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• Report: HP Jumps on the Smartphone Bandwagon
  Monday 6 October 2008 – 09:30 in Business
  Now that Blackberry is giving its a market a little more wiggle room and introducing a smartphone that’s geared at both work and play, it’s not surprising to see other companies try and pull off the same feat.
• Apple reaches number 3 in the smartphone market, but what happened to that 1 percent?
  Thursday 7 February 2008 – 10:10 in Consumer Electronics
  The iPhone has made Apple one of the world’s largest smartphone company in an instant. But while there are few companies that could pull this off, Apple appears to be missing its initial goals.
• The iPhone is no smartphone, says ABI Research
  Friday 26 January 2007 – 04:32
  Though Apple's iPhone was the talk of the town after its January 9 debut, ABI Research points out that while the iPhone is undoubtedly clever and capable, it is not correct to call it a smartphone in the way the media has done.
• RIM intros its first Wi-Fi smartphone
  Wednesday 18 July 2007 – 12:29 in Consumer Electronics
  Research in Motion (RIM) launched the Blackberry 8820, the firm’s first “dual-mode” smartphone, combining EDGE/GPRS/GSM cellular and Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g) connectivity. The device was first spotted about two weeks ago on the FCC website. According to the
• HP blackberries new iPaq smartphone
  Monday 13 February 2006 – 05:52
  Hewlett-Packard (HP) today announced an iPaq handheld, which makes use of a feature that has made Research in Motion's Blackberry devices a runaway success: The new model hw6900 is first to offer a push email functionality provided by Microsoft's Windows Mobile 5.0 operating system.
• Smartphone Wars: RIM, Apple Gain; Nokia Falls
  Monday 10 November 2008 – 11:10 in Business
  According to Retuers, Apple and Research In Motion have both seen an increase in their share of the smartphone market in the third quarter while Finnish cell phone manufacturer, Nokia has seen its slice of the market fall.
• Strong smartphone sales cannot prevent decline of profits at Palm
  Friday 29 June 2007 – 01:06
  Palm today reported financial results for its fiscal Q4 (FQ4) and fiscal year 2007 (FY 2007), which ended on May 31 of this year
• A Smartphone That's Easy To Use
  Monday 22 September 2003 – 03:25
  Smartphones require a lot of compromises.
• Orange launches world's smallest smartphone
  Tuesday 8 June 2004 – 03:50
  France Telecom-owned mobile operator Orange on Tuesday launched a new smartphone that is one third smaller than its predecessor and said the handset is the world's smallest that can handle computer applications.
• HP queries several Taiwanese smartphone makers, sources say
  Friday 11 April 2003 – 05:46
  Hewlett-Packard (HP) recently asked for smartphone price quotes from several Taiwanese contract manufacturers, according to sources.
• Smartphone malware mounting
  Thursday 23 December 2004 – 02:10
  Finnish security firm F-Secure has warned that open platforms like Symbian in smartphones are turning into a security challenge with increasing instances of malware attacks.
• Siemens' Smartphone SX45
  Monday 21 January 2002 – 06:20
  Combining a cell phone and a PDA might be a good idea for those used to lugging around a ton of gadgets.
• Alien smartphone lands in Netherlands
  Wednesday 7 July 2004 – 02:04
  The Voq isn't quite the largest smartphone around, but with its flip-open full qwerty thumpad, it must be closet to being the weirdest.
• Opera releases Smartphone Edition 6.3
  Monday 23 February 2004 – 03:51
  Opera Software launched version 6.3 of its browser for smartphones.
• Palm announces Foleo smartphone companion
  Thursday 31 May 2007 – 02:10
  Jeff Hawkins today announced a new product which he believes completes the vision of the company he founded: A sub-notebook-sized companion device that extends smartphones with a larger keyboard and a larger screen. Extra: Image Gallery ...