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I Wanted a Google Nexus One, But Ended Up with an HTC Touch Pro 2

I Wanted a Google Nexus One, But Ended Up with an HTC Touch Pro 2

I was leaning towards the HTC Touch Pro 2 before Google announced the arrival of the the Nexus One - a "superphone" with a 1 GHz processor, 5 MP camera, turn-by-turn GPS, and 3.7" touch screen. That's not a phone; that's a desktop computer the size of a phone. I went to Google's website to order it, and here's when all the frustration began.

 

Reason Why Open Source Phones Are A Failure

Reason Why Open Source Phones Are A Failure

The ultimate hacker phone, the Nokia N900 is the truest expression of Linux—the OS and the philosophy—that you'll find on mobile this year. It's a great niche gadget. But the idea that free, open-source solutions will sweep the mobile world is just as doomed in the U.S. as the idea of popular, open-source desktop PCs—in this case, because mobile networks don't welcome the unexpected, and they don't welcome geeks.

 

Google confirms plans to sell own mobile phone

Google confirms plans to sell own mobile phone

It's official: Google Inc. will sell its own mobile phone in an effort to protect its online advertising empire as people increasingly surf the Web on handsets instead of personal computers.

 

BlackBerry users beset by second outage in a week

The second outage of BlackBerry service in less than a week frustrated people who depend on the messaging device and comes at a bad time for its maker, which faces increasing competition in the market it helped pioneer....

 

Best phone apps for the holidays

Best phone apps for the holidays

Nothing says "happy holidays, America," like smartphone apps you can stare at instead of talking to those pesky family members in the living room.

 

iPhone sales boost Apple results

US technology giant Apple posts a better-than-forecast rise in quarterly results, thanks to strong iPhone sales.

 

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