The worldwide handset market saw mild sequential growth in third-quarter 2009, according to IDC. On-year growth remained negative, but improved from the first half of 2009. Handset shipments totaled 287.1 milli    

Claude Hsu, president of Taiwan-based light engine maker Young Optics, has predicted that shipments of pico projectors for handsets will grow to 10-25 million units in 2012, compared to 20,000-30,000 in 2009.    

Did handset makers break out of their slump in the third quarter? Not quite, but there appears to be growth on the horizon. Now that Motorola and Samsung have released their quarterly handset numbers, it's    

Samsung Electronics posted its highest quarterly profit ever in the third quarter, partly due to its success in handsets--the global No. 2 handset manufacturer shipped a record 60.2 million phones in the quarte    

Larry Dignan (ZDNet) submits: Motorola (MOT) reported a slight third quarter profit and projected better-than-expected fourth quarter earnings. But Motorola’s real prospects going forward will depend    

Erick Schonfeld submits: Google (GOOG) released a new mobile navigation app Wednesday and GPS navigation companies such as Garmin (GRMN) and TomTom saw their shares take a plunge. The announcement shaved1.2 bil    

Motorola (MOT) is expected to report Q3 earnings before the market open on Thursday, October 29 with a conference call scheduled for 8 am ET. GuidanceThe consensus estimate is 0c for EPS and5.54B for revenue, a    

TechCrunch submits: By John BiggsVerizon (VZ) just confirmed that the Moto Droid will arrive next week for199 with a new, 2-year contract and100 mail-in rebate. Customers will need a voice plan starting at39 an    

Michael Arrington submits: If you weren’t sure about switching to an Android phone in the near future, this might put you over the edge. Google Maps Navigation is an absolutely killer app. And it is o    

Faisal Laljee submits: In a short period of time, Google's (GOOG) mobile operating platform, Android, which competes with Microsoft's (MSFT) Windows Mobile, Apple (AAPL) iPhone OS, Symbian and Palm (P