Michelle Maisto

Samsung Galaxy Note 3, 10.1 Tablets Improve Features, User Joy by Michelle Maisto Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition): Samsung’s Most Progressive Tablet The new Note 10.1 features four times the pixel density of the original Note 10.1, a 1.9GHz Octa Core processor, three connectivity options and 3GB of RAM. Samsung’s Bragging Rights Samsung CEO JK […]

If the world needed any more proof that Apple plans to introduce iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C smartphones Sept. 10, China Telecom Corp. offered it Sept. 5. The carrier posted an advertisement on Sina Corp.’s Weibo—a sort of Twitter meets Facebook in China—enticing consumers to preorder the new iPhones, the Wall Street Journal reported Sept. […]

Consumers Want a Single Source for Video and TV Content: Ericsson by Michelle Maisto Mobile Devices Account for a Growing Share of Viewing Time Ericsson found that 72 percent of survey respondents use mobile devices to watch video at least weekly, and 42 percent are watching videos on devices outside the home. It’s Time for […]

Sony is now selling an unlocked version of its Xperia Tablet Z 4G LTE in the United States, it announced Sept. 4. The 16GB model, which is compatible with the T-Mobile and AT&T networks, can be purchased in Sony’s retail and online stores for $629—the same price as the WiFi- and cellular-equipped 16GB Apple iPad. […]

Galaxy Gear Smartwatch the Star of Samsung’s Unpacked Event by Michelle Maisto Samsung Prefers Pomp to Secrecy Samsung made no secret of its plans to introduce new Note products Sept. 4—it took out giant billboards in Times Square, saying as much—and a top executive confirmed that a smartwatch, called the Galaxy Gear, would also be […]

Samsung, as promised, introduced a smartwatch and a new phablet at a live-streaming event in Berlin Sept. 4. It also threw in a new, feature-rich 10.1-inch tablet. (But with a Samsung smartwatch to finally ogle, who has time to care about another tablet?) In New York, the press were gathered in Times Square to tune […]

Samsung today will open the doors to what’s expected to be a new market segment. At the IFA trade show in Berlin beginning this week and a press event in New York Sept. 4, it plans to show off a smartwatch. Samsung executive Lee Yong-hee told the Korea Times Aug. 26 that the watch will […]

Stephen Elop left Microsoft in September 2010 for the CEO position at Nokia. Three years later, with Microsoft’s $7.1 billion acquisition of Nokia’s Devices and Services units, he’s headed back home. Just weeks before the deal, Microsoft CEO Steven Ballmer announced plans to retire in the next 12 months.“There is never a perfect time for […]

Microsoft’s $7.1 billion purchase of Nokia’s Devices and Services businesses, announced Sept. 3, provides it with the missing piece of the ecosystem—hardware—that it needs to become the third major player in the mobile industry. Apple, BlackBerry in its heyday and now even Google, following its Motorola purchase, have made clear the necessity of controlling all […]

AT&T has announced plans to make its prepaid brand AIO (All In One) Wireless available nationwide, just days after T-Mobile filed a civil action suit against AIO, claiming that its marketing materials aim to confuse consumers into thinking AIO is T-Mobile. AIO “out of all the colors in the universe … chose magenta to begin […]

BBM Channels’ Dear Photograph: 14 Biggest Tearjerkers by Michelle Maisto Dear Photograph, the BBM Channel Version “At the time, it was not common for a man to walk behind a pram. I’m still proud of my father.” Dear Photograph: First Day of School “Letting go of my mother’s hand the first day of school was […]

With Vodafone keen to swap assets for cash, AT&T is interested in seeing what it might walk away with. Vodafone confirmed Aug. 29 that it’s in negotiations with Verizon Communications to sell the latter its 45 percent stake in their joint venture. When the pair is through, AT&T plans to “examine [Vodafone’s] remaining assets,” Reuters […]