Michelle Maisto

The T-Mobile G1 with Google, the first device to run Google’s Android mobile operating system, is suddenly more affordable. It debuted Oct. 22, 2008, for $399, or $179 with a two-year service agreement, which fell to $150 over the summer. The price with a new service contract is now listed at $129.99.Not that a spontaneous […]

The growth of environmentally sustainable, or “green,” mobile handsets is primarily being driven by consumer demand, states a Sept. 17 report from Juniper Research, which suggests global shipments could rise to 485 million units by 2014.Even with incremental shifts in attitude from consumers, states the research firm, green handsets are expected to climb from 2009’s […]

Teardown Provides Close Look Inside Microsoft’s Zune HD by Michelle Maisto No Title Here is the unsuspecting Microsoft Zune HD music player in its box. Zune HD comes in a 16GB black model for $220 and a 32GB platinum silver model for $290. Rapid Repair got to work on the latter. No Title The Zune […]

Samsung has grown its Omnia smartphone series with the addition of the Omnia Pro B7330, which the company announced will run the upcoming Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system. Samsung additionally announced that all currently available Omnia models will be upgraded to run the OS as well.The Omnia Pro B7330 is a slate-style phone with a […]

On Sept. 15, Hewlett-Packard introduced more than a dozen new devices for both consumers and the enterprise. They’re machines ready to compete in a difficult economy and PC market, and among them was the HP ProBook 5310m.The 5310m is a thin-and-light number that HP calls the world’s thinnest full performance, standard-voltage notebook. In the United […]

The MC9500 rugged handheld device is Motorola’s newest enterprise offering. Packed with features and complemented by new accessories, it’s likely to be a game-changer for industries such as retail, transportation, field service and, soon, delivery. At an event at New York’s Museum of Arts and Design on Sept. 15, customer FedEx announced that it would […]

Hewlett-Packard introduced more than a dozen new products on Sept. 15, offering something for enterprises, as well as on-the-go consumers and device-heavy households.On the enterprise front, HP introduced the ProBook 5310m, which it calls the world’s thinnest standard-voltage full-performance notebook. (The Apple MacBook Air, which is 0.76 inches at its thickest point, HP points out […]

The PC market, while not yet in full recovery mode, took “one small step away from the abyss” in the second quarter of 2009, according to a Sept. 11 report from market research firm iSuppli.The second quarter saw global shipments of 67.2 million units. While down 4.3 percent from the 70.2 million units that shipped […]

Just as power suits transitioned away from dark, dull and boxy, with the growing influence of women in the workplace, so too are laptops slimming down, lightening up and being designed with a more stylish clientele in mind. This trend was in evidence on Sept. 12, when fashion icon Vivienne Tam sent her models walking […]

AT&T has been the exclusive U.S. carrier of the iPhone since it first debuted in June 2007.When AT&T’s contract expires in 2010, many have speculated that Verizon will raise its hand for a CDMA version of the device. A new report from iSuppli, however, suggests that Apple may actually renew its contract and remain exclusively […]