Symantec Rolls Out Norton Safety Minder for Android OS

By Jacqueline Emigh | 2/7/2012

With one out of three kids using smartphones for Internet access, Symantec today released Norton Safety Minder, an Android OS security app aimed at helping parents monitor the use of other apps, along with selectively blocking the use of web sites and text messaging.

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Verizon's Shared Data Plans Could Be Drawing Close

By Ed Hardy | 1/30/2012

According to information leaking out of Verizon, this carrier has started training its employees on how to handle shared data plans. This is a much-requested option that would allow subscribers with two devices -- like a smartphone and tablet -- to use a single data plan.

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Samsung Galaxy Note Coming to AT&T in in Mid-February: It's Official

By Ed Hardy | 1/30/2012

AT&T has just announced the release date and price for the Samsung Galaxy Note, a device that has drawn the attention of those who want a cross-over smartphone/tablet. It's going to be released in just under three weeks, but the price won't be cheap.

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HTC Will Release Fewer Smartphone Models this Year

By Ed Hardy | 1/27/2012

Although it didn't do too badly, HTC did not have a stellar 2011. A company executive says the plan for 2012 is to concentrate its efforts on developing a smaller number of "hero" models.

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Samsung Galaxy Note LTE Super-Size Smartphone Could Be Coming to AT&T Next Month

By Ed Hardy | 1/25/2012

The Samsung Galaxy Note's unusually large display has drawn attention from those who want a cross-over smartphone/tablet. A few weeks ago, AT&T promised to offer this device - but it didn't say when or at what price. These two important pieces of information have now leaked out.

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The Co-CEOs of Troubled BlackBerry Maker RIM Have Resigned

By Ed Hardy | 1/23/2012

The two men who founded and led Research in Motion are no longer its co-CEOs -- Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie have been replaced by Thorsten Heins. This move comes as the maker of BlackBerry smartphones is increasingly struggling to stay competitive.

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Time Warner Cable Customers Can Use their iPhone to Control their TV

By Ed Hardy | 1/22/2012

Time Warner Cable has introduced TWC TV for iPhone, a free app for its customers that allows them to watch live TV from within their home, change channels, and manage their DVR.

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AT&T Increases Capacity and Price of Its Data Plans

By Ed Hardy | 1/19/2012

AT&T is re-configuring its data plans for smartphone users. Next week, new customers will have to pay more for data service, but they'll also get more capacity.

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It's Make or Break Time for the BlackBerry

By Andy Patrizio | 1/18/2012

If there was a tech company that wanted to put 2011 behind it, Research in Motion would have to be up there. Lost market share, lost stock value, increasingly loud doubt over its leadership and several network outages made the last year a generally awful one for the once-dominant smartphone leader.

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What's Wrong with CES? Plenty

By Ed Hardy | 1/15/2012

The Consumer Electronics Show is a week-long annual celebration of technology in all its forms. It's a venue where over a hundred thousand digerati show up to see the latest and greatest from a huge number of companies. It also has some horrible flaws.

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Intel's Smartphone Designers Step Up, Finally Score a Hit

By Andy Patrizio | 1/13/2012

Several times in the past, Intel has shown off a prototype smartphone running an Atom processor and said the company was in discussions with handset makers, and then nothing ever came of it. This year is different.

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CES 2012: AT&T Commits to Samsung Galaxy Note Tabletphone

By Ryan Punzalan | 1/9/2012

The rumors are true; the Samsung Galaxy Note super-size Android smartphone will be coming exclusively to AT&T.

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