Michelle Maisto

Nokia nearly delivered what it needed to at its Sept. 6 introduction of two new Microsoft Windows Phone 8 smartphones, the Nokia Lumia 920 and 820. However, according to analysts, the phones, while very nice, may be not quite enough and not in time. Apple is expected to introduce an iPhone 5 Sept. 12, and […]

Nokia Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 The new Lumias run Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8, which includes the ability to more easily personalize the start page with different-sized tiles, arranged to a user’s liking. (Photo by Scott Ferguson) Nokia Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 The Lumia 920 features a 4.5-inch PureMotion HD+ WGA IPS LCD Super […]

Samsung has flexed considerable muscle this summer, selling more than 10 million Galaxy S III smartphones and more than 10 million Galaxy Note phones. During the second quarter, the company shipped nearly twice as many smartphones as Apple. What remains to be seen is whether the company can hold on to its market position once […]

NEW YORK – Google, Motorola and Verizon Wireless used an updated love song to introduce three new Android smartphones-the Droid Razr M, the Droid Razr HD and the Droid Razr Maxx HD-at a Sept. 5 event in Manhattan. For the wireless industry, which has been waiting (bracing?) to see quite what the Android maker has […]

Nokia and partner Microsoft on Sept. 5 introduced the Nokia Lumia 920 and Nokia Lumia 820, the first Nokia smartphones to run Windows Phone 8. The two companies are making these smartphones their next major effort to carve out market share in a space dominated by Android-running devices and the Apple iPhone. With the two […]

Europe was initially slow to back Google’s Android operating system, but the continent now accounts for some of Android’s fastest growth and continuing domination, according to a new report from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech. Android use in Europe rose to 67.1 percent in the 12 weeks ending Aug. 5, up from just less than 47 percent […]

Acer, the world’s third-largest PC brand by shipments, has been busy at the IFA 2012 trade event in Berlin. While it kept pace with competitors such as Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo and Dell, introducing a tablet and a tablet hybrid, it also showed off two new versions of that old classic, the laptop. Running Microsoft’s Windows 8 […]

A wealth of low-end Android smartphone options and China’s rising middle class are together having a powerful impact on the global phone market. During the first quarter of 2012, China overtook the United States to become the world’s largest smartphone market, and on Aug. 30 research firm IDC said it expects China to retain that […]

Apple’s iPhone 5 introduction just got a little closer. On Sept. 4, Apple finally mailed out invitations for a San Francisco event on Sept. 12, suggesting that at least two predictions about the long-awaited smartphone are so far correct: the Sept. 12 date-first predicted by Mac-centric tech site iMore in July-and that Apple will indeed […]

Verizon Wireless will add two new Android smartphones to its 4G Long-Term Evolution (LTE) network during the week of Sept. 3, the LG Electronics Intuition-a 5-inch tablet that is LG’s answer to the Samsung Galaxy Note franchise-and the enterprise-friendly Samsung Galaxy Stellar. Verizon will begin selling the LG Intuition online Sept. 6 and in stores […]

Hewlett-Packard HP introduced three Windows 8 devices at the IFA show, the HP Envy x2, a hybrid PC with an 11.6-inch display; the TouchSmart Ultrabook 4, which features a 24-inch multi-touch high-definition display; and the Spectre XT Touchsmart Ultrabook, a higher-end model with a 15.6-inch display. HP Envy x2 HP says the tablet, which weighs […]

Sony, like Samsung, has used the IFA 2012 event in Berlin to introduce a number of new devices-in Sony’s case, three Xperia smartphones and an Xperia Tablet S. The announcements come before Apple is expected to introduce a new iPhone, iPad and television. The new devices also are notable for further ushering users into a […]