Mon, Jun 15th, 2009 | SciTech |

Samsung stormed the CommunicAsia conference in Korea this week, pulling the curtain off the Omnia Pro, the follow-up to its widely popular Samsung Omnia, and showing off a host of new smartphones and devices, including the new Samsung Pixon 12 ...Read More

New Claims about ipod Touch with Camera Due in Spring

Sat, Nov 21st, 2009 | SciTech |

Note: This is a Page 2 News Item An Examiner post claims that Apple is planning on finally releasing the iPod Touch 3G with Camera this spring.We have heard from an inside source who claims the camera version of the iPod ...Read More

Samsung Omnia II Hits Verizon December 2 for $200 [Samsung]

Fri, Nov 20th, 2009 | SciTech |

Samsung Omnia II Hits Verizon December 2 for $200 [Samsung] I still don't know why the Omnia II's 3.7-inch AMOLED touchscreen is resistive, but the WinMo 6.5 phone will go head-to-head with Verizon's own Moto Droid. Leaked docs suggest it'll be $200 on contract after $100 mail-in rebate. As we noted ...Read More

If A Google Phone Actually Exists, It's A Mistake

Thu, Nov 19th, 2009 | Top Stories |

If A Google Phone Actually Exists, It's A Mistake A Google-branded cellphone is supposedly on its way. If true, this is a mistake: Google should be focusing its efforts trying to get Nokia or RIM to switch to Android, not on scaring its partners by producing its own phones. TechCrunch's ...Read More

Google-branded phone coming early next year?

Wed, Nov 18th, 2009 | SciTech |

Google-branded phone coming early next year? We've been hearing talk of thoroughly Google-branded phones since before Android was announced -- and if you want to get really technical about it, you could argue that it's already happened twice in the form of the Dev Phone 1 ...Read More

HTC Hero, Samsung Moment now $100 on Sprint courtesy of Best Buy

Tue, Nov 17th, 2009 | SciTech |

HTC Hero, Samsung Moment now $100 on Sprint courtesy of Best Buy Leaning back and forth between the $100 HTC Eris on Verizon and the $179 HTC Hero on Sprint? Well, your decision just got a bit more difficult, as Best Buy has now kicked off a new holiday promotion that'll net ...Read More

AT&T adds Samsung Go to netbook lineup, dumbs it down with Windows 7 Starter

Mon, Nov 16th, 2009 | SciTech |

AT&T adds Samsung Go to netbook lineup, dumbs it down with Windows 7 Starter AT&T just added a pair of Windows 7 Starter netbooks to its stable, and while we've got nothing against the Samsung Go and the Acer Aspire One, we just can't help but feel preloading 7 Starter makes the already-dubious subsidized ...Read More

Samsung unveils Android-equipped Galaxy Spica i5700

Sun, Nov 15th, 2009 | SciTech, Top Stories |

Samsung unveils Android-equipped Galaxy Spica i5700 The long-rumored little brother to the Galaxy, the i5700, has finally been made official by Samsung -- and sure enough, it'll go by the trade name "Galaxy Spica." Sammy's latest Android-powered set clocks in at 13.2mm thick and comes equipped ...Read More

It's Google's World And Handset Makers Just Live In It

Sat, Nov 14th, 2009 | SciTech |

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

2009: The Year Apple and RIM Ate Everyone Else's Lunch [Data]

Sat, Nov 14th, 2009 | SciTech |

2009: The Year Apple and RIM Ate Everyone Else's Lunch [Data] For today's data dump: the iPhone now accounts for nearly a fifth of new smartphones, and BlackBerrys are on a surprisingly serious tear, passing a 20% in world market share. So, uh, who's losing? Well, for one, Nokia, whose smartphones have ...Read More

"Samsung dropping Symbian for Bada in 2010, says senior VP" and related posts

Wed, Nov 11th, 2009 | SciTech |

Android is in, Windows Mobile is in (despite rumors to the contrary), and Bada is definitely in for next year, according to Samsung senior vice president Don Joo Lee. Not making the phone manufacturer's cut? Symbian. Digitimes has it from ...Read More

