Microsoft outed developer details for its Windows Mobile application store this morning. Much like Apple’s, developers will earn 70 percent of the proceeds earned from selling software. Redmond is charging $99 annually for the developer program and each software submission will cost an additio...

The quarterly worldwide smartphone market share numbers are in from Gartner and, depending on who you’re rooting for, they aren’t pretty. Nokia’s trend of struggling continues, while Apple, Research in Motion, HTC, and Samsung continue to show gains. Here in the U.S., Nokia isnR...

Cheap netbooks don’t just offer sales appeal. The low price-point is also giving rise to a hardware hacker movement that’s growing quickly. Let me put it another way: are average computer users more likely to hack and slash a $2,000 notebook or a $300 netbook? My money is on the netbook ...

I’ve been waiting for a real differentiator in the “me-too” netbook space for a while. In December, I pulled out my crystal ball (OK, it’s really a toy Magic 8 Ball) and saw a Qualcomm netbook running Android. Today, DigiTimes says that ASUS is considering a netbook built on ...

After owning three Samsung Q1-series UMPCs, it’s fair to say that I’ve got a soft spot in my heart for the devices. That’s why my next statement may come as a surprise to many: I really don’t see the point of Samsung’s new Q1EX that just ran through the FCC gauntlet. I&...

Last week, word started to leak that ASUS was planning an Eee PC Shell netbook. Sure enough, they’ve just unveiled it at CeBIT and it sports the 1008HA moniker. Like others in the Eee PC 1000-line, this device offers a 10-inch display. What makes it different is the slim figure, yet it sure lo...

I was just getting my daily dose of Amazon and saw a solid deal worth passing along. Today, the e-tailer is selling the thin-and-light Samsung X360 notebook for $1,049, which is 45% off the MSRP. There was a $300 rebate on top of that, but you had to purchase by the end of February. Still, a good de...

We’ve talked time and again about how functional you can be with a smartphone or if it can be a computer replacement. And when you want a bigger screen, desktop software functionality or need to type more than ten words at at time, we often turn to netbooks.  In ways I hadn’t thought of...

Last month, I was asked by one of our readers to recommend a netbook. We all debated on what the best netbook is for the price. I ended up concluding that the ASUS Eee PC 1000HA was mighty compelling for under $400. The ever-changing market has me reconsidering what I’d recommend if asked the ...

Intel is beginning their push into the smartphone market with a partner announcement out of Mobile World Congress today. LG Electronics plans have a MID with voice capability available in 2010; The device will run on Intel’s next Atom platform called Moorestown and offer 3G and other wireless ...