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HTC announces the Diamond with 3D TouchFLO: HTC announces the Diamond with 3D TouchFLOTouchFLO 3D is damn amazing!!!But I'd rather wait until I get a smartphone with QWERTY keyboard, TouchFLO 3D, microSD memory slot, and upgradable battery, so that I can upgrade to a larger battery if so desired. It's also nice to carry an additional battery...; Tags: Smart phones, Engineering, INTERNET, Handhelds, TouchFLO 3D, battery, High Tech Computer Corp., smart phone, 3D; Discussion threads 2008-05-06
Smartphones out of stock across the board: Smartphones out of stock across the boardCutbacks in productionManufacturers are getting cautious about inventory levels and overrunning demand. Smartphones are relatively expensive items with short product lifetimes, so it can really hurt the bottom line if they sit on the shelf for any length of time.The other issue is the...; Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Handhelds, Smartphone, smart phone, Pearl, Apple iPhone, board, stock; Discussion threads 2008-04-21
Smartphones out of stock across the board: Looking for a good smartphone? Good luck. Out of stock smartphones abound. According to a research note by Tavis McCourt, an analyst at Morgan Keegan, there are "an increased number of Out of Stock (OOS) situations involving Palm, RIM, and Apple." In addition, McCourt...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Stock, Board, Palm Inc., Smart Phone, Palm Treo, AT&T Corp., Profit Margin, Sprint Communications, Smartphone, Treo 680, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Investment, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-21
Motorola splits itself up; Separates handset business: Motorola splits itself up; Separates handset businessReally now this headset business is long over for Motorola."Their foam density would make no diference to anyone buying Bluetooth Products or Tata. Either one of these two would be the mach "Punisher" to Avaya in the 21St Century; I truly believe that started...; Tags: Cellular phones, Motorola Inc., handset business, phone business, handset; Discussion threads 2008-03-26
31% of phones sold in 2013 will be smartphones: The market for smartphones will grow from around 10% of the total handset market in 2007 to 31% of the market in 2013, ABI Research says. The market is currently dominated by Nokia (52%) and Symbian (65%). However, the coalescence of the framework wars in the Linux environment and the...; Tags: Phone, Environment, Smart Phone, Market, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Linux, Operating Systems, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Software, AM; Blog posts 2008-03-25

Photos: Modu named world's lightest phone: The modular Modu phone has been named the world's lightest pone by the Guinness World Record. by Andy Smith; Tags: product photos, smart phone, Modu, mobile; Image galleries 2008-03-25
Mobile activity on iPhones vs. regular smartphones: Activity iPhone Smartphone Market Any news or info via browser 84.8% 58.2% 13.1% Accessed web search 58.6% 37.0% 6.1% Watched mobile TV and/or video 30.9% 14.2% 4.6% Watched on-demand video or TV programming 20.9% 7.0% 1.4% Accessed...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Smart Phone, On-demand, TV, Programming, Corporate Communications, Advertising & Promotion, Smart Phones, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, NB; Blog posts 2008-03-23
Smartphone companions: Is there a market?: The Palm Foleo project went down in flames before it even launched, but there must have been something behind the idea of a smartphone companion since other companies are still trying. Matthew Miller has an interesting post and gallery (right) on the REDFLY Mobile Companion, it's basically...; Tags: Smart Phone, Smartphone, Companion, REDFLY, Matthew, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-03-19
The iPhone dominates the smartphone market in mobile media consumption: The iPhone dominates the smartphone market in mobile media consumptionYouTube on iphone as treat for the kidsI can only agree on the issue of useability. I tried YouTube on the iPhone because I could and because it was so simple.Being proud of the new toy I showed my wife. The...; Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Handhelds, Advertising & Promotion, Apple iPhone, smart phone, mobile media consumption, YouTube Inc., video, mobile, YouTube Robot; Discussion threads 2008-03-18
The iPhone dominates the smartphone market in mobile media consumption: According to a m:metrics report released today, the Apple iPhone keeps setting the bar for all other mobile devices. This time it is in the area of mobile media consumption and even before I checked the stats I knew the iPhone would reign here because this is one major reason...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Smart Phone, Video, Advertising & Promotion, Smart Phones, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-03-18
CellSpin (CAB): CellSpin lets users create content (video, audio, photos and text) on their mobile phone or via the CellSpin Web site, and then post it to their favorite social networks and content-sharing Web sites using an intuitive, single-click interface.CellSpin currently supports sharing media with Facebook, Blogger, YouTube, Picasa, Flickr, Live Journal,...; Tags: Smart Phone, CellSpin Soft, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Social Networking, Handhelds, Corporate Communications, Web Site Development, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Hardware, Internet; Software downloads 2008-03-18
