Adobe Flash Player 10.1 Coming to BlackBerry, Windows Phone, Symbian, MeeGo

By Ed Hardy | 10/25/2010

Adobe said today that versions of its Flash player are headed for all of the major smartphone operating systems. When available, these will allow a wide range of mobile devices to use Flash-enabled websites.

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Kingston Ships Fast but Pricey 32 GB microSDHC Phone Card

By Jacqueline Emigh | 10/20/2010

For users who like to store lots of music, video and photos on to their smartphones, Kingston has started shipment of a new 32 GB microSDHC card, making it the second company to offer a microSD card of this capacity.

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Verizon Starts Trade-In Program for Used Cell Phones

By Jacqueline Emigh | 10/16/2010

Verizon has started a new program aimed at letting customers dispose of a phone in an environmentally sound way while also benefiting community programs and giving credit toward a new phone or phone bill.

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Samsung Commits to Windows Phone 7, Drops Support for Symbian

By Ed Hardy | 10/1/2010

Samsung made two announcements today. In the first, this company promises to release smartphones running Microsoft Windows Phone 7. The second officially announces the end of Samsung's involvement with the Symbian OS.

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Nokia Hires American Execs, but Will That Be Enough to Raise Smartphone Sales?

By Jacqueline Emigh | 9/22/2010

In efforts to build its worldwide smartphone market share, Nokia has added two North Americans to its top management ranks, including its new CEO. Will these moves succeed, or will they amount to too little too late?

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Nokia N8 Release Has Been Pushed Back

By Ed Hardy | 9/20/2010

Nokia said today it is pushing back the release of its next high-end smartphone. The Nokia N8 was scheduled to debut at the end of this month, but this Symbian^3 device with a 12 megapixel camera isn't going to make that deadline.

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Nokia E7: the New Flagship Symbian^3 Business Smartphone

By Ed Hardy | 9/14/2010

The newly-announced Nokia E7 is squarely aimed at business users. This cutting-edge smartphone includes a 4-inch slide-and-tilt touchscreen, large keyboard, and the latest version of the Symbian OS.

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Brighthand Film Festival Zeros In on Mobile Marketing

By Tim Scannell | 9/9/2010

TechnologyGuide and Brighthand will host the 2nd Brighthand Mobile Film Festival this October in San Francisco, as part of the CTIA Enterprise & Applications 2010 event, showcasing the best and brightest in made-for-mobile content.

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Hands On with the Nokia N8 and Acer Stream

By Dragan Petric | 9/6/2010

Nokia has chosen to give the world its first chance to try out the Nokia N8 at IFA, Europe's largest consumer electronics trade show. Dragan Petrick put this high-end smartphone though its paces, and while he liked the 12 megapixel camera, he was less pleased with the Symbian^3 operating system.

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AT&T Introducing Sony Ericsson Vivaz Early Next Month

By Ed Hardy | 8/25/2010

AT&T has officially committed to offering the Sony Ericsson Vivaz, a relatively inexpensive smartphone with a focus on taking pictures and video. The highlight of this Symbian device is its 8.1 megapixel camera, but it offers a range of other features, too.

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On the Way: Dual-Core Smartphones with 1080p Video

By Jacqueline Emigh | 8/23/2010

With both Qualcomm and Texas Instruments (TI) now shipping out new dual-core processors to device makers, the first entries in a new generation of highly multimedia-capable smartphones and tablet PCs could be ready by early next year.

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Smartphone Makers Urged to Focus on Seven Core Apps

By Judy Jefferson | 8/22/2010

Apple may have more than 200,000 mobile applications in its App Store, but in reality only seven types of applications are expected to drive software downloads and the market over the next few years.

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