News on Cellular Phones

CyberTrips Book Versus App

2010-03-18T08:17:07Z

In this product image provided by Phaidon Press, shown is the iPhone apps for London. (AP Photo/Phaidon Press) NO SALES

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Ahead of the Bell: Palm share slide

2010-03-19T05:01:00Z

<div id="subtitle">Palm shares slide with its revenue expectations falling well short of Wall Street expectations</div><div><p>A number of industry experts are raising doubts about the ability of Palm Inc. to turn itself around in an increasingly crowded smartphone market.</p><p>The company's shares slid 15 percent, or 87 cents, to $4.78 ahead of trading Fri...

Palm's phone sales slump and its stock dives

2010-03-19T01:30:21Z

<div id="subtitle">Palm sales slump in third quarter as its new phones struggle for attention; stock hammered</div><div><p>Palm Inc. reported sales figures Thursday that showed it's having a difficult time getting consumers to pay attention to its phones in a market dominated by iPhones and ...

Google denied Nexus phone trademark: report

2010-03-18T19:30:27Z

<div><p>Google has been denied a trademark application for its Nexus One smartphone after the US Patent and Trademark Office said the name had been taken by a related product, a report said.</p><p>The ruling issued last week said Google's application was denied for the "likel...

HTC to 'fully defend' itself against Apple patent suit

2010-03-18T11:16:25Z

<div><p>Taiwan cellphone maker HTC, accused by Apple of infringing on iPhone patents, said Thursday it will "fully defend" itself against the charges.</p><p>"HTC disagrees with Apple's actions and will fully defend itself," HTC chief executive Peter Chou said in a stateme...

HTC says it will fight Apple suit

2010-03-18T08:00:31Z

<div id="subtitle">HTC chief says cell phone maker will fight Apple's suit over iPhone technology</div><div><p>HTC Corp., the Taiwanese cell phone maker sued by Apple for patent infringement, said Thursday it will defend itself against charges that it lifted iPhone technology.</p><p>In his first public comment on the suit, HTC chief China Mobile said on Thursday it hopes to soon reach a deal with Apple to sell the iPhone, several months after rival China Unicom launched the iconic smartphone in the country.</p><p>The world's biggest telecom operator also sa...

Sprint to support Google's Nexus One smartphone

2010-03-17T16:15:18Z

<div><p>SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc's Nexus One smartphone will soon be available to subscribers of Sprint Nextel Corp, the second U.S. wireless service provider to anno...

TechBits package

2010-03-17T13:45:44Z

<div><p>Google Inc. is making two new versions of its Nexus One phone: one for AT&T Inc.'s network and one for Sprint Nextel Corp.'s.</p><p>The first U.S. version of the Nexus One, which Google is promoting as its own "super...

Google phone now works on iPhone's wireless system

2010-03-17T12:32:11Z

<div id="subtitle">Google upgrades Nexus One to work on AT&T's 3G network in latest swipe at Apple's iPhone</div><div><p>Google Inc. is making two new versions of its Nexus One phone: one for AT&T Inc.'s network and one for

Google Nexus One sales lag Apple, Motorola: Flurry

2010-03-16T15:00:29Z

<div><p>SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc's initial sales of its Nexus One smartphone have significantly lagged the pace of Apple Inc's iPhone and

Tech startup City Sourced zaps gripes to city halls

2010-03-16T11:16:37Z

<div><p>Technology startup City Sourced is making it easy for folks to complain to city hall about anything from graffiti to drug dealers in their towns.</p><p>City Sourced provides a free application for iPhone's that lets people in hundreds of US cities use the Apple smartphone to snap pictures of neighborh...

Benefits of the IPad Over the IPhone

2010-03-16T15:32:37Z

Apple completely revolutionized the cell phone market when they released their popular iPhone. Now, Apple is trying to revolutionize computers and technology with the iPad. Simply put, the iPad is a tablet computer that runs like an iPhone, but at a bigger size.<br><br>There are multiple benefits to each piece of technology...

Lifestyles Working While Sick

2010-03-16T08:46:04Z

This photo taken Feb. 11, 2010 shows Jeremy Lesniak holding his two cell phones and pager in his home office in Montpelier, VT.(AP Photo/Toby Talbot)

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Smartphones put the moves on social networking

2010-03-14T23:45:05Z

<div><p>Mobile social networking ruled on Saturday as the techno-hip at South By South West (SXSW) used location-based services on smartphones to track down everything from panels to parties.</p><p>Foursquare and Gowalla dueled for supremacy here while fresh rivals such as Tweetsii and Toodalu vowed to eclipse them.&...

Apple begins taking iPad orders in US

2010-03-12T11:16:03Z

<div><p>Apple fans flocked online Friday to be among the first to order iPad tablet computers slated to begin shipping in the United States on April 3.</p><p>Apple was offering free shipping on pre-orders but limited buyers to no more than two iPads each in a sign that supplies will be tight when the iconic company's latest creation hits the market.</p><p...

Bangladesh blocks 1.5 million mobile phones

2010-03-11T17:45:34Z

<div><p>Bangladesh has blocked 1.5 million mobile numbers and tightened regulations for buying and selling SIM cards following a spike in cellphone-related crime, an official said Thursday.</p><p>Under new rules, children under 18 will be barred from buying a SIM card and adults will have to show their national identity cards to register new mobile numbers, Home Secretary Abdus Sobhan Shikdar told AFP.</p><p>...

Internet Marketing/Advertising Via Cell Phones

2010-03-11T22:55:35Z

The new buzz now is focused on Cell Phone Marketing. As early as March 19th 2007 USA Today wrote an article about this. They predicted that the youth of today will bring this type of marketing to a whole new level.<br><br>Cell phones have become very attractive as advertising tools also; a recent Harris survey reports that the cell phone use is increasing while the traditional landline telephone is fast losing customers. The fact i...

Palm Inc. teeters in crowded smart phone market

2010-03-11T00:30:25Z

<div id="subtitle">Palm, struggling in turnaround, may find innovative smart phones and software are not enough</div><div><p>Last year, Palm thought it had all the pieces for a turnaround in the market it pioneered: A new CEO known for making the iPod a household name, a sleek new smart phone called the Pre and fresh, intuitive operating software.</p><p>Instead, the company is in danger of going the way of it...

PALM_SALES

2010-03-10T16:30:47Z

Chart shows quarterly sales of Palm smart phone units for fiscal years 2009-

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