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Samsung's 12-Megapixel Digital Camera Also Makes Phone Calls

BY Kit EatonMon Sep 28, 2009 at 9:22 AM

Back in February, rumors of a 12-megapixel Samsung smartphone surfaced. I was totally down on the device, worried about how badly the idea could go wrong. Now the SCH-W880's surfaced, and it appears to have allayed nearly all my ...READ»

XP SMARTBOOK | 8 comments

xpPhone Smartbook Is Real, Set for Global Release

BY Kit EatonThu Sep 17, 2009 at 8:14 AM

Back in June we reported on what could be considered as the first real smartbook device--a hybrid smartphone/netbook machine that could be the next big thing in mobile computing. Now it looks like the xpPhone's ready for the ...READ»

INFO GRAPHICS | 3 comments

Infographic of the Day: Which Cellphone Provider Is Best for You?

BY Cliff KuangTue Sep 15, 2009 at 9:50 AM

Flowing Data lines up the four major carriers--and the results reveal a bit about each one's business.READ»

SMARTPHONE WARS | 3 comments

LG Plans to Spam the Smartphone Market: 13 Phones Due 2010

BY Kit EatonThu Sep 3, 2009 at 8:17 AM

LG's smartphone division is planning something a bit special--a press release just unveiled three new Windows-powered phones due very soon. And that's just the tip of the iceberg: ten more are due in 2010. The only phone from the ...READ»

APP STORE WARS | 1 comment

Samsung's TouchWiz App Development Kit Hobbles Into the Light

BY Kit EatonMon Aug 17, 2009 at 10:27 AM

Samsung's a big player in the smartphone game, some might say surprisingly so since it's not really grappled the whole smartphone apps-equals-success meme. Until now that is: Its TouchWiz software development kit is out. And it's... ...READ»

SMARTPHONES | Comment

Why Is Dell's Mini3i Smartphone China-Only?

BY Kit EatonTue Aug 11, 2009 at 7:29 AM

The long-awaited entry of the venerable PC maker into the smartphone business is almost here. But only in China. The specter of the iPhone casts a global shadow.READ»

NOKIA CHINA | Comment

Nokia Lifts the Veil on Its China Testing Site, but Why Now?

BY Kit EatonWed Aug 5, 2009 at 6:41 AM

Nokia may be the world's biggest cellphone maker, but it generally keeps its operations seriously under wraps. That's why the recent decision to open up its Beijing test center to select visitors is a deft public relations move at a time when one of its biggest competitors, Apple, is being scrutinized for its operations in China.READ»

VERIZON | 1 comment

Is Verizon Giving Up the Storm Too Soon?

BY Chris DannenThu Jul 23, 2009 at 11:10 AM

Telecom titan Verizon Wireless has sent two letters to lawmakers this week offering to limit the amount of time it keeps its handsets carrier-exclusive. Such proprietary deals surfaced on the radar of Department of Justice regulators ...READ»

GESTURE UI | Comment

Nokia Wants You To Control Your Phone Without Buttons

BY Kit EatonFri Jul 17, 2009 at 10:45 AM

Apple isn't the only company with some creative plans for smartphone UIs: Nokia just revealed how it thinks we might control our phones in the future. There'll be a lot of waving them in the air. Though Nokia was horribly late to ...READ»

NOKIA | Comment

Nokia Profits Slump: Is The Cellphone World About to Change?

BY Kit EatonThu Jul 16, 2009 at 7:54 AM

Though Nokia's not a massive name in the U.S., across the rest of the world it's enormous--the biggest cell-phone retailer by far. But the giant company's just announced its second-quarter profits, and they're terribly bad. In fact, ...READ»

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