Portable Digital Devices

• Verizon's Q4 Lineup Adds Second Droid, More PTT, Prepaid Broadband

  By Joseph Palenchar, November 5, 2009
  New York - New additions to the Verizon Wireless fourth-quarter lineup include a $99 Android-based touchscreen-only smartphone, Verizon's first BlackBerry Curve with Wi-Fi, and the first touchscreen phone in the carrier's LG Chocolate lineup.  More

• CEA Names 2010 Executive Board

  By Steve Smith, November 5, 2009
  Arlington, Va. - The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) announced the election by its members of its 2010 executive board and board of industry leaders  More

• CES: Sustainable Planet Exhibit Bigger In '10

  TWICE Staff, November 4, 2009
  Arlington, Va. - The Sustainable Planet CE Spotlight, an exhibit area set for the 2010 International CES, will increase by more than 40 percent vs. the 2009 show.  More

• B&N Sued Over Nook e-Reader

  By Amy Gilroy, November 4, 2009
  Fremont, Calif. - Barnes & Noble's much lauded e-reader, the Nook, is not yet available, but it is already the subject of a lawsuit, filed Nov. 2 by Spring Design.  More

• HTC Cellphone Embeds Wi-Fi Router

  By Joseph Palenchar, November 4, 2009
  Taoyuan, Taiwan - An HTC-made 3G smartphone due in the U.S. early next year will incorporate an embedded Wi-Fi router, enabling multiple laptop users to share a cellular-data connection to the Internet when they're on the go.  More

• 4G LTE Cellular To Speak With 2 Voices

  By Joseph Palenchar, November 4, 2009
  Dallas - Major cellular carriers, handset vendors, and infrastructure worldwide agreed on another international standard to add voice calling and SMS text messaging to the 4G LTE (Long Term Evolution) cellular-data standard.  More

• Apple App Store Hits 100K Mark

  By Joseph Palenchar, November 4, 2009
  Cupertino, Calif. - More than 100,000 apps are now available in Apple's App Store for use by the more than 50 million owners of iPhones and iPod Touches in 77 countries, Apple announced.  More

• SonyEricsson Readies Android Phone

  By Joseph Palenchar, November 3, 2009
  Raleigh, N.C. - SonyEricsson's first Android-based smartphone, the Experia X10, will be available in the U.S. during the first quarter for use in 3G HSPA networks.  More

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