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Nokia grabs bigger slice of market
News Nokia plans to announce new, more expensive, smart phones later this year that should help boost the average price of its phones. Nokia sold 122 million mobile phones during the quarter, beating the average analyst forecast of about 120 million... [21 Jul 2008]
BlackBerry ready to burst into new pastures
News RIM has peppered its smart phones, already popular with executives, with video cameras and music players to lure more retail customers, and now about 40 per cent of its 16 million users are either small and medium businesses or consumers. [16 Jul 2008]
PCs and mobiles combine at LG
News LG intends to increase its focus on smart phones, ultra-mobile PCs and "network infotainment", the statement said, adding: "These have emerged as important sectors to keep pace with in this era of mobile internet, in which users have come to rely... [16 Jul 2008]
RIM quarter profits up
News While top-end handsets like the Bold might appeal mostly to large corporate and government clients, RIM also offers a range of multimedia features for consumers with its Pearl and Curve smart phones. RIM posted a profit outlook yesterday that fell... [26 Jun 2008]
Microsoft takes embedded OS in new direction
News According to Microsoft, NavReady should help developers and manufacturers "quickly bring to market smart, connected, service-oriented portable navigation devices that easily connect to online services, Bluetooth-capable mobile phones, Windows... [17 Jun 2008]
Nokia: Open source needs a lesson in business
News Jaaksi added that he believed Symbian, the proprietary operating system in which Nokia has a major share, would still "in years to come [be] the best platform on which to create smart phones". Open-source developers targeting the mobile space need... [12 Jun 2008]
Paper-free train tickets on track
News It will allow rail passengers to link train tickets to smart cards or to Near Field Communication (NFC) enabled mobile phones, such as the Nokia 6131. Smart tickets are expected to begin to move onto mobile phones from 2011, when the large-scale... [04 Jun 2008]
Mobile broadband ushers in Blue day
News This is why Malook thinks a service over mobile phones running 3G, which for much of the world is the only computing device available, is the way to go. This service delivers primarily pricing information as it happens to a range of smart phone... [03 Jun 2008]
BlackBerrys on the beat
News Thames Valley Police is rolling out 1,100 BlackBerry smart phones to its police and community support officers. The initiative is part of the £50m Home Office and National Policing Improvement Agency funding announced last week for 10,000 hand-held... [03 Jun 2008]
Qwerty beats touch for smart phone fans
News Qwerty keyboards find favour with the majority of silicon.com readers for their PDAs and smart phones but interest in touchscreen interfaces is not far behind. Touchscreen tech is also making waves beyond the world of smart phones - with the next... [02 Jun 2008]
Cisco revamps mobility strategy
News The Secure Client Manager package is for provisioning and managing client devices, which can range from laptops to smart phones and scanners, and the Mobile Intelligent Roaming package is, according to Pelham, for providing roaming that is "as... [29 May 2008]
Wi-fi adds to courtroom drama
News However, wi-fi-enabled devices such as laptops and smart phones cannot be used in the courtroom or during jury proceedings unless the presiding judge or magistrate has granted permission. Visitors and people working at most Crown courts in England... [28 May 2008]
Mobile management woes? O2's here to help
News O2 UK has launched a managed services offering for enterprises looking to cope with increasing numbers of employees wielding smart phones. Ben Dowd, business sales director at O2 UK, said in a statement: "Mobile email is no longer simply a tool for... [21 May 2008]
RIM reveals BlackBerry roadmap
News The days of the BlackBerry as purely a big business enterprise device are numbered as RIM targets its smart phones at all sizes of business - from the biggest fish to the tiniest tiddlers running a business from a single home PC. [14 May 2008]
RIM quiet on touchscreen BlackBerry rumours
News Check out silicon.com's latest mobile photo stories here… Photos: Behind the scenes at Mobile World Congress 2008 Photos: Bling up your BlackBerry Photos: When art meets tech - Nokia phone Morphs into view... [14 May 2008]
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