smartphone

Palm announces webOS and Pre phone

ITworld staff — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:24:13 -0500

Palm is hoping to get back on track with its new Pre touch phone, which comes equipped with equally new operating system webOS, both announced on Thursday.

Dual-mode smartphones help boost Wi-Fi shipments

ITworld staff — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:16:22 -0500

Wi-Fi chip shipments rose 26 percent in 2008 on the strength of consumer electronics and new kinds of laptops.

T-Mobile Shadow Revamped as a Smartphone

ITworld staff — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:26:19 -0500

The T-Mobile Shadow is getting a smart phone makeover for 2009. The new Shadow will run Windows Mobile 6.1, be HotSpot-enabled for use with T-Mobile Unlimited HotSpot Calling service, and have access to Wi-Fi networks.

‘Curse of Silence’ attack gives us a glimpse of the future

jdarmanin — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:51:45 -0500

All mobile phones are becoming more intelligent. Today’s smartphone, still considered cutting edge and a tool for the upper class, will be tomorrow’s ordinary pocket phone. And when that happens, look out.

New Palm Handset and OS Coming on Thursday?

ITworld staff — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:11:40 -0500

Palm is set to preview this week its latest incarnation of mobile operating system - Nova - in a bid to re-ignite the company as a smartphone leader.

The year's Top 10 Mac stories

ITworld staff — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:13:07 -0500

Stories are ranked 10 to one in ascending order of importance, based on a number of factors including the overall impact on the Mac market and Mac users as well as the potential to influence events deep into the coming year. The 10 entries were selected by a panel of me, following a lengthy debate between me and the voices in my head. This is one man’s opinion, in other words—if you think that I overlooked, overemphasized, or overrated a Mac-related happening, feel free to let me know about it in the comments.

New Androids march into view

ITworld staff — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:35:56 -0500

New vendors are lining up to deliver an Android phone in 2009, while Google is planning an update to the software

Palm gets $100 million cash infusion

ITworld staff — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 11:07:12 -0500

Smartphone maker Palm received a $100 million cash infusion from a venture capital firm on Monday that could lift the company from its sagging fortunes.

The Eight Hottest Smartphones of 2008

ITworld staff — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 09:54:06 -0500

Although the line between "regular" mobile phones, or feature phones, and smartphones gets blurrier every day, there are a select few uber handsets that still stand out from the pack.

IPhone, economy spur better phones, apps

ITworld staff — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 09:19:58 -0500

Just two years ago, the mobile phone market was pretty ho-hum. You had your candy bar phones and your flip phones. Fast forward to this year. You've got the must-have iPhone. For open source fans, there's the Android phone. The idea of shopping for, buying and downloading new apps isn't remotely unusual. Browsing online means seeing Web sites that look just like they do on a computer.