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New Smartphones 2012

• 511 Releases Its First Smartphone App - MarketWatch (press release)
  511 Releases Its First Smartphone AppMarketWatch (press release)22, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The Bay Area's 511 traveler information system is now offering its first smartphone app for transit users. The free 511 Transit App is a multiple-agency public transit trip planner using GPS-based location tools for ...and more » […]
• Smartphones Crush the Feature Phone Market According to New Market Study on ... - MarketWatch (press release)
  Smartphones Crush the Feature Phone Market According to New Market Study on ...MarketWatch (press release)According to the study, high-end smartphones punch through the $600 level but low-end smartphones available this year are reaching the $100 level. This has negatively impacted the formerly less-expensive "feature phone" market. The new study, […]
• Report links smartphone use to increase in ID theft - ABC7Chicago.com
  ABC7Chicago.comReport links smartphone use to increase in ID theftABC7Chicago.comFebruary 22, 2012 (WLS) -- A new report by Javelin Strategy and Research finds 13 percent more Americans fell victim to identity theft last year compared with 2010. The report says a rise in the use of smartphones and social media fueled the increase.Report Links Increase In ID […]
• Nokia rumor roundup: new Windows Phone, Symbian models coming - Ars Technica
  Ars TechnicaNokia rumor roundup: new Windows Phone, Symbian models comingArs TechnicaBy Casey Johnston | Published February 22, 2012 11:50 AM Nokia is gearing up for some big smartphone announcements at Mobile World Congress next week, and not all are related to Windows Phone. In addition to a few Windows Phone handsets, the company is ...Microsoft Dances De […]
• Smartphones Rapidly Transforming Mobile Banking From New Concept to ... - MarketWatch (press release)
  Smartphones Rapidly Transforming Mobile Banking From New Concept to ...MarketWatch (press release)22, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As US banking consumers continue to embrace mobile technology -- and specifically, the widespread adoption of smartphones -- the use of mobile banking services is expected to approach 50% by 2016 versus 15% today.and more » […]