UPDATE 1-LG aims to boost phone sales 20 pct, bets on Android

* Aims to boost mobile phones sales by 20 pct to 140 mln Stocks * More than half of new smartphones in 2010 to use Android * Targets double-digit market share in smartphones (Adds details, background) SEOUL, Jan 13 (Reuters) – LG Electronics Inc, the world’s No. 3 mobile phone maker, aims to increase handset [...]

Mobile Still waiting to see what sticks

Despite Apple’s tremendous success with the iPhone, we’re still in the early innings of mobile adoption. As such, a strategy of “throwing-lots-of-things-against-the-wall-to-see-what-sticks” makes a lot of sense. It’s true of platforms like Google Android, but it’s also true of applications.

T-Mobile Pins Outages on Software Glitch

On Wednesday, T-Mobile said it had discovered the root cause of the outages on Tuesday: a software glitch. The explanation was posted on T-Mobile’s support forums at 3:30 PM PT on Wednesday. T-Mobile also reconfirmed in a separate message, posted earlier at 9:30 AM PT, that it had restored service to all customers, including voice, [...]

Nokia N-Gage Gaming Platform

Nokia has finally decided to kill off its N-Gage gaming platform after years of shifting the strategy behind it with little success. Nokia introduced N-Gage in 2003 as a standalone handheld gaming device, which developed a small but enthusiastic following. Nokia later discontinued the device and instead came up with a plan to develop phones [...]

New Sony Ericsson Phones in India

Sony Ericsson has announced the launch of three of its phones in India earlier today. The new phones that have been officially launched include the Satio, the Aino and the Yari.

Will Windows 7 Reboot PC Sales?

Why the boost to the tech business from Microsoft’s new operating system may disappoint the bulls For the first time in years, the PC market is starting to draw serious attention from Wall Street. Dell (DELL) shares surged after the company beat earnings expectations for the second quarter. The next day chip giant Intel (INTC) [...]

Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5 Will Debut on 3 LG Electronics Smartphones.

Microsoft’s Windows Mobile 6.5 will also roll out on three LG Electronics smartphone models in coming weeks, and eventually 13 devices made by the company by the end of 2010. Other manufacturers, such as HTC and Sony Ericsson, have announced this week that their upcoming smartphones will include Windows Mobile 6.5, which comes with features [...]

Is Windows Mobile 7 in beta already?

According to a Motorola employee’s LinkedIn profile, Windows Mobile 7.0 might already be in beta. What if Windows Mobile 7.0 wasn’t as far off as some would expect? What if the operating system was already in early beta testing phase somewhere deep inside the caverns of Redmond? What if Windows Mobile 7.0 devices arrived less [...]

Windows Mobile 6.5 to take on Apple’s iPhone