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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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- Gallery: Smartphone army takes on the iPhone
- Decisions, decisions. There are a slew of smartphones to choose from and too many features to base a decision. There's a long line of candidates to become the next iPhone. by Andy Smith
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Smartphone, Decision, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, smartphones, Andy Smith
- Image galleries 2009-11-13
- Gallery: Dell calls on its new Mini 3 smartphone
- Dell confirms that it is entering the smartphone business with the Mini 3 in partnership with China Mobile and Claro from Brazil. by Andy Smith
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Smart Phone, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Phone, Dell, smartphone, Mini 3, Andy Smith
- Image galleries 2009-11-13
- 2009 Smartphone and Carrier Buying Guide
- The lineup of cell phones has expanded a bit, but a significant number of what we see in that category are updates to existing models. The real innovation in the mobile phone world is in the area of smartphones where we see the Apple iPhone, Palm WebOS, Google Android,...
- Tags: Phone, Mobile, Cell Phone, Smartphone, Carrier, Cellular Phones, Advertising & Promotion, Telecom & Utilities, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing
- Research reports 2009-11-11
- News to know: Exchange 2010; Google; Oracle and EC; CIO priorities; Smartphone buyer guide
- Handicapping Exchange 2010; Google buys AdMob and CIO priorities under the microscope lead today's news. by Larry Dignan
- Tags: Google Inc., CIO, Oracle Corp., Priority, Smartphone, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-11-10
- Smartphone Buyer's Guide: What are the choices on my carrier?
- Page 2I cannot get to Page 2 of the November 9th article. Clicking on the "Let's see what AT&T has" link leads to Page 2 of the November 1st article.Correction - The 1,2,3,4 workThe blue links with the next carrier to be reveiwed do not work, but the Page...
- Tags: Handhelds, Cellular phones, Smartphone, smart phone, Page 2, Smartphone buyer
- Discussion threads 2009-11-09
- Smartphone Buyer's Guide: What are the choices on my carrier?
- I recently posted the 2009 Holiday Guide for smartphones and in that guide posted about just one smartphone from each carrier. There are more selections than just one though and now that most all of the announcements for the holidays have been made I thought you might like to know...
- Tags: Smart Phone, Smartphone, Carrier, Smartphone Buyer, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2009-11-09
- News to know: Cisco; Azure; Smartphones; Twitter lists; Facebook; Skype; Twitter device
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Sam Diaz: Cisco unveils collaboration, e-mail and social tools for the enterprise Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft puts more...
- Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Twitter Inc., Dana Blankenhorn, Skype Technologies S.A., Cisco Systems Inc., Smartphone, Sam Diaz, E-mail, Web Browsers, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Online Communications, Internet, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware
- Blog posts 2009-11-09
- In Smartphone Wars, Darwinism Triumphs Over Intelligent Design
- OT, but what the heck.The remark:"...even the mechanism called Natural Selection referred to in Evolution, bears the mark of underlying intelligence, since the only way such a sophisticated mechanism could be implemented, is via a highly sophisticated and capable intelligence."flies in the face of established creationist beliefs. The creationist...
- Tags: Mobile operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Handhelds, Smart phones, Intelligent Design, deity, Microsoft Windows Mobile, theory, Smartphone
- Discussion threads 2009-11-08
- In Smartphone Wars, Darwinism Triumphs Over Intelligent Design
- With the release of the Verizon Droid, the smartphone market now has two apex predators with advanced, feature rich mobile embedded operating systems. There's no room for smaller or less evolved players, and survival of the fittest in the war of the handsets may very well mean industry and carrier...
- Tags: Intelligent Design, Smartphone, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-11-08
- Revisiting the Motorola Droid on Verizon
- Here's a gallery illustrating the new features of the Motorola Droid Google Android smartphone on Verizon. by Andrew Nusca
- Tags: Verizon Communications Inc., Motorola Inc., Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, product photos, Motorola, Droid, Google, Android, smartphone, phone, Verizon, Andrew Nusca
- Image galleries 2009-11-05
- DROID takes on iPhone
- The new Motorola DROID and HTC DROID Eris smartphones both make their splash on Friday in an effort to finally take the edge off Apple's iPhone.
