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IDC: Smartphones to Outsell Feature Phones for First Time in 2013
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published March 04, 2013
Emerging markets will play a key role in the transition.
Tags: IDC, research, smartphones
Google's Brin Says Smartphones Are 'Emasculating'
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published February 28, 2013
The company co-founder praised Google Glass for freeing up users' eyes and ears.
Tags: Google, Sergey Brin, Android, smartphones, glass
IDC: Mobility Fuels 29% Jump in Computing Device Market
By Pedro Hernandez | Article Published February 22, 2013
Tablets and smartphones took off last year while PC shipments marked a noticeable decline.
Tags: tablets, smartphones, mobile
IDC: Android and iOS Together Account for 91% of Smartphone Sales
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published February 15, 2013
BlackBerry and Windows Phone own very small slivers of the market.
Tags: IOS, mobile operating systems, Android, smartphones, BlackBerry 10, IDC, Linux
Lenovo Reports Record-Breaking Profits
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published January 30, 2013
Industry-wide, PC sales are declining, but the Chinese manufacturer had an exceptional quarter, taking market share away from its competitors.
Tags: smartphones, China, earnings, quarterly financials, Lenovo, profits, PC sales
PC Sales Slump During Holiday Quarter
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published January 11, 2013
HP remains the top PC vendor.
Tags: asus, desktops, Acer, IDC, Lenovo, PC sales, laptops, HP, Dell, tablets, smartphones
Nokia Reports Strong Sales of Lumia Smartphones
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published January 10, 2013
The company's stock soared after the device maker said its Q4 profits will beat analyst expectations.
Tags: Nokia, smartphones, quarterly financials, lumia
RIM to Launch Six Phones This Year
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published January 10, 2013
The lineup of BlackBerry 10 devices will include budget-friendly models.
Tags: mobile, smartphones, RIM, carriers, operating system, BlackBerry 10
Texas Instruments Plans to Cut 1,700 Jobs
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published November 15, 2012
The company plans to stop developing chips for smartphones and tablets.
Tags: mobile, smartphones, tablets, layoffs, processors, Texas Instruments, chips
Gartner: Smartphone and Tablet Sales Will Top 1 Billion in 2013
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published November 07, 2012
The market research firm says the consumerization of IT is an "unstoppable force."
Tags: smartphones, tablets, consumerization of IT, Android, Gartner
Carriers Begin Testing RIM's BlackBerry 10 Phones
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published November 01, 2012
Don't count RIM out just yet.
Tags: smartphones, BlackBerry 10, testing, RIM
What's New in Windows Phone 8
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published October 30, 2012
Microsoft launched its updated smartphone platform on Monday.
Tags: Windows Phone 8, operating system, Microsoft, smartphones, mobile
Apple Apologizes to Samsung... Sort Of
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published October 26, 2012
The company complies with a U.K. court order, but also remarks that Samsung's products aren't "as cool" as its own.
Tags: Samsung, Apple, patent, lawsuit, smartphones
Google, Samsung Execs Will Meet to Discuss Apple Patent Battles
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published September 26, 2012
Despite Apple's legal wins, Samsung increased its smartphone sales targets.
Tags: smartphones, tablets, lawsuit, Apple, patent, Google, Samsung
Malware Increases 23%: Report
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published September 04, 2012
McAfee says that hackers are increasingly targeting Macs and Android smartphones in addition to PCs.
Tags: mobile, smartphones, Mac, malware, security, text messaging, botnets, spam, McAfee
Rivals Rush to Announce Products Before Apple's New iPhone
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published August 24, 2012
Amazon, Samsung, Microsoft, Nokia, Google and Motorola are all announcing new mobile devices at the beginning of September.
Tags: iPhone, iPad, smartphones, tablets, Nokia, Apple, Motorola, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Samsung
Google to Cut 4,000 Motorola Mobility Jobs
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published August 13, 2012
The company plans to close a third of its 94 Motorola offices.
