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Acer today posted a record $5.2 billion in revenue for the third quarter, thanks largely to its netbook and laptop sales, and the company forecast even better times ahead. But can Acer — or its rival Dell — move the needle in the crowded smartphone space? Read more »

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The handset market will have much to be thankful for this holiday season, according to new reports out this morning from IDC and Strategy Analytics. IDC said manufacturer shipments increased by 5.6 percent in the third quarter over the previous one as promotions of older devices […] Read more »

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Motorola’s free-fall in the mobile phone space it once dominated continued in the most recent quarter: The company’s wireless revenues fell 46 percent to $1.7 billion during the period as its market share eroded to a mere 4.7 percent. And while Motorola managed to surprise investors […] Read more »

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Like a hard-luck gambler who can’t walk away from the table, Sony Ericsson is once again raising the stakes despite holding an ugly hand. The joint venture said it has secured $676 million in new funding — primarily from parent companies Sony and Ericsson — even […] Read more »

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If your desk drawer — or, more appropriately, your purse — is overflowing with wireless gadgets, you aren’t alone: North American consumers are increasingly owning multiple devices and spreading their mobile budgets across them, according to new figures from Wireless Intelligence, and U.S. women are leading […] Read more »

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Bring a magnifying glass if you’re looking for surprises in a new study from CFI Group. The market research firm has just released the findings of a survey of more than 1,000 U.S. smartphone users that holds true to form: iPhone users love their devices but […] Read more »

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Sony Ericsson is hoping that a brand makeover can somehow heal its critically wounded handset business. The joint venture between Ericsson and Sony said today that it will adopt Sony’s “make.believe” tagline in its marketing campaigns to “reinforce its entertainment credentials” with consumers. The company promises […] Read more »

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Reporting results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2009, Apple shattered expectations with big profits boosted by the all-new lineup of MacBook Pros and the iPhone 3GS. The company reported revenue of $8.34 billion and a net quarterly profit of $1.23 billion, or $1.35 earnings […] Read more »

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The U.S. wireless data market escaped recessionary woes in the fourth quarter of 2008, growing 7.3 percent over the previous quarter and 38.7 percent over fourth quarter 2007 to reach $9.4 billion in mobile data services revenues. In 2008, mobile data services revenues reached our original ... Read more at GigaOM Pro »

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It must be Christmas, as the guys at Elevation Partners are feeling generous enough to invest another $100 million into beleaguered smartphone maker Palm, which has been slip-sliding away for a very long time. Elevation Partners, a Menlo Park, Calif.-based private equity firm headed by Roger […] Read more »

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Apple’s 3G iPhone was the best-selling handset in the U.S. during the third quarter of 2008, according to data compiled by The NPD Group. Apple had previously reported that it sold about 6.89 million iPhones (3G) in the quarter. The research group identifies Apple’s new device […] Read more »

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Many venture firms shy away from investing in chip startups because of the inordinately high cost and risk involved relative to other sectors. But some firms are still determinedly pursuing silicon by backing wireless chips containing radios that can work on multiple types of networks. Read more »

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