European telcos say companies like Google, Apple, and Facebook should pay to help them keep up with growing demand for data on their networks, according to an article published by Bloomberg today. France Telecom-Orange, Telecom Italia, and Vodafone Group would like to charge content providers fees linked to usage to help cover the cost of …
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December, 2010
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8 December
Best and worst smartphones of 2010
As Kent German mentioned earlier, we’ve reviewed close to 200 mobile phones this year, and as 2010 draws to a close, we thought it’d be a good time to mention some of the highs and lows. We’ve already shown you our list of best and worst cell phones of 2010, and now it’s time to do the same for smartphones. …
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7 December
Google Android Honeycomb revealed on prototype Motorola tablet
Google has given us a taste of Honeycomb, an upcoming version of Android. Hot on the heels of the new Google Nexus S phone, which runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread, Honeycomb was revealed on a prototype Motorola tablet. Gingerbread isn’t even out yet, but Google is already working on “an early version” of Honeycomb. The big G’s Android kingpin, Andy Rubin, showed …
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7 December
AT&T panned in Consumer Reports survey
It’s official: AT&T is considered the worst cell phone network in the U.S., despite the fact it keeps attracting new customers interested in the iPhone, according to a survey of nearly 60,000 wireless consumers by Consumer Reports. AT&T continues to rack up new subscribers every quarter due to its exclusive iPhone deal, but the company is slipping in terms of …
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7 December
What’s new in Google’s Android 2.3 Gingerbread?
Part of the fun of owning an Android phone is receiving the updates — you never know what new treats will arrive when one appears on your phone, like Santa coming down the chimney on Christmas Eve. Android 2.2 Froyo was better than its incremental version number suggested, since it brought the wonders of Flash Player 10.1 to the Web …
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7 December
LG Optimus U going to U.S. Cellular
There was the LG Optimus T for T-Mobile, the Optimus S for Sprint, the Optimus M for MetroPCS, and now U.S. Cellular has its own in the form of the LG Optimus U (Verizon has the LG Vortex, which is in the same family of phones but doesn’t share the Optimus moniker). The entry-level Android phone shares the same specifications …
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7 December
Rumor: Apple’s iPad 2 ships from Foxconn in 100 days
Apple According to sources in Taiwan talking to DigiTimes, Apple’s initial shipments of the much-anticipated iPad 2 are 100 days away with expected stock levels to be between 400,000 and 600,000. The end of February could be the target ship time for the iPad 2, according to this report. “Apple originally planned to start mass production in January, but because …
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7 December
Movers and shakers in mobile computing (roundup)
The D: Dive into Mobile conference offers a look at how things are revving up on portable devices, with appearances by honchos from Google, Microsoft, Spotify, and elsewhere. RIM’s Playbook the linchpin of a 10-year plan The QNX software at the heart of Research In Motion’s Playbook tablet represents its plan for the next decade, according to the company’s co-CEO. …
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7 December
Six things not to love about the Nexus S
As promising as the new Samsung Nexus S sounds, there are a few notable issues that might give some potential buyers pause for concern. Yes, the Nexus S could rank as a premier smartphone when it arrives given its new NFC chip, contour display, and Gingerbread, but the advantages over its Nexus One predecessor aren’t many. I think it’s only …
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7 December
Verizon CEO says LTE plans for phones still in development
Though much of the wireless world is gathering this week in San Francisco at D: Dive into Mobile in San Francisco, it’s not the only industry gathering this week. Yesterday at the UBS Global Media and Communications Conference in New York, execs from AT&T and Verizon Wireless discussed the ever-changing topic of data plans for smartphones. Verizon Verizon Wireless CEO …
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