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Smart phone love all about the OS
News The survey, which took six months to complete, included data from more than 4,000 mobile phone and smart phone subscribers from China, Germany, India, the UK and the US. A user's satisfaction with a phone's operating system is the main... [29 Nov 2006]
Mobile sales boom - Asia-Pac take a bow
News Global mobile phone sales have increased by 21.5 per cent during the third quarter of 2006 compared to the same period a year ago, hitting 251 million units. Cheat Sheets Mobile location-based services FMC 3G [22 Nov 2006]
Photos: Get your Bluetooth into 007's style
Photo As most people should be aware, driving while talking on a mobile phone is illegal and offenders can typically expect a £30 fine - soon to be upped to £60 with an additional three points on your licence. [20 Nov 2006]
O2 stops fraudsters with online ID checks
Case Study O2 is making it harder for fraudsters to set up mobile phone contracts by using an online identity verification system. O2 wanted to update the traditional ID checking system, which previously relied on store staff being able to confirm the... [20 Nov 2006]
Unwired: Prepare for the next generation
Comment They have the tools too - almost all own a mobile phone and almost half own two or more web connected toys (laptop, PDA, wireless games console etc). Djanogly City Academy, the UKs first ICT specialist academy, found their pupils use IM more than... [10 Oct 2006]
Mobile web domain up for grabs
News But the new dot-mobi sites will be specifically designed to be accessed via mobile phone. Trends in the world demonstrate that mobile is going to be the driving force of the internet as globally more users have access to the web through their mobiles. [25 Sep 2006]
The big picture - China's tech scene
Comment He says: "You already have 400 million mobile phone subscribers. Liu says: "Out of all the IT products the fastest growing are mobile. But Kishore Suratkal, regional technology sector head of Macquarie Bank in Hong Kong, disagrees - he says mobile... [12 Jun 2006]
Symbian's next target: The CIO
News It's interesting that there is a burgeoning middle class where the smart phone is aspirational; it's seen as a business tool in the absence of a mobilised laptop. According to Canalys, Symbian has 62 per cent smart phone market share in what could... [17 May 2006]
Google registers voice-actived search patent
News In a real-world application, the results would presumably be sent to a mobile phone screen or in-car system. Mobile web services are on the rise, and mobile phone keyboards could make typing in keywords a nuisance. [13 Apr 2006]
Crime fighting computer celebrates record traffic
News For example the driving licence enquiry system provides an online check, removing the need to make a postal or phone request to the DVLA. He said in a statement: "In the long term Airwave has the capability of allowing radio-carrying officers to... [09 Feb 2006]
Vodafone toughs it out to add seven million customers
News According to the operator, there are now more than eight million 3G phone and data card users, around 800,000 of whom are in the UK. In the UK, however, the mobile giant added just 561,000 - noticeably less than O2, which announced its KPIs... [24 Jan 2006]
T-Mobile ad 'says using BlackBerry while driving is OK'
News The advertising watchdog, however, agreed with Joe Public, in light of the recent ban on driving while using a mobile phone. We considered that, because motorists could be prosecuted for failing to have proper control when using a hands-free phone... [18 Jan 2006]
20,000 Scots flout mobile phone driving ban
News Scottish police are to launch a crackdown on motorists flouting the mobile phone driving ban after revealing that 20,000 drivers have been caught north of the border since the law came into force in December 2003. [17 Oct 2005]
Dangerous drivers still ignoring mobile ban
News Drivers in the UK are still flouting the ban on driving while using a mobile phone handset - and the Department for Transport (DfT) is urging them to consider the danger to others and to themselves. Ladyman said: "Using a mobile phone while you're... [04 Oct 2005]
Smart phones split mobile buyers
News Smart phone buyers are being divided into two separate camps these days, according to new research - those who want devices for their mobile email capability and those who will take whatever devices they're given. [30 Sep 2005]
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