mobile phone
Nokia denies there's an Android phone in the making
News Nokia also has another open source mobile platform in Maemo, which it is actively promoting as part of its Intel partnership. Nokia has strongly denied working on an Android-based handset, following a report early on... [06 Jul 2009]
Take a trip to the future of air travel
News In the future, your mobile phone could become your holiday concierge, reminding you to check-in the minute you arrive at the airport or automatically ordering a taxi for you when your plane lands. Peters... [03 Jul 2009]
iPhone 3.0, holograms and the shed birthplace of Silicon Valley
Photo This month, mobile maker Sony Ericsson announced two new handsets which it claims are manufactured in a more sustainable manner than the average phone. June saw plenty of activity on the hardware and... [03 Jul 2009]
Windows 7: Will touch ever take off?
News Part of the problem is that there really isn't a killer application for touch on the PC, despite the "cool" factor in the mobile phone market. There's a reason the first thing in Windows 7 that Microsoft... [02 Jul 2009]
British Airways: No mobiles on old planes
News He added the airline currently has no plans to let travellers make mobile phone calls during its flights, as its customers are not interested in such a service. British Airways CEO Willie Walsh has said... [01 Jul 2009]
Visa to Monitise mobile with £13m deal
News Monitise chief executive, Alastair Lukies, told Reuters in a telephone interview: "There's a whole raft of things you'll be able to do with your phone in the years to come that you can do with your card now. [01 Jul 2009]
'Bill shock' to come to an end as roaming caps land
News Making a telephone call, sending a text message or reading emails on a mobile phone from across the European Union will cost less as of today. Following the new price curbs, which take effect today , it... [01 Jul 2009]
BT tops terrible customer service poll
News Respondents believe they spend an average of around 23 minutes on the phone trying to sort out problems each time they call a company. Fourth place goes to cable TV, broadband and telephony company Virgin Media, with... [30 Jun 2009]
Photos: Top 10 smartphones you could take a shine to
Photo Mobile maker Palm has been around for years and was making touchscreen phones before the iPhone was a twinkle in Steve Jobs' eye but the Pre is Palm's most eagerly anticipated phone for years. Unlike... [30 Jun 2009]
Apple, Nokia, RIM agree to one charger for all
News Apple and other big phone makers have struck a deal with the European Commission to start selling phones with universal mobile phone chargers starting next year. Apple joins other big... [30 Jun 2009]
SIM-free Android in the shape of a Hero
News The handset is the first Android-based phone not to be tied exclusively to one operator, and will be available in the UK through Orange and T-Mobile, as well as unlocked and SIM-free. Orange has said it... [30 Jun 2009]
Is T-Mobile, Vodafone tie-up on the cards?
News The Financial Times reported on Monday that Vodafone, the world's biggest mobile phone company by revenue, was looking at either a bid or the possibility of a joint venture with T-Mobile... [29 Jun 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 26.06.09
Round-Up A mobile that can automatically overlay your voice with a hacking cough and sniffles when you're on the phone to your boss trying to pull a sickie? A phone that automatically shuts down... [26 Jun 2009]
Mobile directory - invasion of privacy or invaluable service?
Comment Does the UK's new mobile phone directory go far enough to protect your privacy? Last week's launch of the UK's first mobile phone directory, which claims to be able to... [25 Jun 2009]
Android's Hero edges a Flash ahead of iPhone
News Adobe Systems announced on Wednesday that its Flash Player will be built into the HTC phone, an important step in the company's efforts to spread Flash to mobile phones. HTC's new Android-based Hero... [25 Jun 2009]
