Michelle Megna

Palm today released a software development kit (SDK) for its new webOS mobile operating system, ushering in a critical phase as the company looks to right itself on the strength of its new Pre smartphone. However, the news comes on the heels of efforts by Apple to block the Pre’s ability to sync with iTunes, […]

Verizon Wireless may have courted controversy when it announced it would include only its own app store on its future phones — despite whatever app stores handset makers might offer — but today the company reiterated that the plan isn’t as strict as it may have first seemed. In June, the nation’s largest wireless carrier […]

Google Voice — the search giant’s VoIP call-routing service — is now available in Android and BlackBerry applications, offering users a centralized platform handling a unified phone number, SMS, and automated voicemail transcription. The service functions primarily around connecting users’ traditional phones via VoIP. The technology, based on Google’s acquisition of GrandCentral Communications, first appeared […]

Google’s Android czar Andy Rubin is touting the next updates to the open source mobile operating system — after Donut will come Eclair, followed by Flan. Rubin made the comments at a recent media event in San Francisco, the “Wall Street Journal” reports, and he also reiterated that he expects 15 to 20 different Android […]

Apple’s Steve Jobs to smartphone competitors: Catch us if you can. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) today is crowing about the consumer phenomenon it created around the App Store for its iPhone and iPod Touch devices, announcing today that the service’s downloads have topped 1.5 billion downloads — a sizable achievement especially considering that the store is […]

Facebook may be ranked sixth in unique visitors, but it reigns supreme in the amount of time users spend there — topping Google, Yahoo, AOL and eBay. The social networking site checks in at a bit over 4.5 hours per person, on average, for the month of June, according to Nielsen Online’s June 2009 report. […]

It appears that search engine marketing is stabilizing after a series of increasing quarterly declines, according to a report out this week. The news comes at a time when marketers are trying to capitalize on the continued growth in performance-based advertising, or those in which advertisers only pay for measurable results. That trend has kept […]

Can eBay help save General Motors? That’s the question being asked after comments by GM CEO Frederick Henderson suggested that the U.S. auto giant is working with eBay to enable customers to buy new cars online. After GM emerged from bankruptcy protection Friday, Henderson said teaming up to offer cars on eBay Motors would help […]

Since the launch of the iPhone 3G S, AT&T has been scrambling to appease the loyal Apple fan base. AT&T came under fire for not immediately supporting tethering and MMS, new features in the 3G S, and for its [upgrade pricing plans](/mobility/article.php/3825646/ATT+Caves+to+iPhone+Faithful+on+Pricing.htm) for existing customers. The carrier did alter its cost structure to accommodate subscribers […]

Sprint is already planning to release a Wi-Fi enabled update to the BlackBerry Tour, in a move that mirrors the carrier’s strategy shift toward requiring Wi-Fi for all its devices, according to reports. The BlackBerry Tour goes on sale Sunday at Sprint and Verizon for $199.99, and supports both CDMA and GSM networks. But since […]

The T-Mobile myTouch 3G is available for existing subscribers to pre-order, with retail sales kicking off Aug. 5. But news of the launch is already being peppered with speculation that consumers will wait for the HTC Hero to debut later this year. That could be a problem for T-Mobile. Execs from the fourth-largest carrier said […]

Amazon today unveiled the beta launch of AmazonWireless.com, a new Web site offering mobile phones and service plans from a selection of phones from AT&T and Verizon Wireless. The move marks the first time the e-tailer has dedicated a site solely to wireless phones and plans, although it’s been in the phone-retailing business since early […]