Michelle Maisto

Struggling smartphone maker HTC had another difficult quarter, it announced April 8. While the company introduced a new flagship phone Feb. 19—the very well-reviewed HTC One—a parts-supply problem kept shipments sparse, hurting the phone’s chances of boosting HTC’s bottom line in the initial excitement around its launch. It planned to bring the One to 80 […]

Google Glass has yet to become available but it already has some competition, according to reports. Baidu, the largest search engine in China (now that Google has pulled out) is said to be developing “prototype digital eyewear” similar to Google’s Glass that will “leverage Baidu’s strengths in image search and facial recognition,” Reuters reported April […]

Samsung, even without the benefit of its newest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S 4, brought in near-record earnings during its 2013 first quarter. Ahead of the company’s full earnings announcement, Samsung officials shared April 5 that operating profit during the quarter rose to about $7.7 billion in the three months ending March 31, up from […]

T-Mobile is now accepting orders for the iPhone 5. The nation’s fourth-largest carrier is the last of the top-four carriers to offer the iconic device, but it’s doing so in a brand-new way. Marketing the offer as an “un-carrier” move, T-Mobile is selling the iPhone without a contract for either $579.99 up-front or—to those who […]

Audi and T-Mobile are rolling out a new in-vehicle plan that will give drivers WiFi Internet access in their cars. Through the Audi Connect plan, Audi drivers will be able to access real-time news, weather, fuel prices and locations, Google Earth, Google Voice and Local Search over WiFi for $15 month. That price is with […]

NEW YORK—AT&T officials at the carrier’s Innovations Showcase April 4 stood surrounded by some of the ideas being worked on in the company’s Foundry, at the AT&T Labs and beyond. Not all the ideas will make the transition to monetized products, but all of them, in their very varied ways, seek to address how AT&T’s […]

Instant Translation in Text Messaging Imagine texting the front desk of your hotel in France, or a colleague in Peru, and having your message go through in the language the recipient prefers (as dictated by the settings in the phone), and likewise their responses coming back to you in your preferred language. Researchers at AT&T […]

Apple is widely expected to enter the television market this year and, if history is any gauge, to reinvent it entirely. Topeka Capital analyst Brian White took a trip to Taiwan to see what he could find out about Apple’s plans, and is reporting just the sort of juicy details that we’ve come to expect […]

In keeping with the “Keep Moving” marketing message attached to its new Z10 smartphone handset, BlackBerry is creating a presence in major U.S. airports—and hoping to make an impression on travelers. BlackBerry has also struck a deal with Delta Airlines. BlackBerry users can now enjoy complimentary in-flight WiFi on all domestic sites. “Simply launch your […]

NEW YORK—Verizon Communications wants to leverage its world-class network and considerable capital to “address the world’s biggest problems,” Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam said during a brief event that was Webcast live from Manhattan’s Standard hotel. The event was convened to offer details that McAdam had promised at the Consumers Electronics Show in January, when he […]

High definition is coming to handsets. AT&T has confirmed its plans to roll out the technology later this year. “HD Voice is part of our voice over LTE strategy,” AT&T senior vice president Kris Rinne said April 1 at the VentureBeat Mobile Summit in Sausalito, Calif., All Things D. reported later that day. T-Mobile announced […]

Feedly has welcomed 3 million “Reader refugees” since Google announced that it plans to shutter its RSS service this summer. The Feedly team has been working around the clock to welcome its new users and keep its system running. The smart money says that Feedly can expect to receive a few more new guests before […]