Michelle Maisto

Research firm IDC estimates that the mobile sector is currently an $850 billion global market, making up 57 percent of the global telecom market. In a new report, “Worldwide Mobile Trends,” the firm predicts that this fastest-growing sector will see 1.3 billion new mobile subscribers by 2013 and outlines four trends that it additionally identifies […]

Navigation guru Garmin and computer-maker Asustek have teamed up again, this time to offer the Garmin-Asus M10, an enterprise-geared smartphone running the Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5.3 operating system.The M10 features a 3.5-inch WVGA, full-touch display, a 3D Task Manager – which is said to intuitively allow users to switch between applications – and support for […]

T-Mobile introduced the myTouch 3G on Feb. 10, announcing that the new smartphone will replace the original myTouch.New to the myTouch 3G is a 3.5mm headset jack and an update music player; an addition 288MB of RAM and an 8GB microSD card; preloaded applications, including Barcode Scanner, Music Player, myAccount and Visual Voicemail; and software […]

Lenovo introduced on Feb. 11 three new PCs: the Lenovo G455 and G555 notebooks and the C315 all-in-one desktop, which add to the company’s family of consumer-oriented PCs.All three PCs are based on either Advanced Micro Devices’ Turion or Athlon processor. All three also include ATI graphics and Lenovo applications for do-it-yourself data rescue and […]

New LG, Samsung Smartphones Emphasize Social Skills, Thinness No Title Samsung MonteThe Samsung Monte pairs a 3-inch WQVGA LCD screen with Wi-Fi connectivity, Samsung’s TouchWiz 2.0 Plus user interface, native Facebook and MySpace applications, widgets for Twitter and Bebo, and Google Latitude supported by GPS – which keeps friends updated on the user’s whereabouts. No […]

Panasonic introduced the Toughbook H1 Field Feb. 10, calling it the world’s most-rugged handheld tablet. Designed for enterprise verticals such as first response, field sales, maintenance and inspection, the tablet weighs 3.4 pounds, passes military specifications for drops from six feet, features a magnesium alloy chassis encased in polycarbonate, has a 64GB flex-connect Solid State […]

Audiences at the Mobile World Congress event, beginning Feb. 15 in Barcelona, will get a close-up look at the MID M1 from Korea-based Inbrics, which first introduced the “smartphone-like” device at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show.The sleek MID (mobile Internet device), dressed in black and shades of silver and gray, measures 4.9 by 2.4 by […]

AT&T announced that it has chosen Alcatel-Lucent and Ericsson as the equipment suppliers for its planned LTE (Long-Term Evolution) mobile broadband network.The companies have worked together on AT&T’s 3G network, and in a Feb. 10 announcement of the decision, AT&T explained that the existing relationship will enable it to take full advantage of the compatibility […]

Motorola and BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion led a three-month snapshot of mobile device use in the United States, according to Feb. 8 report from comScore.The company, which offers “digital marketing intelligence,” collected data on the U.S. mobile phone industry from September through December 2009 and ranked the leading mobile OEMs and smartphone operating system platforms.In […]

Ericsson and Netgear have teamed to offer the Netgear MBRN3300E 3G Mobile Broadband Router, the pair announced Feb. 9. The router features a 3G WAN with 802.11n wireless and Ethernet LAN. Sure to delight mobile operators, it offers customers Internet access in locations that lack a wired infrastructure – including homes and business, and on […]