Noah Kravitz

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Breaking news: Microsoft buys Sidekick-creator Danger, Starbucks drops T-Mobile for AT&T

Having trouble with that hostile takeover bid for Yahoo!?  Don't worry, go buy a handset innovator in the meantime! Microsoft announced that they have acquired Danger, Inc., provider of software and...

MWC 2008: Live from Sony Ericsson's North American press conference

No doubt, it's been a big week already for Sony Ericsson.  SE dropped a fistful of devices at their pre-MWC press gathering in Barcelona Sunday, including the do it all Xperia X1 smartphone.  The...

MWC 2008: Too many Samsungs to count, including Soul, G810, and F480

Samsung pumps out so many handsets each month it's hard to keep up with them.  What makes things even worse (better?) is that they're so big in Korea that it's often worth the work of sifting through...

gPhone watch: Android prototypes on display at MWC 2008

Engadget has a ton of pics, but - oddly - no video, of aprototype handset running the Android OS at Texas Instruments' booth at MWC in Spain.  The handset is powered by a 500 MHz OMAP 3430 processor...

MWC 2008: Bad times for Motorola

Oh, MOTO, say you can turn it around ... and right quick.  The once mighty mobile phone maker has faced leadership changes and rumors of total dissolution over the past few months, and their showing...

Explanation: What is "laptop tethering"?

After my & Joe's recent posts about Unlimited plans from Sprint and Helio, we got a few reader questions regarding some terminology used in the articles.  "What's laptop tethering?" and why isn't...

MWC 2008: Sony Ericsson launches Xperia line with X1 Smartphone

Sony Ericsson dropped a slew of new handsets on us at their pre-MWC press event Sunday.  The big news is the new "Xperia" line of premium handsets being launched with the X1 Windows Mobile...

MWC 2008: Sony Ericsson launches W980i Walkman flip phone with 8GB Memory

Sony Ericsson went back to the flip phone form factor for their new high-end Walkman phone, the W980i.  Featuring 8GB of onboard memory, "Walkman on Top" functionality for full media player access...

MWC 2008: Sony Ericsson launches G Series with G700 and G900 touchscreen handsets

Seemingly marketed at the Soccer Mom crowd, SE launched two "touchscreen organizers with a broad appeal" at their MWC press event Sunday.  The G900 features a 2.4" touch display along with WiFi and a...

MWC 2008: Sony Ericsson launches C702 and C902 Cyber-Shot cameraphones

Sony Ericsson dropped two new high-end Cyber-shot imaging phones Sunday at their MWC press event in Barcelona, Spain.  The C702 and C902 are both candybar handsets with slightly different - and,...

MWC 2008: SE Z770 "your life in a clamshell" flip phone launched

Sony Ericsson toes the line between "feature phone" and "smartphone" with their new Z770 clamshell, meant to be an easy to use, stylish device for folks who need high-speed access to Web and Email...

MWC 2008: LG introduces Symbian smartphone and KF 600/700 touch sliders

'Twas the day before MWC and all through the show / fancy new phones were unveiled before the word "Go!" ... Sorry, had to rhyme.  The show hasn't even started yet and already we've seen a ton of new...

Superphone wars: Is this the Nokia N96?

The now-overdue successor to Nokia's flagship N95 handset just might have been leaked on the company's German Website earlier this week.  While the offending page has since been removed from Nokia.de...

Superphone wars: Samsung introduces Soul Ultra edition handset

Samsung is all set to unleash their new flagship mobile phone, the Soul ("Spirit Of Ultra") slider, Monday at MWC in Barcelona.  The Soul packs almost every feature one could think of into a 12.9mm...

gPhone watch: ARM to demo android phone at MWC next week?

Mobile World Congress is shaping up to be one heck of a show, huh?  Reuters is citing "a source close to the company" in reporting that British chip company ARM will show off a prototype phone...

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