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A Cupertino Comeback: Apple and Android Are Almost Tied in U.S. Sales By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published January 19, 2012 The iPhone 4S has led to a dramatic increase in smartphone sales for Apple. Tags: iPhone, Android, smartphones Smartphones Power Samsung to Record Quarterly Profit By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published January 06, 2012 The Korean firm is the world's largest technology company by revenue. Tags: Samsung, smartphones Samsung Beats Apple In Smartphone Sales By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published October 28, 2011 Year-over-year, Samsung quadrupled its smartphone sales. Tags: Samsung, smartphones Smartphones, Tablets to Outstrip PC Sales in 2011 By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published January 21, 2011 Professional services giant Deloitte has been gazing into its crystal ball and sees mobile devices beating out PC sales in 2011. Tags: PC, iphone apps, tablets, smartphones, iPad apps Best Smartphones for Microsoft Exchange By David Strom | Article Published August 09, 2010 The best smartphone for Exchange comes as no surprise, yet each platform has its pros and cons. Plus: smartphone data plans. Tags: Android, Windows Mobile apps, iphone apps, best smartphone, smartphones Apple's App Store Rivals Seen Gaining By David Needle | Article Published July 12, 2010 A new report forecasts that mobile app store competitors like Android and BlackBerry will make big gains in coming years, with Android even poised to steal the top spot. Tags: smartphones, iphone apps, iPhone, Android, best smartphone Intel Upgrades Atom, Targeting Smartphones By - Reuters | Article Published May 06, 2010 Intel claims its new Atom offer lower power consumption, tinier size and reduced costs. Tags: smartphone, Intel, smartphones, Atom, smartphone review Nexus One Smartphone: Good, Not Great By James Alan Miller | Article Published April 15, 2010 The Nexus One smartphone is running behind the iPhone and the Droid and popularity, perhaps with good reason. Tags: smartphones, iPhone, smartphone, iphone apps, Nexus Business Smartphones: Explore Your Options By Joseph Moran | Article Published February 18, 2010 Smartphones are a category that is evolving faster than you can say Blackberry. This overview will help you make a smart choice. Tags: smartphone review, smartphone, smartphones Smartphone Confab Reflects Industry Battles By - Reuters | Article Published February 12, 2010 The focus of the $169 billion industry is shifting to software and services, the "mindshare" that is lifting nimble competitors such as iPhone maker Apple and Google. Tags: Apple, Google, smartphones, smartbook, smartphone Is Your Smartphone a Thin Client? By James Maguire | Article Published February 09, 2010 Is Your Smartphone a Thin Client? Tags: data center, thin client, Citrix, smartphone, smartphones Smartphone Battle to Grow Fierce in 2010 By - Reuters | Article Published February 01, 2010 The competition for this profitable business will turn increasingly tough this year as many new vendors enter the market. Tags: smartphone, handheld, Apple, smartphones, Nokia Nokia Goes Global With Free Navigation By David Needle | Article Published January 21, 2010 Mobile giant one ups Google in worldwide push of Ovi Maps. Tags: Nokia, OVI, Android, Google, smartphones Qualcomm Eyes NextGen Mobile Internet Devices By Larry Barrett | Article Published January 08, 2010 CEO Paul Jacobs says his Snapdragon chipsets will power the next generation of consumer electronics devices geared for the mobile Internet. Tags: mobile, wireless, Qualcomm, smartphones, smartbook Samsung Launches Smartphone Platform By - Reuters | Article Published December 08, 2009 Mobile industry observers note that unless a company has an application and operating system strategy, it risks marginalizing itself as a hardware provider only. Tags: operating system, wireless, Samsung, smartphones, Google Nokia Scaling Back Smartphone Offering By - Reuters | Article Published December 04, 2009 The leading cell phone maker will drastically cut back on the number of different smartphone models unveils as it faces challenges from RIM and Apple. Tags: operating system, RIM, partners, smartphones, Nokia Augmented Reality Apps Envision Big Bucks By Michelle Megna | Article Published October 26, 2009 A recent report suggests that the potential for augmented reality apps to deliver eyeballs could produce major advertising revenue. Tags: smartphones, advertising, video, virtual, iPhone Microsoft: Most Sidekick Data Recovered By - Reuters | Article Published October 16, 2009 Depite a Microsoft server computer failure, most of the data feared lost by Sidekick mobile phone users has been recovered. Tags: smartphones, Sidekick series, Storage, services, Microsoft Google to Open Online E-Book Store By - Reuters | Article Published October 15, 2009 Google expects to have approximately a half million e-books available by early in 2010. Tags: Google, Copyright, Amazon, search, smartphones Mobile Cloud Computing: Is Your Phone