Michelle Maisto

The success of the Apple iPad-or more exactly, its user interface-focused design-is expected to have a major impact on the electronics supply chain, as well as how electronics products are designed, research firm iSuppli detailed in an April 29 report.Central to changes that the iPad is instigating is the way the tablet bucks conventional PC […]

The HTC Droid Incredible is now available on the Verizon Wireless network. Prescient shoppers who took advantage of Verizon’s offer to preorder the smartphone may be doubly pleased with themselves today – according to the Verizon site, shoppers who buy the device online today shouldn’t expect it to ship until May 4, “due to high […]

The slim Nokia X2 candy bar phone made its debut in India April 29.Said to take some inspiration from the X3 and X6, the new X2 features a 2.2-inch QVGA screen (240 by 320 pixels), weighs in at just 3 ounces and measures 4.4 by 1.9 by 0.5 inches.Music is a focus here, with Windows […]

Hewlett-Packard’s proposed $1.2 billion acquisition of Palm does not pose an immediate threat to smartphone market leaders Apple and Research In Motion, but it could prove to be a challenge to the growing number of Chinese device makers that are gaining a foothold in the U.S. market, say analysts.Handset device makers such as ZTE and […]

PC maker Acer plans to introduce four new smartphone models later this year, the company announced during its first quarter 2010 financial results meeting. The smartphones will run Acer’s user interface, Shell. Completing a lineup of connected devices, Acer additionally plans to launch a series of MIDS (mobile Internet devices). The additions will complete the […]

The cell phone industry has declared an end to its recession, following strong fourth-quarter 2009 performances and a promising first-quarter 2010, iSuppli said in an April 27 report.The research firm described cell phones as a “resilient performer in an otherwise moribund world economy.” While overall 2009 shipments were down from 2008, the fourth quarter gained […]

Sprint Nextel may yet prove to be the little network that could, ever so gradually chugging ahead. The world’s No. 3 carrier April 28 announced a first-quarter loss of $865 million on revenues of $8.1 billion. However, it still lags significantly behind its top competitors. On April 22, AT&T announced first-quarter results of $30.6 billion […]

Apple has bought chip maker Intrinsity, according to The New York Times, a move that could have a significant impact in the evolution of the company’s iPad tablet PC.The deal closed in late March, for a purchase price of $121 million, according to Tom Halfhill, editor of the Microprocessor Report newsletter. The figure – nearly […]

Nokia N8 Smartphone, with Symbian 3, Targets iPhone by Michelle Maisto Nokia N8 On April 27 Nokia introduced its newest flagship device, the Nokia N8—its first to run Symbian 3 and be integrated with the Nokia Qt software development environment. Nokia N8 The Nokia N8 will begin shipping in select regions during the third quarter […]

The Android ecosystem has undergone considerable changes in the last few months, according to an April 27 report from AdMob. The report considers the impact that new Android device launches have had on that ecosystem.While in September 2009, just two devices-the HTC Dream and the HTC Magic-accounted for 96 percent of the Android OS traffic […]

Nokia, which remains the world’s top phone producer, introduced the Nokia N8 smartphone on April 27, a newest flagship device on which it seems to have spared no expense.Where to begin with the Nokia N8?For one, the N8 runs Symbian 3, the latest edition of the world’s most popular smartphone OS. What this means for […]

Apple’s rumored interest in purchasing ARM Holdings – a leading semiconductor company and holder of much microprocessor IP (intellectual property) – is the subject of an April 26 statement from iSuppli. In addition to offering up data on ARM, iSuppli seconds the opinion that there’s no need for an acquisition by Apple.Though truly, there wasn’t […]