High prices and a lack of attractive smartphone content are hurting sales, analysts say
China now has the iPhone and more big-name smartphones are due in the country, but few buyers overall are choosing smartphones despite promotion by China's mobile carriers.
Resellers see education and apps developers as big winners from the upcoming device
Apple resellers and dealers are being kept in the dark about the upcoming iPad, and many fear they won’t be able to sell the unit direct.
4G becomes key area of focus for networking giants
The two biggest router companies are focusing their attention on mobility this week with products to address operator needs for rich 4G multimedia services.
$130 surcharge for 3G capability may be subsidy for lowest-priced $499 models
Apple's pricing for the iPad is "ridiculous," a hardware expert said Wednesday, as he argued that the $130 price difference for models with 3G means buyers of those tablets subsidize the lowest-priced $499 model.
A Wall Street analyst asked about the company's exclusive iPhone deal with AT&T. There is speculation that by the end of the year Apple will end that arrangement and sell the iPhone via additional carriers.
Winners in the bid will be allocated spectrum by August, the government said
The auction of 3G spectrum and operating licenses in India will be held as planned on Jan. 14, the country's Minister of Communications and IT, A. Raja told reporters in Delhi on Monday, according to media reports.
The new hardware won't be in service for another three to six months, Ericsson says
Ericsson has demonstrated one part of the technology that will make speeds of up to 42 Mbps (bits per second) possible in 3G networks. However, a lot of work remains before services can be launched.
Supporters of two different approaches said they have demonstrated VoIP calls
Backers of two competing specifications for delivering voice over LTE mobile data networks have heralded demonstrations in the past two days, while mobile giant Ericsson apparently dropped its support for one of the systems.
The MT710 will use a Chinese 3G standard and operating system
Motorola will start selling a smartphone similar to the Droid in China this month, but the phone will use China's homegrown 3G standard and a China Mobile operating system.
The big question: What will the carrier do with the customer-provided data?
AT&T today released an application for Apple's iPhone that lets customers submit complaints about dropped calls, poor coverage and substandard voice quality.
If Motorola's Milestone, a new GSM handset being introduced in Europe, looks familiar, there is a reason.
If Motorola's Milestone, a new GSM handset being introduced in Europe, looks familiar, there is a reason. It is a Droid with a different radio deck. It is also Europe's first Android 2.0 handset.
The 6788 will run the Symbian operating system and appear on China Mobile's TD-SCDMA network in December
Nokia announced its first smartphone for China Mobile's 3G network on Tuesday.
The wireless ISP recruits more vendors for Perth WiMax rollout
Unwired claims the need for traditional Internet access will provide the driving force behind uptake of its forthcoming 4G services.
The netbook will run Windows 7
The Nokia Booklet 3G netbook will ship with Windows 7 and cost €575 (US$816) before subsidies and taxes, Nokia announced on Wednesday at its World conference in Stuttgart, Germany.
The device includes mobile broadband access and boasts a long battery life
Nokia has unveiled the Booklet 3G, a netbook with high-speed mobile broadband and Wi-Fi connectivity, and a GPS receiver, the company said on Monday. The Booklet 3G should run for up to 12 hours on one battery charge, Nokia said. It weighs 1.25 kilograms, has an aluminum chassis and is slightly more than 2 centimeters thin.
