Judy Mottl

Google has a new ally in its battle for smartphone dominance: Adobe. The companies revealed Monday that Adobe has made its Flash technology compatible with the Android smartphone operating system developed by the Google-backed Open Handset Alliance. As a result, the enhancement may give devices like T-Mobile’s G1 smartphone and other Android-based phones access to a […]

The list of challengers trying to steal market share from Research in Motion’s BlackBerry and Apple’s iPhone expanded with LG’s debut of Incite, the handset maker’s first-ever US smartphone. The Windows Mobile handset, which is also LG’s first US WiFi device, features a haptic (vibrating) feedback touch screen, a three-inch display, international 3G capability and […]

Amazon today announced CloudFront, a self-serve, pay-as-you-go content delivery network service that aims to put Amazon in the company of tenured content delivery network (CDN) providers like Akamai, Limelight and CDNetworks. Currently in beta, CloudFront is aimed at users needing frequent access to Web site components, developers distributing software and small businesses publishing media files. […]

Smartphone users want faster Web access, easier social networking navigation and would gladly suffer mobile advertising if it meant free online content. Data from several Azuki Systems surveys show that mobile device users are spending a significant amount of time talking, texting, e-mailing and Web surfing. Yet 80 percent of those polled wish it was […]

Google has a new ally in its battle for smartphone dominance: Adobe. The companies today revealed that that Adobe (NASDAQ: ADBE) has made its Flash technology compatible with the Android smartphone operating system developed by the Google-backed Open Handset Alliance. As a result, the enhancement may give devices like T-Mobile’s G1 smartphone and other Android-based […]

The court battle between a former IBM executive over his move to Apple is heating up now that the ex IBM-er has countersued Big Blue in their trade secrets dispute. Mark Papermaster’s suit, filed late last week, claims that IBM’s legal action to stop him from working at Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is unjustified. The suit […]

The latest tech advances may be grand, but using the products is still proving to be a frustrating experience for many users. A new study reports just about half of today’s technology adopters, 48 percent, turn for help when it comes to device set up and operation. And it doesn’t matter whether it’s the latest […]

Mark Papermaster is a bit teed off apparently. The 26-year former IBM Blade server executive filed a counter suit last last week against IBM which is suing Papermaster to stop him from going to work at Apple. Last Thursday the court ordered Big Blue to put up a $3 million dollar bond just in case […]

Mobile phone users are increasingly happier with devices and willing to pay more for feature-rich handsets and data services, according to a new report by J.D. Power and Associates. Sony Ericsson’s handsets rank tops with wireless phone users when it comes to design, operation, features, durability and battery function. The handset maker scored 739 on […]

Sprint is asking for volunteers to hit the layoff line. The company is trying to reduce costs and the size of its labor force with a voluntary employee layoff program and a slew of operational reductions, InternetNews.com has learned. In addition to asking for voluntary layoffs or early retirement in some cases, the nation’s third […]

The Kansas City Business Journal [reports](http://kansascity.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2008/11/10/daily34.html?ana=yfcpc) that Sprint is seeking volunteers for buy-out packages and giving employees, working in non-facing customer positions, until December 3 to decide if they’ll take a severance package offer. Calls and an email to Sprint were not returned by blog time, but the news isn’t surprising given Sprint’s not making […]

The BlackBerry Storm’s arrival next Friday marks Research in Motion’s (RIM) official competitive shot against Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone and also puts two new BlackBerries head-to-head during the upcoming holiday buying season. Exclusive carrier Verizon Wireless said today it will offer the Storm 9730, featuring the first-ever BlackBerry touch screen and 3G capability, for $200 […]