http://www.itworld.com/taxonomy/term/674/all xx http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/84736/uk-parliamentarian-admonished-reading-his-smartphone Members of the British parliament often read letters from their constituents aloud, just not (gasp!) from an "electronic device." http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/84736/uk-parliamentarian-admonished-reading-his-smartphone#comments Offbeat News smartphone Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:12:55 -0500 abennett 84736 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/mobile-amp-wireless/83873/motorola-droid-vs-apple-iphone-3gs A side-by-side look at these two hot smartphones http://www.itworld.com/mobile-amp-wireless/83873/motorola-droid-vs-apple-iphone-3gs#comments Mobile & wireless Personal tech Feature Apple Droid iPhone 3GS Motorola slideshow smartphone Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:16:57 -0500 ITworld staff 83873 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/82740/motorola-droid-vs-apple-iphone-3gs-finally-contender Today's formal unveiling of the Motorola Droid smartphone on Verizon's network was an anticlimax, given most of the details had been leaked days earlier. Nevertheless, it's the boldest, most open iPhone challenger yet. http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/82740/motorola-droid-vs-apple-iphone-3gs-finally-contender#comments Personal tech News Droid iPhone Motorola smartphone Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:01:07 -0400 ITworld staff 82740 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/mobile-amp-wireless/82351/180-blackberry-storm2-hits-shelves-wednesday RIM and Verizon jointly announced today that the BlackBerry Storm2 device will be available online and at Verizon Wireless stores on Wednesday at $180 after a rebate. http://www.itworld.com/mobile-amp-wireless/82351/180-blackberry-storm2-hits-shelves-wednesday#comments Mobile & wireless Personal tech News BlackBerry RIM smartphone Verizon Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:31:57 -0400 ITworld staff 82351 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/82342/verizon-droid-faq-what-we-know-so-far Whether it's because of Apple-bashing commercials, brief appearances on vanishing Web sites or hints and hype about features, the Verizon Droid has been attracting a lot of attention over the past few days. Here is a breakdown of what we know so far. http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/82342/verizon-droid-faq-what-we-know-so-far#comments Mobile & wireless Personal tech Feature Android Droid smartphone Verizon Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:58:36 -0400 ITworld staff 82342 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/81942/ahead-their-time-nine-technologies-came-early The tech industry has seen more than its share of products and services that are ahead of their time. All of them flopped, but all of them also influenced the industry. This list should serve as a warning to those who think that being the first to think of something will lead to any easy road to success. http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/81942/ahead-their-time-nine-technologies-came-early#comments Offbeat Personal tech Feature computing history Danger Newton slideshow smartphone social networking Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:26:37 -0400 jfruh 81942 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/82240/sex-and-smartphones-5-apps-edgier-than-pepsis-amp-up We've seen plenty of sex-oriented applications before. So why did Pepsi get singled out? Who knows -- maybe sex and soda just don't mix. One thing's for sure, though: There's no shortage of risqué apps, even in Apple's closely controlled quarters. http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/82240/sex-and-smartphones-5-apps-edgier-than-pepsis-amp-up#comments Personal tech Opinion iPhone iPhone apps smartphone Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:03:14 -0400 ITworld staff 82240 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/mobile-amp-wireless/81999/smartphones-holidays This autumn, it's all about Android http://www.itworld.com/mobile-amp-wireless/81999/smartphones-holidays#comments Mobile & wireless Personal tech Feature BlackBerry google android iPhone slideshow smartphone Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:12:49 -0400 ITworld staff 81999 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/81816/blackberry-9700-isnt-all-that-bold BlackBerry is rolling out the Bold 9700 which will be available from T-Mobile and AT&T. For T-Mobile and AT&T customers who are Blackberry devotees, this is great news. For the rest of the smartphone market it is more or less not news-- at least not compared with more innovative device that have been introduced lately. http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/81816/blackberry-9700-isnt-all-that-bold#comments Personal tech Product review BlackBerry RIM smartphone Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:26:34 -0400 ITworld staff 81816 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/software/81818/new-windows-mobile-software-builds-hint-microsofts-direction Though Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6.5 has only just been officially released, newer builds of the operating system are popping up in what are called cooked, modified or hacked ROMs for smartphones. Together, they're being unofficially dubbed version "6.5.1." and seen as a preview of an early 2010 Windows Mobile update, and even a harbinger of Version 7, due later that year. http://www.itworld.com/software/81818/new-windows-mobile-software-builds-hint-microsofts-direction#comments Mobile & wireless Operating systems Personal tech News smartphone Windows Mobile Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:21:32 -0400 ITworld staff 81818 at http://www.itworld.com