As expected, the adoption of touchscreen mobile phones in the US is growing pretty fast. According to comScore at the moment there are 24 million touchscreen phones, which makes it close to a 150% growth rate when comparing to 2008.
In case you are wondering, the number one of the top 10 list of touchscreen devices is obviously the iPhone, which has 32,9% of the “share”. In second and third place we’ve got LG models, more specifically the Dare and the Voyager. As for the fourth place, it’s the BlackBerry Storm with 7,0%, and the next in the list is the Palm Treo with 6,5%.

Donovan, from comScore, comments:

The iPhone clearly set the trend in the industry for touchscreen devices, so it’s no surprise that it has the largest share of the market,” added Donovan. “But as other players have entered the touchscreen market with compelling devices, competition is clearly heating up.

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Early last month we let you know that an Android powered device called the Samsung Moment would be making its way onto Sprint at some time in the near future. Well today word has been sent out that the Moment is now available at $179.99 after a 2-year contract and $100 mail-in rebate.

This device features an 800MHz processor, 256MB of RAM, 3.2-inch AMOLED touchscreen, slide-out QWERTY keyboard, 3.2mp camera, WiFi and GPS.

via engadget

Tags: AMOLED, Cell Phones, Google, Mobile News, Mobile Software, Moment, Qwerty keyboard, Samsung, Samsung, Sprint, Sprint, touchscreen

If you’re living in the UK and looking for a nice pre-paid handset then you should definitely check out the T-Mobile Pulse. This phone has recently been put up for sale as a pre-paid device for T-Mobile UK and is available now.

The T-Mobile Pulse features Google’s Android operating system a 3.5″ touchscreen, 3.2 megapixel camera, 3G, WiFi, GPS and 2GB of internal storage.

If you’re looking to pick up the Pulse you’re looking at £176.16 or about $291.

via talkandroid

Tags: 2GB, 3.2 megapixel, 3G, Cell Phones, Google, GPS, huawei, Mobile News, Mobile Software, Pulse, T-Mobile, T-Mobile, touchscreen, WiFi

What you see above is a picture of an unannounced HTC developed Android powered handset. Unfortunately, we have virtually no details as to what this handset is called, what carrier it will appear on or what the specs are.

From the pictures we could tell that it obviously features a touchscreen, some face buttons and some sort of camera.

We’ll keep you posted as more information is made known.

via the unlockr

Tags: Android, camera, Cell Phones, HTC, HTC, Mobile News, Mobile Software, touchscreen, unannounced

A few days ago we let you know that the HTC HD2 would be available unlocked in the UK for around $740. Well, not only is that a steep price but it gives us no hint to North American availability.

However, the above image has hit the web that lets us know that the HD2 is on its way to T-Mobile with its 4.3-inch touch screen and Snapdragon processor.

Is this image to be believed?

via tmonews

Tags: Cell Phones, hd2, HTC, Image, Mobile News, Mobile Software, rumor, SnapDragon, T-Mobile, T-Mobile, touchscreen

Handmark and Tantao News Network have announced the availability of the Tantao News Mobile Reader for Blackberry mobile phones, offering global and domestic news updates originating from Chinese news sources. With the new app, Blackberry users can now get unique content which they can also share via their social networks like Facebook and Twitter. As people continue to demand for immediate access for varying resources, the Tantao News Mobile Reader is a must have to broaden the scope of updated news and information.

The Tantao News Mobile Reader currently available for all BlackBerry smartphones with a trackball or touchscreen and will be available for additional platforms in the coming months. You can download the app here.

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Samsung and T-Mobile USA have announced the upcoming availability of the Samsung Behold II, a mobile phone that runs on the Android platform. The phone carries the same touchscreen features most phones provide today using Samsung’s TouchWiz user interface for widget customization and T-Mobile’s high speed 3G network. Other features of the Samsung Behold II include a 5 megapixel camera, visual voicemail, an MP3 player, GPS, Bluetooth and 16GB of internal memory.

Image credits: Phandroid

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It was recently made known that E World has put up a SmartQ5a MID, pictured above), for sale pre-installed with Android 1.5.

For $199.99, other than Android 1.5 you will get a 667MHz Samsung ARM processor, 128MB of RAM, a 4.3-inch touchscreen, WiFi and a microSD slot.

