Motorola will launch multiple Google Android smart phones at several different price points in the fourth quarter of this year, chief executive Sanjay Jha told an investors' conference call on Thursday. Android seems to be critically important to Motorola's future. While ...Read More
Seesmic is having a huge week. The startup that develops Twitter and Facebook clients for the web and desktop just unveiled a native Windows client at Microsoft's Professional Developer Conference earlier this week. At the Real-Time CrunchUp today, Seesmic is ...Read More
It seems the mobile world is full of silly little battles these days. You've got the AT&T-Verizon ad assault. There's that ever-popular Droid-iPhone rivalry. And then, of course, everyone's favorite Google Phone debate: Is there a Google Phone? If there ...Read More
Your free phone cost you at least $240. T-Mobile wants you to know that. But is anybody listening? Cell-phone companies have dropped phones into American hands largely by lying about prices. It's a devil's bargain, but one that most people are ...Read More
Rumors of a Google smartphone refuse to go away, and thanks to a report in TechCrunch saying the Google phone was "absolutely confirmed," talk of a Google-branded smartphone -- maybe named GPhone? -- has once again reached the boiling point. ...Read More
It's the month of Motorola Droid, a smartphone powered by Verizon Wireless and Google’s Android 2.0 operating system. And by all accounts, things have been going pretty swimmingly. A quarter of a million people purchased Droid phones last week alone, ...Read More
The Motorola Droid is doing more than just bashing the iPhone -- it's also smashing the ceiling when it comes to mainstream Android appeal. A full 250,000 people snatched up Droids during the phone's first week in stores, some newly ...Read More
As impressive as the iPhone has been since its debut two years ago, the device has never been without its flaws. Apple’s regular updates to the software have polished some of these rough edges, while other needs were addressed when ...Read More
Windows Mobile had 7.9 percent of the market in the third quarter of 2009, down from 11.1 percent during the same time period last year. Sales dropped from 4 million in the third quarter of 2008 to 3.2 million this ...Read More
The Motorola Droid is the newest smartphone on the market to compete for the iPhone's crown. Released by Verizon Wireless on November 6th, the Droid's advertising campaign has been a full-frontal attack on the popular Apple smartphone with a heavy ...Read More
When the Motorola Droid launched this month everyone was amazed that a company so down on its luck was able to put together a well-designed phone running a powerful, "brand new" OS. The whole package - hardware, software, and marketing ...Read More
* Petrobras revenues slump 5.6 pct quarter on quarter * Tax and lower fuel prices offset higher revenues (Recasts, adds details, background) SAO PAULO/RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Brazil's stateoil company Petrobras' third quarter profits slumped 5.6percent quarter-on-quarter as lower ...Read More
Dell confirmed it is releasing an Android-based smartphone, called the Mini 3, in China and Brazil, but the company's lack of details about the handset makes it hard to get excited. Dell's unwillingness to share more about the Mini 3 ...Read More
Google's Chrome OS is launching for download within a week, TechCrunch's Michael Arrington reports, citing a "reliable" source. Could this be what's been holding back Arrington's still-missing-in-action gadget project, the CrunchPad?
If you recall, the CrunchPad project is basically the ideal ...Read More
Apparently TomTom hasn't fully digested the memo on Google Maps Navigation, because the price for TomTom's iPhone navigation app hasn't budged at all in its latest update.
If you want the power of TomTom's GPS navigation on your iPhone, it'll cost ...Read More
During Motorola's last attempt to sell off a big business, the company was forced to take a detour. The company hopes a new effort—this time, to find a buyer for its TV-set-top-box and network-equipment businesses—meets with better results. For years, Motorola ...Read More
Motorola's Droid is not an iPhone-killer, but it will advance the use and adoption of web content on connected devices, according to Wednesday data from Nielsen. With only 10,000 applications in the Android Market compared to about 100,000 on iTunes, "the ...Read More
Update | 2:30 p.m. DealBook has confirmed that Motorola has hired JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs to explore a sale of its home and networks mobility division, according to people briefed on the matter. Several private equity firms have been ...Read More
Motorola (MOT) is looking to sell its profitable home and networks mobility division, home to its cable set-top box unit, for $4.5 billion, the Wall Street Journal reports.
The division had $2 billion in sales last quarter, down 15% from a ...Read More
Last week, the release by Google of the Android 2.0 mobile operating system coincided with the debut of the first device to incorporate it, Motorola's Droid, which is available through Verizon. With three big players like those involved, and with ...Read More
