Michelle Maisto

The ITC has agreed to investigate the suit that Apple filed against camera-maker Kodak April 15. Filed in a U.S. District Court in California, the suit alleges that Kodak products in the Z, M, and C camera series infringe on patents owned by Apple, according to Apple Insider.The Apple suit was filed in response to […]

Wireless carrier Sprint will begin selling a contract-free mobile phone plan through retailer Wal-Mart beginning May 15, according to a report from Bloomberg.Called Common Cents Mobile, the plan, based on prepaid cards, will roll out in 700 Wal-Mart locations. Customers will have the option of 30 days of service for $20 or 60 days of […]

LG Electronics has joined the ranks of Android supporters with the May 12 introduction of the Ally smartphone, which will arrive on the Verizon Wireless network May 20.While LG is the No. 3 market share holder in the worldwide handset market, it has competed with mostly feature and messaging-based phones. In the first quarter of […]

Tablet devices such as the Apple iPad are expected to become “one of the most successful consumer electronic/tech products,” with 50 to 75 percent of consumers purchasing one within the next three years, according to a May survey by Boston Consulting Group.Noting that both single-purpose e-readers, like Amazon.com’s Kindle, and multipurpose tablet PCs, such as […]

NEW YORK – Panasonic officials were aboard the USS Intrepid here May 11 to introduce their newest fully rugged Toughbook laptop and share news that they are creating a new solutions organization. For the first time in its 90 years, Panasonic will be deploying a single B2B strategy across its numerous divisions. “We want to […]

Panasonic Unveils Intel-Powered Toughbook 31 to Equally Tough Guests by Michelle Maisto Toughbook 31 Panasonic’s newest fully rugged notebook is the Toughbook 31, which company officials said is the fastest such PC in the industry. It also boasts seven times the 3D graphics performance of previous models. Covered Ports All covered up: The Toughbook 31 […]

T-Mobile currently offers more than a dozen devices that can benefit from its HSPA+ technology, and in June it will up that number by two, when it adds the Garminfone and the T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide to its lineup. Some users may actually be enjoying HSPA+ speeds already, whether they know it or not. Thanks […]

Google’s Android is headed for the enterprise.Samsung, Sprint and Citrix Systems announced May 11 that the Samsung Moment smartphone is the first Android-running device to be Citrix Ready certified.The Citrix program vets out third-party solutions that can be paired with the virtual desktop capabilities of the Citrix Receiver to extend virtualization, networking and cloud computing […]

Motorola is expected to launch an Android-running smartphone called the Flipout in the United States this June.According to several reports, the square, twisty phone features a 2.8-inch square display that twists into position over a square, full qwerty keypad.According to Gizmodo Brazil, Android 2.1 will be on board, along with Motorola’s MotoBlur syncing feature, a […]

For AT&T customers wanting a Palm Pre Plus, the wait is nearly over. After announcing in March that the webOS-running smartphone will arrive in iPhone territory in “the coming months,” Engadget reports that a sale date has finally emerged: Sunday, May 16.AT&T will retail the Pre Plus for $149.99, after a $100 mail-in rebate and […]

Lenovo has introduced a number of new PCs in multiple form factors, including notebooks, all-in-one PCs, a nettop and slim desktop towers. Geared toward consumers, the PCs run Microsoft Windows 7 and feature processor and graphics options from Advanced Micro Devices, Nvidia and Intel. The newest members of the Lenovo IdeaPad Z series are the […]

Just how long the Apple iPhone will be exclusive to the AT&T network is again being called into question, as new data suggests the contract length may extend to 2012-a year later than many expected. The length of the contract has long been a subject of speculation. In January, preceding the introduction of the Apple […]