The inventors of Sparrow created a much-loved application for Macs and iPhones by stripping all the complexity and clutter out of Gmail. Google is apparently among Sparrow’s fans: It’s buying the company.
When these deals …
Smartphones
Let’s Be Realistic About Nokia’s Chances
My post from earlier this week about what went wrong with Nokia’s Lumia 900 appeared to touch a nerve for fans of Nokia and Windows Phone. In the comments section and on Twitter, readers insisted that Nokia’s Lumia 900 sales were …
Running the Numbers on AT&T’s New Shared Data Plans
AT&T will launch shared data plans this August, following the path of its rival Verizon Wireless.
Just like Verizon’s “Share Everything” plans, AT&T’s “Mobile Share” plans will let users buy a bucket of data to share across …
Verizon Droid Incredible 4G LTE Review: Runt of the Litter
If you want a smaller smartphone without sacrificing high-end specs and the latest software, your only good option until recently has been the iPhone, with its 3.5-inch display. But now, there’s the Droid Incredible 4G LTE, an …
5 Benefits of a Thinner iPhone with In-Cell Display Technology
The Wall Street Journal just threw its weight behind some fairly old scuttlebutt that Apple’s new iPhone will employ thinner screen technology when it arrives, presumably later this summer or sometime in the fall. That technology …
Nokia’s Lumia 900: What Went Wrong
AT&T has chopped the price of Nokia’s Lumia 900 in half, and is now selling the high-end Windows Phone for $50 with a two-year contract.
Although Nokia has downplayed the price drop, telling the New York Times that it’s “ …
ARM vs. Intel: How the Processor Wars Will Benefit Consumers
Tim Bajarin is the president of Creative Strategies Inc., a technology industry analysis and market intelligence firm in Silicon Valley. He contributes to the “Big Picture” opinion column that appears every Monday on …
You’re on the iPad, Charlie Brown!
I write to you from the San Diego, where I’m attending the overwhelming, nutty and ultimately rewarding media mega frenzy known as Comic-Con International. On Saturday night, I’ll be moderating a panel on the future of graphic …
Tired of Losing Your iPhone at Bars? Maybe You Need a ‘Drunk Phone’
Today in trends that may or may not be actual trends: drunk phones! What, pray tell, is a drunk phone? According to Laura Krajecki, chief consumer officer at Starcom MediaVest Group, they are cheap phones that young people carry …
When Should You Give Your Teenager Their First Cell Phone?
At this point in our shared history, cell phones have become indispensable. Not only have they become the go-to way to keep in touch with each other, today’s smartphones are robust enough to use in a business context. They’re …
Aggressive Android Adware? Here’s How to Retake Control of Your Phone
Forget about viruses, trojans and botnets for a moment. The latest threat to smartphone users, according to mobile security firm Lookout, is pesky advertising.
This week, Lookout wrote a blog post to warn the world about …
The Many Problems with an Amazon Smartphone
The rumor of an Amazon smartphone is picking up steam, with Bloomberg citing two unnamed sources who say the device is in development.
Amazon is reportedly working with manufacturer Foxconn on the device, and is looking to …