Judy Mottl

Nokia currently rules the roost when it comes to worldwide smartphone sales. But is Apple in a position to displace it? That’s the conclusions drawn by Generator Research, which claims in a new research report that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has the business ingredients, and most importantly, the product strategy it needs to become the leader […]

The new Palm Pre smartphone, unveiled at CES 2009. Source: Palm. Click to enlarge. Embattled mobile device pioneer Palm is wagering that a new, cloud-centric smartphone platform called webOS and a curvy new phone, the Pre, will help to reverse its sagging fortunes. Both webOS and the Pre, the first phone to use the new mobile operating system, […]

While other major technology vendors may be approaching this week’s Consumer Electronics Show as an opportunity to show off their latest gadgets, the stakes are far higher for Palm. Industry observers say it’s nothing less than do or die time for the pioneering mobile device maker, which is expected at CES to show off the […]

IT managers, take heart. Recovering from the current recession won’t be as bad as surviving the dot-com crash of 2001. For those who can remember further back, the economic rebound will be more like the recession that hit in 1990. That’s primarily because today’s recession, which according to official estimates began in December 2007, should […]

Pull up a comfortable chair to the fireplace and grab a huge cup of eggnog. We’re looking ahead into 2009 and predicting what’s to come, given the rapid stream of smartphones that shows no signs of slowing, as well as new approaches in storing increasing data piles, the reality of 4G advancements and whether some […]

The smartphone fight of 2009 will pit Apple’s iPhone against Research in Motion’s Blackberry Storm as the handset makers duke it out for control of a market that shows little sign of weakness despite a turbulent economy. A ChangeWave Research survey released today concludes that RIM, a tenured enterprise smartphone player that’s also made big […]

Handsets, smarter smartphones, sleek design, touch screens galore and (finally) faster wireless data speeds — 2008 proved to be a year dominated by smartphones. As InternetNews.com rounds up the stories that dominated tech in 2008 — it is clear the year was about more than iPhone lust. The bumpy arrival of the second Apple iPhone […]

Palm is staying mum about its impending new operating system, other than to note it will be talking about “newness” come the new year. “We are not making any specific announcement on the new OS,” a Palm (NASDAQ: PALM) spokesperson told InternetNews.com, adding, however, it does plan to make a presentation about Palm’s “newness” at […]

UPDATED: A $99 iPhone before the New Year? The nation’s top retailer, Walmart, is officially tight-lipped about the buzz that its shelves could be hosting a $99 4GB iPhone by the end of the month. But mobile device experts have plenty to say, and it’s all good. Published reports in the New York Post and […]

EMC doesn’t want to be the next business intelligence vendor, but it does want to be the player companies tap when looking to wrap BI, data warehouse farms and storage infrastructures all together. In launching its new Data Warehouse/Business Intelligence/Analytics Competency Center on Thursday, EMC said it will provide application-specific solutions using partner technology from […]