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AT&T and LG announced the eXpo, a Windows Mobile 6.5-powered handset equipped with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, touchscreen display, 5.0 megapixel camera. An optional detachable DLP pico projecto... More >
iPhone application developer firm Pandav discovered a usage record for an iPhone that has not yet been announced. Developers at the company happened upon a usage record for an iPhone 3,1 in an an... More >
According to data reviewed by Dow Jones, more consumers used their mobile phone to make purchases and compare prices on Black Friday than ever before. PayPal said its mobile payments surged nearly ... More >
It has been reported that the HTC Hero has been spotted running the latest Android firmware update. While an update to Android 2.0 was promised, leaked screenshots suggest that HTC will forego And... More >
Apple continues to expand the reach of its iPhone across Asia. A month after launching the iPhone in China , Apple's popular smartphone was made available in South Korea courtesy of the country's se... More >
Alcatel-Luctent announced the completion of the first data call on a live LTE network . The call was carried out on the 800MHz European Digital Dividend spectrum band at Alcatel-Lucent's research ce... More >
German mobile users clamoring for the Motorola Milestone, the European HSDPA version of Droid, now have a choice of carriers from which to purchase the device. Already available from O2, Vodafone is ... More >
Chinese manufacturer ZTE is in talks with different carriers throughout Europe and the United States to launch a smartphone based on Google's Android. Traditionally, ZTE has been a supplier of low-co... More >
While Samsung refuted reports that it would ditch the Symbian S60 platform in favor of bada, Nokia plans to eventually part ways with Symbian S60 for its own Maemo operating system. Nokia doesn't... More >
Samsung, SK Telecom and the LiMo Foundation announced that Samsung will deliver South Korea's first LiMo handset to market by the end of the year. The Samsung SCH-M510 features a 3.5-inch display a... More >
T-Mobile has resumed selling its Sidekick phones, more than a month after a server crash resulted in some 800,000 users losing their personal data . Most of the missing data was eventually resto... More >
Firefox mobile , which is currently available in beta for Nokia Maemo tablets and alpha for Windows Mobile, is due for its first non-beta release next month. Support from Android and Symbian has been... More >
China Mobile, the world's largest mobile phone service provider by subscribers, is still in talks with Apple about offering the iPhone, reports eWEEK. Its largest rival, China Unicom , began selli... More >
All current Android-powered smartphones are just a precursor to the Google Phone, according to a TechCrunch story in The Washington Post. Sources indicate that Google is building its own handset ... More >
Newly released data from mobile analytics and tool developer Flurry suggests that Verizon sold 250,000 Motorola Droid smartphones in its first week of availability. That's not bad considering HTC's... More >
Google has published the source code of Android 2.0 and made it available for download through its Android Open Source Project page. Previously, the code was only available to HTC and Motorola, but... More >
The Motorola Droid has been out just a little over a week, but didn't need too long to grab a share of the mobile market, according to Phone Reviews . Shortly after its opening weekend, Droid accou... More >
Research in Motion co-CEO Jim Balsillie recently indicated that the BlackBerry Apps World application storefront will be able to offer carrier-based billing in 2010 . As of now, purchase can only be... More >
Dell has revealed that it will launch its Dell Mini 3i smartphone in China in the coming days and will offer the handset in Brazil before the end of 2009. The company is specifically targeting BRIC ... More >
Samsung has refuted Digitimes' report Wednesday that the phone maker would ditch its Symbian platform in favor of bada , its new smartphone platform. Samsung says what was reported does not fit its... More >
Qualcomm has announced that it is sampling the industry's first chipsets for dual-carrier HSPA+ and multi-mode 3G/LTE. Qualcomm says its MDM9600 and MDM9200 chipsets will enable mass market commerc... More >
Next year, a new version of the iPhone will be launched that includes a chip that will enable its user to use the device on networks in Africa, Europe, North America and elsewhere around the world, s... More >
The fall of the handset market stopped in the third quarter, according to research firm Gartner. Modest growth during the third quarter is expected to be followed up with additional growth in the ... More >
