Michelle Maisto

Verizon Wireless may be planning to discontinue sales of Research In Motion’s BlackBerry Storm, according to rumors from multiple media sources.TheStreet.com first reported Feb. 22 that investors and analysts were speculating about a report that said orders for the Storm may be cut or cancelled – though the author of the report, or which research […]

Palm seemed to have done everything right with its comeback kid, the Palm Pre. But despite this, with sales slowing, financial analysts have been downgrading the wireless handset maker’s stock.Since peaking in September, at $17.75, Palm’s stock has fallen to nearly half that, closing at $9.11 on Feb. 22. In early trading on Feb. 23, […]

Microsoft’s introduction of its Windows Phone 7 Series and Samsung’s rollout of its Bada platform at the Mobile World Congress 2010 show this month contributed to a crowded mobile operating systems arena, a trend one research firm says can’t continue.In a market already seeing the rapid adoption of Google’s Android platform and the continued strength […]

Apple appears to have a plan to bring the iPhone OS to new platforms.On the Apple Website, the company has posted a job opening for an engineering manager that states, “Apple’s Core OS organization is looking for a talented and inspired manager to lead a team focused on bring-up of iPhone OS on new platforms.”The […]

As electronics sales in China, India and large portions of Africa and Latin America are expected to rise dramatically over the next 10 years, UNEP (the United Nations Environment Programme) is fearing that the build-up of hazardous electronic waste will increase as well.To estimate the current and future levels of e-waste-from sources including old PCs, […]

The worldwide mobile phone market finished 2009 strong, with sales to end users exceeding 340 million units in the fourth quarter, for a growth of 8.3 percent over the final quarter of 2008, Gartner said in a Feb. 23 report.The research firm added that the best performers of 2009 – in which overall worldwide sales […]

ABI Research is predicting a bright future for smartbooks-an increasingly popular form factor that includes the Apple iPad. In a Feb. 22 report, however, the research firm advises manufacturers to avoid creating a new product category for the devices.“The idea of -a smartbook’ doesn’t resonate with anybody thinking of buying such a device,” Jeff Orr, […]

Enterprises that closely manage their wireless usage through smart, established policies can save 10 to 35 percent on wireless costs, Gartner announced in a Feb. 22 report. Through 2014, 80 percent of Fortune 1000 companies are expected to move from individual-liability wireless plans to corporate-liability plans that pool together voice and data, Gartner says. However, […]

The federal International Trade Commission will investigate the complaint that Apple filed against Nokia on Jan. 15.The complaint claims that the “sale of certain mobile communications and computer devices and components” by Nokia infringe on nine patents held by Apple and asks that Nokia be made to stop selling the devices in the United States.The […]

Dell is adding the option of WiMax connectivity to its Inspiron Mini 10 netbook, extending a list that already includes several of its Studio, Vostro and Latitude notebooks. “What we’re offering on the new Mini 10 is an internal combo card that can connect to WiMax or WiFi via 802.11a/g or n. On the WiFi […]

In efforts to gain support behind the iPad, Apple CEO Steve Jobs has been Adobe Flash-bashing, according to a Feb. 18 report from Valleywag.The tech site reports that when Jobs met with staff of the Wall Street Journal, which uses Flash on its site for videos, slide shows and more, Jobs not only promoted the […]

The world’s mobile worker population is expected to exceed 1 billion workers this year, growing to nearly 1.2 billion people before the end of 2010, according to a Feb. 18 report from IDC.The report forecasts mobile worker growth over the next five year and across five world regions: the United States, Western Europe, Japan, Asia/Pacific […]