Judy Mottl

Google’s foray into mobile operating systems, courtesy of its Android software, could mean more than another challenger to the popular Apple iPhone: It could prove to be the ultimate game-changer in a market already undergoing tremendous upheaval, according to a new report. That’s the premise of an ABI Research note released this week in which […]

HP is set to become the latest tech giant vying to steal the iPhone’s thunder, with plans to soon launch its first-ever, consumer-focused smartphone, InternetNews.com has learned. Details on the device, which is expected to ship before the end of the year, remain sketchy, however. Outlets such as the The Wall Street Journal have reported […]

While the national economic slump and the banking failure are hurting corporate tech spending, they aren’t dampening consumers’ willingness to lay out big bucks for high-end smartphones. A new survey released yesterday by ChangeWave Research found that nearly 12 percent of the consumers it polled plan to buy a particular brand of smartphone within the […]

A consortium of tech leaders announced yesterday its aim to drive mobile broadband capability into a wide range of PCs and other wireless devices, spurring adoption of connectivity based on the GSM mobile phone standard. Mobile PC devices will be marketed with a “Mobile Broadband” badge that assures consumers a high connectivity standard, according to […]

UPDATED: The Blackberry Storm 9530 is Research in Motion’s (NASDAQ: RIMM) biggest shot yet at gaining market share from Apple’s popular iPhone. The Storm is expected to arrive during the fourth quarter, after the BlackBerry Bold and RIM’s newly announced Pearl flip clamshell device, assuming it doesn’t run into more delays, one analyst noted. “There […]

A new study on workplace Internet use reports employees are more reliant on online access and more likely to bring work home — the latter likely coming as welcome news to employers. The downside, however, is that the increased flexibility is increasing employee stress and extending work hours past productive levels. The Pew Internet and […]

Flash memory maker SanDisk is betting that mobile device users want a new option when it comes to enjoying music — one that doesn’t require a mobile phone plan, PC downloads or even Web connectivity. SanDisk (NASDAQ: SNDK) today announced “slotMusic,” an initiative that aims to position its microSD memory cards as a new music […]

The Android When can something be locked yet still be open? When it’s a mobile handset sold by a wireless carrier concerned about security and bandwidth issues, whose platform was built by an group dedicated to open compute systems. The answer, in short, is the G1. That’s the official name of the T-Mobile HTC handset […]

In just a few days one of the most highly anticipated mobile handsets takes center stage, and official details on the impending Google Android operating system and T-Mobile device are not being released. While T-Mobile sent media invites today for a New York launch event on Sept. 23, neither the carrier or search engine giant […]

Mobile users are so tethered to personal device assistants (PDAs) such as smartphones and portable computers that they’re taking them to bed with them. More than a few would actually kick a spouse from the marital bed in order to make room for a PDA, a new study suggests. The PDA use statistics are from […]