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Palm Pre WebOS 1.3.1 update available now

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:22:13 -0600

WebOS 1.3.1 was always destined to come right around the launch of the Pixi, but it’s surprised us by showing its face early. No app catalog bombshells here, but there are a slew of more minor fixes and updates that should make users experience

Bellperre’s ‘Finest Woods’ Luxury Cell Phone

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:05:06 -0600

If you like wooden gadgets, then you might like the “Finest Woods” luxurious cell phone from Bellperre. The phone is made out of “the very finest authentic materials” including hand-crafted Walnut, (more…) No Tags

Phones 4U offers free store Wi-Fi

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:47:56 -0600

Phones 4U to rollout free public Wi-Fi across its 450 stores to allow staff to demonstrate connectivity capabilities of handsets and laptops Read Full Story… (Source Mobile News CWP)

Ring Back Tones outselling Ring Tones

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:40:56 -0600

‘Ring ring’ not good enough for you? German operators are making more money from Ring Back Tones than they are from Ring Tones, despite only having 2.3 per cent signed up.… Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn’t

BT outlook slightly improved amid pension and IT services worries

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:26:22 -0600

BT today reported second quarter profits of £677m – a six per cent fall on the £722m earned in the year ago quarter. Read Full Story… (Source Yahoo UK News)

One97 Going For An IPO – To Raise $100 million

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:34:29 -0600

One97 communications, the provider of India’s largest deployed telecom application platform is reportedly planning to go for an IPO in 2010, One97 will use these additional funds for its exapansion plans both in India and abroad. This is the se

Tough Cost-Cutting Helps BT Profits

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:20:15 -0600

Telecoms giant BT has announced pre-tax profits of £547m for the six months to the end of September. Read Full Story… (Source Yahoo UK News)

Android’s delicate guts ripped apart

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:30:05 -0600

Screws, and then some Photos Sure, plenty of people have cracked the iPhone’s software, but the Droid’s hardware? That’s a different matter.… What is your recession sales strategy? Read Full Story… (Source The Reg

Apple plans international iPhone next year

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:15:12 -0600

Apple is planning an international version of its iPhone handset next year that will work with 3G as well as CDMA2000 systems used predominantly in the US. Read Full Story… (Source Yahoo UK News)

Three Nokia CDMA Phones Will Be Released In China

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:45:08 -0600

Nokia will launch three new CDMA handsets for the Chinese market. This includes the Nokia 6316s, Nokia 3806 and Nokia 1506. The 6316s has a 2.2-inch display with 320×240 resolution, a 2-megapixel camera and Bluetooth 2.1 support. (more…) N

Breakfast briefing: Orange gets juice out of Apple – but tech industry is still slashing jobs

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:28:57 -0600

• Orange discovered that was pretty heavy demand for the iPhone yesterday, selling an estimated 30,000 units in 24 hours as it started selling the handset for the first time. Interesting numbers compared to the much-vaunted launch of the Mo

Chinese Officials Love the iPhone

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:33:38 -0600

Although the expensive iPhone options in China have yet to win over the vast majority of the world’s largest mobile community, government officials in China are becoming borderline obsessed with the device and the power of the mobile platform &

BlackBerry Curve 8530 Coming To Verizon Wireless

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:09:57 -0600

RIM and Verizon Wireless have announced the availability of BlackBerry Curve 8530 smartphone, which combines full QWERTY keyboard, touch-sensitive trackpad, Wi-Fi, 3G connectivity and external multimedia buttons in a single device, running new BlackB

Apple passes Nokia, scares Nintendo

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:19:12 -0600

One device, multiple battles Apple has passed Nokia to become the world’s most profitable phone maker, and prompted Nintendo’s president to note that if his company can’t differentiate its games from those on the iPhone, R

Garmin-Asus nuvifone M20 now has Windows Mobile 6.5

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:31:40 -0600

Garmin-Asus announced that its M20 smartphone is now available with Windows Mobile 6.5, thus featuring a revamped interface, Microsoft MyPhone, Windows Marketplace for Mobile and other new things. Already available in some markets around the world,

