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HTC Droid Incredible spills its guts

As gadget enthusiasts, we’ve always had a morbid fascination for the innards of the devices we write about. Luckily for us, the good people at Tech restore recognizes this gruesome urge, and have obliged electronics fans with an up close and personal look inside...

T-Mobile USA's myTouch 3G Slide set for June debut; Droid Incredible now available at Verizon Wireless

T-Mobile USA Inc. unveiled its latest smartphone powered by Google Inc.’s Android operating system with the myTouch 3G Slide that the carrier said would be available beginning next month. The HTC Corp.-built device features a 3.4-inch touchscreen, slide-out QWERTY keyboard, the latest Android 2.1...

HTC to dramatically increase Android handset shipments

HTC looks to be seriously benefiting from Android's skyrocketing popularity, with the Taiwanese firm set to increase its shipments of all handsets based on Google's OS.

HTC to dramatically increase Android handset shipments

HTC looks to be seriously benefiting from Android’s skyrocketing popularity, with the Taiwanese firm set to increase its shipments of all handsets based on Google's OS.According to the Financial Times, HTC will increase shipments by close to 50% over the next three months, moving...

We read HP's Palm to get a glimpse of the future

On Wednesday, the mobile world was rocked with news flailing phone maker Palm had been snapped up by the world's premiere computer maker Hewlett-Packard for a cool $1.2 billion. Palm had been officially up for sale for a couple of weeks, with suitors including...

Microsoft to make money from Android handsets

In an ironic twist, it looks like Microsoft might be able to make money on every Android handset sold, while Google, which makes the operating system, won't make a penny from it.

Microsoft to make money from Android handsets

In an ironic twist, it looks like Microsoft might be able to make money on every Android handset sold, while Google, which makes the operating system, won't make a penny from it.Microsoft announced it had signed a patent agreement with HTC licensing its IP...

PC maker HP buys Palm for $1.2 billion

No. 1 computer maker Hewlett-Packard has snapped up flailing phone maker Palm for $1.2 billion, giving the PC firm a huge boost in the mobile computing and smartphone market. The deal has been given the go-ahead by the boards of directors at both companies and...

Nexus One loses Verizon Wireless, Vodafone launch on for April 30

Google Inc.'s Nexus One smartphone lost a carrier partner before it even had a chance to launch as this morning Google announced that Verizon Wireless would not be carrying the Android-powered device. In an update on its Nexus One site, Google noted that customers interested...

Rejected Palm still desperately seeks buyer

Poor old Palm. Even after going cap in hand to all the world's major handset makers, the firm still can't seem to find a solid buyer. But could there be some small pinprick of light at the end of the dark tunnel? According to reports...

Bits & Bytes: CTIA renames show, NSN to make LTE for 800, etc.

CTIA renamed its fall show in an effort to convey the growing use of mobile technology in the enterprise. The show is now called CTIA Enterprise & Applications. The show is scheduled to take place Oct. 6-8 in San Francisco.   Nokia Siemens Networks began production...

Bits & Bytes: CTIA renames show, NSN to make LTE for 800, etc.

CTIA renamed its fall show in an effort to convey the growing use of mobile technology in the enterprise. The show is now called CTIA Enterprise & Applications. The show is scheduled to take place Oct. 6-8 in San Francisco.   Nokia Siemens Networks began production...

Android 2.2 to potentially boast automatic app updating

Those with a sweet tooth are already craving a taste of Google's upcoming Android build, Froyo, or the more officially named Android 2.2. Luckily, to stave off the hunger, fan site Phandroid has published some pictures of the upcoming operating system, running on an HTC...

T-Mobile USA lands Garminfone

T-Mobile USA Inc. garnered another exclusive to a top-flight device with the announcement today that it would begin offering Garmin International Inc.’s latest Garminfone. The device is the first from Garmin using Google Inc.’s Android operating system and integrates Garmin’s navigation service.   The device also...

VZW, Sprint ramp up call-center job hires

Verizon Wireless said it expects to spend $30 million to renovate its Little Rock, Ark., campus, which eventually will accommodate 2,000 employees. Meanwhile, competitor Sprint Nextel is beefing up its own call-center efforts in anticipation of its continued WiMAX rollout.Verizon Wireless initially expected to...

VZW set to expand Droid offering

With not one bit of modesty, Verizon Wireless today announced launch plans for the latest model in its Droid handset lineup, the HTC Corp. Droid Incredible. Like the other devices in its Droid lineup, the Incredible runs Google Inc.’s Android operating system. The device...

Palm's suitors could include RIM, Lenovo, Dell, HTC

Palm Inc. stock was up more than 16% this morning on continued speculation the company is on the sales block. Bloomberg News first reported last week that Palm had hired investment bankers Goldman Sachs and Qatalyst Partners to explore a possible sale. The handset...

Alliances: AT&T and Acosta, VZW and recycler

AT&T Mobility signed a two-year, $2 million agreement with Acosta Sales & Marketing , which gives more than 3,000 Acosta retail merchandisers access to HTC Tilt 2 mobile devices for merchandising applications.CelleBrite said it has partnered with Handmark to deliver its CelleSync over-the-air...

Alliances: AT&T and Acosta, VZW and recycler

AT&T Mobility signed a two-year, $2 million agreement with Acosta Sales & Marketing , which gives more than 3,000 Acosta retail merchandisers access to HTC Tilt 2 mobile devices for merchandising applications.CelleBrite said it has partnered with Handmark to deliver its CelleSync over-the-air...

Analyst Angle: Android in Japan

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.The iPhone zooms to No. 1. Competitors react to declining market share and diminishing average...

Reality Check: Wireless earnings and Neapolitan ice cream

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.It’s hard to believe we are six days into April. But we are, and, as most of...

Google's Nexus One: Marketing flop or fantastic success?: Is Google's heart really in the phone business, or is it in the business of creating business?

No one could exactly hail Google Inc.'s Nexus One a marketing success, so it comes as little surprise to see the search engine giant seeking to bolster its marketing team for the device and its future generation.In a job listing spotted this week,...

HTC's Hero – A frustrating lesson in obsolescence

Android's latest version may be called Donut, but HTC certainly seems to be taking far too much of its sweet time putting out firmware updates, says one irate user.

HTC’s Hero – A frustrating lesson in obsolescence

Android's latest version may be called Donut, but HTC certainly seems to be taking far too much of its sweet time putting out firmware updates, says one irate user.