Michelle Maisto

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 […]

Sprint plans to release its 4G smartphone in the first half of 2010, Paget Alves, Sprint’s president of business markets, reportedly told Forbes. While Sprint has released several backward-compatible accessories – such as its 3G/4G U301 dongle, and 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot, both of which can access 4G networks but switch to Sprint’s 3G networks when […]

The International Trade Commission will investigate claims by Motorola that BlackBerry maker Research In Motion is infringing on several of its patents, Bloomberg reported Feb. 19.Motorola filed a complaint Jan. 22 alleging that RIM “engaged in unfair practices by the importation and sale of RIM products that infringe on five of Motorola’s patents,” the company […]

It’s a good time to be in the NAND flash business.In a new report, “All Eyes on Apple,” market research firm iSuppli predicts that rising Apple iPhone sales will generate “insatiable” demand for this nonvolatile form of storage, used in devices such as solid-state drives, servers, cell phones, Apple’s iPod and, soon, the Apple iPad.iSuppli […]

Amazon.com knows that Apple iPhone users aren’t the only smartphone-toting readers out there, and so on Feb. 18 it announced the Kindle for BlackBerry app, now available as a free app from Amazon.com.BlackBerry owners can also download the app by typing amazon.com/kindlebb into their BlackBerry browser.“Since the launch of our popular Kindle for iPhone app […]

AT&T has announced that the Motorola Backflip will arrive in its stores nationwide March 7.Though AT&T has four Google Android-based smartphones in the wings, the Backflip will be the first on its network and the eleventh smartphone to enjoy its newly updated HSPA 7.2 technology and 20,000-plus hotspots.The flexible phone features a 3.1-inch HVGA high-resolution […]

OpenPeak is the latest manufacturer to further the tablet trend, with the introduction of the OpenTablet 7.A touch-screen tablet vaguely resembling a digital photo frame, OpenTablet 7, unveiled Feb. 16, pairs telephony features and communications services and applications in a package that seems an easy fit for homes or various enterprise sectors.OpenTablet 7 runs an […]

MSI Computer is introducing four new notebooks, each pairing Microsoft’s Windows 7 Home Premium operating system with Intel processors and cinematic promises of an “ultimate viewing experience” on backlit HD displays. Three models, under a CR620 umbrella, feature 15.6-inch displays, while the fourth, the CR600, features a 16-inch display. All four, however, offer resolutions of […]

Verizon Wireless and Skype announced a partnership Feb. 16 that will extend Skype mobile services to Verizon customers with data plans, over the Verizon 3G network.Beginning in March, the Skype offering will be available to qualifying customers with nine 3G smartphones – the BlackBerry Storm 9530, Storm2 9550, Curve 8330, Curve 8530, 8830 World Edition […]