by Pivot
Tag: Smartphone
Cellular South Adds Samsung Galaxy Smartphone
RIDGELAND, Miss.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cellular South, the largest privately owned wireless carrier in the U.S., today announced the availability of the Samsung Galaxy S™ smartphone. The Android™-powered Galaxy S (SCH-i500), from Cellular South, is available online and…
Mobile Phone Sales Up 35%, Smartphones Up 96% in Q3
Sales of mobile phones rose 35% year-to-year in this year’s third quarter to 417 million units while smartphone sales rose 96%, accounting for 19.3% of the total, according to Gartner research. “This is the third…
U.S. Smartphone Adoption Momentum is Accelerating
U.S. mobile subscribers are increasingly opting for smartphones over standard feature cell phones. Twenty-eight percent of U.S. subscribers had smartphones as of Q3’s end, according to The Nielsen Company, with new product introductions from Apple,…
Smartphones Drive Mobile Phone Sales Up 14.6% as Apple Cracks Top Five
Worldwide sales of mobile phones recorded a fourth consecutive quarter of double-digit growth in Q3, increasing 14.6%, according to IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. Vendors shipped 340.5 million mobile phones in Q3 as compared…
New Verizon Quad Play Bundle: Free DROID Smartphone, Sort Of
Verizon hopes its latest bundling promotion will result in growth of quad play bundles. Their latest campaign offers a Visa gift card of $200 which can be used to purchase a Verizon “DROID smartphone of…
T-Mobile Offers Wi-Fi Calling on Android Smartphones
Bellevue, Wash. — Oct. 6, 2010 – T-Mobile USA, Inc. today announced its continued innovation of Wi-Fi Calling technology with the upcoming availability of built-in Wi-Fi Calling solutions planned for a wide selection of Android™-powered…
AT&T to Offer Smartphone Encryption
AT&T today launched AT&T Encrypted Mobile Voice, the first carrier-provided two factor encryption service, which provides high-level security features for calls on the AT&T wireless network. The service is targeted at government agencies, law enforcement…
Skype Expands Reach, Now Available for Android
Skype is now available on Android phones, the IP communications provider announced today on its Big Blog. The new Android app extends Skype’s reach with it’s free and reduced fee calling plans to the growing…
Facebook Phone Drama
Social networking web site operator Facebook reportedly has denied rumors that it was planning to build a mobile phone—but speculation continues. According to a recent news report, a Facebook spokesperson said in a statement that, “Facebook…
Cellular South Expands Android Handset Portfolio
RIDGELAND, Miss.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cellular South, the nation’s largest privately held wireless communications provider, announced the release today of the HTC Desire™, one of the most advanced Android™-powered touchscreen smartphones in the world. The HTC Desire is…
Almost 1/4 of U.S. Adults are Active Apps Users
The evolution of cellular phones into smartphones and Internet-enabled handheld computing devices has created an ‘apps culture,’ but only a minority of U.S. cell phone users are really taking part in it, according to the…
T-Mobile Officially Unveils the G2, its First HSPA+ Smartphone
T-Mobile unveiled its first true HSPA+ smartphone, the G2, an update to the first Google Android smartphone on the market, the G1. The HTC manufactured G2 is the latest smartphone entrant into a very crowded…