Once every year, the global consumer electronics industry gathers in North America to share new developments in mobile technology. From fresh innovations in mobile entertainment to the newest strategies of enterprise tech, LAPTOP Magazine is on the ground, covering acres of showroom floor to bring you the hype-worthy products of International CTIA Wireless 2009.

Best of CTIA 2009

Best of CTIA Wireless 2009
Our awards for the best new products at CTIA Wireless 2009.

CTIA Wireless Preview

What To Expect From CTIA Wireless 2009: Apps, New Smart Phones, & More Apps
Will BlackBerry World rock our world? Will we finally get a price for the Palm Pre? What are the next big things in wireless apps and devices? LAPTOP will be answering these questions and more as we hit the show floor for CTIA Wireless 2009.

CTIA 2009 Hands-On

Hands-on with Snapdragon-powered Wistron PBook
Today at CTIA we went hands-on with a new prototype from Wistron called the PBook, which is powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon platform. This long device with a red lid sports an 11-inch display (kind ...

Hands-on with Motorola Evoke QA4, Better Than I Thought
In my earlier post on the Evoke QA4, I expressed serious skepticism about the appeal of this slider for the masses, but now that I've had time to play with it I'm warming to Motorola's latest effort. ...

Impressions of the Samsung Impression
The Samsung Impression is similar to the LG Xenon, in that both offer a full touchscreen and a QWERTY display. While the Xenon costs $99 with an AT&T contract, the Impression will cost $199, but there are a few worthy reasons why it costs more..

Hands-on with Samsung Magnet
While Samsung and AT&T haven't officially announced a price for the new Magnet, Samsung assures us that it will be highly affordable. Given its smartphone form factor and comfortable keyboard, we ...

Hands-on with LG Xenon
We had a chance to swing by the LG booth yesterday to check out its new $99 Xenon for AT&T. The phone has a full touch-screen and a slide-out keyboard.

Hands-on with NUTEC WristFone
There's a rare gadget wandering the show floor here from NUTEC, a fully functional WristFone. The device, which will sell for about $399, serves as both an organizational tool and phone..

Hands-on with Nvidia Tegra Netbook Prototype
Nvidia's Tegra has been in the news for months as being a viable platform for Mobile Internet Devices, but this computer on a chip technology has potential beyond that realm. Yesterday at CTIA Nvidia ...

Hands-on with the MSI X340
How much is having Intel's new CULV processor under the hood worth to consumers versus the tried and true (but slightly sluggish) Atom? That's the question posed by the MSI X340, which we got some han...

Hands-On With Celio's RedFly Mobile App
Celio, most known for its RedFly C7 and C8n Mobile Companion devices, announced its Mobile Viewer software for Windows Mobile phones which allows you to view and interact with your phone directly from...

Hands-on with Samsung N310, One Sweet Netbook
Samsung keeps pumping out winning netbooks, and the N310 might be the company's best one yet in the 10-inch category. Although the specs are standard fare--Intel Atom N270, 1GB of RAM, 160GB hard driv...

Hands-on with new Yahoo Mobile for Mobile Web and iPhone
Most of us don't have a start page on our mobile phones, but Yahoo is making a good case here at CTIA for making it the new Yahoo Mobile. This redesigned portal, available both as a mobile Web site an...

Hands-On With Skype for iPhone
Yesterday Skype officially announced that its iPhone application would hit the App Store today and we didn't waste anytime downloading the VoIP application and putting it to the test. Our initial impr...

Product Announcements

CTIA Preview: Android, WinMo 6.5, and Subsidized Netbooks, Oh My!
CTIA, the Wireless Association's, twice-yearly show is just around the corner. Next week, I'll be reporting from the show floor with news and hands-on, showing you everything from new handsets to apps, and perhaps even a netbook.

Hands-on With Zumobi's Sporting News Baseball
At CTIA we had a chance to meet up with Zumobi to check out the company's latest offering of applications. One of its newest apps for the iPhone is called Sporting News Baseball..

Why Dumb Phones are the New Netbooks
They're starting to look more like smart phones, and some of them cost next to nothing. Last week AT&T rolled out a bunch of new handsets that it has categorized as quick messaging devices, like the LG Neon and Samsung Magnet.

Hands-on with Zer01 Mobile
We had a chance to stop by Zer01 Mobile's booth at CTIA to check out its first lineup of handsets. If you're unfamiliar with the company, it's planning to launch on July 1st offering a $69.95 per-mont...

Best of CTIA Wireless 2009
Our awards for the best new products at CTIA Wireless 2009.

Eyes-on with 3deep App for Windows Mobile
Think of it as a connected, social, and location-aware address book. 3deep, an innovative application that's in private beta for Windows Mobile devices, aims to make it simple to share your location, ...

Hands-on with PrimeTime2Go for BlackBerry
Although music subscription services never really took off with consumers, I can see a lot of people using PrimeTime2Go for watching their favorite shows on their BlackBerrys. Available in early May, ...

AT&T Talks Apps Beta, More Connected Devices, Still Just Looking at Android
At AT&T's press conference today, the wireless carrier jumped on the App Store bandwagon by announcing an Apps Beta program for non smart phones, and it was bullish on 3G coming to devices beyond ...

Networks in Motion Launches Gokivo LBS Software for BlackBerry
Networks in Motion, the company often behind Verizon Wireless' VZ Navigator software, today announced its first direct-to-consumer application called Gokivo. The application will be available through RIM's new BlackBerry App World store..

