Jon Skillings

Dell unveils Android

Dell said Friday that it’s ready to enter the smartphone business with the Android-based Mini 3. Long rumored to have a smartphone in the works, Dell said that the first two carriers to sell the Mini 3 will be China Mobile and Brazil’s Claro. In China, the Mini 3 will use OPhone, China Mobile’s customized …

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Apple said to be working on ‘world mode’ iPhone

The new Verizon Droid, like many a high-profile smartphone just coming onto the market, has been hailed by some as a potential–you know what’s coming–iPhone killer. (Chronicling the very first Droid sales in Manhattan the other day, CNET’s Maggie Reardon observed that the gadget may actually turn out to be more of a BlackBerry killer.) But does Verizon Wireless want …

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Motorola sees small third

Beleaguered handset maker Motorola on Thursday had some good news to offer investors, reporting a small profit for the third quarter. For the three months ended October 3, Motorola reported net income of $12 million, or a penny per share, compared with a loss of $397 million (and a loss of 18 cents per share) for the year-ago period. Revenue, …

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