Michelle Maisto

Nokia, the world’s largest mobile phone maker, has filed a suit against several liquid crystal display (LCD) and cathode ray tube (CRT) makers, according to reporting from the Associated Press and Dow Jones.The LCD makers, or their subsidiaries named in the case, are reportedly Toshiba, Sharp, Seiko Epson, Samsung Electronics, Philips Electronics, LG Electronics, Hitachi […]

Dell has added a powerhouse-or is it a workhorse?-to its E-Family laptop product line with the Dec. 1 launch of the Precision M6500 mobile workstation, which comes packed with some of the latest technology from Intel, Microsoft and Nvidia.The Dell Precision M6500 is one of the first mobile workstations to offer Intel’s Core i7 processors. […]

iPhone users, as well as some Nokia handset owners, will have a new – and free – way to visit face-to-face with friends and family this holiday season. A service called Fring is making it possible to place video calls over Skype using a WiFi connection.“Right now iPhone and iPod touch users can receive and […]

Asus reportedly launched the Asus Eee PC 1201T at an event in China, and Netbook Italia is reporting its specs as including not an Intel Atom processor, like most netbooks, but a 1.6GHz Advanced Micro Devices “Congo” dual-core MV40 processor. It’s also said to have 2GB of RAM, a 320GB hard drive with online storage, […]

Amazon.com announced Nov. 30 that November was the “best sales month ever” for its Kindle e-Reader-even before the arrival of Web-sales-heavy Cyber Monday, the first Monday after the long Thanksgiving weekend.While not specifying what those “best ever” sales numbers were, Ian Freed, vice president of Amazon Kindle, said in a statement, “We’re seeing lots of […]

AT&T‘s refurbished 16GB iPhone 3G for $49.99 was a Black Friday special only, according to AT&T’s online sales support. On Cyber Monday, it’s the 8GB iPhone 3G that’s priced at $49-and available in black only.The carrier is also offering refurbished 32GB iPhone 3GS models, in black or white, for $249.While some potential customers can order […]

Netbook shipments in 2009 are expected to fully double over 2008 shipment numbers, according to a Nov. 26 report from research firm Research and Markets.Going forward, however, the firm anticipates that netbook PC growth momentum will slow. Additionally, as the prices of netbooks continue to fall, “netbook PC makers’ profit margins are expected to be […]

Recent setbacks aren’t stopping AT&T from feeling festive. On Nov. 25, the carrier announced plans to “serve as Santa’s sleigh,” with several deals to kick off the holiday shopping season.Beginning a minute past midnight on Black Friday morning, AT&T put several touch-screen devices on sale, and come the same time Saturday morning, for 24 hours […]

Samsung and The New York Times have teamed to offer Times readers a deal on the Samsung Go netbook.The Times announced on Nov. 24 that readers who order a one-year subscription to the Times Reader 2.0, for $179.40, will receive $100 off a Samsung Go Special Edition, which comes with the Reader preinstalled and is […]

With the official start of the holiday shopping season just days away, both mobile phone carriers and manufacturers have rolled out special deals and festive lineups. How to choose the phone that’s right for you – or the ones you love?Aaron Vronko, CEO of RapidRepair, which tears down devices for a critical look at what’s […]