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- Smartphone
- (1) A cellular telephone with built-in applications and Internet access. Smartphones provide digital voice service as well as any combination of text messaging, e-mail, Web browsing, still camera, video...
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- Image Gallery: Hands-on with the T-Mobile Dash 3G
- The T-Mobile Dash was a very popular Windows Mobile smartphone for T-Mobile USA and smartphone fans have been waiting patiently for a follow-up non-touchscreen device. HTC and T-Mobile will soon be bringing the T-Mobile Dash 3G with faster processor, 3G data support, and integrated GPS to T-Mobile customers. by Matthew...
- Tags: T-Mobile Dash, 3G, Cellular Phones, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Wireless And Mobility, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, product photos, htc, t-mobile, smartphone, dash, windows mobile, Matthew Miller
- Image galleries 2009-06-30
- SecuBox for Smartphone 1.5 (Mobile)
- SecuBox provides on-the-fly encryption of sensitive data stored on Windows Mobile Smartphone and its media cards. Creates an encrypted volume that looks and feels like a Smartphone media card. Data written to this card is transparently encrypted with AES 256-bit algorithm. SecuBox prevents data theft even if the device is...
- Tags: Card, Mobile, Smartphone, Aiko Solutions, SecuBox, Handhelds, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2009-06-22
- Smartphone lines; rock concerts for the mobile phone geek
- Yes, I am in line yet again for a new smartphone. The funny thing is that I was not planning to line up for the Palm Pre or this current iPhone 3G S just two weeks ago. I couldn't resist the Pre with my business trip to Hawaii and desire...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Phone, Mobile, Smart Phone, Cell Phone, Apple iPhone 3G, Smartphone, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, 3G, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2009-06-19
- Image Gallery: HTC Touch Pro2 and Nokia N97 head-to-head
- The HTC Touch Pro2 is a very refined version of its extremely popular slider QWERTY phone design. Nokia too a few cues from the folks at HTC and is rolling out their first QWERTY slider S60 device right now. Take a look at some comparison shots of these two and...
- Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., Nokia Corp., HTC Touch, HTC Touch Pro2, Keyboards, Telecom & Utilities, Hardware, Peripherals, htc, nokia, smartphone, qwerty, N97, touch pro2, Matthew Miller
- Image galleries 2009-06-15
- Image Gallery: One week with the Palm Pre
- Sprint and Palm launched the new WebOS-based Pre smartphone one week ago and I have spent many hours using it since launch day. There are several pros and cons with the device and service and the verdict is still out on whether it stays or goes. The device is not...
- Tags: Palm Inc., Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, product photos, palm, pre, webos, linux, smartphone, Matthew Miller
- Image galleries 2009-06-12
- Hands-on with the Motorola Rival messaging phone
- Motorola has announced its Rival mobile messaging phone, which packs a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard, touchscreen elements and visual voicemail. The Moto folks were kind enough to let me play with the new device, which I believe is a nice solution for someone who wants a smartphone but doesn't want...
- Tags: Touch Screen, Mobile Messaging, Messaging, Motorola Inc., Keyboards, Instant Messaging, Monitors & Displays, Smart Phones, Mobile Applications, Wireless And Mobility, Hardware, Peripherals, Internet, Online Communications, Components, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, product photos, Motorola, Rival, smartphone, phone, mobile, Andrew Nusca
- Image galleries 2009-06-10
- Motorola Rival messaging phone offers QWERTY, touch, visual voicemail
- Motorola's new Rival messaging phone bridges the gap between smartphone and dumb phone and offers QWERTY, touch "keys" and visual voicemail. by Andrew Nusca
- Tags: Voicemail, Messaging, Motorola Inc., Instant Messaging, Smart Phones, Telecom & Utilities, Groupware, Telecommunications, Internet, Online Communications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Enterprise Software, Software, product photos, mobile, Motorola, Rival, smartphone, phone, Andrew Nusca
- Image galleries 2009-06-10
- Elecont Weather Forecast and Barometer for Pocket PC and Smartphone 1.0.904 (Mobile)
- Elecont Weather is 10-day Weather Forecast with Barometer, Weather Alerts, Hour by Hour weather forecast and current weather conditions plug-in for Home/Today screen. The forecast is displayed with animated effects and multiple icon sets / layout types. Weather data is supplied by WSI Corp. the leader in weather-driven business solutions....
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, PC, Smartphone, Elecont Software, Elecont Weather, Weather Data, Pocket PC, Microsoft Windows, Handhelds, Mobile Applications, Operating Systems, Wireless And Mobility, Hardware, Software
- Software downloads 2009-06-03
- Smartphone operating systems: The market share, usage disconnect
- Smartphone operating systems: The market share, usage disconnectWhat does this tell you...about the usability of the iPhone compared to the competition? Usability, or user base?Numbers could indicate that the majority of smartphone users do not use it to access the web as much as the typical iPhone user who may...
- Tags: Cellular phones, Handhelds, Games, operating system, Skyfire, Apple iPhone, advertisement, Smartphone
- Discussion threads 2009-05-27
- Smartphone operating systems: The market share, usage disconnect
- Smartphone Web usage and market share may be two statistics that don't mesh very well, according to a report by AdMob, which serves mobile ads. In a report released Wednesday, AdMob compared its market share stats vs. Gartner's. The findings indicate a few things: ...
- Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., Mobile, Operating System, Smartphone, AdMob, Advertising & Promotion, Smart Phones, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-05-27
- SmartTouch Mobile (Smartphone) 2.02 (Mobile)
- SmartTouch mobile apps gives you free, fast, easy access to Facebook, Google, Amazon and other favorites, all through texting. No data plan required. Our simple scroll-and-click text messaging system shortcuts the cost and hassle of data plans so you can get what you want, when you want. Version 2.02 adds...
- Tags: Mobile, Text Messaging, Smartphone, SmartTouch, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications
- Software downloads 2009-05-24
- Image Gallery: First look at the T-Mobile Sidekick LX 2009
- T-Mobile has had the Sidekick lineup for about seven years now and the devices do quite well with the heavy text messaging crowd, especially when it comes to teenagers. I had my 15-year old spend the first 3 days with the Sidekick LX 2009 and asked her a few questions...
- Tags: T-Mobile Sidekick, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, product photos, t-mobile, sidekick, smartphone, Matthew Miller
- Image galleries 2009-05-04
- IDC: Global mobile phone shipments tank in first quarter; Smartphones up
- Worldwide mobile phone shipments fell 15.8 percent in the first quarter to 244.8 million units. Smartphone shipments, however, were up 4 percent as carriers upped subsidies on that type of device, according to IDC. IDC said in a statement that the mobile phone shipment decline was "especially...
- Tags: Phone, Mobile, Smart Phone, Cell Phone, Smartphone, International Data Corp., Carrier, Mobile Phone Shipment, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Advertising & Promotion, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Marketing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-04-30
- Kai's MP3 SMS Alarm (Mobile)
- By Standard on a Windows Mobile Device you can assign only one Ringtone for incoming SMS.With MP3 SMS Alarm you can assign every Sender an own Ringtone. So you know right at receiving who send the SMS. Also suited to alarm the Fire Department, Police or doctors.Assignment of any desired...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, SMS, Smartphone, MP3, Kai, Handhelds, Cellular Phones, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Model Driven Architecture, Telephony, Operating Systems, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Ooa/Ood/Oop, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Networking, Software
- Software downloads 2009-04-27
- Image Gallery: The Nokia E75 is a rock solid messaging tool
- The Nokia Eseries devices have a reputation for rock solid construction available for a reasonable price. Messaging is the main focus of the Eseries as they are targeted to enterprise customers who need business application support. The E75 brings the latest Nokia Messaging software to the S60 platform in a...
- Tags: Nokia Corp., Messaging, Tool, Instant Messaging, Groupware, Internet, Online Communications, Enterprise Software, Software, product photos, nokie, eseries, smartphone, Matthew Miller
- Image galleries 2009-04-07
- TerrorTones Ringtone Collection (Mobile)
- Relive the thrill of your favorite horror flicks and scary stories with our TerrorTones ringtone collection. Guaranteed to raise the hairs on the back of your neck and the necks of those around you, this collection consists of frighteningly amazing ringtones to call your attention to calls, emails, SMS messages...
- Tags: Mobile, Smartphone, Terratial Technologies, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware
- Software downloads 2009-04-07
- Google demos prototype of mobile Gmail app
- At the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco, Google VP of Engineering Vic Gundrota showed off the prototype of a new Web-based Gmail app that could one day be used on any smartphone. By using HTML 5 standards, he predicts, developers will no longer have to choose just one platform...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Gmail, Mobile, E-mail Providers, Web 2.0, Smart Phones, Cloud Computing, Channel Management, Internet, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Web 2.0 Expo, smartphone, iPhone, HTML, developers, applications, app, Google, platform
- Videos 2009-04-03
- Motorola debuts Evoke, 2.8-in. touchscreen, QWERTY phone
- Motorola today debuted its Evoke touchscreen/QWERTY combo phone that looks an awful lot like the "riverstone" Palm Pre and bridges the gap between smartphone, "dumb" phone and "feature" phone. The Motorola Evoke QA4 is intended for social messaging: turn it on its side for a full touch-screen...
- Tags: Touch Screen, Phone, Motorola Inc., Motorola Evoke QA4, Keyboards, Telecom & Utilities, Hardware, Peripherals, product photos, Motorola, smartphone, Evoke, Andrew Nusca
- Image galleries 2009-03-30
- Nokia, AT&T debut thinnest smartphone ever
- The thinnest smartphone on the market is coming to AT&T. Nokia has unveiled its E71x, just 10 millimeters thin and coming to AT&T in "coming weeks" for $99.99. The smartphone, which uses the Symbian OS, offers Wi-Fi, built-in GPS navigation, IM, video share, a music player, 3.2...
- Tags: Nokia Corp., Smart Phone, AT&T Corp., Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, product photos, Nokia, smartphone, AT&T, Andrew Nusca
- Image galleries 2009-03-30
- Weekend PSA; subscribe to the Smartphones & Cell Phones blog
- My ZDNet Mobile Gadgeteer blog has thousands of RSS subscribers and I noticed that this still rather young Smartphones & Cell Phones blog has just a few of you subscribed to the feed. Thus, as a weekend public service announcement I wanted to make you aware that you can subscribe...
- Tags: Blog, Cell Phone, Smartphone, Public Service, RSS, Blogging, Cellular Phones, Internet, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2009-03-28

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