Judy Mottl

A Texas WiMAX service provider has filed suit against Sprint Nextel and Clearwire claiming the carriers have infringed on six of its communications-related patents. Adaptix is seeking a jury trial, as well as unspecified damages. Reports of its civil suit, which was filed December 1 in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, […]

The holiday season came right on time for Palm, which today announced a $100 million investment from Elevation Partners. The influx of cash aims to help the troubled handset manufacturer shore up its operations and deliver new products. It also marks the second equity investment by Elevation Partners, which poured $325 million into Palm’s (NASDAQ: […]

Handsets, smarter smartphones, sleek design, touch screens galore and (finally) faster wireless data speeds — 2008 proved to be a year dominated by smartphones. As InternetNews.com rounds up the stories that dominated tech in 2008 — it is clear the year was about more than iPhone lust. The bumpy arrival of the second Apple iPhone […]

Smartphone makers Research In Motion and Palm announced quarterly earnings yesterday on par with pre-quarter expectations. But that’s where the financial similarity ends. RIM (NASDAQ: RIMM) is expecting a robust holiday selling season; co-CEO Jim Balsillie called it the company’s best ever. Palm (NASDAQ:PALM), meanwhile, reported less than stellar revenues and faces market challenges that […]

Palm has launched a new online mobile application storefront stuffed with free and paid versions of applications for over 25 Palm devices. The quiet Software Store debut, which it didn’t announce officially, houses 1,000 free applications and 2,000 games. Users can search through categories for applications for personal productivity, fun and games, to professional. You […]

It will be a Grinch-like holiday at Motorola. The Schaumburg, Illinois electronics firm is reducing pay from the top down, with a 25 percent salary cut for its co-CEOs, canceling employee bonuses and slashing benefits programs for 2009. In an announcement Wednesday, Motorola (NYSE: MOT) said continuing global economic challenges are prompting it to freeze […]

New iPhones on Walmart shelves by month’s end? That’s the word from a technology blog that claims the gadget is slated to show up on Dec. 28th. Others are skeptical. According to Engadget.com, which posted an image today of a letter describing details of the iPhone’s arrival, two new devices are expected before the end […]

Palm fans must be tickled pink today with the launch of Palm’s [Software Store](http://appstore.pocketgear.com/palm/), a new online application download center that’s stocked with 5,000 applications for over 25 Palm devices. Neatly organized by device and by application category the software hub seemed to appear out of the blue today. It’s clear Palm realizes that mobile […]

If you were wondering where Internet access ranks in today’s lifestyle choices, take a gander at the results of a new survey sponsored by Intel (NASDAQ: INTC). People would forgo sex and television watching for two weeks rather than lose a week’s worth of access to the Internet. Those are just two startling tidbits from […]

An iPod in every stocking this year? OK, not all that likely but Apple’s product sales are predicted to be better than some analysts’ estimations. At least, that’s the conclusion of a Piper Jaffray research note. The report, which used annual sales data from research firm NPD, predicts an overall jolly holiday season for Apple’s […]

Palm is staying mum about its impending new operating system, other than to note it will be talking about “newness” come the new year. “We are not making any specific announcement on the new OS,” a Palm (NASDAQ: PALM) spokesperson told InternetNews.com, adding, however, it does plan to make a presentation about Palm’s “newness” at […]

Microsoft’s Live Labs research division debuted its Seadragon Mobile application over the weekend for the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) smartphone. It gives iPhone users the same graphic-enhanced capabilities Windows PC users now enjoy, such as viewing entire photo collections in one screen. The application is not yet available on Windows mobile devices. No word on when […]