Michelle Maisto

Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC is planning to launch an online store for applications and e-books, the Financial Times reported Nov. 8., citing “two people with knowledge of the situation.” HTC, the maker of such popular Android-running smartphones as the Evo 4G, Droid Incredible and T-Mobile myTouch handsets, is hiring content editors for a planned online […]

The global PC market in the third quarter posted growth of 7 percent sequentially and 10.3 percent year-over-year, meeting expectations despite a “growing chorus of negativity regarding the market,” iSuppli reported Nov. 5. While netbooks and tablets tend to dominate the consumer conversation, it was desktop sales, following strong business demand, that kept figures swinging […]

“Gingerbread,” the newest version of Google’s Android operating system, is reportedly heading for Google’s Nexus One smartphone. Kron0x, a member of the Open Handset Alliance (OHA), Tweeted Nov. 7 that Nexus One owners should get ready for an over-the-air update “in the next few days” to Android 2.3, or “Gingerbread,” ZDnet first reported. (The OHA […]

Verizon Wireless will begin accepting preorders for the Motorola Droid Pro Nov. 9, before launching the Android 2.2-running smartphone in stores Nov. 18. Pricing has been set at $180, after a $100 mail-in rebate and with a new two-year contract. Users will also need to subscribe to a Verizon Nationwide Talk plan, beginning at $40 […]

Samsung, HTC and Apple posted double- and triple-figure growth during a third quarter that “reached a new milestone,” IDC reported Nov. 4. “Smartphone makers have the wind behind their sails,” IDC analyst Kevin Restivo said in the new report, which showed shipments to have totaled 81.1 million during the quarter – a jump of 89.5 […]

Dell, a relative newcomer to the exploding smartphone market, will be replacing employees’ Research In Motion BlackBerry handsets with new Dell smartphones. Just as Microsoft’s Bill and Melinda Gates don’t let Apple products cross their doorstep, Dell is looking to keep RIM out of its workplace. Dell plans to transition its 25,000 employees from BlackBerry […]

Research In Motion is now offering free BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express software for extending IBM Lotus Domino to employees’ BlackBerry handsets. Among other features, the software securely and wirelessly synchronizes e-mail, calendar, contacts, notes and tasks between the smartphones and IBM’s Lotus Domino. “BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express is a free download that is designed for […]

Apple iPhone, iPad and iPod touch owners have made their opinions of Adobe Systems’ Flash technology clear: They want it. Following the introduction to the Apple App Store of a Skyfire 2.0 app that acts as an Internet browser than can play Flash video on Apple’s devices, Skyfire Labs posted an apology on its blog, […]

Mobile phone makers and their finger-pointing over potential patent infringements are keeping the U.S. International Trade Commission busy. On Nov. 3, some good news came for Nokia, following the kick off of an ITC trial looking into complaints Apple made against the global handset leader, accusing it of infringing on a number of patents. In […]

Access to “America’s largest 4G network”-or, at least, really fast speeds-just got even cheaper. Three retailers have cut pricing for T-Mobile’s flagship 4G smartphone, the myTouch 4G, from $199.99 to as low as $79.99 with a two-year contract, Into Mobile reported. At Target Mobile, priced at $79.99, the myTouch 4G ships for free, while at […]

T-Mobile officials are calling their HSPA+ network “4G,” despite previously describing it as “3.5G.” And to complement what they are now branding “America’s Largest 4G Network,” the officials announced the expansion of its 4G mobile broadband service to six additional cities, as well as the availability of the T-Mobile myTouch 4G smartphone and the Dell […]

AT&T announced Nov. 2 that it has acquired assets and took on some employees from inCompass Wireless, in a move to expand its enterprise-mobility solutions and professional-services expertise. A mobile systems integrator and technology provider, inCompass Wireless provides mobile application and wireless solution development with back-office systems, mobile managed services, and wireless technology integration and […]