Drifting to the Cloud? By Jeff Vance | Article Published October 02, 2009 The mobile cloud computing market is expanding rapidly, yet obstacles still remain to market saturation. Tags: cloud computing, middleware, smartphones, iPhone Hot iPhone, Android Trend: Augmented Reality By Michelle Megna | Article Published September 18, 2009 Overlaying information on real-world views displayed on a smartphone camera lens is expected to become highly popular. Tags: iPhone, e-Mail, search, video, smartphones Motorola's Google Phone: a Comeback? By - Reuters | Article Published September 11, 2009 Can the once dominant Motorola make a comeback by leveraging its phone partnership with Google? Tags: Facebook, Motorola, Google, smartphones, iPhone Tech Comics: "Smartphones vs. Humans" By Oliver Widder | Article Published September 11, 2009 If smartphones get any smarter, we humans may be in trouble. Tags: Facebook, iPhone, open source, smartphones, OS X Should Employees Use Their Own PCs? By Rob Enderle | Article Published September 09, 2009 The trend toward employee ownership of PCs could provide benefits to both the employees and strapped IT organizations, if monitored properly. Tags: services, smartphones, desktop, PC, software Microsoft OneApp Targets Mobile Cloud By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published August 25, 2009 Microsoft's OneApp will enable mobile phone owners to run some smartphone apps by hosting them in the cloud. Tags: Microsoft, Windows, services, Facebook, smartphones Apple to Enter TV Market? By David Needle | Article Published August 24, 2009 A well-respected Apple watcher says Apple will launch a TV by 2011. Tags: video, smartphones, wireless, Apple TV, Apple Asustek Hopes to be Smartphone Player By - Reuters | Article Published August 19, 2009 The netbook leader expects to ship 1 million smartphones next year. Tags: smartphones, Windows, asus, Microsoft HP: Services Hot, Software-Hardware Not By Alex Goldman | Article Published August 19, 2009 The tech giant's financial results reflected larger trends throughout the technology industry. Tags: Storage, consumer, HP, services, smartphones iPhone Users Complain About Wi-Fi By Michelle Megna | Article Published August 17, 2009 Users who upgraded to OS 3.0 say that Wi-Fi isn't working properly -- and are looking to Apple to fix it. Tags: AT&T, voice, smartphones, video, iPhone Smartphones Help You Wake Up By - Reuters | Article Published July 30, 2009 No, it's not just Internet-enabled, it also has an alarm clock -- many different types of alarm clocks. Tags: software, smartphones, iPhone, consumer, smartphone Amazon CEO Decries Kindle Book Removal By Michelle Megna | Article Published July 25, 2009 Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos apologized for how the retailer handled illegally sold copies of e-books on the Kindle. Tags: wireless, e-Mail, smartphones, Amazon, Kindle Smart Phones, Facebook to Push Mobile Ad Market By - Reuters | Article Published June 29, 2009 Within two to three years, the mobile ad market should see a dramatic upswing. Tags: smartphones, Microsoft, Facebook, iPhone Intel Offers Glimpse of Chip Future By Andy Patrizio | Article Published June 20, 2009 Some futuristic projects go far beyond today's chip architecture and may not actually be funded. Tags: server, programming, management, smartphones, Intel The Cell Phone as Wi-Fi Hotspot By Michelle Megna | Article Published May 26, 2009 A forward-looking vendor is seeking to turn the lowly cell phone into a wireless hotspot. Tags: carriers, wireless, smartphones, AT&T, Verizon Google Expects More Government Scrutiny By - Reuters | Article Published May 08, 2009 Google head Eric Schmidt conceded that the search giant will likely face increased regulatory scrutiny from governments around the world. Tags: FTC, Google, smartphones, search Do Chip Sales Signal a Turn? By Andy Patrizio | Article Published May 02, 2009 Global chip sales rose modestly in March over February. Does this mean the economy is on the mend? Tags: consumer, server, Intel, smartphones, chips Do iPhone Apps Live Longer than Fruit Flies? By Michelle Megna | Article Published April 30, 2009 iPhone app users spend about 9.6 minutes at a time with their apps, accessing them nearly 20 times before they're abandoned. Tags: open source, smartphones, iPhone, iphone apps New Bluetooth Taps Wi-Fi By Michelle Megna | Article Published April 22, 2009 The new Bluetooth will use Wi-Fi to speed up wireless transfer. Tags: smartphones, Wi-Fi, wireless, iPhone, Bluetooth Cheap Smartphones are Hot Sellers By - Reuters | Article Published April 15, 2009 Amid the recession, cell phone vendors are seeing robust sales of low-end but still highly capable mobile units. Tags: iPhone, smartphones, voice, Copyright, Blackberry BlackBerry Gets eReader Pro for E-Books By Michelle Megna | Article Published March 15, 2009 A true now Crackberry never needs to put down his handheld, even to read a book. Tags: RIM, iPhone, smartphones, Blackberry Apple 10-Inch Touchscreen Coming? By - Reuters | Article Published March 12, 2009 Nothing confirmed, but Apple will apparently