When Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) unveiled Windows Phone 7 last month, we figured that was the extent of its comeback plans in mobile. But now, there’s evidence that the software giant has something else up its sleeve. Two reports released today from unnamed sources indicate that Microsoft’s “Project Pink” is alive…

While no one wants to wake up to the news that Apple—one of the most successful consumer brands—has filed a lawsuit against you, in this case, little-known HTC must have celebrated just a tiny bit. In 13 years, the Taiwanese has grown to more than 9,000 employees worldwide, including 3,000…

One of the more obvious opportunities in mobile is getting the smartphone past the affluent, early-adopters—and Nokia (NYSE: NOK), the largest handset maker in the world, has a plan for how to do just that. Today, it unveiled the C-series smartphone product line, which Nokia describes in a blog post…

Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) unveiled a completely new smartphone operating system last month that in no way resembles its past corporate image. The new Windows Phone 7 fits somewhere between Bing’s visually appealing user interface and the consumer friendliness of a Zune music player. But to make the necessary leap required…

At least three reports were distributed today by companies that use internal data to make sweeping statements about the state of the industry. While the data can often be influenced by the company’s strengths, the reports can typically be useful for gleaning some relevant information on where the trends are…

Palm’s recent launch with Verizon Wireless has failed to generate any momentum for the company, putting the company’s long-term prospects into question. So, what can Palm (NSDQ: PALM) do? Given that its new webOS is a worthy contender and stacks up nicely against the iPhone, Android and others, it must…

HTC unveiled an updated version of its popular Sense user interface today at Mobile World Congress with new social networking features and ways to navigate the dizzying array of home screens. For the past year, HTC has layered its Sense technology on to almost every Windows Mobile and Android device…

—Qualcomm’s FLO: The chip-maker and mobile TV service provider put out five press releases today at Mobile World Congress. First, it said it will be the first chipset maker to support Windows 7, also announced today. But it also provided an update on FLO TV and unveiled its next evolution…

Nokia (NYSE: NOK) and Intel (NSDQ: INTC) unveiled the MeeGo platform today, which is the combination of Intel’s Moblin platform and Nokia’s Maemo operating systems. Together, the two companies will provide the Linux-based operating system for a variety of devices, including netbooks, mobile phones, connected TVs and in-car systems. The…

Two dozen of the world’s largest mobile-phone companies, including Verizon Wireless, AT&T (NYSE: T), NTT DoCoMo (NYSE: DCM), Deutsche Telekom (NYSE: DT), China Mobile and Vodafone (NYSE: VOD), are teaming up to create an “open international applications platform,” which is obviously in direct response to Apple’s success with its own…

Adobe (NSDQ: ADBE) has reached a number of milestones to get its full Flash video player up and running on smartphones, including Android and Palm (NSDQ: PALM) in the next few months. By 2012, it expects nearly 53 percent of phones to be shipping with Flash Player 10.1 and that…

Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week will reveal in gory detail just how complicated the industry has become. If you don’t believe me, just consider this short list of ironies: Google’s Eric Schmidt will give one of the show’s first keynotes despite the company releasing its first phone only…

The day before Mobile World Congress officially kicks off, Samsung unveiled the Wave, the first phone running its new operating system called bada. The multimedia event was held off site in a large room, where the walls served as giant video screens. Crashing waves and and over-sized images of jellyfish…

While I was across town covering Samsung’s big Wave launch, Sony (NYSE: SNE) Ericsson (NSDQ: ERIC) was making a splash of its own at one of the trendiest Barcelona night clubs. On the day before Mobile World Congress begins, it announced three new phones as part of its goal of…

Nokia (NYSE: NOK) will not be showing off any new phones next week at Mobile World Congress in Spain, but rather will focus on its content and services strategy. Bloomberg quotes an unnamed source as saying it will be the first time in at least a decade that the company…

Motorola (NYSE: MOT) reportedly has an all-new plan for how the company will be broken up. The Schaumburg, Ill.-based company is now considering turning its core handset business into a new, publicly traded company, while also splitting its most profitable wireless-networking and set-top division into two, reports the WSJ. According…

T-Mobile USA said today that Swype, the text input technology designed for touchscreens, is being rolled out on the new myTouch 3G and the upcoming HTC HD2. The announcement marks the second U.S. carrier and second handset-maker to support the startup’s quirky text input method. Swype’s CEO Mike McSherry told…

—Verizon launches third Android device: Verizon will begin selling the Motorola (NYSE: MOT) DEVOUR, its third Google (NSDQ: GOOG) Android phone next month. The phone will come with Motorola’s MOTOBLUR, a software layer that syncs contacts from work and personal e-mail services, and also pushes down updates from social sites…

Palm’s stock jumped 7.1 percent to $11.29 a share today after Deutsche Bank analyst Jonathan Goldberg released bullish comments about the handset maker. Goldberg said he not only believed that the webOS platform could become valuable if Palm (NSDQ: PALM) continues to add new carriers, but reignited rumors that there’s…