DigiTimes reports that Samsung will cease developing new Symbian OS-based smartphones next year . Samsung reportedly will continue to work with both Android- and Windows Mobile-based platforms. &nb... More >
According to recent research, the Wi-Fi hot spot market is experiencing a revival of sorts. A study conducted by In-Stat estimates that hot spot usage will increase by 47 percent, bringing total w... More >
IBM entered the mobile market with the unveiling of WebSphere Commerce 7, a new version of its e-commerce software platform that recognizes various smartphones and tailors the presentation of compan... More >
The Motorola Droid smartphone launched on Verizon's network on Friday. The device, which supports tethering , reportedly sold 100,000 units during its opening weekend , reports Bloomberg . Veriz... More >
According to Nokia CEO Olli-Pekka Kallsvuo, the N900 handset has begun shipping to some pre-order customers. The handset is initially being sold in Europe and will soon follow in the Middle East, R... More >
At Research in Motion's BlackBerry Developer Conference, the company made a number of announcements that centered around improving the platform's appeal to developers. RIM will release new APIs to th... More >
Last week it was confirmed that the Motorola Droid , which debuted on Verizon's network last Friday, would launch as the Motorola Milestone for Europe's GSM equivalent of the smartphone. O2... More >
Nokia announced today that 14 million of its cell phone chargers could pose a shock hazard to their users and the company will replace the affected chargers for free. The Nokia-branded chargers were ... More >
Verizon Droid launched today and the buzz has been somewhat subdued , says Network World . A Boston area Verizon store manager said that while general interest in the device has been solid, it hasn... More >
A coalition of global telecoms have launched the One Voice initiative with the aim of increasing the use of Long Term Evolution (LTE). Carriers including Alcatel-Lucent, AT&T, Ericsson, Nokia, No... More >
Verizon will launch the Motorola Droid tomorrow, but the wireless company is already prepared to launch its next Android-powered handset. The HTC Droid Eris , Verizon's version of the HTC Hero, pa... More >
HTC has announced it has already begun shipping its HD2 smartphone to Asia and Europe . The Windows 6.5-powered smartphone features a 4.3-inch touchscreen, 5-megapixel camera and is powered by Qualc... More >
Research in Motion's BlackBerry Bold 9700 will launch this month on both T-Mobile's and AT&T's networks. The smartphone will makes it debut for AT&T on Nov. 22 and is expected no later than... More >
T-Mobile USA blamed a software error for a network outage that affected voice and data services for about 5 percent of its customers on Tuesday. Regarding the outage, T-Mobile released the followin... More >
Motorola Droid , which launches on Verizon's network on Friday, will support tethering in early 2010, according to the carrier. Verizon is choosing to go the opposite route of AT&T, which has ban... More >
Reports from around the Web indicated that iPhone sales for China Unicom had gotten off to a slow start. Now we know just how slow. In a weekend in which it added 1 million new subscribers t... More >
Nokia has positioned the N900 as a handheld computer with phone functionalities , reports Michael Hinkins over at our CTO Edge site.The smartphone comes equipped with a 600MHz processor and runs M... More >
A large number of T-Mobile users experienced problems with their data and voice services Tuesday evening. The carrier says it has fully restored text messaging services for the nearly 2 million affe... More >
The world's first Twitter mobile device made its debut on Amazon.com today. TwitterPeek , from New York-based mobile startup Peek , sets out to enable users to tweet on the go 24/7 without the need... More >
Sprint expanded its 4G coverage into several new markets this week. As of yesterday, Chicago, Dallas/Ft. Worth and North Carolina cities Cary, Chapel Hill, Charlotte, Durham, Greensboro, High Point... More >
Sony Ericsson says its first Google Android-based device, the Xperia X10, will go on sale early next year. Along with announcing the forthcoming device, Sony Ericsson also unveiled its new UX open pl... More >
Legitimate sales of Apple's iPhone got under way in China last week. The smartphone's slow start remained tepid over the weekend, according to The Wall Street Journal . As of Sunday night, store... More >
Motorola has announced the Motorola Milestone, the European GSM variant of the Android 2.0-powered Motorola Droid . Aside from the addition of multitouch features in the browser, the devices are vir... More >
Orange confirmed that it will start selling the Apple iPhone in the UK beginning Nov. 10 , bringing an end to the two-year exclusive contract held by Telefonica's O2 mobile network. A week from tomor... More >
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