Michelle Maisto

Research In Motion’s BlackBerry 10 platform is impressing carriers more than was expected, Jefferies analyst Peter Misek told investors in a Nov. 20 research note, giving the mobile solutions maker a “20 percent to 30 percent probability for success” and writing that RIM may avoid a “worst-case scenario.” In a market in which RIM’s smartphone […]

AT&T, widely criticized for its policies around Apple’s FaceTime video-conferencing app, earlier this month promised changes. Ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, it seems the carrier has gone even a step further toward pleasing customers than it suggested it would. AT&T announced Nov. 8 that it would support the use of FaceTime over a cellular connection […]

Droid DNA by HTC Verizon Wireless will begin selling the Droid DNA Nov. 21 for $199.99 with a two-year contract. The DNA runs Android 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean), HTC’s Sense 4+ user interface and boasts a number of firsts. Profile The DNA measures 141 by 70.5 by 9.73mm. At its edges, though, it thins to less […]

The Droid DNA by HTC has a display that’s 5 inches (on the diagonal), which even in a landscape of growing display sizes would seem to be a—if not the—feature of note. It’s not. HTC used a lot of car language when it introduced the DNA Nov. 13, calling it a “performance beast,” its tapered […]

HTC and Apple have reached an agreement over patents, but no way does it consist of the Taiwanese phone maker paying Apple $8 for each smartphone it ships, said HTC CEO Peter Chou. Chou told the press at a Tokyo event that such reports were “outrageous,” Reuters reported Nov. 20. “I think that these estimates […]

Apple’s newest 21.5- and 27-inch iMacs are on track to meet their respective November and December sales dates, according to a Nov. 19 report from 9to5Mac. The report refutes an earlier media report of a design-related issue potentially preventing the all-in-ones from arriving before the holidays. “Our sources say that Apple is already shipping new […]

Some HTC and Nokia smartphones running Windows Phone 8, Microsoft’s weeks-old operating system, are rebooting of their own accord. By Nov. 7, users of the Windows Phone 8X by HTC and the Nokia Lumia 920 began reporting issues to a number of user help forums, including WP Central and the Microsoft Community forum. “I’ve had […]

AT&T introduced new pricing packages for travelers Nov. 16, doing what it can to dissuade subscribers from slipping cheap local SIM cards into phones when abroad—or from being bill-shocked by roaming fees if they don’t. Available as of Nov. 16 are several new Travel Minutes packages. AT&T suggests that, if you know you’re planning to […]

Dish Network, the satellite TV provider, has compiled a good amount of wireless spectrum—the mobile industry’s most aggressively sought-after resource—and is now in the happy position of searching for a partner with which to build out a wireless network that might rival those of the industry’s top carriers. Sprint, AT&T and T-Mobile have all been […]

Apple promised an iPad Mini and fourth-generation iPad with Long Term Evolution (LTE) connectivity, and on Nov. 16 Sprint and AT&T each began selling both. On the Verizon Wireless Website, both devices are listed to ship by Nov. 19. All three carriers are following Apple’s suggested retail prices of $459 for the 16GB model, $559 […]

Research In Motion, as it pushes through the final months until the Jan. 30 release of its long-awaited BlackBerry 10 platform, is rightly doing all it can to build its brand, build excitement, and prevent anyone or any company that’s already on board from jumping ship—whether from frustration, impatience or device envy. RIM’s most recent […]

Nokia was prodded to take advantage of Apple’s rare misstep with its bungled Maps app in iOS 6. With the introduction of Here, Nokia has. Here, a cloud-based solution, will extend Nokia’s considerable mapping expertise to multiple screens and operating systems. In the coming weeks, Here will be available as a free mapping and location […]