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Photos: Android marches onto even more smartphones
Photo It's two years since Google announced it was building an open mobile OS platform - and the number of smartphones with Android inside is on the up. The Xperia X10 runs version 1.6 of the Android OS - aka Donut - and is... [06 Nov 2009]
Weekend Gadget Watch: Canon PowerShot S90
Photo Acer beTouch E101 "Cheap, touchscreen, Windows Mobile smartphone" Considering hitting the shops at the weekend? Looking for inspiration? Check out the latest in our series of gadget mini-reviews, courtesy of... [06 Nov 2009]
£39m boost for London Olympics' emergency comms
News The National Police Improvement Agency has signed the £39m contract with Airwave, the company that provides the mobile radio network used by every UK police force and currently being rolled out to every ambulance trust... [03 Nov 2009]
'You're responsible for your own wi-fi security' say ISPs
News BT Openzone, The Cloud and T-Mobile all recommended wi-fi users adopt VPNs to help protect themselves while using hotspots. Customers are responsible for their own wi-fi security, according to hotspot operators. [03 Nov 2009]
Maemo and Android: Symbian's open source rivals up the pressure
News New entrants to the market including Google's Android will continue to snap at Symbian's heels, according to market watchers In-Stat, with the company also seeing increasing competition from a new quarter - Maemo, a Linux-based OS for... [02 Nov 2009]
Photos: Google Waves hello to a new way of doing business
Photo Later in the day a manager is able to check the team's progress on building the model by accessing the wave using a mobile device, in this case an iPhone. Since Google launched its Wave collaboration platform this year... [02 Nov 2009]
Orange unveils iPhone tariffs and launch date
News Retail outlets that will stock the device include all 402 UK Orange shops, along with the operator's website and HMV concessions, plus mobile retailers Carphone Warehouse and Phones 4U. The iPhone 3G and 3G S will go on... [02 Nov 2009]
Can I use a netbook as my everyday work machine?
Comment Despite the obvious advantages a netbook holds for a mobile worker like myself, there could still undoubtedly be some drawbacks. Bethan Jones puts one to the test. Recently I was quietly enjoying my skinny hazelnut... [02 Nov 2009]
Photos: Salesforce.com rides the Google wave with CRM app
Photo Here Salesforce demonstrates the Wave CRM app in use by the mobile phone apps company Booyah. Using the app, customers can choose from accessing information about their billing and mobile service, adding... [30 Oct 2009]
Make haste with the analogue-digital switch, urges EC
News For more, see TV spectrum to be used for mobile broadband on ZDNet UK. The European Commission has called for EU members to speed their switchover to digital television, and therefore in the process free up spectrum,... [30 Oct 2009]
Photos: Top iPhone apps for business
Photo The full version enables full create, edit and delete capabilities, and requires users to have the Unlimited Edition licence or Mobile licence. FedEx mobile Mobile Lite provides a... [27 Oct 2009]
Amazon's Kindle ignites legal upheaval
Comment The explosion of increasingly sophisticated mobile devices, coupled with the recent app phenomenon will also contribute to the proliferation of e-reader technologies, allowing e-publications to be viewed on a vast range... [27 Oct 2009]
Cheat Sheet: Augmented reality
Cheat Sheet While analyst house ABI Research notes that AR technology has been with us for more than 15 years, the company is predicting dramatic growth in the take-up of the tech over the next five years - driven by mobile... [27 Oct 2009]
Augmented reality's time is coming thanks to smarter smartphones
News The revenues from such industries, however, will soon be outstripped by advertising and mobile apps sales, ABI research said. Today's increasingly feature-packed smartphones are likely to propel the use of augmented... [26 Oct 2009]
Nokia sues Apple, claims patent infringement
News According to the Finnish mobile maker, Apple's iconic iPhone device infringes on the patents relating to wireless handsets. Nokia is suing Apple over the alleged infringement of 10 of its patents. Nokia said it is suing... [23 Oct 2009]
