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  • Android gains ground at RIM's expense

    While Research in Motion's BlackBerry OS is still the most-used smartphone platform in the United States, it's starting to hear footsteps from Google's Android.

    Written by Brad Reed08 Jan. 11 05:13
  • Emerging tech: Disaster-proof your mobile app before rollout

    So you've created an iPhone enterprise app, and your sales folks and executives are thrilled. They want more functionality, say, tapping into location-based services or-gulp!-using the camera to capture product images. A few people are requesting the app run on their brand new Droids. Now the CEO wants the app on his soon-to-be-available BlackBerry PlayBook tablet.

    Written by Tom Kaneshige02 Nov. 10 03:12
  • BlackBerry how-to: Downgrade the OS on your RIM smartphone

    Perhaps your wireless carrier released a new software update for your BlackBerry smartphone, but your favorite applications just won't work on the new build. Or maybe you were feeling daring and decided to install a leaked "beta" BlackBerry OS to check out some new features, but it drastically degraded your handheld's performance.

    Written by Al Sacco29 Oct. 10 02:07
  • Smartphones Ride Tsunami of Demand

    During the next 90 days, consumer demand for smartphones will reach tsunami heights, according to a study released this week by ChangeWave Research. Despite recent troubles, Apple's iPhone 4 will be out in front along with HTC's Droid Incredible, while RIM's BlackBerry risks falling further behind.

    Written by Tom Kaneshige16 July 10 03:21
  • AT&T promotes Samsung Captivate's 4-in. screen

    The Samsung Captivate The Samsung Captivate, an Android 2.1 smartphone, will go on sale at AT&T later this year, offering a 4-in. Super AMOLED touchscreen display and a 1 GHz processor that may help make the device a viable competitor to the iPhone.

    Written by Matt Hamblen19 June 10 02:56
  • iPhone 4 Launch: Let the Smartphone Games Begin!

    Overrun by more than 600,000 pre-sale orders on Tuesday, Apple's iPhone 4 looks to be the biggest selling smartphone ever. The sheer volume of pre-sales clogged Apple and AT&T's order-taking systems.

    Written by Tom Kaneshige18 June 10 08:06
  • Nokia lowers second quarter expectations

    Facing continued pressure from Apple and other smartphone makers, Nokia on Wednesday warned that its second quarter earnings would be lower than expected.

    Written by Nancy Gohring17 June 10 04:33
  • New security/management software targets enterprise smartphones

    A new client-server software product is designed to secure and manage smartphones and other mobile devices in the enterprise, including iPhones. The vendor, Mobile Application Development Partners, says the software can be installed with no changes to existing network or security infrastructures.

    Written by Network World staff09 June 10 01:51
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