PC Magazine - Phone manufacturer Pantech's stock in trade nowadays is the "QMD" - quick messaging devices, or inexpensive dumb-phones with keyboards. At the CTIA Wireless trade show, I spent some time with Pantech's two newest models - the Link and the Pursuit.
PC Magazine - Nokia said Friday that the company has purchased Novarra, a mobile browser company whose services will be integrated on to Nokia smartphones.
PC World - AT&T announced this week at the CTIA show in Las Vegas that it will soon make its femtocell device available to subscribers nationwide. The femtocell--which AT&T has dubbed the MicroCell--creates a mini 3G cell tower in your home or office, and leverages your existing broadband network to resolve slow or spotty 3G coverage.
PC World - Time Warner Cable and Cablevision may seem like strange bedfellows, but now customers of both services can get free Wi-Fi from the same network of hotspots.
PC World - Huawei Technologies, a growing presence in mobile infrastructure, has been credited with driving down prices worldwide but downplayed that factor at this week's CTIA Wireless conference in Las Vegas.
PC World - Mega electronics retailer Best Buy is preparing its employees for the April 3 iPad launch, according to reports. Two MacBooks and an iMac will be removed from the 673 U.S. Best Buy stores that have Apple sections in order to make room for four iPad demo units. But what's most intriguing is that, according to leaked Best Buy planograms, the four units each have four separate SKUs, meaning the WiFi + 3G model could make an appearance.