That’s smartphones, guys. Not superphones, and certainly not phablets (sorry, we hate that word too).
Synaptics announces ClearPad 2200 touchscreen controller for smartphones
February 22, 2012 Updated at 1:00 pm
Apple Nightline tour reveals handmade iPhones
February 22, 2012 Updated at 12:02 pm
Apple ‘s behind-the-scenes Foxconn factory tour for ABC’s Nightline has aired, leaving the company’s fans and critics arguing over whether the “privileged” access unlocked any secrets or alleviated concerns over labor treatment. Many of the more astonishing figures surround the production processes for Apple’s most coveted devices, the iPad and iPhone, which are for the most part built by hand by an ever-growing team of Foxconn workers.
Sorry, RIM: The Playbook Still Sucks
February 22, 2012 Updated at 12:02 pm
NEC shows off three interesting Android devices
February 22, 2012 Updated at 10:49 am
We don’t hear much from NEC here in the US on the tablet/smartphone front, but in Asia the company has several products that fall under those categories. Most of what we get from NEC in the US are projectors.
TELUS to Launch New Trade-In Program, LG announces L-style Android Phones & Twitter’s App Get Updates
February 22, 2012 Updated at 9:03 am
Alert: Social Media Is Eating Into Carrier Revenues, And It’s Only Getting Worse
February 22, 2012 Updated at 8:54 am
Twitter, Facebook and other social networks have long counted on the rise in smartphone usage to help fuel their growth: that trend, however, seems to also be taking a toll on mobile carriers — specifically in the form of revenues. The analyst firm of Ovum , part of the Informa Group, has estimated that operators lost $13.9 billion in SMS revenue in 2011, as a result of their customers using services like Twitter and Facebook to message each other instead of the carriers’ own text messaging services.
Storify Brings Drag-And-Drop Social Curation To The iPad
February 22, 2012 Updated at 8:02 am
Storify has become one of the best ways to create stories from social media — the startup says it has been used by 22 of the top 25 news sites in the United States, and that its users have curated a total of more than 3 million social objects. Now, you can do that curation from your iPad.
AT&T launches pilot program for expanded push-to-talk services
February 22, 2012 Updated at 7:03 am
Let’s face it, walkie-talkies are far from glamorous, but for large and small enterprises that rely on real-time communication, the WWII artifact remains an integral part of the workday. Now, AT&T has set forth on a journey to give its push-to-talk services a modern makeover, and it’s recruiting a few partners to join the quest.
LG Optimus 3D Cube revealed and detailed
February 22, 2012 Updated at 5:52 am
The next generation of 3D smartphones has begun to drop here just one year after we first saw similar devices drop at Mobile World Congress 2011. It appears that LG will be the first big manufacturer to come back swinging with a new Optimus 3D, this time called the LG Optimus 3D Cube complete with 3D video editing.
T-Mobile’s Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G Officially Announced (Again) – Launch Date And Pricing Revealed
February 22, 2012 Updated at 5:29 am
A device that almost got lost in the CES 2012 hooplah, the Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G has finally been given a more pinpointed release date for T-Mobile. The device’s most notable feature is the fact that it will run on T-Mobile’s super fast HSPA+ 42Mbps down network.