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Thu Jul 30, 2009 6:38 am | By Allen Tsai
AT&T today said the Samsung Solstice, a touch screen handset with access to Facebook and MySpace, will be launched on August 2.
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Thu Jul 30, 2009 5:30 am | By Allen Tsai
LG Electronics today unveiled the new Chocolate BL40, a widescreen handset with "split screen" technology that can show two views simultaneously.
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Wed Jul 29, 2009 11:46 pm | By Allen Tsai
A group of Democratic senators are pushing a bill that would require states to ban text messaging by drivers or risk losing 25 percent of their annual federal highway money.
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Wed Jul 29, 2009 5:15 am | By Allen Tsai
Sprint, the nation's third-largest wireless provider, said its loss widened in the second quarter but fewer subscribers defected as it started selling Palm's popular Pre smartphone in early June.
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Wed Jul 29, 2009 2:41 am | By Allen Tsai
T-Mobile, the nation's fourth-largest carrier, said the HTC Touch Pro2 -- a touch screen smartphone with conference speakerphone technology -- will be available beginning August 12.
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Tue Jul 28, 2009 9:34 am | By Allen Tsai
T-Mobile today said its Sidekick LX 2009 will get Microsoft Exchange support -- with access to push email, attachment viewing, read and respond functionality and configurable sync schedules.
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Tue Jul 28, 2009 6:24 am | By Allen Tsai
Sprint said it will buy Virgin Mobile in a stock deal valued at $483 million to expand its prepaid service and bring together the brand with its current Boost Mobile business.
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Tue Jul 28, 2009 6:09 am | By Allen Tsai
A court battle is heating up over advertising claims by Verizon that it is "America's Most Reliable 3G Network," which rival AT&T calls "misleading."
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Mon Jul 27, 2009 6:31 am | By Allen Tsai
Verizon, the nation's largest wireless carrier, said its second-quarter profit fell 21 percent but demand for mobile phones were holding up well in the recession.
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Mon Jul 27, 2009 3:29 am | By Allen Tsai
T-Mobile, the fourth-largest U.S. carrier, will launch the BlackBerry Curve 8520 -- a new smartphone with a QWERTY keyboard, optical trackpad and dedicated media keys -- on August 5.
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Sun Jul 26, 2009 11:13 pm | By Allen Tsai
AT&T said it has cut the price of the refurbished iPhone 3G -- specifically the black 8GB model -- to $49 while supplies last.
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Fri Jul 24, 2009 4:40 pm | By Allen Tsai
Palm is delivering an update to the Pre smartphone, allowing it to once again connect to iTunes a week after it was shut out -- escalating its battle with rival Apple.
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Fri Jul 24, 2009 3:56 am | By Allen Tsai
Struggling wireless carrier T-Mobile said electrical retailer RadioShack will sell its phones and service through its stores later this summer.
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Wed Jul 22, 2009 6:49 am | By Allen Tsai
Samsung Electronics, the second-largest maker of mobile phones, today unveiled the S9110 -- the world's slimmest "watch phone."
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Wed Jul 22, 2009 5:02 am | By Allen Tsai
Apple posted a 15 percent jump in third quarter profits on a wave of iPhone and laptop sales despite a economy that has crippled consumer spending.
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Wed Jul 22, 2009 4:02 am | By Allen Tsai
Walt Disney Japan plans to sell movies on memory cards for mobile phones starting in November.
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Wed Jul 22, 2009 3:19 am | By Allen Tsai
LG Electronics posted a surge in second-quarter profit on strong mobile phone and flat panel TV sales, helping the company recover from the economic downturn sooner than its rivals.
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Wed Jul 22, 2009 2:36 am | By Allen Tsai
T-Mobile, the fourth-largest U.S. carrier, plans to release the Samsung Comeback and Gravity 2 -- handsets with QWERTY keyboards, 2.0-megapixel cameras and high-speed 3G Internet -- designed for text messaging and social networking.
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Tue Jul 21, 2009 8:11 am | By Allen Tsai
Nokia, the world's top mobile phone maker, plans to launch the 6760 Slide -- a messaging slider focused on social networking -- in Europe.
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Tue Jul 21, 2009 3:09 am | By Allen Tsai
Luxury mobile phone brand Vertu plans to release the Ascent Ti Carbon Fiber -- a handset crafted of the high-performance material renowned in motorsport and aerospace industries for its strength-to-weight ratio -- in August.
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