By Joseph Palenchar On Jan 28 2013 - 1:01pm

Kyocera, Sprint Ready Their First Ruggedized 4G Smartphone

San Diego — Kyocera Communications and Sprint will launch their first 4G ruggedized smartphone sometime in the spring.

The LTE-equipped Android-based

By Joseph Palenchar On Jan 28 2013 - 10:31am

RIM Begins Promotional Drumbeat For BlackBerry 10

Waterloo, Ontario — Research In Motion isn’t waiting for Wednesday’s official BlackBerry 10 OS launch to generate promotional buzz.

By Joseph Palenchar On Jan 25 2013 - 12:12pm

Samsung Gains Global Cell Share In Slow-Growth Market

Boston – Global cellphone shipments rose a modest 2 percent in 2012 to 1.6 billion units compared with 13.7 percent growth in 2011, with Samsung knocking out

By Joseph Palenchar On Jan 25 2013 - 11:31am

Forum Seeks To Accelerate NFC Use In CE

Wakefield, Mass. - The NFC Forum, the industry association that promotes the use of Near Field Communication (NFC)

By Doug Olenick On Jan 24 2013 - 3:01pm

2012 Q4 Tablet Sales At 64M

New York — Tablet sales during the fourth quarter of 2012 accounted for almost half of all of last year’s sales, according to Futuresource.

The

By Joseph Palenchar On Jan 23 2013 - 3:20pm

Cricket Scales Back National Retail Distribution

San Diego – Prepaid wireless carrier Cricket pulled out of most of its national retail accounts with the exception of Walmart and RadioShack at the end of

By Joseph Palenchar On Jan 23 2013 - 2:03pm

Samsung’s First Windows Phone 8 Smartphone Arrives

Bedminster, N.J. — Verizon Wireless priced Samsung’s first Windows Phone 8 smartphone for the U.S. market at only $49.99.

Samsung’s 4G LTE-

By Doug Olenick On Jan 23 2013 - 11:35am

Solid-State Drive Shipments To Double

El Segundo, Calif. — Worldwide shipments and the adoption of solid-state drives (SSD) is expected to more than double this year, according to IHS.

The

By Doug Olenick On Jan 23 2013 - 1:00am

Intel To Leave Desktop Motherboard Business

Santa Clara, Calif. — Intel will begin to phase out production of its branded desktop motherboards, effective after the introduction of its next-generation

By Joseph Palenchar On Jan 22 2013 - 4:13pm

Microsoft’s Surface Windows 8 Pro Due Feb. 9

Redmond, Wash. — Microsoft plans Feb. 9 availability of its Surface Windows 8 Pro in the U.S. and Canada at an estimated street price of $899 for the 64GB