HTC Corp. said it plans to lease space for a new research and development office in Durham, N.C., where it plans to employ 45 people beginning in the first quarter of next year. HTC said the facility will conduct “research into multiple areas of...
After a solid run of pre-install deals with device manufacturers, Swype Inc. has publicly released a beta version for Android devices not already on board. Users already running the official versions of Swype on their Android devices should not install the beta.The business model...
Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) can't be faulted for pulling out all the stops to make sure it isn't completely left behind in the mobile operating system war. Today the company announced sales of 1.5 million devices running on Windows Phone 7 in its first six...
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SPB Software, a leading mobile software developer, was chosen by Fujitsu to improve the user interface and expand the functionality for their new Android Fujitsu REGZA Phone T-01C device. The new smartphone was designed to combine fun and...
Asus will be launching its first Android smartphone A50, after the break-up with Garmin, in Taiwan market this month.
Asus A50 comes with an obsolete Android 2.1, Qualcomm 600MHz processor, 3.5-inchtouchscreen and Garmin’s 1690 navigation support. A50 will be sold for a price below NT$9,900 (US$332).
According...
Singapore-based Primo Mobile unveiled the Evoluzione, an Android smartphone bearing the famous charging bull logo found on Italian sports car maker Lamborghini. Specs-wise, this mobile phone falls in the midrange category. It comes with a 3.2-inch HVGA (320 x 480) display, 600MHz Qualcomm processor,...
Cheap and stylish are more likely to be antonyms when describing mobile phones. But the global market will reward a smartphone that can deliver on both fronts, a goal that Android phones seem best suited to reaching.
That is one conclusion to be drawn from...
Apple Inc. (AAPL) is looking to hire some new employees for its iOS development team based in Silicon Valley. Four identical job listings that were picked up by AppleInsider suggest that Apple could be working on its own personal navigation tools to implement in...
KT has launched the Android edition of Dell Venue. Dell Venue comes with Android 2.2 and 4.1 inch display with Gorilla Glass; it will be available in the market sometime later this month for 700,000 won.
KT is the first telecom operator around the globe to...
What is a company dabbling in film processing techniques doing in the Android space? Technicolor is the company we are talking about. Before you ponder over the question, let us tell you the company is taking the plunge into the Android world with a Tablet running...
Dubai: The Singapore company Creative has become the latest vendor to join the growing Android tablets market in the Gulf after Samsung.
The company, better known for Sound Blaster speakers, has launched Ziio tablets in 7 and 10-inch models.
Annette Zimmermann, Senior Research Analyst, Mobile Devices...
Singapore, 16 December, 2010 – Huawei, a leader in providing next generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world, today announced the launch of the Android-based tablet IDEOS S7 in Singapore. The tablet, which is powered by Android 2.1, continues the Huawei "Smart...
Well as the saying goes, if you can’t beat them, copy them and let’s face it the cloning merchants in China know a thing or two about cloning high profile mobile devices such as smartphone and tablets, and a big priority with Chinese rip-off merchants...
Google Inc.'s latest direct-to-consumer mobile device, the Nexus S, is now on sale at Best Buy and Best Buy Mobile. The follow-up to the Nexus features a 1GHz Hummingbird processor and the latest version of Android 2.3.Although Google is trying a different tactic with...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.One thing you may not know is how the World Wide Web is being re-created...
Walgreens has a new mobile app that lets users request medicine refills. The app, which was released for Android, BlackBerry and iOS, is an obvious step for a large pharmacy chain like Walgreen Co.The vertical of health care is wide open and one that...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.One of the most popular series of articles we wrote last year was called “All I Want...
It’s true. You have to be smart to use a smartphone.
It is also true that my smartphone is a lot smarter than I am because I’ve yet to figure out how to use all of its bells and whistles.
Smartphones are the newest generation...
MANILA, Philippines – It’s the gift of an exclusive Android smartphone experience that can only be delivered by Sony Ericsson. The Xperia family of smartphones is headlined by the newly upgraded best-selling Xperia X10 with HD viewing and recording, and continuous...
Interesting conclusions are being drawn based on some daily point-of-sale data that ITG Investment Research analyst Matthew Goldman apparently leaked to AllThingsD.Depending on who you ask or what you read, Verizon Wireless (VZ) could be too dependent on Android devices, AT&T Mobility (T) is...
Online freelance employment site Elance came out with its end of year employment trends, noting a 98% increase in the number of jobs posted on the site by businesses seeking mobile developers this year. Not surprisingly, Elance said it expects that growth to continue...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible,...
PARIS and SINGAPORE, Dec. 8, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- mig33, the world's largest mobile-first community, today launched mig33 for Android, a much-anticipated, feature-rich version of the mobile social entertainment service that has already attracted more than 40 million registered users worldwide...
Singapore, 9 December 2010 – Motorola Mobility, a subsidiary of Motorola, Inc., today announced the launch of Motorola DEFY in Singapore. DEFY is a slim, pocketable Android smartphone that comes equipped with advanced Web-browsing capabilities and a 3.7” high-resolution touch screen...
