RIM announces new tools and services for developers
Today, at DevCon, RIM announced a host of new tools and services for its developers, including: BlackBerry WebWorks™: RIM’s next-generation application platform enables developers to …
2010
Nielsen: U.S. digital music sales flat in 2010
According to analytics company Nielsen, digital music sales in the United States were flat during the first half of 2010; showing no positive growth from 2009. …
AT&T expecting "record numbers" in Q3
Randall Stephenson, AT&T’s CEO, recently spoke at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia XIX Conference and said, ” We’re on pace to set a record for integrated …
Sony on pace to hit PS3 sales targets
Reuters is reporting that electronics company Sony is on pace to hit the PlayStation 3 sales target it set for itself (from March 2010 to …
Verizon to launch LTE in 30 "NFL cities" by end of 2010
eWeek is reporting that Verizon Wireless told executive IT managers that they plan to launch LTE in 30 “NFL cities” by the end of 2010. The quote …
AT&T's holiday lineup leaked, Galaxy Tab, WP7, Torch and more
Engadget has been sent in a plethora of screen shots detailing what appears to be AT&T’s entire holiday lineup. The site details that the 7-inch, …
Garmin weighing costs of phone division
In an interview with Reuters, Garmin CFO Kevin Rauckman was fairly candid when speaking about his company’s foray into the smartphone market place. “We’re pragmatic. …
AT&T spends over $3.5 billion on network in first six months of 2010
You can say what you want about the quality of AT&T’s network — and we know you will — but at least they are trying. …
Samsung ups 2010 smartphone sales target by 7 million units
For those of you wondering whether or not the Galaxy S family of phones has been a hit, we present you this story. Today, at …
Motorola announces MILESTONE 2 for Europe
Today, Motorola announced the MILESTONE 2 to the European, GSM-loving masses. The MILESTONE 2 is, for lack of a better description, the DROID 2… sort of. …
Google Calendar Sync will keep Outlook 2010 up to date
Just a quick note here… Google has announced that its calendar desktop syncing conduit for Outlook — Calendar Sync — is now compatible with Microsoft Outlook 2010. The blog …
2011 Audi A8 to ship with mobile hotspot capability built-in
Your EVO 4G, EPIC, DROID 2, and DROID X all have hotspot capabilities when they leave the factory. So why not your car? Audi has announced that …
Apple iPod Event Slated For Mid-September?
Rumor has it that Apple will be scheduling its annual iPod event for mid-September, which is a little bit later than in years past. This …
AT&T, Verizon Wireless have 62% of U.S. mobile subscriber base
A report filed by FierceMobileContent is filled with some pretty interesting statistics about the U.S. wireless market. According to the report, AT&T and Verizon Wireless raked in …
Exclusive: Verizon Wireless 2010/2011 roadmap!
One of our Verizon Wireless sources has dropped a whole bunch of info in our laps. We’re talking intimate details of Verizon Wireless’ plans for …
Worldwide smartphone market share grew 64% in Q2, Android shipments grew 886%
Analytics firm Canalys has released their Q2 2010 smartphone market share metrics, and the numbers show Android continues its explosive growth. In Q2, the top …
Samsung to introduce its Android tablet in Q3 2010
Add Samsung to the long list of hardware manufacturers that are confirmed to be jumping on the Android tablet bandwagon in 2010. Samsung was not …
HTC Q2: 66% revenue growth, 5.4 million units sold
HTC posted their Q2 report card today, and it looks pretty darn good. The Taiwanese handset maker reported roughly $1.8 billion (USD) in revenues, which is up …
Motorola Q2: mobile sales down 6%, 2.7 million smartphones shipped
This morning, Motorola announced their Q2 2010 earnings, and the information looks so-so to be honest. The company as a whole saw sales of $5.4 …
Sprint Q2: additional 111,000 postpaid accounts, best churn rate in company history
Here’s some great news out of the Sprint camp. In Q2 of 2010, Sprint added (yes, added) 111,000 postpaid subscribers to its CDMA network and …
Amazon sees $1 billion in sales on mobile devices in 12 months
Yesterday, During Amazon’s Q2 earnings call — where Amazon posted $6.57 billion in net sales, up 41% year-0ver-year — the online retailer announced that over …
Verizon Wireless Q2, data revenue up 23.8%, 92.1 million customers
Verizon Communications, Inc. has just announced their Q2 earnings, and included in the massive statement is the results for Verizon Wireless (a venture owned by …
Microsoft has best Q4 in company history, over $16 billion in revenue
There were whispers that Apple’s latest quarterly earnings — $15.7 billion — could best those of rival Microsoft, however today, the Redmond company put all …
AT&T activates 3.2 million iPhones in Q2, 27% growth in wireless data revenue
Here is a fairly astonishing statistic: AT&T activated 3.2 million iPhones in Q2 alone, and 27% of those were new account activations — 860,000 new …
Nokia posts mediocre Q2, 1% bump in net sales
Global leader in mobile Nokia, posted their Q2 2010 numbers this morning, and to be honest, they are just okay. The Finnish company posted net …
Netflix is on its way to Canada
By way of the tweet, Netflix has announced that it will be offering its services in Canada beginning “this fall.” If you’re located in Canada, and …
The Apple press conference round up…
The much anticipated Apple press conference has just concluded. Here is — in bullet form — what we just learned: The iPhone 4 death grip signal degradation thingy …
Google has strong Q2, 24% revenue growth year-over-year
Mountain View, CA search juggernaut Google has announced their Q2 2010 financial results… and it all looks very good. Google posted revenue of $6.82 billion …
2010 NY Auto Show video
We’ve always wanted to hit the NY Auto Show and this year, Buick sponsored our trip. There weren’t many brand new announcements (we actually can’t …
Live from CTIA 2010's day one keynote with AT&T's Ralph de la Vega
Yes, yes y’all, we’re ready to bring the action straight from the first day of CTIA 2010. Up first is the opening keynote with AT&Ts …
