Smartphone growth to continue strong in 2010

11/19/09 BARCELONA (Reuters) - The wireless chip industry expects smartphone market surge to continue, with British microchip designer AR ...Read More »

Wikipedia, iPhone among decade's top 10 Internet moments

11/19/09 NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - The launch of Wikipedia, emergence of the iPhone and the election of U.S. President Barack Obama were among the 10 most influential moments on the Internet in the past decade, according to th ...Read More »

Dell to sell smartphone, starting in China, Brazil

11/13/09 SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Dell Inc is entering the smartphone market, with its first device to launch in China in late November, followed by Brazil toward the e ...Read More »

Dell to introduce smartphone based on Android

11/13/09 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dell Inc said on Friday it will sell smartphones equipped with Google Inc's Android mobile software, as the computer maker enters a market that is growing fast but crowded with competitors. ...Read More »

Apple tops phone chart; Nokia, Samsung step up

11/10/09 HELSINKI (Reuters) - The world's two largest cellphone makers, Nokia and Samsung Electronics, unveiled on Tuesday their latest r ...Read More »

Apple becomes top phone maker by profits: research

11/10/09 HELSINKI (Reuters) - Apple overtook Nokia in the third quarter as the cellphone maker generating the highest total operating pro ...Read More »

Nokia, Samsung step up smartphone battle

11/10/09 HELSINKI (Reuters) - The world's two largest cellphone makers, Nokia and Samsung Electronics, have unveiled their latest attempt ...Read More »

Electronic Arts buys social game maker Playfish

11/09/09 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Electronic Arts Inc has acquired privately held Playfish for $275 million in cash plus other consideration as the maker of the "Madden NFL" ...Read More »

Pioneer Drops Premier Brand

11/09/09 LONG BEACH, CALIF.— Pioneer will drop its Premier car audio brand that has been offered as a limited distribution label for more than 20 years. The company will end by January its dual brand strategy that sold the Premier brand through select retailers and the Pioneer car audio brand through general distribution. Instead, the company said it will strengthen its Pioneer br..... ...Read More »

PRO Group Partners With CExchange

11/09/09 DES PLAINES, ILL.— The Progressive Retailers Organization (PRO Group) has partnered with CExchange, an online service that allows consumers to trade in their unwanted CE products in return for retailer gift cards. Devices received by the Addison, Texas-based operation are either refurbished or recycled, which reduces landfill and manufacturer demand for raw materials...... ...Read More »

Microsoft Opens First Store, Sells PCs Online

11/09/09 SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ.— Microsoft marked the launch of Windows 7 last month by opening its first brick-and-mortar store and by adding PCs and third-party software to its online assortment. The brick-and-mortar showcase, located in the upscale Fashion Square shopping mall, here, carries laptops, netbooks, all-in-one PCs, Xbox consoles, Windows platform mobile phones and what Mi..... ...Read More »