Michelle Megna

The Storm 2 may hit Verizon Wireless store shelves in June, according to the latest unconfirmed reports floating in the blogosphere. Verizon has been training staff on the so-called Storm 2 for the past week in preparation for release of the new smarpthone before the end of June, according to [BlackberryOS.com’s post](http://www.blackberryos.com/forums/blackberry-rim-news/2014-storm-2-will-have-wifi-released-sooner-then-you-may-think.html) citing an anonymous […]

Amid Yahoo’s efforts to strengthen its hand in mobile search, it’s paring down its smartphone application development efforts, enabling it to concentrate instead on apps for the Apple iPhone. Beta testers of Yahoo’s mobile Java-based app this week received an e-mail stating that Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO) “ceased development” of the application and that, for now, […]

It’s official: The long anticipated, closely watched Palm Pre goes on sale in Sprint stores, Best Buy, Radio Shack and Wal-Mart on June 6, and carrying a $199 price after a $100 rebate and two-year service contract. The announcement from Palm and Sprint ends months of speculation over the launch date of Palm’s (NASDAQ: PALM) […]

Clearly the iPhone is a phenomenal success, so it begs the question of what Apple will do to keep the iconic device in the top spot as king of the smartphones. The answer: lower the price, add more functionality, expand access overseas and pack any future models with software that has a wow-factor. This roadmap […]

Rumors continue to mount that the release of the long-awaited Palm Pre may be just around the corner — and as early as tomorrow. Reports are circulating today that some Sprint Store employees have received received at least one of the new Palm (NASDAQ: PALM) smartphones — though the distribution has been limited to “advocates,” […]

Android fans are in for a sweet treat today as Google and partners in the open-source mobile operating system begin releasing its first major, codenamed “Cupcake”. But there’s more to the release that simply doling out new features to users: It’s an effort to keep pace with the stiff competition in an increasingly competitive smartphone […]

While e-commerce growth was flat for the first quarter, the sector likely bottomed out, with online sales increases likely to hover around 5 percent for the second half of the year, comScore Chairman Gian Fulgoni said during a Webinar going over the research firm’s Q1 findings. Though e-commerce had seen double-digit growth for the past […]

The HP Mini 1151NR, soon to be offered from Verizon Wireless.Source: Verizon Verizon Wireless said today that it plans to begin selling an HP netbook as soon as this weekend, offering discounts on the PC in connection with a two-year contract. As a result, the HP Mini 1151NR will hit Verizon Wireless stores on Sunday […]

Clearwire and Cisco on Wednesday announced an alliance designed to expand 4G mobile WiMAX services throughout the U.S., with Cisco as its national core Internet infrastructure provider. Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) also unveiled plans to build new consumer and small-business mobile WiMAX devices for Clearwire’s (NASDAQ: CLWR) 4G mobile WiMAX service, marketed under the name Clear. […]

ViewSonic this week announced plans to expand into the 3G smartphone industry, with China the first region to carry the phones, followed by Europe and the Americas, but they may need partners on the software side to make the venture successful, according to one analyst. The news marks ViewSonic’s first product line in the smartphone […]

Don’t get me wrong, I love the iPhone as much as the next person. But with so much coverage lately, I’m a bit Jan-Brady-Bunched out on the topic of how popular — or not — it is: iPhone!, iPhone!, iPhone! So when an e-mail hit my inbox touting “iPhone, Nails, Women — Solution,” I thought, […]

It appears there will be a global Android explosion this year if the latest forecasts are true, as worldwide Android-based smartphone shipments will grow 900 percent in 2009, according to research from Strategy Analytics. Naturally, growth of that stature is easier to come by if you’re starting out from ground zero, which is the case […]