Michelle Maisto

Is Apple’s iPhone a bad fit for the enterprise?Not so, Ron Spears, chief of AT&T’s Business Solutions unit, told attendees at a Barclays Capital Communications, Media and Technology conference, saying 40 percent of the iPhones that AT&T sells go to business users.While early naysayers-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer included-pointed to the iPhone’s lack of a physical […]

T-Mobile has gotten specific about the arrival of the Garminfone, announcing that the Android-based smartphone will arrive on its network June 9 for $199.99 with a $50 mail-in rebate and the activation of a new two-year service agreement.Specifics, after all, are what this phone is about. The first Android phone to rely on Garmin navigation […]

Skype, a provider of VOIP (voice over IP) applications, plans to launch an application that can be used on any smartphone running Google’s Android OS.“We will be bringing a direct-to-consumer app to the Android marketplace later this year,” Brianna Reynaud, with Skype’s PR team, told SkatterTech.com. “This application will be available for all consumers globally […]

Another worker at a Chinese plant run by electronics manufacturer Foxconn, which makes a host of products for such vendors as Apple, Dell, Hewlett-Packard and Nokia, reporteldy has committed suicide, the BBC reported May 27.If confirmed, the young man would be the 12th employee in 2010 to attempt suicide at the Foxconn facility, in the […]

Acer is rolling out an Android-running smartphone called the Stream, the LumiRead e-reader, a 23-inch all-in-one PC, and an Aspire 5745P notebook.No information has been offered yet about when the products, which were announced May 27 during a press conference in China, may arrive in the United States.When they do, however, they’re likely to find […]

U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar is again calling on the Federal Communications Commission to take action against the early termination fees imposed by many wireless carriers. The Minnesota Democrat, following the results of an FCC-commissioned survey of 3,000 Americans from April to May, described ETFs as hurting competition in the marketplace and leaving consumers uncertain about […]

Is the Apple iPad hurting netbook sales?This was the question retailer Retrevo looked to answer with a recent survey that asked consumers what products they considered purchasing over the last year and what they actually bought. What Retrevo discovered was a netbook industry likely to face slowing sales, but still far from troubled.Among consumers who […]

The worldwide mobile PC market enjoyed its strongest year-over-year-growth rate in eight years, Gartner reported May 25, posting final numbers for the first quarter of 2010.Encouraged predominantly by consumer segments, the market shipped 49.4 million units during the quarter – representing a 43 percent increase over the first quarter of 2009.In more good news for […]

T-Mobile CEO Robert Dotson will be stepping down from his position in 2011, T-Mobile parent company Deutsche Telekom announced May 25.Dotson, who has been with T-Mobile for 15 years, will help get his successor, Philipp Humm, up to speed before signing off, the company insisted. Humm will take over the position in February 2011, and […]

Since the introduction of the Apple iPad, consumer interest in tablet PCs has skyrocketed, and more than a dozen manufacturers have shown off prototypes or announced their interest in the market. On May 24, Dell was the latest, with the introduction of the Streak, “a 5-inch Android-based tablet designed to provide people the best ‘on-the-go’ […]

Officials with Apple, Dell, Hewlett-Packard and Nokia say they are looking into the operations of the Taiwan-based manufacturer Foxconn after a series of suicides at one of the company’s sites in China. In statements issued May 26, Apple, Dell, Nokia and Hewlett-Packard, which all have products manufactured by Foxconn, said they are concerned about the […]

T-Mobile’s HSPA+ network, said to deliver 4G speeds, has expanded to new coverage areas along the East Coast, the carrier announced May 24.In addition to New York City, New Jersey and Long Island, T-Mobile’s HSPA+ now includes New York cities Albany, Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse; Hartford, New Haven, Milford and Stamford in Connecticut ; and […]