Portable Digital Devices

• NPD: Q4 Smartphone Dollar Volume Up, Growth Rate Slows

  By Joseph Palenchar, March 17, 2010
  Port Washington, N.Y. - Consumer spending on smartphones grew year over year in the fourth quarter, but because of a proliferation of lower-priced models, smartphone dollar volume didn't grow as rapidly as it did during the year-ago period, said NPD.  More

• T-Mobile Prices Its Latest 2 Smartphones

  By Joseph Palenchar, March 17, 2010
  Bellevue, Wash. - T-Mobile priced its latest two smartphones, the Android-based Motorola Cliq and HTC's Windows Mobile 6.5 HD2, at $129 and $199, respectively, with two-year voice/data plan.  More

• Google's Nexus One Smartphone Spreading To More Networks

  By Joseph Palenchar, March 17, 2010
  Mountain View, Calif. - Google launched a version of its Nexus One smartphone for use on AT&T's 3G network, and a Sprint-network version is on the way.  More

• New AT&T Phones Get Enhanced Message Services

  By Joseph Palenchar, March 15, 2010
  Dallas - AT&T Wireless unveiled a quartet of quick-messaging handsets - two each from Samsung and Pantech - that will provide new messaging, contact-management, and video- and photo-sharing services, the carrier announced.  More

• TomTom iPhone App Gets Traffic Service

  By Joseph Palenchar, March 15, 2010
  Concord, Mass. - TomTom upgraded its iPhone navigation app with the addition of Google Local Search and optional real-time traffic.  More

• Inbrics Readies 3G, 4G Android

  By Joseph Palenchar, February 22, 2010
  SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — South Korean telecom-equipment maker Inbrics plans late 2010 or early 2011 availability in the U.S. of an Android-based smartphone that’s also designed to share content with multiple devices around the house.  More

• Verizon Plans 2nd Motorola Android

  By Joseph Palenchar, February 22, 2010
  BASKING RIDGE, N.J. — Verizon Wireless will expand its selection of Android phones to three in March with the launch of the Motorola-made Devour, which will be the carrier’s second Motorola- made Android phone and the carrier’s first phone with Motoblur service.  More

• Garmin-Asus Readies First Android PND Phone

  By Joseph Palenchar, February 22, 2010
  OLATHE, KAN. — The latest two PND phones announced by Garmin- Asus include the joint venture’s first Android-based model.  More

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