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Article | 15/04/2010 Will Palm's sale create a windfall for U2's Bono and partners?

Q: What's the connection between one of the world's top rock and roll performers and a sinking U.S. smartphone maker? A: Venture capital.

Article | 27/03/2010 Can fan-driven ad campaign spark Palm webOS phone sales?

The team of Palm enthusiasts at webOSroundup.com has launched a crowd-sourcing project that invites other Palmophiles to create their own video ads fo...

Article | 18/03/2010 Microsoft touts 'browser with no name' in Windows Phone 7

At its MIX Web developer conference this week Microsoft had little to say about the unnamed browser in Windows Phone 7, even as it trumpeted a limited...

Article | 17/03/2010 8 things you didn't know about Windows Phone 7

At Microsoft's MIX10 Web developer conference, a series of presentations, question-and-answer exchanges and briefings are pulling into the light more ...

Article | 16/03/2010 Microsoft: No native code for Windows Phone 7

Microsoft officials Monday confirmed at the company's MIX 10 developers event in Las Vegas that native applications will not be allowed on Windows Pho...

Article | 16/03/2010 Free Microsoft Windows Phone 7 developer tools released

Microsoft Monday announced at its MIX 10 conference the immediate release of free versions of its core development tools, all designed to get develope...

Article | 13/03/2010 Microsoft's four big Windows Phone 7 priorities at MIX10

Microsoft next week promises to finally reveal full details of the Windows Phone 7 operating system, at its MIX conference, traditionally a venue for ...

Article | 10/03/2010 New routers let companies exploit 3G cellular data networks

Sixnet is introducing hardware to help corporate customers exploit the growing throughput, reach and reliability of expanding 3G cellular data network...

Article | 24/02/2010 Top-rated cell phones also rank high in radiation emissions

An environmental activist group has issued its latest list of popular cell phones that emit comparatively high levels of RF radiation, though all are ...

Article | 23/02/2010 Enterasys enhances Wi-Fi management, 802.11n performance

A new version of Enterasys' Wi-Fi software simplifies network management and operations, and improves client performance in 802.11n enterprise wireles...

Article | 17/02/2010 The best of Mobile World Congress 2010

MWC is the premier global event for the mobile phone industry. Here's the latest in mobile innovations, from Barcelona this week.

Article | 11/02/2010 MessagePhone: an affordable smartphone for the masses

The latest smartphone for a mass market has been unveiled not by Apple or Nokia or any other recognizable consumer electronics company but by a messag...

Article | 2/02/2010 Firefox for mobile hits production mode

The first production version of Firefox for Mobile has been released, for Nokia's Maemo operating system. But Mozilla already seems to be scaling back...

Article | 27/10/2006 Sensor net deployed in flood warning study

Researchers in the United Kingdom are deploying a trial network of wireless sensors intended to help predict river flooding.

Article | 20/01/2010 Cisco Wi-Fi software makes video more reliable, efficient over wireless

Cisco Tuesday announced software for its Wi-Fi products to improve video performance, reliability and scaling on 802.11n wireless networks. The new co...