PCS Wireless and ZTE today announced that PCS Wireless will distribute ZTE’s phones and other devices to regional U.S. network operators. The deal with give smaller network operators better access to customized handsets and services from ZTE, including custom flash screens to retail packaging. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Motorola Adding Chrome Support to Next-Gen Webtop
Motorola is working on a next-generation version of its Webtop mobile application that will add support for Google’s Chrome browser. In an interview with The Verge, Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha said, “What we call the next generation of Webtop will have more capabilities,” adding that the switch to Android 4.0 will lead to a smoother user experience. Webtop allows Motorola phones to connect to a lapdock device and use a full browser and Android applications on the larger screen. The first generation supports Mozilla’s Firefox browser instead of Chrome. Jha also revealed ...
Sony Xperia S smartphone coming to O2 UK
O2 has announced that it will soon offer Sony’s new flagship smartphone, the Xperia S, to its customers. The Xperia S is an Android smartphone that offers a massive 4.3-inch color HD touchscreen display and a 1.5GHz dual-core processor. Other features include a 12MP rear facing camera for video and pictures as well as a 1.3MP user facing camera for video chats. The Xperia S also offers a micro-HDMI port and NFC capabilities. No word yet on exact launch date or pricing from the carrier. ...
Nokia Lumia 710 now available from T-Mobile for $49.99
The Nokia Lumia 710, the company’s first Windows Phone smartphone to come to the U.S., is now available for purchase from T-Mobile Tweet Vote on HN ...
LG Viper for Sprint
Sprint showed off one of its first LTE 4G smartphones at CES, the LG Viper. We took a quick look at it and here are our thoughts. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Kodak Fires More Patent Lawsuits at Apple and HTC
Eastman Kodak today filed new lawsuits against Apple and HTC regarding digital imaging patents. Kodak alleges that Apple’s iPhone, iPad, and iPod, and some of HTC’s smartphones and tablets infringe Kodak patents that relate to technology for transmitting images. Kodak also believes HTC is infringing on a separate patent related to previewing images on digital devices. Kodak filed complaints with the U.S. International Trade Commission as well as in U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York. Kodak hopes the ITC will agree to block the import of the infringing ...
Nokia Looking to Offer Each Network Its Own WP7 Flagship
Nokia want to sell an exclusive Windows Phone device with each of the major U.S. network operators, said Nokia’s U.S. chief Chris Weber in an interview with Fierce Wireless. “The most important thing we can do in the U.S. market is bring exclusive devices and opportunities to each of the carriers. Doing that exclusivity and giving them something unique allows us to get great carrier support. I think it’s critical for us to be successful in the U.S. That’s the way you get great carrier support.” Weber did not indicate that Nokia has concrete plans to offer such ...
LG Spectrum for Verizon
The Spectrum is LG’s new flagship 4G LTE phone from Verizon. The display is huge and HD, yet it’s thinner than last year’s Revolution. How does it shape up? Tweet Vote on HN ...
Motorola Plans for Fewer Phones This Year
Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha today indicated that the company hopes to make fewer phones during 2012 in order to conserve marketing resources. In an interview with The Verge, Jha also said that Motorola needs to be able to differentiate the Motorola experience when compared to the competition. “Verizon and AT&T don’t want seven stock ICS devices on their shelves. The vast majority of the changes we make to the OS are to meet the requirements that carriers have.” In short, Motorola will continue to offer its own user experience on Android devices, but there will be fewer of ...
Motorola to Add Intel to Android Smartphones
Motorola and Intel today announced a new partnership that will result in Motorola using Intel’s Atom processors in future Android smartphones and tablets. The two companies called it a “multi-year, multi-device strategic relationship.” Motorola didn’t provide details on any specific Intel-based Android devices. Tweet Vote on HN ...