Michelle Maisto

Apple is expected to launch the newest version of the iPhone this June, and according to a March 11 report from Apple Insider, iPhone Software 4.0 will introduce the missing functionality that devices such as the Motorola Droid have lauded over the iPhone: multitasking.Citing “people with a proven track record in predicting Apple’s technological advances,” […]

The Apple-Nokia patent battles could continue on for more than two years, according to a report published March 12. Pointing to a court filing, Reuters reported that the companies are asking that a trial on their respective patent lawsuits be scheduled for mid-2012, putting the industry on notice that the legal struggle between the mobile […]

The Year of the Tiger is already proving a successful one for the global mobile handset market in general and Taiwan-based Samsung in particular, according to analysis firm Broadpoint AmTech.In a March 11 research note to investors, Broadpoint reported that 2010 is expected to continue the growth that the market unexpectedly saw in 2009, and […]

Motorola is the leading handset manufacturer in the United States, while BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion leads the smartphone space, according to market research firm comScore. Google also is gaining share in the smartphone space, though Microsoft is slipping a bit, comScore said March 10 in a report detailing trends in the U.S. mobile phone industry […]

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 […]