trackball

Google’s Andy Rubin Gives a Flash of Tablet Future

Ina Fried in Mobile on December 6, 2010 at 6:33 pm PT

Taking the stage to kick off D: Dive into Mobile, Google’s Andy Rubin gave a glimpse of Android 3.0 running on a prototype Motorola tablet. That was the icing on a pastry-laden talk filled with Gingerbread, Froyo and Honeycomb.

New Motion Control Patent Could Shake Up Smartphone Industry

John Paczkowski in Mobile on March 24, 2010 at 5:00 am PT

Here’s a potentially noteworthy development in the patent litigation-riddled mobile device market. Last week, the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued a very broad patent on motion-based smartphone control, one that could have significant implications for the industry.

Google’s Nexus One Is Bold New Face in Super-Smartphones

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on January 5, 2010 at 11:02 am PT

Google’s new approach to super-smartphones is the first Android phone Walt would consider carrying as his everyday hand-held computer.

The GPhone Lives: Google Uncrates the Nexus One “Superphone”

John Paczkowski in News on January 5, 2010 at 10:17 am PT

During an Android demo in April 2008, Steve Horowitz, one of the original engineers working on Google’s Android platform, said, “I’m here to tell you there is actually no GPhone.” Now, not two years later, Google is telling us something different. There is a GPhone, its name is Nexus One and Google officially unveiled it this morning at an event at its Mountain View, Calif., headquarters.

A Downsized BlackBerry Bold With Oomph

Katherine Boehret in The Mossberg Solution on November 10, 2009 at 3:16 pm PT

The Mossberg Solution compares the new BlackBerry Bold 9700 with two of its siblings.

HTC’s Hero May Be Your Scene

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on September 30, 2009 at 6:02 pm PT

Walt Mossberg reviews the new Android-model phone, recommended for Sprint customers and others looking for something powerful and different.

A BlackBerry Priced Right For Newcomers

Katherine Boehret in The Mossberg Solution on August 12, 2009 at 12:52 am PT

A new BlackBerry costs less than any other BlackBerry did at launch—that is, if you buy it at the right place.

Second Chances: T-Mobile Tries Again

Katherine Boehret in The Mossberg Solution on July 21, 2009 at 5:08 pm PT

A review of T-Mobile myTouch 3G with Google, the second “Google phone” to be released.

A Kick Start to the Sidekick’s Social Side

Katherine Boehret in The Mossberg Solution on May 5, 2009 at 5:14 pm PT

The new Sidekick LX has a camera, 3G-connection and social-networking apps, but the absence of a touch screen is glaring for this expensive device.

Voices

Now, Even More Ways to Spend Money Online

Geoffrey Fowler, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on April 10, 2009 at 9:14 am PT

Shopping on cellphones–long a dream among e-commerce companies–is not yet a mass-market phenomenon. But some new tools could help change that picture.