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Cell phone, smartphone sales surge

Mobile phone and smartphone sales are on a roll, according to figures released Wednesday by market researcher Gartner. In the first quarter, customers worldwide bought 314.7 million mobile phones, a 17 percent increase year over year. Smartphones sales specifically jumped 48.7 percent from the year-ago quarter, as 54.3 million units flew off the shelves. Demand within mature markets and lower …

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Palm Pre Plus, Pixi Plus head to U.K.

The Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus are heading to the United Kingdom. Palm Pre Plus Palm On Wednesday, Palm announced that U.K.-based O2 will offer the WebOS smartphones starting May 28. O2 already offers the original Palm Pre, so it’s no surprise that the carrier would offer the upgraded version as well as the new version of the Pixi. …

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