Nokia N97 and Sony Ericsson W995a are two of the hottest handsets around and they have recently reached the US, without being subsidized. These unlocked phones go for $700 and $600, respectively, which is more than the average US customer is willing to pay for a handset.
In spite of the ...
Palm Pre was a success after all, since it managed to sell over 300,000 units in June, according to Charter Equity Research analyst Ed Snyder. Considering that 120,000 units were available at the start, this number show a pretty neat performance.
Right now, Palm is able to manufacture around 15,000 units ...
Reuters claims that Palm Inc. had a narrower quarterly loss than expected, due to the launch of the Pre smartphone, thus proving that the handset was a real success. As a follow-up to the news, the company's shares rose more than 14%.
Palm Pre competes with the likes of the iPhone ...
iSuppli, a famous industry watcher claims that the new iPhone 3GS costs $178.96 to make, so Apple is make $420 profit with each unit sold. Turns out that the 16GB unit of the 3GS handset only costs its maker 3% more than last year's version, which is quite good.
AT&T sells ...
We were stunned to find out that iPhone 3GS sold 1 million units over the weekend, but it's even more stunning to learn that Samsung Jet S8000 has received more than 2 million pre-orders.
Unveiled last week, this "smarter than a smartphone" device promises to be the company's most successful handset ...
iPhone 3GS turned out to be an incredible hit in the first weekend after its launch, selling more units than its predecessor, the iPhone 3G. Experts expect to see 50% more iPhone 3GS units sold in comparison the 2008 version of the iPhone.
In the UK, there were 10 times more ...
Apple Inc. has just launched the brand new iPhone 3GS yesterday, after a long period of waiting, rumours and excitement. It's safe to say that the iPhone 3GS was a disappointment when it was first announced, but somehow it manages to sell pretty well, as we speak.
Several hundred fanboys were ...
As recession gets tougher for Japan, major companies like Sharp start thinking about expanding their reach, into the neighbouring countries and even further, to territories like America. Turns out that Sharp plans to sell more handsets internationally, instead of focusing on their home country.
This intention was announced yesterday during a ...
Last we heard, there was a rumour on the web regarding the low Palm Pre inventory available on Best Buy Mobile. Now, it turns out that the rumour was true and Best Buy will launch Pre in two phases: the first one from June to July (low inventory, minimal marketing) ...
Reuters informs us that Ericsson chief executive Carl-Henric Svanberg said that Sony would be a "logical buyer", in case things got ugly and Ericsson had to sell its half of Sony Ericsson. The discussion comes as the handset manufacturer losses more and more money and investors become more concerned.
It's also ...
