Bonnie Cha in Product News on May 7 at 1:09 pm PT
AT&T’s latest Windows Phone device from Samsung brings 4G connectivity and a price tag that won’t break the bank.
Bonnie Cha in Product News on May 7 at 10:34 am PT
The HTC Droid Incredible for Verizon is back, and it’s faster and more multimedia savvy than ever.
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Bonnie Cha in Product News on May 2 at 12:22 pm PT
First-time smartphone buyers and those on a budget will soon have another choice in Android phones when the T-Mobile Prism goes on sale Sunday. Priced at $20 with a two-year contract and after a $50 mail-in rebate (or $149.99 off contract), the entry-level Prism features a 3.5-inch HVGA touchscreen, a 3.2-megapixel camera and 3G connectivity, and runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread. The Prism will be available from Best Buy starting May 6, at Walmart on May 9 and at T-Mobile stores on May 23.
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Tricia Duryee in Commerce on May 2 at 10:43 am PT
The Verge is reporting that next week Microsoft is planning to sell subscriptions for the Xbox, similarly to how wireless carriers sell phones. Under the plan, the Xbox plus Kinect will cost $99 plus $15 a month for two years, including access to the Xbox Live Gold service and its streaming TV and music. Right now, the package appears to be cheaper than paying upfront for the console, though that doesn’t factor in any future price discounts for the aging hardware.
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Ben Fox Rubin, Reporter, Dow Jones Newswires in News on April 18 at 2:28 pm PT
Qualcomm Inc.’s fiscal second-quarter profit soared as the chip maker saw adoption of its cellphone technologies continue to drive higher revenue. But shares sank after hours on lower-than-expected guidance.
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Rolfe Winkler, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Mobile on April 10 at 4:40 am PT
The nation’s major wireless providers have agreed to a deal with the U.S. government to build a central database of stolen cellphones — part of a broad effort to tame an explosion of thefts nationwide.
Lauren Goode in News on March 29 at 8:14 am PT
Computer maker Dell has killed off the last of its current smartphone offerings in the U.S.
I’m sitting across from 4 diff people talking on Razr flip phones at LAX airport. Have I traveled back in time & someone forgot to tell me?
–Nick Bilton, via Twitter
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Tricia Duryee in Commerce on February 6 at 1:00 am PT
Mobeam has raised another $1.5 million in capital to work on a solution for point-of-sale systems at retail not being able to read bar codes from coupons on cellphone screens. In October,
the company raised $5 million; in December, it
inked a high-profile partnership with Procter & Gamble, and now adds new investor DFJ Athena, a Korea-focused venture fund affiliated with Draper Fisher Jurvetson, to the list. Previous investors include Yet2Ventures, Samsung Ventures and Mitsui.