All of your inboxes in one place: Meet RocketVox
Imagine if you had one piece of software that let you manage your e-mail inbox, your Facebook messages, your Twitter status updates, and your text messages all in one inbox. RocketVox has set out to a...

TrafficCast's Dynaflow 2.0 Software Predicts Traffic Conditions
Today, TrafficCast formally announced Dynaflow 2.0, a significantly updated version of its real-time traffic flow software. The application, which can run on mobile devices and GPS navigators, reports...

Zer01 Announces Contract-less $69.95 Unlimited Data and Voice Plan
Zer01 Communications, a new mobile carrier, announced today a $69.95 plan that includes unlimited data and voice (domestic), taxes and fees, and, incredibly, no contract agreement. .

HTC Announces Curve-esque Snap with Inner Circle E-mail
On the surface the HTC Snap looks like a Windows Mobile version of the BlackBerry Curve (HTC calls the ball in the middle a jog ball and RIM calls it a Trackball). However, when you dig a bit deeper you'll find some welcome innovation.

Siso Tablo Transforms any Notebook into Tablet PC
Last night at the Showstoppers event in Las Vegas we got some hands-on time with a unique new accessory. The clever Siso Tablo from a company called Hantech consists of a digital pen and a receiver yo...

Spracht Launches Aura BluNote Portable Stereo Bluetooth Speaker. Now We Dance!
The company name Spracht reminds me of that Sprockets skit from Saturday Night Live. Remember that? Remember when Mike Meyers was funny? I digress. Spracht's Aura BluNote ($129) will let you rock out ...

Quickoffice iPhone App Lets Users Edit Word and Excel Docs
Use your iPhone for business? Listen up: Quickoffice just unveiled Quickoffice for iPhone, a productivity app that allows users to view and edit Microsoft Word and Excel documents. .

Sound ID Intros Two Bluetooth Headsets
Today, Sound ID announced two high-end Bluetooth headsets, the 200 ($99.99) and 300 ($119.99). Both headsets have Sound ID's NoiseNavigation technology, which combines algorithms and mics to cancel...

BlackBerry App World Mini Review
RIM's BlackBerry App World--loaded with 392 apps and counting--launched at midnight tonight and we've been playing with it for long enough to bring you our initial impressions. To get it yourself, poi...

Wi-Ex Announces Antennae-less zBoost-ONE Signal Booster
Wi-Ex's zBoost-ONE ($249), announced today, is a cell phone signal booster, whose base unit has no antennae. Just plug it in, and the zBoost promises to enhance your signal within 1,200 feet. Here'...

What Song Is That? Shazam For BlackBerry Now Available
Shazam, the company behind the popular music identification application on the iPhone, has just announced that it's now available through the BlackBerry App World store. Like on the iPhone, when you l...

Geodesic Takes Mundu Montage Out of Private Beta
After a private beta period, Geodesic has made Mundu Montage, its mobile messaging/social networking application, publicly accessible. The free app, optimized for Windows Mobile touchscreen phones,...

Nokia Announces $40 BH-216 Headset
Nokia's BH-216 headset, announced today, has a budget price-- $39.99-- but boasts noise and wind-cancellation, the kind of claims you don't usually see with a cheapie earpiece. It also promises up to ...

Samsung Announces Sleeker, More "Open" Instinct s30 (Instinct 2.0)
At its press conference in Las Vegas during CTIA tonight, Samsung unveiled the successor to Sprint's original Instinct phone, the Instinct s30. With its sleeker design and improved features, we expect...

Skype to Launch BlackBerry Application in May
Today at CTIA in Las Vegas, Skype didn't just announce its iPhone application, it also said that it would release a version of its VoIP application for BlackBerry phones. .

Samsung Officially Debuts Mondi MID with Clear WiMAX
Samsung has filled the void. Back in January Nokia pulled the plug on its N810 Internet Tablet, leaving Clearwire without a proper mobile Interent device for its fledgling Clear Mobile WiMAX network.

Novatel Announces Ovation MC935D USB Modem
Today, Novatel announced the Ovation MC935D, a slim USB modem. Ideal for business travelers who frequent Europe, it's optimized for European HSPA networks with single-band 2100-MHz operation.

OMG! Sprint Announces Ultra-Affordable Sanyo SCP-2700
Not all text messaging fiends care about 3G data for browsing the Web or streaming video. Many of them are just looking for a simple, straightforward device with a full QWERTY keyboard.

Skype Launches Apple iPhone App
It's what we've all been waiting for ... sort of. Tomorrow Skype will launch its iPhone application, allowing all of us to place VoIP calls directly from our iPhones.

Motorola Announces Stereo BT MOTOROKR S305 Headphones
Today, Motorola announced the MOTOROKR S305, a pair of stereo Bluetooth headphones. Like previous models, such as the S9, it targets active users with its lightweight, yet sturdy design, which includes soft earpads and a flexible neckband..

Motorola Announces Evoke QA4, Wrong Kind of Slider?
Quick, name a touchscreen phone that's difficult to dial out on. Can't think of any? Me neither. And yet Motorola thought it would be a good idea to equip the Evoke QA4 with both a 2.8-inch touchscree...

Thumbs Ready...AT&T Releases LG Xenon, Neon
AT&T is starting to make our thumbs sore just thinking about all of these messaging phones. Two new devices debuted today from LG, the higher-end Xenon and low-end Neon..

AT&T Unleashes Samsung Propel Pro, Impression
Aw look the Samsung Propel is all grown up. The new silver and chrome Propel Pro is a Windows Mobile 6.1 version of the original feature phone, and it sports the same compact slider design, which hides the full QWERTY keyboard..