International Business News - smartphones http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Palm will officially launch its Palm Pixi, the smaller companion to the Palm Pre, this Sunday, Nov. 15. In terms of features,The Palm Pre has a slide out keyboard, while the Palm Pixi's keyboard is on the actual phone itself. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/224086-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091113/palm-wars-palm-pre-vs-palm-pixi-demo-video.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091113/palm-wars-palm-pre-vs-palm-pixi-demo-video.htm Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:03:15 EST The Palm Pre's little brother, the Palm Pixi, is due to hit the market this Sunday, November 15th, and retailers are already offering the phone at discounted prices. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/224085-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091113/palm-pixi-debut-sunday-wal-mart-offering-it-30.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091113/palm-pixi-debut-sunday-wal-mart-offering-it-30.htm Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:49:07 EST The world's two largest cellphone makers, Nokia and Samsung Electronics, unveiled on Tuesday their latest rivals to the iPhone as Apple became the top profit generator in the handset industry. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/223889-advertisement-for-the-apple-iphone-is-displayed.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091110/apple-tops-phone-chart-nokia-samsung-step-up.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091110/apple-tops-phone-chart-nokia-samsung-step-up.htm Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:24:01 EST Apple overtook Nokia in the third quarter as the cellphone maker generating the highest total operating profit in the industry, research firm Strategy Analytics said on Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/223882-advertisement-for-the-apple-iphone-is-displayed.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091110/apple-becomes-top-phone-maker-by-profits-research.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091110/apple-becomes-top-phone-maker-by-profits-research.htm Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:08:01 EST The Apple iPhone now represents almost one third of all touchscreen phones in the US, according to a new study. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/223409-iphone.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091103/iphone-makes-33-pct-all-touchscreen-phones-comscore.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091103/iphone-makes-33-pct-all-touchscreen-phones-comscore.htm Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:41:07 EST Apple's Chinese partner sold 5,000 iPhones in the country after the handset made its debut last week, but is still hopeful it will increase the number of its third-generation mobile users by more than 1 million a month. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/223406-iphone-china.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091103/1-000-priced-iphone-nothit-china-apple-iphone-sales-hong-kong-aapl.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091103/1-000-priced-iphone-nothit-china-apple-iphone-sales-hong-kong-aapl.htm Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:45:02 EST After weeks of buzz, Verizon Wireless today officially took the wraps off the Droid, a smartphone built by Motorola and powered by Google's Android 2.0 operating system, by confirming the new phone will hit stores on November 6. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/223178-motorola-droid.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091028/droid-phones-verizon-droid-price-motorola-droid-phone-verizon-announcement-motorola-droid-price.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091028/droid-phones-verizon-droid-price-motorola-droid-phone-verizon-announcement-motorola-droid-price.htm Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:12:25 EDT Hewlett-Packard Co. revealed on Monday that it has signed a new partnership deal with Blackberry maker, Research In Motion. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090504/hp-seals-deal-blackberry-services.htm Mon, 04 May 2009 22:10:57 EDT Acer Inc, the world's third-largest PC brand, entered the increasingly crowded smartphone market on Monday with the unveiling of its first eight models at the World Mobile Congress trade show in Barcelona. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/209499-acer.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090216/acer-dials-smartphones-growth.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090216/acer-dials-smartphones-growth.htm Mon, 16 Feb 2009 07:38:54 EST Acer Inc, the world's third-largest PC brand, entered the increasingly crowded smartphone market on Monday with the unveiling of its first eight models at the World Mobile Congress trade show in Barcelona. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090217/taiwan-039acer-dials-smartphones-growth.htm Tue, 17 Feb 2009 09:26:25 EST