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Google lays out mobile future

News Google Mobile group product manager, Hugo Barra, added a great user interface - like Apple's iPhone - and a flat data plan are key in making mobile internet appeal to consumers. Google is aiming to make an impact in the mobile sector by focusing on...

Tags: web, apps, android, mobile

[13 May 2008]

Data Center Sustainability

whitepaper The internet is everywhere. It's not only on the computers, but the mobile phones, televisions and portable music players. Very few users of digital content consider how data arrives on these devices.

Tags: data center

[11 May 2008]

Sun unveils JavaFX for rich web apps

News Sun officially started its JavaOne developer conference in San Francisco this week with a series of keynote presentations designed to showcase JavaFX, the company's new rich internet-application (RIA) technology, due to be launched to developers...

Tags: ria, java, sun

[08 May 2008]

Photos: HTC unveils its Diamond touch

Photo Peter Chou (pictured above), president and CEO of mobile maker HTC, has announced the latest smart phone in its Touch touchscreen series at a launch event in London. The multimedia device - called the HTC Touch Diamond - will be the first phone to...

Tags: touchscreen, iphone, htc

[07 May 2008]

Ballmer on Yahoo!: Price in mind and not "a dime" more

News Photos: Introducing - the world's lightest mobile phone Ballmer told the Journal: "Look at all the properties on the internet - everything on the internet. Microsoft chief executive, Steve Ballmer, told employees he has a figure in mind as to what...

Tags: bid, microsoft, yahoo

[02 May 2008]

Facebook top of Vodafone's mobile web

News The top two searches on the operator's mobile internet service - which launched last summer - are social networking websites Facebook and Bebo. The social networking craze is helping to drive mobile broadband, says Vodafone UK.

Tags: mobile internet, social networking, vodafone, facebook

[01 May 2008]

iPhone vs BlackBerry: What the users love...

News The BlackBerry and the iPhone must be two of the most talked about devices in the history of mobile. Check out silicon.com's latest mobile photo stories here…  Photos: Behind the scenes at Mobile World Congress 2008   Photos...

Tags: smart phone, blackberry, iphone

[30 Apr 2008]

Skype trialled on Java mobiles

News With the new client, Skype joins a number of companies, such as Fring and Truphone, attempting to bring internet telephony to the mobile world. Skype has released a test version of a client for Java-enabled mobile devices, a move which the company...

Tags: java, mobile, skype

[30 Apr 2008]

India's high-tech cities, web whispers, Babbage's Difference engine and more...

Photo HP is targeting the mini laptop market with this sub-£300 offering aimed at mobile workers and school children. Australian ISP Telstra is installing a 9,000km undersea internet cable running between Australia and Hawaii.

Tags: hyderabad, robots, bangalore

[29 Apr 2008]

Mobiles to come under attack from 'bad guys'

News Wielding both an iPhone and BlackBerry, Schmidt said the sheer ubiquity of mobile devices and their greater connectivity to the internet means they are the next logical focus area. Mobile devices are going to become the next big target for cyber...

Tags: criminals, schmidt, security, sdk

[24 Apr 2008]

Say it in pictures - Google mobile ads go graphical

News Mobile devices are a new frontier for the internet in general and for the advertising business that Google and many others are building on it. And initiatives such as Intel's Mobile Internet Device and Google's Android could lead to a new...

Tags: iphone, android, google, mobile

[24 Apr 2008]

Minority Report: iPhone, Android and the world in your pocket

Comment As the mobile phone continues on its evolutionary path away from humble communications unit to converged device and emerging platform, the companies best suited to take it forward may well be those with a track record in developing applications...

Tags: smart phones, apple, android, iphone

[23 Apr 2008]

Mobile market ripe for femtocell loving

News Webb said while the access point tech has the potential to offer mobile operators a less expensive way to backhaul network traffic and provide more consistent coverage and internet speeds indoors, there are still "tough hurdles" to be overcome if...

Tags: mobile broadband, 3.5g, femtocell

[23 Apr 2008]

Microsoft embraces cloud computing with 'Live Mesh'

News Microsoft's "Live Mesh" program, which uses the internet as a data hub, synchronises files across computers, phones and other devices so a digital picture frame at home could show a picture minutes after it was taken by a mobile phone.

Tags: google, cloud, microsoft

[23 Apr 2008]

Wireless Voice over Internet Protocol - Changing how Healthcare Works

whitepaper Nowhere is instant communication more mission-critical than in healthcare institutions, with their large numbers of scattered, mobile staff. Watch this IBM ForwardView webshow to see how these institutions are relying on Voice over Internet...

Tags: voip - ip telephony, institutions, forwardview, marketplace

[16 Apr 2008]

Surf's up with ferry wi-fi

News Wi-fi is to take to the waves as a cross-channel ferry company offers wireless internet access. The Moovera Networks ruggedised wi-fi access points link to T-Mobile's broadband network and will also feature built in GPS for real-time positioning.

Tags: wireless, broadband, wi-fi

[15 Apr 2008]

Coffee Republic to offer free wi-fi

News Latte lovers who like to surf and work from the comfort of a coffee shop will be able to get free wi-fi internet access at Coffee Republic cafes from May. The company says the new service is aimed at increasing the footfall in Coffee Republic shops...

Tags: wi-fi, coffee republic

[14 Apr 2008]

Tech-savvy workers to make IT decisions in future

News Another upcoming change expected in the enterprise concerns the device of choice for mobile workers. Gartner predicted that, by 2012, half of mobile employees will ditch their laptops in favour of more powerful and compact devices, such as smart...

Tags: it, laptop, internet, smart phones

[14 Apr 2008]

Telecommunications Leader Provides New Opportunities With Subscription Computing

whitepaper The company also provides mobile, Internet, call-center, and other services and solutions to residential and business customers. In recent years, Slovak Telekom sought to broaden its market for broadband Internet, especially among households and...

Tags: broadband

[14 Apr 2008]

SMS Dramatically Boosts Understanding and Uptake of Orange World Data Services

whitepaper With the advent of the mobile internet, Orange wanted to educate and inform its customers of new Orange World services that were particularly relevant to them. Orange and Enpocket worked together on a multiple award winning SMS program that...

Tags: orange, targeted, program, wap

[11 Apr 2008]

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