Judy Mottl

Describing the smartphone market as “busy” these days just doesn’t do it justice. Tomorrow, Nokia is set to debut it latest high-end smartphone, which comes right on the heels of T-Mobile’s launch of the highly anticipated Android-based HTC G1 handset. Nokia’s (NYSE: NOK) also been busy introducing new Web- and multimedia-friendly phones, while enterprise mobility […]

A consortium of tech leaders announced yesterday its aim to drive mobile broadband capability into a wide range of PCs and other wireless devices, spurring adoption of connectivity based on the GSM mobile phone standard. Mobile PC devices will be marketed with a “Mobile Broadband” badge that assures consumers a high connectivity standard, according to […]

It seems T-Mobile’s G1 sign-up page may have had a few snafus this past weekend, resulting in a few tech blogs to start spouting that Google’s HTC handset, built on the Android OS, is sold out or not available. But today I registered at T-Mobile’s site as an interested consumer for the latest handset and […]

On the heels of reports that Motorola is dramatically expanding its Android development effort, the company is staying mum, but industry watchers are wondering whether the news, if true, represents a misstep on the road to a turnaround. Motorola declined to comment on a TechCrunch report yesterday that cited an Android developer, who had been […]

UPDATED: The Blackberry Storm 9530 is Research in Motion’s (NASDAQ: RIMM) biggest shot yet at gaining market share from Apple’s popular iPhone. The Storm is expected to arrive during the fourth quarter, after the BlackBerry Bold and RIM’s newly announced Pearl flip clamshell device, assuming it doesn’t run into more delays, one analyst noted. “There […]

What do you think would happen to a solid state drive if dropped from the top of a three-story building? Well Samsung wants you to know that nothing bad happens, and proves it in what is one of the most amusing SSD public relations diddies I’ve seen to date. The folks at the Samsung campus […]

Sprint (NYSE: S) launched its new 4G Xohm (pronounced “Zoam”) mobile broadband WiMAX network service in Baltimore today, along with four service plans to entice users to sign on. The launch represents the culmination of at least two years of investment in the WiMAX 802.16e wireless networking standard — often as critics called it an […]

It’s been just about four months since Verizon Wireless announced its intention to acquire rural carrier Alltel and the proposed merger has yet to arrive on an open meeting agenda at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Yet the nation’s number two wireless carrier is confident the deal will be stamped with federal approval by the […]

Nokia, the world’s largest phone maker, is reportedly getting ready to take on Apple and forestall competition with the new Android-powered G1 phone, thanks to a touchscreen-based smartphone of its own. Next week, the Finnish phone giant is set to debut its new offering, dubbed “Tube” — marking the latest step Nokia (NYSE: NOK) is […]

A new study on workplace Internet use reports employees are more reliant on online access and more likely to bring work home — the latter likely coming as welcome news to employers. The downside, however, is that the increased flexibility is increasing employee stress and extending work hours past productive levels. The Pew Internet and […]

Research in Motion’s financial report today fell short of analyst expectations with the BlackBerry maker reporting earnings of $495.5 million, representing 86 cents per share, for the fiscal second quarter. Revenue of $2.58 billion marked a 15 percent increase compared to a year ago. While earnings represented a 72 percent increase from net income of […]

In the wake of turmoil over ISPs’ efforts to track users’ online activities and deliver ads accordingly, leading ISPs pitched self-regulation as an alternative to regulatory action, telling a Senate committee today that they are working on their own to protect subscribers’ privacy. Verizon Communications told the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee that it […]