Michelle Maisto

T-Mobile will extend its webConnect modem line on March 14 with the addition of the T-Mobile webConnect Rocket USB Laptop Stick, its first to connect subscribers to the high data speeds of its new HSPA+ network, where it’s available.According to T-Mobile, HSPA+ offers three times the speed of HSPA 7.2 – which is enabled across […]

Verizon Wireless could have its first 4G smartphone by mid-2011, approximately six months ahead of schedule, according to the Wall Street Journal.Verizon, after successfully completing testing in Boston and Seattle, has said it plans to launch its 4G network, based on LTE (Long-Term Evolution), in 20 to 30 U.S. markets by the end of this […]

Growing MSI Mobile Portfolio Challenges Dell, HP, Acer by Michelle Maisto MSI Wind U135 MSI introduced the Wind U135 netbook series to celebrate the “1 million and counting” Wind models it has sold globally. Wind U135s are available in silver, charcoal, ruby and sapphire colors. MSI Wind U135 The U135 netbooks feature the Intel “Pine […]

PC makers Dell and Acer were neck-and-neck through 2009, fighting for the No. 2 market share position, according to research firm iSuppli.And though in the end the title went to Dell, which nudged past Acer by only a “hair’s breadth,” or 0.2 percentage points, Acer was nonetheless the year’s big winner, iSuppli reported March 9.Of […]

Dell Vostro 3000 Laptops, Precision M4500 Workstation Target Different Users by Michelle Maisto The Dell Vostro 3000 Series The Vostro 3000 series includes the 13-inch 3300, pictured here, as well as a 14-inch 3400, a 15-inch 3500 and a 17-inch 3700. All models, constructed of aluminum bodies with zinc hinges, are available in silver, brown […]

The prolific MSI announced the availability of the Wind12 U230-033 and U230-040 netbooks on March 9, just a day after rolling out the Wind U160, a 10-inch netbook running the Intel “Pine Trail” Atom platform.The two new 3.3-pound models replace the Wind12 U210, with updates that make them the first Wind devices to feature dual-core […]

LG Electronics’ plan to gain double-digit market share in the global mobile handset market by 2012 appears to figure largely on hitching its cart to the Google Android mobile operating system.On March 10, LG officials introduced the Android-running LG-KH5200 in South Korea, and after being vague in January by declining to specify how many phones […]

Dell is targeting different audiences with new products rolled out March 9. With the new lineup of Vostro notebooks and the high-end M4500 workstation, Dell is addressing the needs of both small business customers requiring secure, reliable and nimble solutions, and professionals in areas such as media and entertainment, oil and gas, architecture and engineering, […]

MSI, which is looking to expand into new markets, including the United States, has rolled out its Wind U160 netbook, which offers up to 15 hours of battery life for less than $400.The Wind U160 is MSI’s second netbook to feature the Intel Pine Trail platform – the first was the Wind U135, introduced in […]

Think the Apple iPad is nice enough, but no show-stopper?Don’t be too quick to judge, Broadpoint AmTech analyst Brian Marshall wrote in a March 9 research note to investors, predicting that the next major catalyst for a rise in Apple shares will be the iPad launch.“We believe the general consensus (i.e., select media outlets’) view […]

The Motorola Backflip is now available on the AT&T network, making it the carrier’s first device to run the Google Android operating system. The Backflip – which runs Android 1.5, or Cupcake – is the first of five planned Android-based phones that AT&T will support, and is the 11th smartphone to take advantage of AT&T’s […]

Verizon Wireless officials are saying their plans to roll out 4G Long-Term Evolution networks are coming along swimmingly.LTE trials in Boston and Seattle reportedly saw peak download speeds of 40M to 50M bps and peak upload speeds of 20M to 25M bps-“significantly faster” than current 3G speeds on Verizon’s own or competitors’ networks, the carrier […]