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Wed Sep 30, 2009 6:11 pm | By Allen Tsai
Digital video recorder pioneer TiVo unveiled a free application for the BlackBerry that lets subscribers search for shows and remotely schedule recordings on their smartphones.
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Wed Sep 30, 2009 7:15 am | By Allen Tsai
AT&T said it plans to sell the TerreStar Genus, the first hybrid cellular-satellite smartphone that can make calls on the carrier's wireless network or out at sea, early next year.
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Tue Sep 29, 2009 6:21 pm | By Allen Tsai
T-Mobile said it will begin selling the Cliq, Motorola's first Google phone, on October 19 for $200.
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Tue Sep 29, 2009 7:03 am | By Allen Tsai
AT&T said it will launch the Garmin Nuvifone G60, a touch screen GPS-equipped smartphone focused on navigation, beginning October 4 for $300.
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Tue Sep 29, 2009 4:31 am | By Allen Tsai
Palm today released the lastest version of its WebOS software for the Pre smartphone, adding a number of new features and fixing several security issues, but not regaining access to Apple's iTunes.
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Fri Sep 25, 2009 9:15 pm | By Allen Tsai
AT&T is accusing Google's Voice service of violating federal call-blocking rules, giving it an unfair advantage from banning some calls that charge expensive access fees.
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Fri Sep 25, 2009 3:01 am | By Allen Tsai
Verizon has scrapped plans to offer the Palm Pre smartphone after it had been scheduled to arrive in January, due to lower-than-expected sales from rival Sprint.
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Thu Sep 24, 2009 10:16 am | By Allen Tsai
Sprint plans to launch the Samsung Instinct HD -- a touch screen device with a high-definition 5.0-megapixel camera with TV-out connection for playing clips on an HDTV -- this Sunday.
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Wed Sep 23, 2009 2:05 pm | By Allen Tsai
Big automakers said they supported a ban on text messaging and using handheld devices while driving, a safety issue that the government will examine in a conference next week.
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Wed Sep 23, 2009 1:41 pm | By Allen Tsai
Apple has received approval from an industry group to block rival Palm's Pre smartphone from connecting with its iTunes software.
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Tue Sep 22, 2009 4:34 pm | By Allen Tsai
Germany's Deutsche Telekom, the parent company of T-Mobile USA, is in talks with Clearwire and MetroPCS about gaining access to spectrum, so it can expand its 4G network.
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Tue Sep 22, 2009 4:07 pm | By Allen Tsai
Computer chip maker Intel said it is backing an open-source operating system for mobile devices, called Moblin, to look beyond its core business of microprocessors and into software.
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Tue Sep 22, 2009 6:33 am | By Allen Tsai
Verizon Wireless today launched the Motorola Entice, a low-cost clamshell with one-touch access to a 2.0-megapixel camera, music player and speakerphone.
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Mon Sep 21, 2009 11:04 pm | By Allen Tsai
AT&T began selling the MicroCell -- a device that boosts indoor cellular and 3G data coverage -- in Charlotte as its first test trial of femtocell technology.
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Mon Sep 21, 2009 10:47 am | By Allen Tsai
U.S. regulators unveiled new proposals aimed at ensuring that wireless carriers wouldn't block certain types of Internet traffic flowing over their networks.
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Thu Sep 17, 2009 7:05 am | By Allen Tsai
Leading cable operator Comcast said it plans to bring TV shows to smartphones through its new wireless Internet service as part of a push to offer more mobile services.
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Wed Sep 16, 2009 7:18 am | By Allen Tsai
T-Mobile, the nation's fourth-largest carrier, today launched the Nokia 5130, a low-cost music phone with dedicated music keys, stereo Bluetooth and an FM radio.
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Mon Sep 14, 2009 6:08 pm | By Allen Tsai
The U.S. Senate Health Committee plans to probe deeply into any potential links between cell phone use and cancer, concerned that the case may be similar to the cigarette-lung cancer connection that was denied by tobacco companies for decades.
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Sun Sep 13, 2009 7:51 pm | By Allen Tsai
Germany's Deutsche Telekom, the parent company of T-Mobile USA, is considering a bid for Sprint Nextel in a deal that could merge both struggling businesses into one, to better compete against larger rivals AT&T and Verizon.
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