take delivery of 10-inch touchscreens soon. Tags: Apple, Copyright, media, IT, smartphones Motorola's New Smartphones Tout PC-like Features By Michelle Megna | Article Published March 11, 2009 Today's mobile workforce needs its smartphone to double as a PC, hence Motorola's new push. Tags: Motorola, carriers, Windows, smartphones, wireless Nokia for Notebooks? By Andy Patrizio | Article Published February 28, 2009 The Nokia CEO recently claimed that the company is weighing a bid in the competitive notebook market. Could it succeed? Tags: Notebook, Nokia, smartphones, economy, carriers Study: IT Woes as Mobile Edges Out Desk Phones By Judy Mottl | Article Published February 06, 2009 Workers are picking ever-more-powerful smartphones over desktop phones. But businesses may face unexpected worries as a result. Tags: wireless, services, smartphones, Microsoft, iPhone Are Your Sites Mobile-Ready? Here's One Way To Find Out By Chris Nerney | Article Published February 05, 2009 Are Your Sites Mobile-Ready? Here's One Way To Find Out Tags: smartphones, developers, Web sites, Twitter, mobile content, mobile Is Amazon Prepping a Kindle Redux? By Judy Mottl | Article Published January 31, 2009 The e-tailer is staying mum, but word has it that a new version of the e-book reader is coming Feb. 9. Tags: smartphones, wireless, iPhone, e-Mail, Kindle Time for an Email Tune Up By David Strom | Article Published January 28, 2009 Email is far from the best information transportation vehicle. Like our struggling auto industry, we need to look for alternative methods to move our bits around. Tags: email, Facebook, smartphones, security, services iPhone, BlackBerry Storm to Square Off in 2009 By Judy Mottl | Article Published December 23, 2008 New survey says Apple faces market challenge from Research in Motion's touchscreen smartphone. Who will emerge the victor? Tags: Blackberry, consumer, smartphones, RIM, iPhone Toward Smarter Smartphones -- And Headaches For IT By Chris Nerney | Article Published December 03, 2008 Toward Smarter Smartphones -- And Headaches For IT Tags: Blackberry, iPhone, mobile apps, smartphones, Nokia, IT, Enterprise iPhone Remains Left Out as Android Scores Flash By Judy Mottl | Article Published November 18, 2008 Google and Adobe announce Flash for the G1 and other Android devices. Will Apple change its tune? Tags: carriers, e-Mail, iPhone, smartphones, Google Review: Redfly - A Laptop-Like Smartphone Companion By Amy Mayer | Article Published November 03, 2008 Peripheral connects via USB or Bluetooth to your smartphone, giving you a fold-open keyboard and full-size monitor. Tags: smartphones, Storage, Windows, handset, cable BlackBerry Flip Phone Now Available By Naomi Graychase | Article Published October 15, 2008 RIM and T-Mobile announced Tuesday the release of the first BlackBerry flip phone. The phone features integrated 802.11b/g for unlimited "HotSpot Calling" over accessible Wi-Fi networks. Tags: Blackberry, e-Mail, voice, smartphones, RIM Move Over for My Smartphone, Honey By Judy Mottl | Article Published September 20, 2008 Survey shows how mobile device use crosses work-life boundaries. Tags: smartphones, handset, wireless, carriers HP Makes Another Smartphone Move By Judy Mottl | Article Published September 04, 2008 But the PC vendor has a hard road against high profile competitors, say industry watchers Tags: marketing, HP, iPhone, Windows, smartphones Mobile Phone Users Smart on Security By Judy Mottl | Article Published July 23, 2008 As dependency on mobile devices increases, users know the importance of protecting stored data and network access. Tags: Blackberry, marketing, RIM, e-Mail, smartphones iPhone 3G Review: Top Apps, Gripes, and Gadget Love By Joe Kissell | Article Published July 18, 2008 It's far from technically perfect, but its pretty darn cool. Plus: some must-have Apps from the iPhone App Store. Tags: iPhone, app store, iphone 3G, email, smartphones Beware the Coming of the Mac By Richard Adhikari | Article Published July 02, 2008 As users sneak Apple Macs into the enterprise infrastructure, IT needs to keep an eye peeled for hackers; on the other hand, corporate management may clamp down hard. Tags: Linux, smartphones, policy, Microsoft, Windows Market Analyst: Smartphone Use Soaring for Small Biz By Eric Grevstad | Article Published June 25, 2008 Companies with fewer than 100 employees are hotbeds of smartphone use -- and small offices may outspend medium-sized ones sixfold by 2013. Tags: smartphones, Blackberry, e-Mail, RIM, services iPhone 3G: Beyond the Distortion Field By Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | Article Published June 11, 2008 Im pretty sure that Steve Jobs could pull a napkin out of his pocket with the word Apple written on it, and people would want to know when it went on sale. Tags: RIM, smartphones, iPhone, Apple, OS X Mobile Security: Where Risk Meets Opportunity, Part 2 By Lisa Phifer | Article Published July 24, 2006 The second part of this series describes the solutions available to protect a road warrior's most vulnerable devices. Tags: Blackberry, mobile, wireless, Windows, smartphones |