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Article | 17/07/2009 A new way to get iPhones under control

TrustDigital has released an updated version of its mobile device management software, with improved support for the Apple iPhone, including the new 3...

Article | 17/07/2009 Palm gets some Mojo -- webOS toolkit debuts

Palm today announced that the webOS software development kit is available for any and all developers, sooner than expected.

Article | 26/06/2009 Palm's financial loss widens, but less than expected

Palm today reported still wider quarterly and year-end losses, but less than what analysts and investors expected.

Article | 25/06/2009 Palm delays webOS developer kit, Mojo

With little explanation, Palm has delayed the release of Mojo, the software development kit for its webOS platform, until the end of the US summer.

Article | 17/06/2009 Hackers dissect Palm Pre, webOS

A week after the release of the Palm Pre, hackers are eagerly dissecting and sifting through the webOS software that powers it.

Article | 17/06/2009 BlackBerry Tour boasts crisper screen, multimedia goodies

RIM's new BlackBerry Tour smartphone adds a crisper screen display and advanced multi-media support, including Apple iTunes synchronization, to lure n...

Article | 9/06/2009 Meru revamps WLAN management software

Meru Networks has released a radically revised wireless LAN management application that for the first time runs on a dedicated appliance to collect on...

Article | 9/06/2009 New iPhone 3G S offers faster CPU and cellular connectivity

Apple Monday announced a new iPhone model with a more powerful CPU, a better camera and video recording. Perhaps just as importantly, Apple slashed th...

Article | 4/06/2009 Opera edges Safari as No. 1 mobile browser. Or does it?

Opera regained a slight lead over Apple to become the most-used mobile browser in May, according to data from StatCounter. Or maybe not.

Article | 1/06/2009 Aerohive upgrade streamlines WLAN security

Aerohive Networks has introduced for its wireless LAN products a pre-shared encryption key that it says is more secure and easier to administer than t...

Article | 27/05/2009 Chips target unified edge switch for wireless, wired clients

Broadcom this week announced new chips designed to create a low-cost 802.11n wireless LAN edge for the enterprise, without the need for separate WLAN ...

Article | 5/05/2009 Zenprise add-on tracks, manages BlackBerry devices

Zenprise is adding a BlackBerry device management option to its flagship MobileManager application.

Article | 12/05/2009 Purported BlackBerry 'Onyx' photos surface

Engadget has photos of what the tech Web site says is a prototype of a new BlackBerry 3G smartphone, called Onyx.

Article | 8/05/2009 Multi-gigabit wireless spec on tap by year-end

Seventeen chip makers, consumer electronics companies and one software vendor, Microsoft, have banded together to create a standard for multi-gigabit,...

Article | 2/05/2009 Is it time to cut the Ethernet access cable?

A range of companies with wireless LANs are discovering that 50% to 90% or more of Ethernet ports now go unused, because Wi-Fi has become so prevalent...