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The Weekly Round-Up: 27.11.09
Round-Up We've all made embarrassing mobile phone blunders as part of our busy modern lives. We've all done something with a mobile that has led to fingers pointed in mirth and mockery: a few years ago the... [27 Nov 2009]
Photos: The new gadgets and tech services up Orange's sleeve
Photo At Orange's biannual La Collection event in Paris, the mobile operator gives a sneak peek at the technology set for future release.silicon.com went along to the 10th La Collection event last week to take a look at the... [26 Nov 2009]
Tesco Mobile to get a taste of Apple's iPhone
News Tesco Mobile has announced today it will stock Apple's iPhone 3G and 3GS. Tesco hopes to have the iPhone in stores by Christmas, and it will be available on a contract or pay-as-you-go plan, according to a Tesco... [25 Nov 2009]
Photos: Sony Ericsson debuts see-through Xperia phone
Photo Mobile maker Sony Ericsson has debuted another phone in its Xperia range - but with a twist. Unlike other devices in the series, such as the X2 smartphone and the upcoming X10 Android device, the Xperia Pureness... [25 Nov 2009]
How the cloud is swallowing your comms
News The move towards higher mobile data allowances will also see the extension of unified communications to smartphones and other wireless data devices, according to the analyst. Unified communications is migrating to the... [24 Nov 2009]
Is losing a mobile device really such a big deal?
Comment Losing a mobile device is a common occurrence - but that's doesn't mean it's not serious. It's not just mobile phones: when I was speaking to an IT manager at a recent industry conference about disaster... [24 Nov 2009]
Photos: Google takes the wrapping off Chrome OS
Photo That means address books are accessible from any Chrome OS machine, from any web browser, and from higher-end mobile phones. Google released the source code for Chrome OS on Thursday, beginning the process of producing a... [23 Nov 2009]
Photos: The Android smartbook fired up by Qualcomm's Snapdragon
Photo The chipmaker said an Lenovo smartbook running Android will launch on US mobile operator AT&T's network at the start of next year. Other smartphones packing Snapdragon were on show too, pictured below, from left to... [20 Nov 2009]
Exclusive: Former MySQL boss Marten Mickos talks open source
Comment Fast forward to the present and open source is indeed on the rise - most notably in the mobile industry, for example, where handset makers are falling over themselves to embrace new open source OSes such as Google's... [19 Nov 2009]
Revealed: The apps you'll have on your phone in 2012
News Money transfer, location-based services and mobile health monitoring are likely to be among the most widespread mobile applications within the next three years. The increasing adoption of smartphones and... [18 Nov 2009]
T-Mobile workers accused over customer record sales
News T-Mobile employees have been accused of selling millions of customer records and could face prosecution by the UK's privacy watchdog, the Information Commissioner's Office. The data alleged to have been sold included... [18 Nov 2009]
Photos: How Dubai's driverless trains get their wi-fi
Photo In Dubai, the system uses mobile WiMax and HSPA as backhaul for the wi-fi service. The Dubai Municipality is in the process of constructing the Middle East's first fully automated, driverless metro system. [17 Nov 2009]
Unified comms: What it needs to succeed
Comment Knitting together disparate communications and collaboration tools like mobile phones, audio and video conferencing, instant messaging and social networking, as well as the concept of 'presence' (knowing where anybody is... [17 Nov 2009]
Does your business really need an office?
Comment In this age of mobile working, should businesses consider ditching their offices? Now consider the ergonomics of mobile work. I would venture that interactive and mobile technology isn't... [17 Nov 2009]
2009 Smartphone and Carrier Buying Guide
White Paper The real innovation in the mobile phone world is in the area of smartphones where we see the Apple iPhone, Palm WebOS, Google Android, RIM BlackBerry, and Microsoft Windows Mobile devices taking us to... [16 Nov 2009]