Interested? Head here to check it out.

via engadget

Tags: Android, Google, microsd, Mobile News, Mobile Software, Portable Devices, Samsung, smart devices, smartq5a, touchscreen, WiFi

Philips never lets us forget the fact that it’s still making handsets. And some of its latest cell phones look better than you’d expect. The latest models are the X806 and the C702 but you might have a rough time getting one since they’ll most likely go to China.

The X806 will sport quad-band GSM/GPRS, a 3.5-inch touchscreen display, a 5-megapixel camera, Bluetooth, FM radio, 47MB (nice round number) of internal memory upgradeable via microSD card. The C702 knows how to handle CDMA 1x connectivity and it comes with a 3.4-inch touchscreen display, 1.3-megapixel camera, Bluetooth, GPS, 70MB of internal memory also upgradeable via microSD cards.

How much would you pay to get one of these Philips handsets?

via mobile-review

Tags: C702, China, Mobile News, Philips, Philips, touchscreen, X806

Currently there are lots of phones which can offer you both a touchscreen display and a full QWERTY keyboard, but strangely none of them has been conceived by RIM. The phone maker has plenty of QWERTY-only phones but only two touchscreen-only phones. Apparently RIM is secretly working on a cell phone that will bring us both the touchscreen and the full keyboard. As you expect such a BlackBerry will look exactly like the Storm but it will have a very useful and a much needed slide-out QWERTY keypad. Nothing is clear so far and nothing is official. Hopefully more stuff will be revealed about Mr. T (that’s the codename of the project) in the following months.

via berryreporter

Tags: BlackBerry, Mobile News, Mr. T, qwerty, Research In Motion, RIM, touchscreen

The device you see above entitled the W7 looks pretty much exactly what you would think Apple’s fabled iTablet would look like except for one major difference: it runs Google’s Android operating system.

RAmos’ W7 MID features a 4.8-inch 800×480 touchscreen, 720p video output and built in WiFi.

As you probably could have guessed there is little to no information regarding this device’s North American release date.

via engadget

Tags: 720p, itblate, MID, Mobile News, Mobile Software, Portable Devices, RAmos, touchscreen, W7, WiFi

Now a days, a stand alone videophone would seem like a waste of money considering you can’t do anything with it besides make video calls. However, 20-30 years ago, such a device would be the most amazing thing ever. Well, it seems that ASUS is a bit late as they have recently shown off the above AiGuru SV1T videophone for use with Skype.

Honestly though, this the AiGuru SV1T videophone is a pretty nifty device with an 800×480 7-inch touchscreen display, WiFi and Ethernet connectivity, a VGA webcam, microphone and speakers.

Unfortunately, due to the fact that it will probably be priced right around $300, it will most likely never come off because why buy one of these when you can jut get a netbook for the same price that does the same thing, plus more?

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Tags: Accessories, aiguru sv1t, ASUS, Mobile News, Mobile Software, netbooks, Portable Devices, Skype, touchscreen, VGA, videophone

Recent reports have surfaced that suggest Verizon Wireless is gearing up to launch the Windows Mobile 6.5 powered HTC Imagio on October 6th.

This device is said to feature a 3.6-inch touchscreen in addition to a 528MHz Qualcomm processor, 512MB ROM/256MB RAM, a 5MP camera, GPS, GSM and full compatibility with Verizon’s CDMA/EV-DO network.

Any takers?

via bgr

Tags: CDMA, ev-do, GPS, GSM, htc imagio, rumor, touchscreen, Uncategorized, Verizon, Windows Mobile 6.5

It’s been a while since we heard of ITG’s xpPhone in fact, the last we heard of it was back at Computex. Well, the device seems to have graduated from the drawing board and is now dangerously close to hitting Vodafone, Orange and AT&T.

As you can see, the device packs quite a punch with its 4.8-inch touchscreen display, video conferencing and 3G compatibility. One major thing to make note of is the fact that its primary operating system is Microsoft’s beloved Windows XP.

Unfortunately (or fortunately depending on how you look at it) ITG has yet to mention a price so when you actually go to pre-order the xpPhone, you won’t have to pay anything.

via pocketables

Tags: 3G, At&T, Cell Phones, Computex, microsoft, Mobile News, Mobile Software, Orange, touchscreen, Vodafone, Windows XP, xpphone

Well, here we go again — The latest slew of iTablet rumors come to us from Taiwan Economic News who claim they have a been contacted by industry sources.