Inventor Turns Cell Phone into Microscope

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:28:50 -0600

Over the last decade our mobile phones have evolved greatly from just being a simple phone that allows you to make calls anywhere outside your home, to being a miniature computer. We now wonder exactly where mobile phones will evolve over the next de

Chess doubles profit in 2009

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:59:20 -0600

Acquisitive telecoms firm Chess posted impressive growth in fiscal year 2009, with revenue up more a fifth and net profit more than doubling. Read Full Story… (Source Yahoo UK News)

Mozilla brews browserless iPhone apps

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:44:04 -0600

Firefox ‘experience’ without the Firefox Mozilla is tinkering with multiple applications for the Apple iPhone. And no, that doesn’t include a Firefox browser.… Offloading malware protection to the cloud Read Full Story

Tandberg shareholders lukewarm on Cisco bid

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:11:57 -0600

Only a small group of Tandberg shareholders have so far backed Cisco’s bid to acquire the video-conferencing company Read Full Story… (Source ZDNet UK)

FTSE 100 shares rally

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:54:05 -0600

LONDON (AFP) – Shares in London ended on a firm note Wednesday as investors digested the Bank of England’s latest assessment on the recession-hit economy. Read Full Story… (Source Yahoo UK News)

Consumers Seek Control Over SMS Marketing

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:13:04 -0600

There’s been numerous studies, surveys and analysis regarding consumer’s view of SMS marketing and how they respond to messages from advertisers, with most coming to the conclusion that SMS marketing is always welcomed by consumers as lon

Qualcomm proffers first smartbook platform

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:08:17 -0600

Smartphone spliced with netbook, see At the Computek show in Taiwan six months ago, Qualcomm and Freescale coined a new phrase, ’smartbook’, to describe a mobile internet device that would come somewhere between a smartphone and a

Samsung launches ‘Bada’ open mobile platform

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:51:02 -0600

The mobile platform will allow developers to create applications for millions of Samsung mobile phones Read Full Story… (Source ZDNet UK)

Walmart Announces Holiday Special for Blackberry Smartphone

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:29:46 -0600

Walmart has announced another special holiday promo, this time for the Blackberry smartphones from all four major carriers (AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon Wireless). For any purchase of Blackberry smartphones with a 2 year contract, custome

HyperCloud 16GB 3 vRank Memory Module Released

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:27:39 -0600

For the people out there looking for efficient and reliable memory chips out in the market today, the HyperCloud vRank memory module should help you out. This 16GB memory module maximizes server utilization to improve performance and allows 384 GB of

PressReader App for Blackberry Smartphones

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:22:56 -0600

Blackberry owners who want to be up to date with what is hot and going on in the news can now easily do so thanks to this new app from NewspaperDirect. They have launched the PressReader app which aims to deliver daily reads from over 1,300 newspaper

TalkTalk rips apart government piracy plans

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:49:03 -0600

ISP TalkTalk has said that new EU telecoms regulations will make it impossible for media creators to push for suspected illegal filesharers and downloaders to be disconnected, without first proving guilt through an impartial legal process. Rea

Vobis Zeus – New Android phone (with GPS)

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:13:40 -0600

The not so popular Vobis Computer has announced yet another Android phone, but the good part is the inclusion of GPS functions. Its name is Vobis Highscren Zeus, and its price is close to $480 but the release date is unknown so far. The Vobis Zeus c

HTC and Samsung Both Committed to Android

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:07:22 -0600

Android phones are going to be coming out of the woodwork in droves over the course of the next few years. Many handset makers will be using the Android platform but there are two companies that are specifically committed to development of Android-ba

Malware cleans out jailbroken iPhones

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:33:12 -0600

Hack tool wriggles through Rickroll worm hole Miscreants have developed a hacking tool that attacks jailbroken iPhones.… Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn’t work Read Full Story… (Source The Register)