SMARTPHONE

New phone will be the fastest smartphone on T-Mobile's network.

Cybercrime has evolved beyond targeting Windows as it moves into smartphones, tablets and mobile platforms.

A new survey reveals kids aged 2-5 are more likely to know how to use a smartphone app than tie their shoelaces.

Sony Ericsson is looking to a new line of smartphones to boost growth after a disappointing end to last year.

HP is weighing options to take its bit of share in the tablet market with two upcoming tablets

Facebook's global reach has been the envy of many companies, as about 70 percent of its 500 million users are from outside US and now Facebook has launched an app for feature phones to further bolster its march.

Japan's largest glass maker Asahi Glass Co. has unveiled a super-tough, scratch-resistant glass cover Dragontrail for use in smartphones, tablet PCs, TVs, and similar devices, to compete with the biggest player in the market Corning Inc. (GLW) that makes Gorilla Glass.

HTC missed the CES 2011tablet mania but that does mean it has no tablet plans, in fact it is due to launch not one but three tablets in the first half of 2011

US coffee chain Starbucks on Wednesday began allowing customers in its US stores to pay through their Starbucks Card Mobile app on their iPhone, iPod touch or BlackBerry mobile phones.

Nokia has pulled out of a plan to launch a smartphone with No. 2 U.S. mobile provider AT&T Inc, just before the device was supposed to be announced, a person familiar with the matter said.

Notion Ink's tablet took almost 3 years in making and is expected make an appearance this week for those consumers who already brought the tablet pre-orders. And also the company plans to pre-pone their February shipments to the last week of January. This would come as a reprieve for customers who were waiting for the release of the tablet from a long time.

The battle between Apples' iOS and Google's Android operating systems saw another development after being found that many of the Android users are still using older versions compared to Apple users.

Nokia is expected to report its third profit fall in a row as the mobile phone company struggles to compete against high-end smartphones of Apple and Samsung, while also losing share at the cheaper end of the market.

In terms of unlimited data plans, Sprint is way ahead of other carriers. Presently, Sprint Everything Data plan, with free calls to any mobile phone with unlimited data comes to $79.99 for a month whereas Verizon Wireless offers unlimited at $119.98 and T-Mobile offers $99.99 a month. But AT&T doesn’t offer any unlimited data plan.

Sprint Nextel Corp plans to raise service fees by $10 a month for smartphone customers, bringing its prices closer to those of bigger rivals Verizon Wireless and AT&T Inc.

Apple's Tim Cook rips into Android, tablet rivals and doesn't address Steve Jobs' health or leave-of-absence.

Sprint Nextel Corp plans to increase monthly service fees by $10 a month for smartphone customers, edging its prices closer to those of bigger rivals Verizon Wireless and AT&T Inc.

Company announces a $10 activation fee for new smartphones.

UK-based mobile phone retailer Carphone Warehouse Plc said it expects full-year earnings per share to be at the top end of 13.5 pence to 14.0 pence range.

RIM released its PlayBook 4G tablet at the CES 2011 to counter the barrage of Android and Windows tablets. However, RIM had a muted response to Android smartphone onslaught.

Hot smartphone models, the iPhone 4 and Samsung's Galaxy S, are forecast to have helped their makers race further ahead of rivals in the holiday sales season at the end of 2010.