Tags: mobile, smartphones, layoffs, jobs, Google, Motorola Mobility
BYOD Means Soaring IT Support Costs for Mobile Devices
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published July 11, 2012
A new report says the costs for managing smartphones will increase 48 percent next year.
Tags: mobile, enterprises, smartphones, BYOD, survey, MDM
Nokia Cutting 10,000 Jobs
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published June 14, 2012
Three high-profile executives will also leave the struggling phone maker.
Tags: layoffs, smartphones, Nokia, lumia
Connected Moms: Nielsen Says 54% Own Smartphones; 75% Use Facebook; 5M Visit Pinterest Monthly
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published May 11, 2012
Just in time for Mother's Day, a new Nielsen survey says moms use more tech than ever.
Tags: survey, report, Nielsen, smartphones
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: Android, smartphones, iPhone
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: smartphones, Samsung
Samsung Beats Apple In Smartphone Sales
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published October 28, 2011
Year-over-year, Samsung quadrupled its smartphone sales.
Tags: smartphones, Samsung
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: tablets, PC, smartphones, iPad apps, iphone 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: best smartphone, iphone apps, Android, Windows Mobile apps, 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: best smartphone, iphone apps, Android, iPhone, smartphones
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: Atom, smartphone review, smartphones, smartphone, Intel
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: smartphones, Google, Apple, 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, smartphone, Citrix, thin client, 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: handheld, Nokia, Apple, smartphones, smartphone
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, Android, OVI, 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, smartbook, wireless, smartphones, Qualcomm
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: smartphones, wireless, Google, Samsung, operating system
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: Nokia, RIM, operating system, partners, smartphones
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: iPhone, smartphones, video, advertising, virtual
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, Storage, services, Microsoft, Sidekick series
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: search, Google, Amazon, Copyright, 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, iPhone, smartphones, middleware
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: search, video, e-Mail, iPhone, 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: smartphones, Motorola, Facebook, Google, 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: iPhone, OS X, Facebook, smartphones, open source
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: smartphones, PC, desktop, services, 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: services, Microsoft, Facebook, smartphones, Windows
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: smartphones, Apple, video, Apple TV, wireless
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, Microsoft, Windows, asus
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: smartphones, HP, Storage, services, consumer
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: iPhone, smartphones, voice, AT&T, video
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: smartphones, software, consumer, smartphone, iPhone
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, smartphones, Kindle, Amazon, e-Mail
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: iPhone, Facebook, smartphones, Microsoft
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: management, programming, Intel, server, smartphones
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: Verizon, smartphones, wireless, carriers, AT&T
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: Intel, smartphones, chips, consumer, server
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, iphone apps, iPhone, smartphones
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: Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, smartphones, wireless, iPhone
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: voice, Copyright, iPhone, smartphones, 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: Blackberry, RIM, iPhone, smartphones
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: Copyright, media, Apple, smartphones, IT
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: smartphones, carriers, wireless, Windows, Motorola
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, carriers, Nokia, smartphones, economy
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: Microsoft, services, smartphones, iPhone, wireless
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: developers, smartphones, Web sites, mobile, Twitter, mobile content
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: iPhone, smartphones, Kindle, wireless, e-Mail
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, services, smartphones, Facebook, security
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: iPhone, smartphones, RIM, consumer, Blackberry
Toward Smarter Smartphones -- And Headaches For IT
By Chris Nerney | Article Published December 03, 2008
Toward Smarter Smartphones -- And Headaches For IT
Tags: IT, mobile apps, Enterprise, Nokia, smartphones, iPhone, Blackberry
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, smartphones, Google, e-Mail, iPhone
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: Storage, cable, Windows, handset, smartphones
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: voice, smartphones, e-Mail, Blackberry, 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: carriers, wireless, smartphones, handset
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: iPhone, marketing, smartphones, HP, Windows
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: RIM, Blackberry, marketing, smartphones, e-Mail