Smartphones

The Kyocera Echo, a dual-screen Android smartphone on the way from Sprint, will arrive Sunday for buyers who've pre-ordered the device. What exactly will they get with the two screens? For starters, there's the ability to run separate apps on each screen simultaneously. They'll also be able to lock ...

T-Mobile Tuesday unveiled what it called its most powerful handset -- the HTC Sensation 4G. It will be available this summer, and T-Mobile is talking up a storm about the device. Among other things, T-Mobile repeatedly refers to the device as the "HTC Sensation 4G." However, HTC's own tech specs ind...

OPINION

So, Is Apple Cheating?

Last week, another iPad competitor bit the dust, and so far no vendor has even come close to bothering Apple in the tablet space. In the smartphone space, the only thing that seems to hurt Apple is the carrier and the anticipation of its next phone, which is due shortly but rumored to be delayed.

A federal grand jury has subpoenaed Pandora to produce documents in what could be an industry-wide investigation of smartphone apps. In an SEC filing, Pandora said the subpoena was served early 2011, and it was told it wasn't a specific target of the probe. However, it believes similar subpoenas hav...

Microsoft has released the so-called NoDo update, fulfilling a pledge it made earlier to do so by late March. The ill-fated update had been originally scheduled for rollout during the first week of March. The release was put off after Microsoft ran into problems with its first update in February. M...

Verizon Wireless on Tuesday announced that its first 4G smartphone, the HTC Thunderbolt, will hit retail shelves Thursday. It will offer the device, which runs Android 2.2, at $249.99 with a two-year contract if purchased through the carrier's site or in its stores. However, questions have arisen re...

Once again, Microsoft has put off the unfortunately named "NoDo" update for its Windows Phone 7 operating system. This time, the company's Windows Phone blog said the update, which CEO Steve Ballmer had previously stated would be out during the first week of March, will be available in the later par...

The turmoil surrounding Microsoft's efforts in the mobile market last year and the spectacularly rapid changes in this sector has raised concern about the company's hopes of ever catching up to the competition. Product miscues and a loss of high-profile personnel have contributed to the perception.

"Big screen, middle screen, little screen," might be a fast way to describe the journey of 3D technology, the last leg of which LG unveiled Monday at the Mobile World Congress. The world's first three-dimensional smartphone, LG's Optimus 3D runs the Android operating system on a 4.3-inch LCD glasses...

HP on Wednesday unveiled its long-awaited webOS tablet as well as two smartphones running the mobile operating system at an event in San Francisco. The tablet, called the "TouchPad," will initially be offered as a WiFi-only device, but HP plans to offer 3G and 4G mobile connectivity later. One of th...

While thinking about the hoopla that's sure to accompany the long-awaited release of the Verizon iPhone later this week, one question kept popping into my head: Is Microsoft missing out on the mobile computing movement? The company that popularized the graphical user interface, thus making personal ...

Cybercriminals are following innocent consumers away from email and toward more popular, smartphone-style platforms, McAfee reported Tuesday. "New mobile malware in 2010 increased by 46 percent compared with 2009," noted McAfee spokesperson Joris Evers. In 2010, Symbian and Android platforms, in par...

AT&T has announced that the Motorola Atrix 4G smartphone will be available for preorder Feb. 13. The carrier also disclosed new information about pricing. For example, an Atrix 4G will cost $199.99 with a two-year service agreement. AT&T will also offer bundled pricing for the Atrix 4G and o...

T-Mobile announced two new 4G devices this week. One's the Samsung Galaxy S 4G smartphone, which will be available later this month. The other's the G-Slate tablet from LG. This is powered by Android 3.0, aka "Honeycomb," and is 3D-capable. The tablet will be available this spring. The Galaxy S smar...

This week, Sony will officially unveil the PlayStation Portable 2, the sequel to its original PSP mobile gaming device. Several rumors surround the upcoming gaming console, one of which is that it will incorporate a smartphone. However, at least one news source has reported that Sony will actually u...

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