[Update: Could the Google phone be a data only, VoIP-driven device, rather than a standard phone? TechCrunch has a source that thinks so, and suggests that AT&T is already bidding to provide data services. (If you can't beat 'em, ...READ»
The New York Times doubts Palm's comeback in light of recent Android buzz. But Palm isn't competing with Android--at least not yet."Both phones got good reviews for being easy to use and great for Web browsing," the Times says, but ...READ»
Motorola's Droid smartphone got serious chunk of press coverage when it launched a few weeks back, and no wonder--it's possibly Motorola's one and only chance for a comeback. But how well did it sell?
Flurry did the hard number ...READ»
This week's big mobile news is the launch of bada, Samsung's own-brand operating system. In the few days since the news hit, however, there's been an awful lot of rumors, disinformation, misinformation and general blather. Does the ...READ»
Even as Apple celebrates the release of its 100,000th app--and that cash machine it calls the app store--Palm and RIM are running fast to catch up, and woo developers to their platforms. Earlier this week, Palm introduced a Web-based ...READ»
Touchscreen smartphones are the thing in the U.S. this year, with sales growing so rapidly it would give the Ares I-X a run for its money. And next year the pace of the change is going to be even faster. Welcome to the touchscreen ...READ»
In case you missed it, the XPERIA X10 got official overnight. Besides the 1GHz Snapdragon processor and big 4-inch capacitive touch display, it's Sony Ericsson's beautiful Rachael interface sitting on top of Android that impresses. ...READ»
While the smartphone world is just coming down from its Android 2.0 high, Google is apparently already testing Android 2.1. Android fanboy site AndroidAndMe has reported that its analytics show 23 visits from Android 2.1 devices ...READ»
At Apple's all-night iPhone launch party in Beijing, there were none of the day-long lines seen in New York, London, or Paris. According to the Financial Times, the Chinese iteration of the iPhone, which went on sale on October 30, ...READ»
While Layar pushes forward with augmented reality apps and Nokia finds ways to embed AR cameras in our clothing, the rest of us wait breathlessly for a world in which our maps and data are overlaid on what we see, a world in which our ...READ»
Layar, the augmented reality app that lets you see where stimulus money is being spent, among other things, has just gotten a fresh $1 million cash infusion from European investors.
The Dutch company, which makes iPhone and Android ...READ»
If you're curious about Verizon's new Droid, don't be. Don't even read this post. Just go hibernate, and dream that by spring Verizon will have a better Android option.
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It's not that the ...READ»
Amazon may have sewn up the U.S. e-reader market, but its international Kindle seems like a lame duck, and it faces growing competition. Where can Amazon go next with the device? Maybe Entourage's dual-screen eDGe has the ...READ»
Smartphones have taught us to get excited over software--apps and OSes--but Samsung's new Android phone, the Moment, is all about hardware.
The device is quite possibly the fastest smartphone on the market, with a screaming 800 ...READ»
Gizmodo's leak of Barnes and Noble's twin-screen e-reader with a color display was a pleasant surprise last week, but not for Spring Design. The company just revealed its own e-reader, obviously in response--and it's very ...READ»
An iPhone-trashing video that promotes Motorola's Droid phone has surfaced on the Web, and it teases with a few details about the device. But as more Droid data pops up, there's another surprising rumor: Verizon's testing a CDMA ...READ»
Google has abandoned its U.S. map-data provider, Tele-Atlas, in order to begin making its own maps. Earlier this month, Apple traveled a similar avenue, buying a small maps competitor called Placebase. Is all this movement towards ...READ»
Google and Verizon have just announced a "groundbreaking" agreement to maximize the chances for success of the Android OS in the U.S. smartphone market. Their intended target? Beating Apple and AT&T at their own game.
The ...READ»
Nokia may be excited about gesture control on the N900, and Apple may be all over multitouch patents that make multiple gestures possible, but Google's taken the next step, and built a programmable Gestures API into Android 1.6.
Of ...READ»
The strategy of giving everything away often creates as many hassles as it solves. Why charging just a little can be smarter than charging nothing at all.READ»
Evernote is a remember-everything notebook app beloved by obsessive developers, project managers, and generally forgetful creatives everywhere. This week the company launched a revamped Windows version, which will bring it up to speed ...READ»
Foursquare, a hyperlocal where-to-go app for smartphones, announced they'd be opening business accounts earlier this week, potentially beating Twitter to a rich revenue model. But Dennis Crowley, Foursquare's founder, says he's not ...READ»
Dutch AR developer Layar announced today that their smartphone application for the Android platform will now include three-dimensional graphical overlays. An iPhone version is in the works. Below, Layar 3D at work. This is big news ...READ»
