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News Howard Schmidt, former advisor to the White House on cyber security, similarly noted in April that the availability of SDKs for mobile devices increases the likelihood of malware writers creating malicious code specifically for mobiles. [14 Jul 2008]
Mobile operators warn over termination rate cuts
News Fixed line operators and their customers are indirectly subsidising mobile operators by paying higher termination rates for calls made from fixed lines to mobiles, she added. Asked whether cuts in mobile termination rates could drive operators to... [30 Jun 2008]
Brics demand feature-packed mobiles
News You wouldn't get many corded phones in India, but mobiles. With saturated mobile markets in developed nations, phone manufacturers are having to find ways to squeeze more features into lower-priced phones to capture the tech-savvy consumers in... [09 Jun 2008]
Qwerty beats touch for smart phone fans
News Speaking to silicon.com last month, co-CEO of BlackBerry-maker RIM, Mike Lazaridis, claimed Qwerty keyboards on mobiles are only going to get more important as smart phone use ramps up. He told silicon.com that when consumers are shopping for... [02 Jun 2008]
Brits living in fear of identity fraud
News However, the UK remains unconvinced about using mobiles to pay bills or shop online, with 80 per cent not willing to use a mobile or personal organiser to conduct financial transactions. Consumers, governments and businesses need to address this... [20 May 2008]
Minority Report: iPhone, Android and the world in your pocket
Comment While worldwide computer unit sales continue to slow - although Macs are bucking the trend - it's in mobiles that growth is predicted as the web moves to handheld devices. Apple certainly isn't the first manufacturer to realise the importance of... [23 Apr 2008]
In-flight mobiles to take off over Europe
News If mobile operators were hoping mile high mobiles could be the new shortcut to revenue heaven, Reding is keen to make them think again. Aircrafts must also install a network control unit to prevent onboard phones trying to connect with land-based... [08 Apr 2008]
Mobile phones: A public health time bomb?
News It suggests there is growing evidence of a link between excessive long-term use of mobiles and certain types of brain tumours - reigniting a long-running debate about the safety of the technology. Children's use of mobiles is particularly worrying... [31 Mar 2008]
Apple iPhone 'ready for business'
News All this is enough to lift it up a notch on Gartner's three-tier rating system for mobiles and PDAs to what the analyst calls 'application-level support'. Discussing Apple's mobile strategy, Dulaney said: "I believe they [Apple] still are focused... [19 Mar 2008]
M-commerce on retailers' shopping lists
News With many retailers considering adding a mobile channel in the next one to two years, analyst Gartner said they need to understand how consumers want to use mobiles for shopping - with activities such as locating stores and price comparison likely... [21 Feb 2008]
Top 10 mobile & wireless stories of the year
News The year has also seen various Euro policy moves in the mobile sphere - with the EU Roaming Regulation finally coming into force, in-flight mobiles inching ever closer to reality and mobile telly given a much needed leg-up by EU backing for the... [13 Dec 2007]
UK goes mad for social networking
News Across the 12 countries, mobiles phones accounted for 53 per cent of all telecoms revenues and 61 per cent of all phone lines, following a trend since 2001 for the number of landlines to decline. UK consumers also get a pretty good deal on these... [12 Dec 2007]
Mobile phone payments set to rocket by 2011
News According to a report from Juniper research, near field communications (NFC) applications built into mobiles will be used to pay for everyday goods and services - driving the global market up to $11.5bn by 2011.silicon.com Retail & Leisure [30 Oct 2007]
Dear silicon.com... work and play, mobiles on planes, data leaks...
Comment Terms like "plug and play", "pay as you go" and "on demand" exist in our society because, as consumers, we demand more of the technology that surrounds us. Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our users are responding to the latest tech news... [25 Oct 2007]
Mobiles to kill cash at music festivals?
News Festival goers will be able to upload content from their mobiles, as well as downloading it. If the trial is successful, the technology could become integral to mobile ticketing, allowing consumers to download tickets to their mobile phones which... [04 Jun 2007]
