is the result of its continued work on the final b... More >
According to The Wall Street Journal, the Palm Pre could be making its way to Walmart's shelves, reports EverythingPre . The retailer is expanding its electronics department to contend with Best Buy... More >
The Mozilla Foundation made the alpha version of Fennec, the mobile version of its Firefox browser, available for Windows Mobile 6 to developers and testers, reports Techtree.com . The browse... More >
Research in Motion co-CEO Jim Balsillie is not the least bit worried with the recent success of netbooks . Balsille is firm in his belief that smartphones, including his company's BlackBerrys, are s... More >
Mobile workers looking for a little extra juice for their handsets would be well advised to check out FUEL's external battery pack. The $79.95 FUEL case contains a 2300 mAh battery and a 180-degree b... More >
Mahangar Telephone Nigam LTD. (MTNL) is bringing 3G to Mumbai, reports Techtree.com . The company will launch the service beginning June 1, giving Mumbai 3G six months after Delhi. MTNL will ... More >
At EconSM this week, Nokia Vice President of Product Management George Linarados said application store fronts can increase sales by 70 percent by implementing carrier billing , reports Mobile Bur... More >
RIM and SAP released BlackBerry Sales Client for SAP CRM at the Sapphire 2009 event this week. The mobile application enables BlackBerry users to access client data from within their company's SAP CR... More >
Sprint will soon be adding a new device from HTC to its stable of smartphones. On June 7, Sprint will begin offering the HTC Willow, which was originally unveiled as the HTC Snap , on its network. &... More >
Although it has been previously reported, Microsoft's Windows Mobile application store is officially open to developers , who can now register to participate in Windows Marketplace for Mobile Develo... More >
Not all analysts agree with Strategy Analytics' assessment of Google's Android operating system. In a recent report, the global research and consulting firm predicted a growth rate of 900 percent fo... More >
Vodafone is getting in the application store game. The company will unveil a set of standard APIs to enable developers to create applications that will be accessible to Vodafone's 289 million custome... More >
Visual technology provider ViewSonic has announced plans to get its toes wet in the smartphone market. According to the California-based company, the move is a natural progression as consumer technol... More >
Android users clamoring for Android 1.5, a.ka. Cupcake, will get to eat it this week as the updated mobile OS is delivered to T-Mobile users in the U.S. and UK. However, a new sweet treat co... More >
Yesterday, it was reported that the Palm Touchstone was spotted on Best Buy's inventory system with an in-stock date of May 10. According to Engadget , the date for the recently added inventory st... More >
IBM is bringing the latest version of its Lotus Notes and Domino software to Apple's iPhone. The beta software will enable iPhone users to synchronize their data in Lotus Domino while also supporting... More >
Last week, Japan's NTT DoCoMo made news with the announcement it will bring the Android-powered HTC Magic to the island nation. Today, the carrier is making hay with its newly developed mobile spat... More >
T-Mobile USA has already released an Android-powered smartphone from HTC. Now the company is looking to expand its partnership base for handsets that run on Google's mobile operating system, reports ... More >
In a new report, Strategy Analytics predicts a growth rate of 900 percent for Google's Android mobile operating system in 2009. The report, " Global Smartphone Vendor Market Share by Region: 2008 ," ... More >
Samsung has launched three touch-screen handsets for the Indian market. The Samsung Star S5233, Star S5602 and Samsung Beat DJ come to India shortly after the manufacturer brought its Samsung S8300 U... More >
Finnish communications giant Nokia is preparing the launch of Ovi Store , its contribution to the the growing number of app stores , and its not playing around. Niklas Savander, Nokia's executive v... More >
For those clamoring for more rumor and innuendo regarding the Palm Pre, June 5th is the newly suspected launch date of the WebOS-powered smartphone that the company's future could very well be relian... More >
Shortly after releasing the fifth beta of iPhone OS 3.0, Apple has sent notice to iPhone developers that in order for applications to be accepted, they must be compatible with the iPhone OS 3.0 updat... More >
Japan will soon receive its first Android phone courtesy of DoCoMo. The carrier will market the HTC Magic as the HT-03A and device will come pre-installed with Android 1.5, reports SlipperyBrick . &... More >
Although its been reported that T-Mobile users in the U.S. and UK have already begun to receive upgrades to Android 1.5 , T-Mobile has announced it will officially begin rolling out the update to ex... More >
Yesterday it was announced that Canada's Bell would bring the Palm Pre to Canadian mobile users. Today Rogers revealed that it will be the country's exclusive carrier of both the HTC Dream... More >
According to the Centers for Disease Control, 20.2 percent of American households are landline free. As recently as 2003, that number was less than 5 percent, reports The Columbus Dispatch . CDC res... More >
A reserach note from Citigroup says Apple will have little choice but to make its iPhone available to multiple carriers and that the company will probably do so within the next two years. Currently, ... More >
Phoenix Technologies has turned cell phones equipped with Bluetooth into a proximity lock with its Phoenix Freeze application. According to CrunchGear , the Windows application senses the p... More >
Nokia launched its latest E series business smartphone today. The E52, the upgrade to the E51, has battery life that boasts eight hours of non-stop talk time and 23 days of standby. According to Mob... More >
Palm announced today that Bell Mobility will be the exclusive carrier of the Palm Pre in Canada beginning in the second half of 2009. Like Sprint, Bell is a CDMA-based carrier and will offer the same... More >
Dell announced that it has added a WiMax option to three of its higher-end notebooks, reports Electronista . Customers looking to purchase the Studio 15, Studio 17 and Studio XPS 16 will now have th... More >
Google is looking to lure business users with its latest move. The company has announced Google Apps Connector for BlackBerry Enterprise Server. The service will make it simpler for BlackBerrys to li... More >
Research in Motion official Alain Segond von Banchet said the company could launch the BlackBerry Storm 2 in late 2009 or early 2010. RIM CEO Jim Balsille has confirmed that the company will offer ... More >
The HTC Magic is now exclusively available in the UK from Vodafone. The full touch-screen Android phone with built-in HSDPA, Wi-Fi and GPS navigation can be had for $35 per month with an 18-month con... More >
Microsoft opened up its Windows Marketplace for Mobile to developers and released guidelines for submitting applications today, reports Mobile Burn . Developers will need a Live ID and $99 to... More >
According to AppleInsider , Research in Motion overtook Apple as the top smartphone maker during the first quarter of 2009. Market research firm NPD found that RIM increased its share of the consume... More >
Engadget reports that AT&T has confirmed it will start carrying Research in Motion's BlackBerry Curve 8900 on its network this June. The device is already available from T-Mobile. Accordi... More >
According to Boy Genius Report , Best Buy will conduct a trial launch of the Palm Pre on June 7. Only 4,500 of the devices will be available across the country at Best Buy Mobile retail outlets. &nb... More >
HP and Research in Motion are teaming up to offer services for BlackBerrys. According to PC World , the two companies plan to design and launch software to boost the productivity of on-the-go busine... More >
As expected, global mobile phone shipments fell in the first quarter. Research IDC reports that handset shipments fell 15.8 percent to 244 million units. That's down from 290 million in the same quar... More >
More information is rolling in about the Palm Eos Pixie. Powered by WebOS, the quad-band GSM/HDMA handset will feature a 2.63-inch display, 2 megapixel camera, Bluetooth 2.1, GPS, 4GB of storage and ... More >
Apple's iPhone collected J.D. Power and Associates' award for customer satisfaction in the smartphone sector. The iPhone ranked first in the research firm's recent survey of smartphone consumers. The... More >
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