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News Flash is already supported by handset makers including Nokia, Samsung, LG, Motorola and Sony Ericsson, Adobe said. Qualcomm on Monday introduced its software developer kit for its Brew Mobile Platform, a mobile-phone... [18 Nov 2008]
Nokia lowers handset sales predictions
News Nokia has downgraded its outlook for the fourth quarter of the year, blaming a "sharp pull-back in global consumer spending". On Friday, the Finnish communications giant said it expects to ship 330 million handsets in the quarter. [17 Nov 2008]
VMware gets into mobile virtualisation game
News According to VMware, the platform will "help handset vendors reduce development time and get mobile phones with value-added services to market faster" through the use of virtual machines. The company's president and... [11 Nov 2008]
BlackBerry twice as likely to fail as an iPhone
News SquareTrade had to project its figures for the iPhone's failure rate over a two-year period, as the handset has not been available for that long - nonetheless, that rate came in at between nine to 11 per cent. [11 Nov 2008]
Motorola to slash 3,000 jobs
News On Thursday, Motorola announced a third-quarter net loss of £245m along with a drop in handset shipments of around 32 per cent. The company also said it was delaying the anticipated spin-off of its... [04 Nov 2008]
Motorola delays split into two
News Motorola's struggling mobile-handset division continued to be a drag on the company. Handset shipments for the company were down about 32 per cent during the quarter, to 25.4 million units. And the other... [31 Oct 2008]
Mobile wallets to bulk out m-payments' future
News However there are several hurdles to be addressed if the market is to reach tipping point, Juniper said, including NFC handset availability, workable business models and financial legislation. Mobile money transfers and... [30 Oct 2008]
Google working on browser patch for Android flaw
News A Google spokesperson told silicon.com sister site ZDNet UK on Monday that the company was "working on a browser software patch for Android" and "co-ordinating with T-Mobile on a plan to soon deliver this update over-the-air to... [28 Oct 2008]
Who will win the LTE vs WiMax grudge match?
News Even so, Skeffington predicts LTE will be rolled out by the majority of mobile operators as it is integrated with the SIM management processes and systems, giving it "an in-built advantage for handset-based applications". [23 Oct 2008]
Nine newbies join Symbian Foundation ARMy
News Nokia would contribute Symbian's assets to the not-for-profit organisation, the Symbian Foundation, uniting with leading handset makers, network operators and communications chipmakers to create an open-source platform. [23 Oct 2008]
Android is now open: So where next?
News Four members of the Open Handset Alliance, which co-developed the Android software, build mobile phones: HTC, which build the T-Mobile G1, as well as Motorola, LG Electronics and Samsung. The Android Open Source Project... [22 Oct 2008]
Nokia's third quarter sees profits drop
News Nokia has a particularly strong grip on the lower end of the market, and one reason for the drop in profits appears to have been a drop in the average selling price of a Nokia handset. Nokia has released its... [17 Oct 2008]
O2 speeds up handset repairs processing
News Mobile operator O2's stores division has reduced the processing time for customer claims from 25 minutes to 10, thanks to a handset repair admin application from Torex.silicon.com Retail & Leisure The system, implemented... [15 Oct 2008]
Google's Android: Beware the malware?
News The OS could also expose users to new types of fraud, such as apps that fool the handset into texting premium rate numbers, Symantec threat researcher Candid Wuest said. Google's mobile operating system Android could... [14 Oct 2008]
3G glitch halts BlackBerry Bold sales
News Orange has temporarily stopped selling the BlackBerry Bold while it tries to figure out a solution to unspecified 3G-related problems on the handset. The operator halted sales of the popular handset last... [14 Oct 2008]
