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iPhone 2.0 - ready for business?
News Yesterday we looked at the predicted new features of the new iPhone in depth in part one of this article but today we examine whether this will be enough for Apple to break into the enterprise smart phone market dominated by the likes of RIM. [06 Jun 2008]
Paper-free train tickets on track
News Travellers will be able to buy smart tickets online using their mobile phone or PC and then download them onto a smartcard at home via a plug-in reader or at a station. First Ondemand will provide a mobile-phone security solution for TrainLine Smart. [04 Jun 2008]
Computing on the go
Comment Yet just how far has the trusty combination of laptop and smart phone really come, asks Anthony Plewes. Check out silicon.com's latest mobile photo stories here… Photos: Google Android unveils its face Photos: BlackBerry... [04 Jun 2008]
Mobile broadband ushers in Blue day
News This service delivers primarily pricing information as it happens to a range of smart phone devices. Ask anyone in the finance arena about up-to-date financial information and they will almost certainly say Reuters and Bloomberg. [03 Jun 2008]
Apple iPhone loses market share
News Apple has experienced a slight setback in the US smart phone market during the first quarter. According to data compiled by IDC, Apple's still the second-leading smart phone maker in the US behind RIM, the BlackBerry maker. [03 Jun 2008]
Qwerty beats touch for smart phone fans
News While more than half (59 per cent) of respondents to the latest silicon.com reader poll prefer a traditional keyboard on their smart phone, a touchscreen was still seen as a better bet for a substantial chunk (41 per cent) - suggesting iPhone... [02 Jun 2008]
Beijing Olympics, Google Earth, BlackBerry Bold and more
Photo BlackBerry-maker RIM has been showing off the latest addition to its smart phone line-up at the Wireless Enterprise Symposium (WES) in Orlando, Florida - named the BlackBerry Bold. Peter Chou, president and CEO of mobile maker HTC, has announced... [30 May 2008]
Qwerty vs touch, WFH, iPhone 2.0, Segway madness
News This month the BlackBerry vs iPhone war reached near boiling point as RIM's co-CEO dismissed suggestions its Bold new smart phone (see photos here) is a response to competition from Apple. And just to complicate things, a survey of US smart phone... [30 May 2008]
Smart phone battle: Qwerty vs touchscreen
News But others said touchscreens will be the future of smart phone and PDA devices. That view is backed by IT chiefs who say that, particularly for business users, the Qwerty keyboard on a smart phone or PDA is easier to use and gives more tactile... [22 May 2008]
RIM co-CEO: Qwerty is the next big thing
Comment BlackBerry's really a product that has successfully commercialised the concept of the smart phone for business. The rise of the smart phone… I've always believed that the feature phone market was going to transition to smart phones. [16 May 2008]
Sat-nav back seat drivers on their way
News Photos: Smart posters and the 'seeing eye phone' Photos: Introducing - the world's lightest mobile phone Sat-navs that warn drivers not to speed or can even slow the car automatically could be as little as a year away. [15 May 2008]
Photos: BlackBerry Boldly goes Qwerty over touch again
Photo BlackBerry-maker RIM has been showing off the latest addition to its smart phone line-up at the Wireless Enterprise Symposium (WES) in Orlando, Florida - named the BlackBerry Bold. The device packs HSDPA - RIM's first 3.5G smart phone. [15 May 2008]
RIM reveals BlackBerry roadmap
News Going beyond partnerships with the likes of SAP, which RIM describes as the BlackBerry "app ecosystem", the smart phone giant is looking at getting its claws into the office PBX - be it an old-school analogue system or next-gen IP-based - via a... [14 May 2008]
RIM quiet on touchscreen BlackBerry rumours
News In fact, bypassing all the hype, RIM's latest device - the BlackBerry Bold - is as committed to the keyboard as ever, even if the smart phone has been styled to have an iPhone-esque silver silhouette. [14 May 2008]
Microsoft users surf the skies from the web
News Photos: Smart posters and the 'seeing eye phone' Photos: Introducing - the world's lightest mobile phone Microsoft has launched its WorldWide Telescope, a free web-based program that allows web surfers to explore galaxies, star systems and distant... [14 May 2008]
