By Joseph Palenchar On Jun 6 2013 - 1:41pm

Startup Zact Turns On Flexible-Plan Cellphone Service

Redwood City, Calif. — Startup MVNO Zact today began offering its flexible-plan cellphone service through its website. Zact plans to add retail distribution, a

By Joseph Palenchar On Jun 6 2013 - 12:51pm

BlackBerry Q10 Rollout Expands

New York – The U.S. rollout of BlackBerry’s Q10 smartphone continues with Verizon Wireless offering the QWERTY keyboard device online and through indirect

By Joseph Palenchar On Jun 5 2013 - 2:21pm

Samsung Readies Galaxy S4 Active For U.S. Summer Launch

Seoul – Samsung developed a new version of its flagship Galaxy S4 smartphone with features targeted to active outdoor users. The new phone, the Galaxy S4 Active

By Doug Olenick On Jun 5 2013 - 11:33am

Sony Readies New Vaio Ultrabooks

Taipei, Taiwan – Sony has rolled out three Ultrabooks including one that is a slider hybrid laptop/tablet. The new Ultrabooks are the Vaio Pro 11 and 13 and the

By Joseph Palenchar On Jun 5 2013 - 9:06am

ITC Ban Affects Limited Number Of Older Apple Products

New York – Apple vowed to appeal a ruling by the U.S. International Trade Commission banning the company from importing and distributing older iPhones and

By Joseph Palenchar On Jun 5 2013 - 8:56am

FreedomPop Readies Free Cellphone Voice Service

Los Angeles - MVNO FreedomPop, which recently launched free 4G mobile broadband service and free wireless home-broadband service, now plans to offer free cellphone

By TWICE Staff On Jun 4 2013 - 1:31pm

HTC Makes Another Top-Level Executive Change

Taoyuan, Taiwan — HTC COO Matthew Costello left the company after three years on the job and after five consecutive quarters of revenues that declined at double-

By Greg Tarr On Jun 4 2013 - 11:57am

Razer Takes Pre-Orders On ‘Blade’ Laptop

Taipei, Taiwan — High-performance gaming PC manufacturer Razer said Tuesday it is using Computex Show week to take pre-orders for its 14-inch Blade gaming laptop

By Doug Olenick On Jun 3 2013 - 8:00pm

Toshiba Gets Touch Friendly, Adds Tablets

New York – Toshiba today updated its computer lineup, making touchscreens optional on almost all of its laptops and adding a stylus-equipped high-end tablet. The

By Joseph Palenchar On Jun 3 2013 - 3:30pm

Survey: iOS, Windows Phones Gaining On Android In U.S.

New York — Windows and iOS-based smartphones are gaining sales share at a faster pace than Android smartphones, said research company Kantar Worldpanel