Michelle Maisto

T-Mobile is about to throw down its next card. The nation’s fourth-largest carrier has invited the press to an Oct. 9 briefing (followed by a Shakira concert, as though attendance would be an issue) at which it plans to reveal its next big “un-carrier” move.” “Getting ready to shake up the industry, again!!” T-Mobile CEO […]

Galaxy Round: Have a Look at Samsung’s Next Big Smartphone by Michelle Maisto Meet the Samsung Galaxy Round Samsung introduced the Galaxy Round in Korea Oct. 9, saying it would go on sale the next day. Subtle Curve As its name suggests, the phone is slightly rounded. Samsung says its the “world’s first curved display […]

Samsung was again early to market Oct. 9, introducing the world’s first smartphone with a curved display, the Galaxy Round. The smartphone will be available in Korea Oct. 10. The Round features a 5.7-inch Full HD Super AMOLED display, is 0.3 inches thick, weighs 5.4 ounces, and features a brushed-metal outlining detail and, like the […]

Apple will likely sell between 5 million and 10 million iWatch units the first year of the device’s availability, adding more than $2.5 billion in revenue, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster wrote in an Oct. 7 report acquired by USA Today. Nevermind that Apple has not yet introduced an iWatch nor confirmed that it’s working […]

HTC’s next flagship phone is expected to take a cue from the Apple iPhone 5S. The HTC One Max, scheduled to be unveiled in a global launch Oct. 15, will feature a fingerprint sensor, The Wall Street Journal reported Oct. 8. On Sept. 10, Apple introduced the iPhone 5S with Touch ID technology in the […]

AT&T has announced it will be the exclusive network provider of the FiLIP, a colorful smartwatch from Filip Technologies that’s designed to be an alternative first device for young users. The Filip Website calls the smartwatch a “patent-pending marriage of GPS, WiFi and cellular technology, safely combined in one small device.” Parents might call it […]

Ailing smartphone maker BlackBerry has a new group of suitors. Google, SAP and Cisco Systems are in talks with Canada’s most famous tech company about buying parts of its business or the entire company outright, Reuters reported Oct. 4. In August, following an extensive “strategic review” conducted by several outside financial advising companies, BlackBerry CEO […]

LG Electronics and Samsung both make television sets with curved OLED screens, and in time for the holidays, the pair are expected to compete with the technology in a new market, putting their respective curved-display knowledge to use in new smartphones. LG announced Oct. 7 that it will “start mass production of curved smartphone displays” […]

LG G2 Is Fast, Big, Beautiful and Just a Little Odd by Michelle Maisto The LG G2 LG Electronics is third in line when it comes to global smartphone shipments, but there’s a considerable expanse between market leaders Samsung and Apple and the rest of the pack. With the G2, and its new G Series, […]

A few things are immediately evident about the G2, the newest flagship device from LG Electronics. The first is the smartphone’s display, which is enormous (5.2 inches on the diagonal) and gorgeous. It’s an IPS LCD, Full HD with a resolution of 1,920 by 1,080 and 424 pixels per inch (the new Apple iPhone 5S, […]

Smartphone maker HTC posted a net loss of approximately $101 million during its 2013 fiscal third quarter, it announced Oct. 4. The company has struggled to compete against the Apple iPhone and Samsung’s popular Galaxy lineup. Reuters reported that according to interviews conducted with HTC executives, the “abrasive management style and weak strategic vision” of […]

Dell Venue Tablets, XPS Laptops for Toughest Critics: Millennials By Michelle Maisto Dell, Amid Changes, Shows It’s Serious About PCs Sam Burd, vice president of Dell’s Personal Computer Group, said Dell’s goal is to “deliver the best experience you can get with any product out there, bar none.” He then proved that wasn’t just talk, […]