Anyways, the new rumors suggest that the iTablet will feature a  9.6-inch touchscreen, a P.A SEMI processor, HSDPA connectivy, long lasting battery and a price range of $800-$1000.

What’s more, the source also suggests that the device will make its debut in February of 2010. Anyone else getting a bit sick of these rumors?

via gizmodo

Tags: 9.6-inch, HSDPA, iTablet, Mobile News, Mobile Software, p.a semi, Processor, rumor, touchscreen, Ultra Mobile PCs

Remember the Nokia 5230 that was announced a few days ago? The phone was recently spotted over at the FCC - that’s right folks, the newest touchscreen phone from Nokia is set to flood the markets. I really wish Nokia stopped using numbers in their model numbers though - it’s just not easy to remember ‘em all. As seen over in that other post, the phone supports handwriting input along with touch, which is useful for quickly noting down information. I’ve never been fond of the touchscreen QWERTY keyboards (at least until now), so that’s one feature that would be mighty useful for me.

Bummer that the phone only has a 2 megapixel camera. But the screen is nice and large (3.2 inch), so that’s good. It’s on schedule for a Q4 2009 release.

Source: FCC

Tags: cameraphone, Cell Phones, Nokia, Nokia, touchscreen

Earlier today we let you know that HTC has officially announced the Tattoo; a small, Android powered touchscreen device. What we didn’t tell you, however, is that it features a resistive touchscreen as opposed to a capacitive as found in devices such as the iPhone and HTC Hero. But why would HTC choose a touchscreen that is much less favored than the other? Apparantly, because the screen is too small.

That’s right, according to HTC’s official twitter “capacitive screens at small sizes are hard to be accurate with. Resistive ends up registering fewer miss-clicks”. And with the HTC Tattoo’s screen measuring just 2.8-inches they may have a point.

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Nokia’s flagship phone, the N97, might not have been received very well in the USA where no carrier is currently selling it, but it’s certainly a great seller. The phone has already been sold in 2 million units in the past three months around the world. Its big brother, the 5800 XpressMusic has been sold in 10 million units in the last 10 months which means Nokia is on the right track. It’s first touchscreen phones are bringing in money and we’re anxious to see what new smartphones will the Finnish manufacturer launch. The next big hit should be the N900 which seems to be, at least so far, a much better phone than the N97.

What about you? What Nokia phone do you currently own and what Nokia phone would you rather have? After all Nokia is currently the number one mobile manufacturer with an almost 40% worldwide market share. Chances are that you’re currently using a Nokia phone too!

via mobilenewscwp

Tags: 5800, N900, N97, Nokia, Nokia, touchscreen, XpressMusic

What you see above is a recently released image of the Sony Ericsson Aino that comes to us as part of the device’s FCC filing. We’ve heard of this device once before, when Sony Ericsson first announced it, but at that time its release date was still a ways off.

Now, we still don’t have a release date but at least we know that a North American 3G version of the Aino is officially on its way. Couple that with the phone’s 3-inch touchscreen, slide out keypad, 8.1 megapixel camera and GPS and you have yourself a a none too shabby device.

via FCC

Tags: 3G, 8.1 megapixel, Aino, Cell Phones, GPS, Mobile News, Portable Devices, slider, Sony Ericsson, Sony Ericsson, touchscreen

Asus has decided to finally launch its Eee Top desktops. You probably remember them from earlier this year: the 20-inch ET2002 and ET2002T and the 22-inch ET2203T.

The 20-inch Tops come with an Atom 330 processor, an ION chipset with graphics on board, 2GB of DDR2 RAM, 320GB of storage, WiFi, a DVD rewriter, stereo speakers and, depending on what model you choose, a touchscreen waiting for Windows 7.

The 22-inch Top will offer you an upgraded hard drive, it will add a Blu-ray option, ATI Radeon HD4570 graphics and a choice of processor between the T4300 or the T6400 Core 2 Duo while keeping everything else similar to the 20-inch version. Unfortunately we have no pricing details and availability so far.

Can we assume that the Eee Keyboard is coming soon now that the Eee Tops have seen the light of day?

via Asus

Tags: ASUS, Desktop PCs, desktops, Eee Keyboard, Eee Top, ET20, ET22, touchscreen