Consumer Electronics

Customer forum complaints about shoddy hardware in the Palm Pre are hard to put in perspective, analysts said, considering it is a first-generation device that still has promise for its new WebOS.  read more »

IPhone and Android users may increasingly see ads appear in their phone applications, now that Google is expanding its advertising program for mobile applications.  read more »

BlackBerry maker, RIM, just reported it's first drop in subscriber growth since 2006 back when they were in patent litigation.  read more »

With under-the-hood hardware changes, a new camera that shoots video and more storage room for a growing number of apps, Apple's new iPhone 3G S is a faster, more flexible, more capable mobile device.  read more »

For the third consecutive summer, Apple released a new phone, and for the third consecutive summer, crowds flocked to buy it--though perhaps not in as large a number as they had in the past.  read more »

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission will launch an investigation into exclusive handset deals between mobile carriers and handset makers, acting FCC Chairman Michael Copps said.  read more »

Research in Motion on Thursday saw a rare drop in subscriber growth when it reported its fiscal first quarter results, while shipment growth of its popular BlackBerry handsets apparently stalled.  read more »

U.S. senators on Thursday struggled at a committee hearing to understand AT&T's explanation for how exclusive deals for phones like the iPhone stimulate innovation.  read more »

T-Mobile will release a smartphone running Google's Android operating system in Europe in the late third quarter, the phone's Chinese manufacturer, Huawei Technologies, said Thursday.  read more »