Huawei smartphone shipments up 26 percent; on track for annual targetsThe Chinese electronics giant said the most growth was in the Middle East and Africa, followed by the Asia-Pacific region — all but avoiding Western markets altogether.October 23, 2014 by Zack Whittaker in Smartphones
Verizon Q3: 457,000 new smartphones, 1.1M new tablets addedVerizon's earnings were flat, but managed to pull in a few new subscribers, as aggressive pushback from Sprint and T-Mobile continues.October 21, 2014 by Zack Whittaker in Smartphones
Google slated to have chosen HTC to build next Nexus tabletThe Taiwanese phone giant has suffered in recent years, due to poor sales and hemorrhaging key talent. Now, HTC wants to brush itself off and get ahead again.September 22, 2014 by Zack Whittaker in Smartphones
Sony's mobile unit begins to sink; deepens loss, cuts 15 percent of staffSony's mobile division is heading for financial difficulty, despite efforts to turnaround the crucial business unit, as the company cuts its outlook — and its staff.September 17, 2014 by Zack Whittaker in Smartphones
Smartphone outlook remains strong, despite slowing growth in Western marketsThe Western smartphone market is slowing, thanks in part to almost everyone owning one nowadays. But the outlook still looks strong, thanks to Android in emerging markets.August 28, 2014 by Zack Whittaker in Smartphones
Ford drops BlackBerry for Apple's iPhone in two-year rollout planThe automotive giant seeks to ditch its trusty BlackBerry devices in favor of iPhones, as part of a "global deployment" for its employees. July 29, 2014 by Zack Whittaker in Smartphones
Android, iOS score 96 percent of smartphone share in Q4 rankingsMeanwhile, BlackBerry is dead and Windows Phone is trampling on its grave. (Or, for the optimists out there, taking its relay baton.)February 12, 2014 by Zack Whittaker in Smartphones
BlackBerry shares rocket on Defense Dept. vote of confidence; hits out at Samsung's KnoxAnd gets aggressive by slamming Samsung's Knox for being "easily" hackable.January 21, 2014 by Zack Whittaker in Smartphones
BlackBerry sues Ryan Seacrest's 'Typo' iPhone keyboard case company over 'blatant' copyingBlackBerry wants to hold on to its killer designs for itself — even if nobody else seems to want the keyboard-enabled smartphone anymore.January 3, 2014 by Zack Whittaker in Smartphones
BlackBerry Q3 worse than expected; $4.4 billion lossThe company's massive losses are mostly attributed to restructuring, a write-down, and other one-time charges. But the jewel in Canada's technology crown isn't dead yet.December 20, 2013 by Zack Whittaker in Smartphones