Samsung Wants to Put Third-party Apps on Cheap Smartphones

Tue, Nov 10th, 2009 | SciTech |

Samsung is opening up its cheaper smartphones to third-party application developers with the launch of a new software platform it is calling Bada. The first phone running the software will go on sale during the first half of next year, ...Read More

Motorola Droid Steals BlackBerry's Limelight

Thu, Nov 5th, 2009 | Most Viewed, SciTech |

Motorola Droid Steals BlackBerry's Limelight Motorola's upcoming Droid smartphone is grabbing plenty of attention--so much attention, in fact, that news of two new BlackBerry devices is getting lost in the shuffle. In recent weeks, Research In Motion announced two new smartphones, the revamped BlackBerry Storm ...Read More

Motorola Swings To 3Q Profit;Selects Permanent CFO

Thu, Oct 29th, 2009 | Most Viewed, SciTech, Top Stories |

(Updates throughout with executive comments, background) NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Motorola Inc. (MOT) swung to a third-quarter profit ahead of the debut of two key new smartphones aimed at turning around its momentum. The Schaumburg, Ill., company also made official veteran executive Edward ...Read More

Motorola Swings to Profit

Thu, Oct 29th, 2009 | Most Viewed, SciTech, Top Stories |

Motorola Inc. swung to a third-quarter profit ahead of the debut of two key new smartphones aimed at turning around its momentum. The Schaumburg, Ill., company also made official veteran executive Edward Fitzpatrick's role as chief financial officer, which he had ...Read More

Motorola Swings To 3Q Profit; Selects Permanent CFO

Thu, Oct 29th, 2009 | SciTech, Top Stories |

(Updates with background, and analyst comments throughout.) NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Motorola Inc. (MOT) swung to a third-quarter profit ahead of the debut of two key new smartphones aimed at turning around its momentum. The Schaumburg, Ill., company also made official veteran executive ...Read More

Motorola Swings To 3Q Profit; Selects Permanent CFO >MOT

Thu, Oct 29th, 2009 | Most Viewed, SciTech |

NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Motorola Inc. (MOT) swung to a third-quarter profit ahead of the debut of two key new smartphones aimed at turning around its momentum. The Schaumburg, Ill., company also made official Edward Fitzpatrick's role as chief financial officer, which ...Read More

Intel's next-gen memory closer to reality

Wed, Oct 28th, 2009 | SciTech |

Intel's next-gen memory closer to reality Researchers are two steps closer to creating a mass-market version of technology called phase-change memory that could change how computers of the future are put together. Intel and Numonyx, the chipmaker's joint venture with STMicroelectonics that's focused on flash memory, announced ...Read More

Microsoft Online Store: Get Your PCs, Third-Party Software

Thu, Oct 22nd, 2009 | Top Stories |

Piling on to the Windows 7 rollout extravaganza, Microsoft's online store Thursday began selling PCs and software from vendors including Hewlett-Packard, Adobe, Dell, Sony and Samsung.As part of its Windows 7 full-court press, the restocked online store coincides with the ...Read More

Dell teases with new Adamo shots

Mon, Oct 12th, 2009 | SciTech |

Dell teases with new Adamo shots We've mentioned a couple of times how the new, revamped version of Dell's high-end Adamo laptop has a pretty interesting design twist. After offering a few tantalizing teases (including a brief appearance at a press conference last week), the company ...Read More

Samsung Moment revealed as Sprint's second Android phone

Wed, Oct 7th, 2009 | SciTech, Top Stories |

Samsung Moment revealed as Sprint's second Android phone On the opening day of CTIA Fall 2009, Samsung and Sprint started things off with a bang by announcing the Samsung Moment, the secondGoogle Android phone to be released for both companies in the United States. The Moment will be ...Read More