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Photos: Qualcomm's Snapdragon-powered Android smartbook on show
Photo The chipmaker was also showing off its Mirasol low-power consumption display technology (pictured below) which it claims is able to extend the battery life of a handset by up to 40 per cent. This week saw chipmaker... [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 While until recently the mobile apps market had been dominated by the mobile operator, now there is greater competition between handset companies, operators and application developers who are all wrestling for control of... [18 Nov 2009]
Management of Enterprise Wireless Costs
White Paper They want their email delivered to their wireless handset. Off late managing enterprise mobility has become a major focus of the corporation. Most employees want a notebook PC with wide area wireless and Wi-Fi secure... [12 Nov 2009]
Location-Based Services for Cellular Phones Using Wi-Fi: The University of Cincinnati's System for Emergency Call Location
White Paper This paper describes a novel system developed by the University of Cincinnati which enables on-campus location-based services for conventional voice calls from cell phones by recognizing and locating the Wi-Fi signal associated with the... [12 Nov 2009]
It's a dog's life for police BlackBerrys
News The thinking goes: if database checks can be made, and information at least entered on a mobile handset and sent securely back to police systems, the officer can remain for longer where they are most wanted: out on the... [20 Oct 2009]
Photos: Second coming for touchscreen BlackBerry
Photo RIM today announced the launch of the BlackBerry Storm2 smartphone, the company's second touchscreen handset. The device is the successor to the original Storm, launched last year and, like its predecessor, the Storm2 is... [15 Oct 2009]
BlackBerry Storm2: RIM's second touchscreen - this time with wi-fi
News Unlike the first Storm handset, the Storm2 comes with wi-fi - "a key thing that was missing from Storm1 that our users demanded", according to Rob Orr, senior director of product management EMEA at RIM. [15 Oct 2009]
iPhone: Coming to Phones 4u for the first time
News The deal puts an end to Carphone Warehouse's hold on the device - since the launch of the iPhone in 2007, Carphone Warehouse was the only independent mobile retailer to carry the Apple handset. Phones 4u has confirmed it... [14 Oct 2009]
Photos: 10 of the best open source mobiles
Photo Despite being a handset that was only offered to developers and with only around 1,000 devices made before it was discontinued, Trolltech's dream of a flourishing Linux ecosystem has surely been successful - albeit not... [12 Oct 2009]
Windows Phone is here: Microsoft gunning for smartphone rebirth
News The first Windows Phones come from HTC, LG and Samsung, with Sony Ericsson launching a handset on 30 October. Microsoft has announced the first devices to bear the Windows Phone brand are ready to hit the market. [07 Oct 2009]
Netbooks, Apple goodies, vintage kit and a futuristic datacentre
Photo The Cliq, the first Google Android handset produced by Motorola, was unveiled in September. This handset pictured above is Sony Ericsson's Xperia X2, a business-orientated smartphone that runs on Windows... [02 Oct 2009]
Cheat Sheet: Symbian
Cheat Sheet Yes indeed - previously, it was a company that licensed its software to handset makers for a fee, known as Symbian Ltd. Symbian? Is that a new brand of indigestion tablet? Ha, no. The Symbian platform is an open source... [01 Oct 2009]
Vodafone gets a slice of Apple's iPhone pie
News The announcement follows hot on the heels of news yesterday that rival network Orange has signed a deal to sell Apple's handset in the UK, ending O2's exclusive deal. Vodafone has revealed it will be the third mobile... [29 Sep 2009]
BlackBerrys feeling the squeeze as smartphone rivals smarten up
News Although Wall Street was disappointed in RIM's results, the fact remains that the company is still growing handset sales. Even though RIM still saw strong sales of BlackBerrys, the news sent the company's stock price... [25 Sep 2009]
