Topic: Wireless Telephone Manufacturing

Motorola's Do-Or-Die Phone Leaked

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 60
Tue Aug 5, 2008 at 9:22 PM

It's well known within the wireless industry that Motorola [NYSE:MOT] is perhaps on its last leg; with an abysmal balance sheet and few consumer successes of late, company board has given themsevles an ultimatum. If their next big ...READ»

CONSUMER PRODUCTS | Comment

Motorola Announces Hideous "Jewel" Phone

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 55
Wed Sep 3, 2008 at 9:26 PM

Motorola [NYSE:MOT] apparently feels that the pre-teen mobile phone market isn't being properly exploited, and has reacted in kind by releasing the MOTOJEWEL flip phone. Aside from the fact that this device has all together too many ...READ»

ANDROID | Comment

Sony Ericsson To Launch An Android Phone

BY Kit Eaton
Relevancy Score: 51
Thu Dec 11, 2008 at 7:20 AM

T-mobile's G1 cellphone was the first handset to use the Google-friendly Android open-source OS, but now the Open Handset Alliance has gained a powerful new member in Sony Ericsson.The electronics giant confirmed it had joined the ...READ»

APPLE | Comment

Nokia Expands Email Abilities; Buys OZ Communications

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 49
Wed Oct 1, 2008 at 3:38 PM

Around the smartphone industry, RIM [RIMM] is traditionally known as the email specialist. Now it appears that Nokia [NOK] might be trying to gin up a little competition for the Canadian Blackberry-maker by purchasing OZ ...READ»

SAMSUNG | Comment

Samsung Predicts a Smartphone, OLED and Touchscreen-Rich Future

BY Kit Eaton
Relevancy Score: 48
Mon Apr 20, 2009 at 8:01 AM

Samsung, with its suite of successful smartphones, is in a better position than most mobile phone makers to know about the future of the devices--and it's betting that in just three years 29% of all cellphones sold will be smart ...READ»

APPLE | Comment

RIM Upgrades BlackBerry Web Service

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 47
Mon Jun 23, 2008 at 3:41 PM

Canadian smartphone maker RIM [NASDAQ: RIMM] is reportedly expanding its BlackBerry Internet Service in preparation for its next generation of BlackBerry devices, which will require a more feature-rich Internet experience than ...READ»

ANDROID | Comment

Google's Android Gets Closer

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 46
Mon Aug 18, 2008 at 10:38 PM

A curious day of news from Web giant Google [NASDAQ:GOOG], whose rumored GPhone arrived for approval at the FCC. But even more interesting is fresh dirt on the Android operating system that should make the GPhone a contender in the ...READ»

APPLE | 3 comments

Is Intel Gunning For the iPhone?

BY Kit Eaton
Relevancy Score: 45
Fri Feb 13, 2009 at 9:46 AM

Many devices have been labelled "iPhone killer"--the BlackBerry Storm and T-Mobile G1 among them. And now, even Intel has its sights on bettering Apple's all-in-one media player smartphone? "iPhone killer" is a description that ...READ»

ANDROID | Comment

Asus, Garmin Join to Build GPS-Centric Smartphones

BY Kit Eaton
Relevancy Score: 45
Wed Feb 4, 2009 at 7:58 AM

Garmin's been teasing its entry into the smartphone market, the Nuvifone, for ages. And there had been suggestions that Asus was building an Eee phone. But the two companies have now revealed they're joining forces to make cellphones ...READ»

CAMERA PHONE | Comment

Flagship Sony Ericsson Phone May Have 8.1MP Camera

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 45
Tue Jun 10, 2008 at 9:24 PM

The Unofficial Sony Ericcson Blog is reporting that the forthcoming C905 camera phone fron Sony Ericsson [NYSE: SNE] will be the company's premier offering, thanks in part to a fully featured digital camera embedded in the handset. ...READ»

CONSUMER PRODUCTS | Comment

Nokia Acquires NavTeq

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 45
Thu Jul 10, 2008 at 5:38 PM

Today mobile phone giant Nokia [NYSE:NOK] snapped up GPS maker NAVTEQ [NYSE:NVT] for the healthy sum of $8.1 billion. Because EU regulators and Nokia shareholders had already green-lit the deal, the completion of the transaction ...READ»

CONSUMER PRODUCTS | Comment

Sony Ericsson Announces Quad-Band Mobile Modems

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 44
Wed Jun 18, 2008 at 7:29 PM

Sony Ericsson [NYSE: SNE] is making its first foray into the USB modem market with two internet dongles, the MD400 and MD400g. Each of the diminutive modems features a folding antenna and a retractable USB plug to reduce the ...READ»

3G | Comment

T-Mobile Gets First 3G Phone

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 42
Fri Aug 8, 2008 at 11:57 AM

The other day we reported that T-Mobile [NYSE:DT] was bringing online their second 3G service market in the country, bringing the total to New York and Las Vegas. Well, now it's even got itself a real life HSDPA handset to go with ...READ»

AURORA | Comment

New Blackberry Devices on AT&T?

