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Attention to the “user experience” has become a fervid mantra since the iPhone reached market last year and in one recent case, a specialty firm has been involved in assisting …

Qualcomm Inc. has released a software development kit for its BREW Mobile Platform, enabling developers to “bridge the gap” between writing for mobile applications and the Web, the company said …

Amid the macro-economic slowdown that threatens typically brisk sales in the crucial fourth quarter, there’s at least one silver lining. Smartphone sales are up (you knew that) and that has …

The new BlackBerry Storm from Research In Motion Ltd. will be available Nov. 21 at Verizon Wireless for $200, with two-year contract and $50 mail-in rebate. The Storm’s subsidized price …

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications announced its high-end, touchscreen smartphone, the Xperia X1, will be available to U.S. shoppers in time for the holiday season – but the device will carry …

TO OBSERVERS, MOTOROLA INC.’S GLASS is either half-full or half-empty. “Ringing Start for Motorola Chief,” declared Barron’s last week after the ailing American vendor reported steep losses.Barron’s had chosen to …

Visual voicemail is still in its infancy – it’s only available on a handful of devices from the nation’s top four carriers – but as the service becomes more prevalent, …

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You know that dusty smell you experience when you open a book that hasn’t been picked up in decades? That’s the feeling I get lately when I think of Microsoft’s …

LG Electronics Co. said today it will work more closely with Microsoft Corp. on converged devices, likely smartphones the Korean vendor is pursuing. The two parties announced the signing of …

Turning around Motorola Inc. will be akin to making a K-turn in a stretch limo on a frontage road. You gotta downsize to a vehicle that’s easier to maneuver. Many …

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Everyone loves a good horse race. But with macro-economic conditions reverberating throughout the wireless industry – handset vendors’ aggregate volume growth in the third quarter appeared to be stagnating – …

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. beat expectations on handset shipments in the third quarter, and gained market share partly through aggressive pricing. Handsets drove the Korean conglomerate’s revenue in the quarter …

BOSTON – Futuremark Corp. is hoping to topple the bar set by Apple Inc.’s iPhone by taking the mobile user interface into the third dimension. The software company announced a …

BOSTON – The American waistline isn’t the only thing expanding. The latest crop of high-end wireless devices have been testing consumers’ size-and-shape boundaries, and it seems today’s shoppers are prepare …

BOSTON – The future apparently belongs to mobile Internet devices (MIDs) that will be connected to broadband wireless networks like WiMAX and offer graphically rich, touchscreen-based interfaces, at least according …

AT&T Mobility announced a new touchscreen smartphone from Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., dubbed the Epix. The device will cost $200 with a two-year contract, positioning it as an option for …

Korean vendor LG Electronics Co.’s market share slid as it was hit by a slowdown in Europe and India, but the mobile devices company remained strong in the United States, …

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications posted solid unit shipments for the third quarter, but reported financial metrics that illustrated the company’s struggles with its portfolio in the current market. Revenue for …

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Motorola Inc. announced its first touchscreen phone for the U.S., called the Krave, with Verizon Wireless on Tuesday. The phone is now available for $150 with a mail-in rebate. The …

Hello! And welcome to our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for …

Research In Motion Ltd. said today that its new touchscreen effort – the Storm – is due at Verizon Wireless “later this fall,” pricing to be announced.The price of the …

The cheap, voice-centric, clamshell handset still rules the American marketplace, as Motorola Inc.’s Razr V3 remains the top-selling handset in the country, according to recent data from NPD Group. Yet …