Michelle Megna

Google’s backing of the open standard EPUB earlier this week for its one million free, public-domain digital books is accelerating EPUB as the e-reader industry standard. In doing so, analysts say this leaves front-runner Amazon’s (NASDAQ: AMZN) Kindle, with its use of proprietary technology, out of the loop. By adding support for EPUB downloads, Google […]

The Apple iPhone 3G will go on sale in China in October, bringing the consumer phenomenon to a market of nearly three quarters of a billion mobile phone users, according to reports. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and China Unicom finalized a deal to bring the iPhone to China, with the Chinese telecom expected to officially announce […]

The new N900. Source: NokiaClick to enlarge. As speculation abounds that Nokia is prepping a high-end smartphone based on Linux software instead of its own Symbian OS, the company today added further grist to the rumor mill by introducing a new mobile Internet device (MID) powered by the open-source Maemo platform. The Finnish mobile phone giant said […]

Motorola is slated to give the world a first look at its upcoming portfolio of Android-based smartphones, which the slumping mobile provider is betting will bring holiday cheer in the form of a significant spike in sales later this year. Invitations to a Sept. 10 press event bearing the Android logo went out to the […]

Research In Motion is keeping pace in the mobile browser race with the purchase this week of Torch Mobile, maker of the WebKit-based Iris smartphone browser. Torch Mobile, a WebKit developer that makes the Iris mobile browser, announced Monday that it has been acquired by RIM (NASDAQ: RIMM) for an undisclosed sum. Already, observers are […]

Wi-Fi is emerging as a critical component of the lucrative smartphone market as carriers increasingly realize benefits of the wireless technology, and data out today suggests the trend will continue. This year, 144 million dual-mode cellular/Wi-Fi handsets are expected to ship, with forecasts for 2011 at just over 300 million units, according to a report […]

The return of Apple chief Steve Jobs to the company campus is not just a sign that things may be back to business as usual: It could be an indication that not only is Apple planning to launch its long-rumored tablet PC, but that the company’s chief visionary is again calling the shots on its […]

AT&T will soon begin requiring new smartphone customers to buy into its $30 unlimited monthly data plan — a move that brings it in line with rival Verizon Wireless, but whose timing some industry observers warn could raise eyebrows, given federal regulators’ ongoing investigations into industry practices. The change, which starts Sept. 6 will see […]

Research In Motion’s answer to the iPhone 3GS, for now being called Storm 2, is expected to be released by Verizon in October, along with Motorola’s Android-powered handset code-named Sholes. A leaked Verizon Wireless document outlining upcoming smartphones hit the blogosphere this week, and according to [reports](http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/08/23/upcoming-verizon-handsets-motorola-sholes-blackberry-curve-2-blackberry-storm-2-more/), highlights mobile devices that will be on sale […]

Mobile phone giant Nokia is planning to join the netbook craze, adding its name a growing list of competitors with plans to debut its own lightweight, low-cost and low-power portable PC. The Nokia Booklet 3G will mark the latest attempt by a newcomer to force its way into an already packed arena that continues to […]

Google sprung into action today to set the record straight in response to a news report suggesting that it had limited access to a popular Internet phone application at the request of T-Mobile, the lone U.S. carrier supporting handsets based on Google’s Android operating system. A story in today’s USA Today suggested that Google stifled […]

In a regulatory filing this afternoon, AT&T publicly disavowed claims that it had any role in pressuring Apple to accept or reject iPhone applications that are seen as competitive to its business interests. The Federal Communications Commission had set today as a deadline for AT&T (NYSE: T), Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) to […]