Smart Phone Software Developer Increases Download Speed and Revenue by 30 Percent: With more and more people conducting business while out of the office, the ability to increase mobile productivity has never been more important. Quickoffice has furthered that productivity by creating Quickoffice Premier, which makes it possible for mobile users to open, edit, and send original word-processing, spreadsheet, or presentation files...; Tags: Software, Revenue, Developer, Mobile, Smart Phone, Quickoffice, Smart Phones, Advertising & Promotion, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Hardware; Case studies 2008-02-27
AT&T and Palm launch the GSM Palm Centro for US$99.99: Back in October I had the chance to check out the Palm Centro for Sprint and thought it was a very good device for the new smartphone buyer. Since that time I know several people that have purchased one and love the device. AT&T and Palm today announced the availability...; Tags: Device, Palm Inc., Smart Phone, AT&T Corp., EDGE, Sprint Communications, GSM, Centro, Messaging Package, Smart Phones, 3G, Palm OS, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-02-19
The battle for the soul of your smartphone: The battle for the soul of your smartphoneI hope cell phone companies are upset enoughI really hope cell phone companies are getting upset enough to change their slavery, er, subscription plans. Frankly, cell phone "contracts" are some of the worst contracts in the business. I don't know of any other...; Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, INTERNET, Telecom & Utilities, Handhelds, Google Inc., ARM, soul, cell phone, smart phone, cell network, PLEASE MAKE, camera, phone, GPU, mile copper; Discussion threads 2008-02-12
The battle for the soul of your smartphone: The cut-throat market for the chips that power smartphones and handhelds just got more competitive. In the past few days, no fewer than five semiconductors companies, including Samsung, ST Microelectronics, Texas Instruments, Qualcomm, and, yes, even Nvidia, have all announced new application processors: Nvidia APX 2500 press...; Tags: Software, Apple iPhone, Processor, Mobile, Smart Phone, NVidia Corp., Chip, Application Processor, SoC, Smart Phones, Advertising & Promotion, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Hardware, John Morris; Blog posts 2008-02-12
MWC08: Sony Ericsson announces two new UIQ smartphones: MWC08: Sony Ericsson announces two new UIQ smartphonesYou sure that screen is touch sensitive?If it is anything like the K850i "touch screen", then the screen itself doesn't appear to be touch sensitive at all. If you look closely, there are three dots just below the screen (on the keypad). These...; Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, MWC08, UIQ, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, smart phone; Discussion threads 2008-02-11
MWC08: Sony Ericsson announces two new UIQ smartphones: Sony Ericsson was busy making announcements at Mobile World Congress yesterday and two new smartphones that were announced almost didn't catch my attention because their model numbers are almost the same as a couple of Cybershot phones they announced.. The upcoming SE C700 and C900 Cybershot phones are actually full...; Tags: Phone, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Smart Phone, Camera, G700, G900, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Telecom & Utilities, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-02-10
Four reasons why new survey shows mobile market momentum shifting to iPhone, BlackBerry: According to a survey of 4,182 cell phone users, releasled today by ChangeWave Research, it seems that the march toward PDAs and related smartphones will quicken in the next six months. This pace, which favors the Apple iPhone and newer models from BlackBerry, seems to be coming...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Smart Phone, RIM BlackBerry, Survey, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2008-02-08
ISSCC 2008: Details on Intel Silverthorne: At this year's ISSCC 2008 (International Solid State Circuits Conference), details of Intel's new 45nm Silverthorne will emerge. Intel CTO Justin Rattner held a press briefing last Wednesday to preview some of the highlights of this week's highly technical ISSCC conference in San Francisco. Credit:...; Tags: Smart Phone, Power Consumption, Intel Corp., Intel Silverthorne, TDP, 0.6W, Smart Phones, Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Processors, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Emerging Technologies, Semiconductors, Components, George Ou; Blog posts 2008-02-04
HTC SMT5800 (Verizon Wireless): We've been waiting for this petite but powerful smartphone to land at a U.S. carrier for a while, and the time is finally here. The Verizon Wireless SMT5800 is a CDMA variant of the GSM HTC Vox. On the inside, it's your standard Windows Mobile 6 smartphone but its true...; Tags: Smart phones, Keyboards, Cellular phones, Handhelds, Operating systems, High Tech Computer Corp., HTC SMT5800, Verizon Wireless, Verizon Wireless SMT5800, smart phone; Product reviews 2008-01-31