Michelle Megna

Sony Ericsson’s Android debut, the Xperia X10, offers an impressive multimedia experience, but at least one mobile analyst is concerned that its delayed release will hurt its chances for success. The X10 is slated to be released in the first quarter of 2010, according to Sony Ericsson. The X10 runs on Android 1.6, and is […]

Smartphones continue to be the darling of the mobile sector, reaching a record number of shipments for a single quarter – up 4.2 percent, according to third-quarter data out from IDC. During the last reporting period, 43.3 million smartphones shipped worldwide, up 4.2 percent from 41.5 million in the same period a year ago, and […]

Is the Droid going to kill off the iPhone? Amid the Android frenzy — at least among mobile industry insiders and early adopters — some sources say yes. With Verizon’s two Android-powered handsets on sale today, the industry is abuzz with predictions of how the mobile open source platform will play out over the long […]

Skype’s founders have reached an agreement with eBay today that clears the way for the e-commerce giant to sell the popular VoIP firm to private investors while giving the two founders a stake. The deal ends the debate at the heart of Skype founders Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis’ lawsuit against eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) and […]

The iPhone is making progress in the enterprise, but is poised to make substantial gains in the near future, according to a research note released this week. There is still much debate over how well the iPhone fits in wing tips, but one thing is clear: the handset is arriving at the office and isn’t […]

Verizon Eris by HTCClick to enlarge. Source: Verizon Wireless Verizon Wireless today unveiled its second Android-powered handset, the Droid Eris manufactured by HTC — and using the same interface as the widely lauded HTC Hero offered by Sprint. The Eris will go on sale tomorrow for $99.99 after rebates and new two-year service plan, joining the Motorola […]

With this week’s launch of the iPhone in China, Apple became the latest foreign company to seek a slice of the country’s booming mobile market. But some analysts point to factors endemic in China’s wireless market that are growing too large to ignore — and which could have serious implications for competitors in the space. […]

The smartphone app craze shows no sign of slowing down, as Apple today reports inventory in its pioneering App Store surpassed 100,000 and Google continues to expand its mobile app services. “The App Store, now with over 100,000 applications available, is clearly a major differentiator for millions of iPhone and iPod touch customers around the […]

Opera Software’s newest version of the mobile browser for Nokia’s Symbian OS-based handsets offers speed dial, tabbed browsing and a password manager. The free beta version of Opera Mobile 10 debuts today for both touchscreen and keypad-style devices powered by the world’s dominant mobile platform Symbian/S60 and boasts several new features and speedier performance, according […]

Google today made available a technology aimed at allowing users to securely register at Web sites without having to go through a lengthy sign-up process. The technology, called hybrid onboarding, was first employed by Plaxo and is already used by Facebook and Yahoo, said Eric Sachs, product manager at Google’s security unit in a blog […]

(Two new e-reader entries: left, Spring Design’s Alex; right, B&N’s Nook.) Creative Labs, maker of the Zen MP3 player, PC speakers and other hardware, surprised investors by showing off a prototype of a touchscreen e-reader during a recent annual meeting — and by trash-talking the Kindle. If reports are true as described by blog [EpiZENter](http://www.epizenter.net/news.php?extend.503.1), […]

(L to R) Spring Design’s Alex and Barnes & Noble’s Nook. Click to enlarge. Here’s a sure sign that the nascent e-reader market is starting to mature: Key players are suing each other. Spring Design today filed a lawsuit claiming that Barnes & Noble illegally used Spring’s technology in the book retailing giant’s recently unveiled wireless periodical […]