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NEWS ABOUT: handsets

handsets stories: 13 news summaries





 Google, Verizon 
 Team Up on 
 Smartphones 

Move to Android seen as real challenge to iPhone, BlackBerry

Oct 7, 09 9:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Google and Verizon will partner on a line of smartphones and software running the search giant’s Android OS and served by the carrier. Verizon is the largest-yet wireless network to back Google, and the announcement could complicate what was once a simple smartphone rivalry between Apple and BlackBerry, BusinessWeek... More »

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Verizon • iPhone • Apple • BlackBerry • application • smartphones • handsets • wireless industry • App Store • Android Market • Droid phones • Verizon Droid price • Verizon Droid review

Smartphones Heart QWERTY, Click Off Users

iPhones, Blackberrys ignore alternative keyboard, to enthusiasts' chagrin

Sep 28, 09 1:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Smartphone users are baffled that the the commonly used QWERTY keyboard is dominating their text-typing world. Many would prefer the little-know Dvorak keyboard, which was designed to be easy to use, placing the most common letters on the home row. QWERTY, used on computers, was designed to overcome a technical... More »

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smartphones • handsets • keyboard • mobile phones • cellphones • Dvorak Simplified Keyboard

 iPhone Nears China Debut 

Apple receives license from Chinese government for prototype

Aug 27, 09 5:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Apple has won a technical license from the Chinese government to operate a version of the iPhone that could work with the country’s mobile network, the Wall Street Journal reports. The approval brings the company closer to debuting its hottest product in China’s massive mobile phone market. It’... More »

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China • iPhone • Apple • competition • smartphones • handsets

(Newser) - A new software technology can automatically disable cell phones moving at car speeds, augmenting laws already in place forbidding their use while driving, RealTechNews reports. The developer, Canada's Aegis Mobility, is partnering with Nationwide insurance to offer discounts to adopters. Aegis still needs carrier support but expects the software to... More »

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cell phones • driving • car safety • handsets • phone software • automobile

BlackBerry Unfolds Its First Flip Phone

Clamshell design updates popular
Pearl model

Sep 10, 08 3:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Research In Motion rolled out its first Blackberry flip phone at a consumer show last night, CNET reports. The BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 features the same multimedia features and keyboard as its predecessor in a consumer-friendly clamshell design. The company plans to launch it worldwide this fall, with T-Mobile as... More »

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cell phones • Research In Motion • BlackBerry • smartphones • handsets • T-Mobile

AT&T Starts
Rationing
iPhones

Shortage is fueling speculation that
new model is near

May 15, 08 10:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - AT&T is limiting customers to one iPhone purchase each to keep the popular product in stock longer, according to a newsflash sent to managers and picked up by the Boy Genius Report, and Apple's online stores have already sold out of iPhones. Apple is known for managing its stock... More »

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iPhone • Apple • smartphones • handsets • AT&T

Online Apple Stores Sold Out of iPhones

Shortage could spur early release of 3G model, analysts say

May 12, 08 8:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Apple’s online stores in the US and UK are sold out of iPhones, Bloomberg reports. The shortage is stoking analysts' predictions that a new handset will be released a month earlier than expected, after Apple's developer conference in June. The new phones are said to boast faster download speeds,... More »

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Steve Jobs • iPhone • Apple • release • smartphones • handsets

AT&T Delays New BlackBerry Rollout

Slated June debut of competing 3G iPhone may be the cause

Apr 25, 08 4:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Research in Motion’s latest BlackBerry has been delayed two months, Fortune reports. The Meteor phone, to run on AT&T’s 3G network, was pushed back from June to August. No reason was given, but sources say AT&T had concerns about audio quality. More »

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iPhone • Research In Motion • Apple • BlackBerry • smartphones • handsets • AT&T

Earnings report

Slumping Razr Sales Slash Moto Earnings

Motorola posts larger-than-expected  $194M loss

Apr 24, 08 7:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Apple and Nokia chewed away at Motorola’s cellphone market share, pushing the troubled handset maker to a larger first-quarter loss than expected, Bloomberg reports. Moto lost $194 million, or 9 cents a share, and revenues fell 21% to $7.45 billion. The company also  issued a bleak forecast for... More »

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cell phones • Carl Icahn • corporate earnings • Motorola • handsets

Cell Phones Worse Than Smoking, Study Says

Neurosurgeon warns that handsets double brain tumor risk

Mar 30, 08 3:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - Cell phones may cause more deaths than smoking or asbestos, warns a new study in which an Australian neurosurgeon found that a decade of cell use can double brain tumor risk—an effect that he says will show in coming years. "We are currently experiencing a reactively unchecked and... More »

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cancer • cell phones • tumor • neuroscience • cell phone industry • handsets • brain cancer • Vini Khurana

 Icahn Ups 
 Ante in 
 Motorola Battle  

Billionaire investor sues for board documents in proxy fight

Mar 25, 08 6:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Billionaire Carl Icahn is turning up the heat on Motorola in his battle for more control, filing a lawsuit for access to board documents. The move follows his rejection of the company’s offer of two board seats—instead of the four he's seeking—and calling its refusal to seat... More »

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Carl Icahn • Motorola • telecommunications • handsets • proxy battle • mobile devices

Motorola Left Holding Troubled Handset Unit

With no buyer in sight for wireless equipment division, company may look to self-reform

Feb 25, 08 12:07 PM CST
(Newser) - It’s looking increasingly important for Motorola to shore up its troubled handset unit itself, as no buyers have materialized in the near-month since the company said it was exploring options for the business, reports BusinessWeek. Fixing the problematic division would make it easier to attract a higher sale... More »

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Motorola • cell phone industry • handsets • corporate sales • corporate leadership

Faster iPhone Coming in '08

AT&T CEO reveals news at Silicon Valley meeting; Apple isn't commenting

Nov 29, 07 9:20 PM CST
(Newser) - A faster iPhone is on the way, Bloomberg reports. Apple will unveil its 3G version sometime next year, said AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson Wednesday at a meeting of the Churchill Club, a Silicon Valley business and technology forum. AT&T is the exclusive carrier for the iPhone in the... More »

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Steve Jobs • cell phones • iPhone • Apple • AT and T • 3G wireless networks • handsets

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