AT&T strikes back at Verizon in new ad

Categories: Most Viewed, SciTech| Nov 19, 2009

AT&T strikes back at Verizon in new ad No, no, no, AT&T. I realize you’re trying to fight fire with fire with your new “side-by-side” ad, but when you play with fire, somebody’s going to get burned. Taking on Verizon head on by comparing your services is not ...Read More

CrunchDeals: Palm Pre for $80, Palm Pixi for $25 (free activation, too)

Categories: SciTech| Nov 19, 2009

CrunchDeals: Palm Pre for $80, Palm Pixi for $25 (free activation, too) Amazon is running a deal on the Palm Pre and Palm Pixi, selling the new-ish Sprint smartphones for $80 and $25, respectively, with a two-year contract and free activation. The Pre runs for $150 directly from Sprint, while the Pixi normally ...Read More

AT&T launches Verizon counter-punch ad, keeps digging that hole

Categories: Most Viewed| Nov 19, 2009

AT&T launches Verizon counter-punch ad, keeps digging that hole AT&T may have lost the legal battle with Verizon Wireless over a marketing campaign that compares the 3G coverage of both carriers. But that doesn't mean AT&T is going away quietly. The company is airing a commercial of its own, which ...Read More

How Microsoft Blew It With Windows Mobile

Categories: SciTech| Nov 17, 2009

How Microsoft Blew It With Windows Mobile Microsoft Windows continues to dominate the PC market with a 90 percent market-share stronghold, but when it comes to smartphones, Microsoft is getting beat up worse than a mustachioed villain in a Jackie Chan movie. Windows Mobile has lost nearly a ...Read More

Palm Updates WebOS -- Without iTunes Sync

Categories: SciTech| Nov 16, 2009

Palm Updates WebOS -- Without iTunes Sync Palm is working to steadily improve its Pre and Pixi smartphones with the release of WebOS 1.3.1. The free update weighs in at 126MB and brings with it dozens of tiny tweaks that improve the Palm experience. But if you ...Read More

Holiday gift ideas: cell phones, smartphones and accessories

Categories: SciTech| Nov 16, 2009

One of the most popular categories of device over the past few years has been the cell phone and smart phone. This year, in particular, saw an explosion of smartphone devices, with every major carrier having at least one, if ...Read More

Apple Gaining on RIM in Smartphone Market

Categories: SciTech| Nov 13, 2009

Apple Gaining on RIM in Smartphone Market Lest there be any doubt that Apple’s iPhone is redefining the smartphone market, consider this: In less than two and a half years, the device has managed to claim nearly a fifth of the worldwide market for smartphones. According to new ...Read More

Dell launches Android smartphone; Inks China, Brazil carrier deals

Categories: SciTech| Nov 13, 2009

Dell launches Android smartphone; Inks China, Brazil carrier deals Dell officially hatched its grand smartphone plan and it's focused on emerging markets and the Android operating system. The company confirmed its plans to launch smartphones in China and Brazil. In a statement Friday, Dell said it will distribute its Mini ...Read More

Samsung Intros Bada Mobile OS: Do We Need It?

Categories: SciTech| Nov 11, 2009

Samsung Intros Bada Mobile OS: Do We Need It? Samsung introduced Bada, what the company calls a mobile platform for a new breed of its smartphones. But is there really a need for yet another mobile OS, next to the likes of Apple, Microsoft or Google? Starting next year, Samsung ...Read More

Samsung Wants to Put Third-party Apps on Cheap Smartphones

Categories: SciTech| Nov 10, 2009

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