Windows 7 is being retooled for the tablet market, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has told industry analysts. Even though Apple is out in front with the iPad, Ballmer indicated Microsoft expects to come from behind as it did with netbooks. But an analyst said Microsoft doesn’t have a lot of time to strategize because of [...]
Research In Motion is expected to introduce the BlackPad to compete with rival Apple’s iPad, which currently dominates the tablet market. RIM recently acquired blackpad.com, and is also expected to introduce the BlackBerry Bold 9800 to regain smartphone market share from Apple’s iPhone. RIM faces an uphill battle with the BlackPad. Research In Motion will introduce [...]
You have to hand it to Motorola; as little as a year ago their future looked bleak. Android was still in its infancy and lacking polish, mainstream devices running it were few, and there weren’t public or visible signs of any forthcoming devices which would challenge the dominance of BlackBerry or iOS, [...]
Apple will take its popular iPhone 4 to 17 more countries, making Europe the largest iPhone market. The iPhone 4 will be essentially unlocked in the U.K., France and Canada, meaning it can run on any GSM carrier. Gartner’s U.K.-based analyst said problems with Apple’s innovative iPhone 4 antenna are not expected to hurt sales. Apple’s [...]
30 August 2010
Windows 7 is being retooled for the tablet market, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has told industry analysts. Even though Apple is out in front with the iPad, Ballmer indicated Microsoft expects to come from behind as it did with netbooks. But an analyst said Microsoft doesn’t have a lot of time to strategize because of [...]
26 August 2010
Research In Motion is expected to introduce the BlackPad to compete with rival Apple’s iPad, which currently dominates the tablet market. RIM recently acquired blackpad.com, and is also expected to introduce the BlackBerry Bold 9800 to regain smartphone market share from Apple’s iPhone. RIM faces an uphill battle with the BlackPad. Research In Motion will introduce [...]
23 August 2010
You have to hand it to Motorola; as little as a year ago their future looked bleak. Android was still in its infancy and lacking polish, mainstream devices running it were few, and there weren’t public or visible signs of any forthcoming devices which would challenge the dominance of BlackBerry or iOS, [...]
20 August 2010
Apple will take its popular iPhone 4 to 17 more countries, making Europe the largest iPhone market. The iPhone 4 will be essentially unlocked in the U.K., France and Canada, meaning it can run on any GSM carrier. Gartner’s U.K.-based analyst said problems with Apple’s innovative iPhone 4 antenna are not expected to hurt sales. Apple’s [...]
16 August 2010
In case you haven’t noticed, the iPhone 4’s antenna design has come under considerable scrutiny. In our iPhone 4 review, we investigated the iPhone 4 antenna and came to two conclusions. First, that iOS 4 was displaying signal bars in an overly optimistic manner, compressing the dynamic range of possible signal bars [...]
11 August 2010
Verizon Wireless is rumored to be planning two more smartphones for its Android-powered Droid line. If true, the Droid 2 and the Droid Mini could join Verizon’s smartphone line with slide-out keyboards. The original Droid has the slide-out keyboard, but not the Droid X or the Droid Incredible. Existing phones are [...]
06 August 2010
Google will sell off its last shipment of the Android-powered Nexus One smartphone in the U.S. After that, the Nexus One will only be available in other countries. Google’s experiment with selling the Nexus One primarily online appears to have clashed with buyers’ desire to see and try a phone. Reviewers [...]
02 August 2010
Apple CEO Steve Jobs, promising to improve an industry antenna problem, has offered free cases to all iPhone 4 owners. He also promised a full refund for iPhone 4s returned and cited Apple data showing few consumer complaints. Jobs also refuted an “Antennagate” story saying Apple knew about the reception problems. Apple’s last-minute [...]
26 July 2010
The Samsung Vibrant, a variant of the Android-powered Galaxy S, has launched early on T-Mobile’s network to challenge Motorola’s Droid X. T-Mobile says the Vibrant has a “stunning Super AMOLED” display, and it comes with the movie Avatar. The Vibrant is one of four versions of the Galaxy S that will [...]
15 July 2010
okia and Intel have released the pre-alpha MeeGo mobile operating system to developers. The Linux-based merger of Intel’s Moblin and Nokia’s Maemo is the successor to Symbian. Nokia is betting heavily on MeeGo to keep it the world’s largest handset maker as Apple and Android move up. Nokia hopes to spur development of apps. Nokia is [...]
