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Acer Android smartphone sales exceeding expectations
Newbie smartphone vendor Acer, the world's second largest computer maker, announced that sales of its touchscreen Android phone, called Liquid, have exceeded expectations. The company is experiencing... Read more...
Lenovo throws another mobile device in the mix: The smartbook
Lenovo has stirred up the mobile device market, launching its first smartbook--another mobile device category that is a cross between a netbook and smartphone but without calling functions. The... Read more...
Lawmakers target ETFs
Four senators, including Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), introduced legislation that would limit the amount that wireless carriers can charge in early termination fees (ETFs). The bill would put a cap... Read more...
AT&T follows Verizon in offering prepaid mobile broadband
AT&T Mobility followed rival Verizon Wireless by introducing prepaid mobile broadband plans. The new plans, called DataConnect Pass, work with all AT&T-certified netbooks and laptops. The... Read more...
LG enters netbook market; Hackers create virus that hits jail broken iPhones;
> LG Electronics is entering the U.S. netbook market and it is teaming with AT&T to offer customers a subsidized mini-laptop that has integrated 3G access. Article > T-Mobile is knocking... Read more...
AT&T sells two new netbooks and lowers data pricing
AT&T Mobility is introducing two new netbooks to its growing pool of data-centric devices and is reducing the price of its low-end monthly data plan by $5. AT&T said it will launch the... Read more...
Verizon Wireless doubles ETFs for smartphones, other high-end devices
Despite multiple class action lawsuits over early termination fees and the Federal Communications Commission's notice of cancellation fees, Verizon Wireless plans to double its early termination fees... Read more...
Sprint Nextel launches first netbook
Sprint Nextel joined rivals AT&T Mobility and Verizon Wireless by launching its first netbook. Sprint will offer the Dell Inspiron Mini 10 Netbook (a version of which AT&T also offers). The... Read more...
Nokia enters netbook market
Nokia announced its first foray into the netbook market, introducing the Nokia Booklet 3G. The netbook will operate on the Windows operating system and is powered by the Intel Atom processor. It is... Read more...
Google to make Android more enterprise friendly
Google is aiming to make the Android platform more enterprise ready with plans to include enterprise features to its Android mobile-phone platform this year. "Today we don't support many enterprise... Read more...
