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What a week for the smartphone. It began with the continuing hype over the pending launch of the Palm Pre by Sprint. Shortly thereafter, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson said that most wireless networks (read AT&T’s network) are ill prepared to handle the data traffic generated by smartphones. That is except for AT&T thanks to ongoing 3G network upgrades. Google followed that revelation with ...

VoIP pioneer Skype is making more and more noise these days. There was a time recently when the industry was questioning whether Skype's best days were behind them. There was an even talk that its parent company, eBay, was shopping it for possible sale. Recent news has put the limelight back on Skype. It was recently cited as the largest global long distance provider in the ...

Dell may be on the verge of launching smartphones based on both Google’s Android and Window's Mobile operating systems. The launch could happen as early as next month at the GSMA Mobile World Congress, which takes place in Barcelona, Spain. The speculation about a Dell smartphone launch is being fueled by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), which ...

First Palm, maker of arguably the first “mainstream” smartphone, the Treo, announced they’re losing some serious steam. Now comes RIM, who lowered their third quarter expectations on Wednesday. Is this an early indication that smartphone momentum is slowing, or another example of iPhone dominance? Probably neither. Reality suggests that both Palm and RIM have problems all their own which are not necessarily indicative ...

While it won’t match iPhone 3G mania, it’s Verizon’s turn for the smartphone launch spotlight with the pending launch of the BlackBerry Storm. AT&T is still riding the iPhone wave and even T-Mobile had their five seconds of smartphone fame with the G1 launch. Now it’s Verizon’s turn. They’ve been prepping the market for the past few weeks with an “anticipatory” marketing campaign. ...

The iPhone recently dethroned the BlackBerry as the number one selling smartphone in the U.S. RIM hopes to reverse the trend with the introduction of the BlackBerry Storm, which is their keyboardless touch phone answer to the iPhone. The phone will be exclusive to Verizon, which has recently stepped up their “anticipatory” marketing efforts. The wait may ...

Verizon is set to establish a $30/month minimum for mobile web access for all smartphones. The new rates discontinue current pay-as-you-go and 10 MB/month mobile web plans. The move applies to all smartphones, including BlackBerry’s, and hopes to capitalize on their growing popularity. Verizon’s competitors all have similar plans, with Sprint having the most generous. Sprint’s plan includes unlimited mobile web, email, messaging, ...