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Google to unveil mobile software suite
News The rest of the more than 30 other companies involved reads like a who's-who list of the mobile-computing industry, including Broadcom, HTC, Intel, Qualcomm, Motorola, Samsung, Sprint and Texas Instruments. [05 Nov 2007]
Sun's McNealy: 'We're not working on iPhone killer'
News Sun Microsystems chairman Scott McNealy said he was misquoted in a South Korean newspaper earlier this week as saying Sun and mobile phone maker Samsung Electronics are working on an iPhone-killer. Indeed, the company has not announced any official... [12 Oct 2007]
Mobile industry takes a shine to dinky USB
News The Open Mobile Terminal Platform (OMTP) - a forum dominated by operators but including manufacturers such as LG, Motorola, Nokia, Samsung and Sony Ericsson - announced its members had agreed on micro-USB as the future common connector. [21 Sep 2007]
Second Life steps up ID checks
News Samsung Second Life creator, Linden Lab, is tightening security in its virtual world by introducing an identity verification (IDV) system for its residents. The IDV system is designed to stop people under the age of 18 accessing restricted areas... [30 Aug 2007]
Five virtual world security worries for business
News Samsung Companies need to think about security and risk management before they get too excited about virtual worlds, according to analyst group Gartner. The risks businesses face as a result of getting involved in virtual worlds can be significant... [09 Aug 2007]
Chips are down in Second Life
News Samsung Second Life has banned online gambling from its virtual world. Residents who take part in games that rely on chance to determine a winner, or which depend on the outcome of a real-life sporting event and provide a payout, will be violating... [31 Jul 2007]
Second open-source mobile unleashed
News The touchscreen GSM phone, made by FIC, boasts Bluetooth 2.0, integrated assisted-GPS, microSD-based expandable storage and a Samsung processor. Another fully open source-based phone has gone on sale, offering developers the chance to build their... [10 Jul 2007]
Virtual worlds? Get a life, say silicon.com readers
News Samsung You may be able to fly around chatting to giant rabbits or battling trolls but the lure of virtual worlds such as Second Life is not as strong - for silicon.com readers at least - as you might think. [19 Jun 2007]
In-brief: iPhone rival launches, military RFID, Berners-Lee gong
News Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, 30 mobile phone operators and the EMI, Sony, Universal and Warner record labels are backing the MusicStation service. Mobile phone manufacturers will launch a low-cost flat-rate music service today to... [14 Jun 2007]
Second Life - outsourcing's next frontier?
News Samsung When PA Consulting wanted to build an extra wing for its offices, it hired the best man for the job. Unusually, perhaps, it turned out that the best man for the job was an enormous rabbit, and one which wanted to be paid in an electronic... [12 Jun 2007]
Drinks giant Diageo taps into Second Life
News Samsung Changing consumer trends and the new generation of young "digital natives" are forcing drinks giant Diageo to exploit new digital marketing channels such as the virtual world Second Life. Robin Dargue, Diageo's CIO and business process... [11 Jun 2007]
China's virtual plans are out of this world
News Samsung A virtual world to be set up in China could provide for as many as 10,000 jobs, its backers have predicted. Sweden-based Entropia Universe has been chosen to create a cash-based virtual economy for China in collaboration with Chinese online... [06 Jun 2007]
Beeb to show off in Second Life
News Samsung Virtual world Second Life is to play host to the latest episode of the BBC's The Money Programme. The programme, scheduled for TV broadcast tomorrow, will be screened simultaneously inside Second Life - at the Rivers Run Red Cinema. [31 May 2007]
China gives the nod to Western 3G standards
News Although TD-SCDMA had been approved in 2006, global manufacturers have been reluctant to produce handsets for the standard, with only Motorola and Samsung developing products. China's Ministry of Information Industry has approved the use of... [18 May 2007]
Virtual worlds meet real life laws
News Samsung Businesses setting up outposts in virtual worlds such as Second Life may find they still have plenty of real world legal minefields to navigate. Second Life is the best known of a number of virtual worlds that are attracting a lot of... [15 May 2007]