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 42
Thu Jun 12, 2008 at 10:41 PM

Perhaps planning to recapture some of the excitement of the first Motorola RAZR, RIM [NASDAQ: RIMM] will soon be releasing its first Blackberry flip phone, and a mighty sleek-n-thin one at that. The Kickstart, aka Blackberry 9100, ...READ»

TECHNOLOGY + COMPUTERS | Comment

PalmSpring

Relevancy Score: 41
Fri Aug 8, 2003 at 2:55 PM

I really can't see much good, from an innovation standpoint, coming from allowing Palm Inc. to buy Handspring. Seems to me Palm has been playing catch-up with the more dextrous Handspring for a few years now, and bringing the two ...READ»

CONSUMER PRODUCTS | Comment

Fresh Details on Sony's New XPERIA X1 Smartphone

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 40
Tue May 27, 2008 at 9:25 PM

More details have surfaced on Sony Ericsson's (NYSE: SNE) much-anticipated Xperia X1 phone, which the company is positioning as a “mobile Web communication” device. The X1 – which is the first of the Xperia line due out – has ...READ»

LG | Comment

LG to Release 3 Android Phones, Vying for Market Share

BY Clay Dillow
Relevancy Score: 40
Tue Jun 16, 2009 at 1:55 PM

The economic crisis put the brakes on just about everything, but LG Electronics said today it sees blue skies in the mobile device market despite the global slump and will launch three Android-powered phones this year. LG, the ...READ»

BUSINESS | Comment

Soon Your Phone Network Will Be a Vanilla Data Channel

BY Kit Eaton
Relevancy Score: 39
Thu Sep 10, 2009 at 7:26 AM

Nokia just revealed it won't let phone networks apply any proprietary customization to its hot little MID/smartphone the N900. It's another sign that in the future your cell-phone network will be way less important than it thinks it ...READ»

CONSUMER PRODUCTS | 2 comments

Motorola Staking Company Future on "Last Stand" Phone

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 39
Mon Jun 23, 2008 at 5:33 PM

According to the often-reliable rumor mill the Boy Genius Report, Motorola [NYSE: MOT] is staking its future on the success of one single new phone. If that phone doesn't succeed wildly, BGR reports, Motorola will put itself up for ...READ»

TECHNOLOGY | Comment

Fresh Details on Sony's New XPERIA X1 Smartphone

BY Fast Company staff
Relevancy Score: 38
Wed May 28, 2008 at 3:10 PM

The X1 – which is the first of the Xperia line due out – has a spec list that reads like an open challenge to the iPhone.READ»

MICROSOFT-NOKIA | 1 comment

Office Chatter: Microsoft-Nokia Deal in the Works

BY Kit Eaton
Relevancy Score: 37
Wed Aug 12, 2009 at 6:08 AM

The Internet rumor fairies have been sprinkling their magic news story dust around again, and have given us a rather intriguing suggestion this time: Nokia and Microsoft are due to announce an alliance today. According to the ...READ»

3G | Comment

Vertu Releases New Phone You Can't Afford

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 37
Fri Sep 12, 2008 at 5:33 PM

If you don't know of Vertu, they're a super-premium brand made by Nokia [NYSE:NOK] for their high-end customers. Phones come in a few enclosures, some encrusted with diamonds, some backed in leather, and all with personal concierge ...READ»

BLACKBERRY | Comment

Palm Announces Treo Pro

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 37
Wed Aug 20, 2008 at 10:36 AM

Palm [NASDAQ:PALM] didn't do such a hot job of keeping this thing under wraps, but that doesn't make it any less interesting to the smartphone community. The Treo Pro unfurled its red carpet months ago when a whole littany of leaked ...READ»

CELL PHONE REPAIR | Comment

CPR Can Fix Android Phones like Science Fiction

BY Jeff Gasner
Relevancy Score: 36
Wed Oct 28, 2009 at 3:52 PM

Androids like Data, a Star Trek character, have recently been recycled into devices less humanoid but more functional – like Motorola’s new Android phone.READ»

3G | Comment

Wal-Mart To Sell iPhone 3G

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 36
Mon Dec 8, 2008 at 11:11 AM

After a furor of speculation this weekend that Wal-Mart [WMT] might be the next retailer to carry Apple's [AAPL] iPhone 3G, a few details have finally emerged. According to Bloomberg, the world's largest retailer will begin stocking ...READ»

Topic: Wireless Telephone Manufacturing

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