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Michael Harper for RedOrbit.com The idea is as old as Dick Tracy. Dreamers and technology enthusiasts alike (two subgroups with an overwhelmingly large overlap in a Venn diagram) have always wondered what it would be like to wear a phone on your wrist, just like a watch. In the past years, engineers have been able to cram interesting pieces of technology into the small watch package, usually something along the lines of a calendar, calculator, or database. Seiko, on the other hand, made...

ATLANTA, April 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Read social updates, text messages and email Manage calls with a simple touch and swipe Personalize with apps downloaded from Google Play Control music on your smartphone Snap pictures with your Android phone from a distance Sony Mobile Communications announces the availability of its new SmartWatch, a wearable device that extends the power of Android smartphones by sending timely and personal information from your smartphone straight...

BEIJING, March 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- With China's continuous economic development in recent years, many national enterprises in the country are growing. Although China's mobile phone market is still dominated by several world's leading mobile phone manufacturers including Apple, Nokia and Samsung, the progress in China's domestic mobile phone brands is obvious. Smart phones with high-end configurations made by a few foreign handset manufacturers are leading the development...

BEIJING, March 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- China's mobile phone market is showing a new trend, with the "US$100 cost-effective mobile phone" making its debut in it first. On March 26th at 3:00 p.m. BJT, Chongqing Guohong Technology Development held a new product presentation meeting in Beijing for its Shuidi handset, at which the company announced the official launch of the handset and its availability at China's shopping website 360buy.com. The new handset incorporates...

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., March 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As smartphone users place increasingly complex demands on the functionality of their devices, satisfaction with battery performance is becoming a critical factor in overall satisfaction as well as brand loyalty, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2012 U.S. Wireless Smartphone Customer Satisfaction Study(SM) -- Volume 1 and the J.D. Power and Associates 2012 U.S. Wireless Traditional Mobile Phone Satisfaction Study(SM)...

NEW YORK, March 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sheets(TM) Brand, the creator and developer of Sheets(TM) dissolvable strips, today announced a sponsorship agreement to become the official Energy product of the 2012 Sony Ericsson Open. The 28th edition of the Sony Ericsson Open will once again feature the top players in the world competing at the Crandon Park Tennis Center for one of the most prestigious titles in tennis. The tournament is owned and operated by IMG and will be held in...

NEW YORK, Feb. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Mobiles Republic, a leading publisher of applications for smartphones, tablets and connected devices, today announces that its popular free news apps News Republic, APPY Geek and Glam Life logged close to a million active users and 100 million page views in the month of January 2012. This achievement comes on the heels of the company's recent announcement that all three apps have reached the Top 10 on Android Market(TM). In...

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Entertainment Network today announced that it is expanding its Music Unlimited cloud-based digital music subscription service to countries including Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. Debuting originally in December 2010, the Music Unlimited service features an ever expanding global catalogue of over 12 million songs(1) including all major U.S. labels, leading independent labels, and major publishers worldwide. In addition...

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Xperia(TM) ion, the first LTE smartphone from Sony®*, was introduced today at the 2012 International CES and will be available exclusively in the U.S. from AT&T in the second quarter. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120109/NY31762 ) Xperia ion from Sony enables easy connectivity with multiple screens for consumers looking to share and enjoy content on whichever screen they choose, whether it's TV,...

CAMBRIDGE, England, December 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- With just a week of the year to go, Samsung looks set to be 2011's top UK smartphones [http://www.broadbandgenie.co.uk/smartphones ] manufacturer at leading comparison website Broadband Genie. Samsung has held off stiff competition from HTC, with other contenders trailing in their wake. Broadband Genie MD Ciaron Dunne said: It's been a great 2011 for both manufacturers. We're recording around four sales by these two...