Michelle Maisto

Ericsson’s latest mobility report highlights a mobile domino effect of sorts, with growing user numbers prompting network expansions and increased speeds. Low-priced smartphones are attracting first-time buyers in China and other emerging markets, which is causing the industry to grow by great strides and encouraging the faster expansion of wireless networks, Ericsson said in its […]

Thorsten Heins wasn’t asked to leave BlackBerry, but his hand was forced, The Globe and Mail reported Nov. 11, sharing the first details to emerge about the change in strategy at the Canadian phone maker. BlackBerry on Nov. 4 announced a new financial strategy—the decision to keep the company public and accept a $1 billion […]

The Apple iPhones planned for fall 2014 will feature displays larger than those on current models, glass that curves and pressure-sensitive sensors, Bloomberg reported Nov. 10, citing a person familiar with Apple’s plans. Apple broke with tradition Sept. 16 when it introduced two new iPhones at once—the iPhone 5S and the more affordable iPhone 5C. […]

AT&T will begin selling the Nokia Lumia 1520 on Nov. 22 for $199 with a new two-year contract. The news was first reported as a flub by the Microsoft Store, but AT&T has since come out with the news itself. “The Lumia 1520 is the first Windows Phone on the market with a 6-inch 1080p […]

Sprint is now selling the Sprint Phone Connect System, a landline alternative for small businesses and homes ready to give up a landline but wanting the convenience of a desk phone. Phone Connect comes with two cordless phones—though up to four phones can be connected to the system—for a one-time fee of $49.99 with a […]

Apple iPad Air Teardowns: The Good, the Bad, the Unrepairable By Michelle Maisto Apple iPad Air: Proceed with Care The Apple iPad Air is a beauty, weighing in at just a pound and featuring a profile a full 20 percent thinner than the fourth-generation iPad. But go easy on it, is the lesson of iFixit’s […]

Apple stores will soon be able to perform some iPhone 5S and 5C repairs in-house, according to a Nov. 7 report from 9to5Mac. Citing people with knowledge of the upcoming initiative, the report states that Apple will soon begin equipping its stores with “special machinery” for replacing the touch-screens on the 5S and 5C and, […]

AT&T is paid more than $10 million a year to help the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) with its “overseas counterterrorism investigations,” The New York Times reported Nov. 7. AT&T has a voluntary contract with the CIA, and is “not under subpoenas or court orders compelling the company to participate,” said the report, citing government officials. […]

No one could accuse outgoing BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins of being overly emotional, ahead of his departure from the ailing Canadian mobility company. BlackBerry publically announced Nov. 4 that it is backing away from a plan to go private and instead has a plan that involves a $1 billion investment and a change in leadership. […]

Apple introduced the iPad Air Oct. 22, calling it a “tremendous advancement” and an “entirely new mobile computing experience” and celebrating its 1-pound weight, all-day battery and desktop-class A7 processor. What it left out of its statement, however, were boasts of having created the most advanced iPad yet, for less than the cost of its […]

Apple is under a U.S. government-mandated gag order that prevents it from being transparent with customers about whether their personal information is being shared, the iPhone maker said in a Nov. 5 report posted to its Website. “We believe that our customers have a right to understand how their personal information is handled, and we […]

Samsung helped push mainstream tastes in mobile phone display sizes well past the 4-inch mark, and during the third quarter of 2013, smartphones with screens measuring 5 inches on the diagonal and larger reached their highest shipment rates yet, according to research firm Canalys. Smartphones with 5-inch or larger displays accounted for 56 million units, […]