- Tags: Apple iPhone, DROID, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Apple, Motorola, iPhone, smartphone, HTC
- Articles 2009-11-05
- News to know: Ruiz, Moffat resign; Microsoft; Psystar; Smartphones
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Sam Diaz: Ruiz resigns as GlobalFoundries chairman; no mention of insider trading scandal Moffat no longer with IBM as...
- Tags: Dana Blankenhorn, CBS Interactive Inc., Microsoft Corp., Psystar, Smartphone, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Mainframes, Sales Strategy, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Servers, Hardware, Sales
- Blog posts 2009-11-03
- Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Smartphones
- The lineup of cell phones has expanded a bit, but a significant number of what we see in that category are updates to existing models. The real innovation in the mobile phone world is in the area of smartphones where we see the Apple iPhone, Palm WebOS, Google Android, RIM...
- Tags: Mobile, Smart Phone, Cell Phone, Smartphone, Carrier, Cellular Phones, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Advertising & Promotion, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Marketing, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2009-11-01
- Motorola Droid hands-on photos
- Motorola's Droid is a Google Android 2.0-based smartphone that is a technical tour de force. Here's a look at the slider QWERTY device, due Nov. 6 for $199 on Verizon. by Andrew Nusca
- Tags: Photograph, Motorola Inc., Motorola Droid, Smart Phones, Mobile Operating Systems, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, product photos, Motorola, Droid, Google, Android, smartphone, phone, Verizon, Andrew Nusca
- Image galleries 2009-10-28
- Smartphone wars; one platform will never rule them all
- UbuntuThere are enough potential customers out there, and enough open source software available for potential OS builders that you don't really need that much market share to remain vital.Mac OS has only a fraction of the entire computer market and Ubuntu only has a fraction of Mac OS's market share....
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Handhelds, Smart phones, Cellular phones, Operating systems, Smartphone, phone, smart phone, Apple Inc., operating system
- Discussion threads 2009-10-28
- Smartphone wars; one platform will never rule them all
- With all the excitement surrounding the latest Google Android devices people are starting to make statements about Android or Apple winning the smartphone war. There will never be a single winner in the smartphone space and people should not even count out Symbian with their current double digit lead and...
- Tags: Smart Phone, Symbian Inc., Smartphone, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2009-10-28
- More hands-on with the Motorola Cliq for T-Mobile
- Here are more hands-on photos of the Motorola Cliq with Motoblur, a Google Android phone on T-Mobile. by Andrew Nusca
- Tags: T-Mobile, Motorola Inc., Mobile Operating Systems, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, product photos, Motorola, Cliq, Android, Google, smartphone, Andrew Nusca
- Image galleries 2009-10-14
- Image Gallery: Windows Mobile 6.5 disappoints with lack of customization and stylus requirement
- I had high hopes for Windows Mobile 6.5 to at least provide a better touch experience, but it only does so on a basic level. We now see no customization support in the Start menu or Today screen and an overall lack of consistency across the platform. Windows Mobile needs...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile, Customization, Mobile Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Mobile Applications, Handhelds, Wireless And Mobility, Software, Hardware, screenshots, microsoft, windows mobile, pocket pc, smartphone, Matthew Miller
- Image galleries 2009-10-05
- Image Gallery: Windows Mobile 6.5 disappoints with lack of customization and stylus requirement
- I had high hopes for Windows Mobile 6.5 to at least provide a better touch experience, but it only does so on a basic level. We now see no customization support in the Start menu or Today screen and an overall lack of consistency across the platform. Windows Mobile needs...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile, Customization, Mobile Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Mobile Applications, Handhelds, Wireless And Mobility, Software, Hardware, screenshots, microsoft, windows mobile, pocket pc, smartphone, Matthew Miller
- Image galleries 2009-10-05
- LG's 3-in. 'Pop' touch smartphone offers solar power, glassy appearance
- LG has announced its GD510 "Pop" smartphone, a full touchscreen device that strips excess space and features for "the illusion of an uninterrupted sheet of glass." It also offers a solar-powered replacement battery cover. by Andrew Nusca
- Tags: Touch Screen, Smart Phone, Solar Energy, LG Electronics Inc., Keyboards, Monitors & Displays, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Hardware, Peripherals, Components, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, product photos, LG, Pop, GD510, smartphone, mobile, phone, cell, 3G, Andrew Nusca
- Image galleries 2009-09-30
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