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Article | 15/08/2009 What backlash? iPhone 3GS users very satisfied

With all the Apple-bashing lately, you'd think that iPhone users - typically a satisfied lot - might be a little less thrilled with their chosen smart...

Article | 13/08/2009 Five benefits of the Microsoft-Nokia partnership

Perhaps you've heard that Microsoft and Nokia announced a strategic partnership to develop Microsoft application tools and support for the Nokia Symbi...

Article | 14/08/2009 Palm Pre 'spying' much ado about nothing

The Palm Pre has made headlines this week after a mobile developer discovered that his Pre was gathering information and 'phoning home' to report deta...

Article | 14/08/2009 Palm Pre debacle highlights location privacy issues

Reports about Palm keeping track of Pre users have shown how location services can backfire, and the importance of making users aware of how informati...

Article | 14/08/2009 Smartphones racing past boring mobiles

Worldwide mobile phone sales totalled 286.1 million units in the second quarter of 2009, a 6.1 percent decrease from the second quarter of 2008, accor...

Article | 13/08/2009 Nokia's Ovi Mail service hits one million accounts

Finnish phone giant Nokia has announced its e-mail service Ovi Mail has hit the one million accounts in the space of just over six months.

Article | 14/08/2009 Microsoft and Nokia in smartphone alliance

The two companies will work together to bring Microsoft's Office to Nokia's Symbian. The deal is focused on business users and could include other sof...

Article | 13/08/2009 RIM launches official BlackBerry blogs for users, developers

Always looking for new sources of information on everything-BlackBerry? Yeah, me too. And today I've got some good news. BlackBerry-maker Research In ...

Article | 12/08/2009 Report: Microsoft to launch Office on Nokia phones

Microsoft is expected to launch mobile version of its Office suite software for select model Nokia phones today, a person with knowledge of the agreem...

Article | 13/08/2009 Report: Your Palm Pre may be spying on you

Is your Palm Pre spying on you and sending your GPS coordinates and more back to the Palm mothership on a daily basis? According to mobile application...

Article | 13/08/2009 New mobile competition drove Nokia, Microsoft deal

New competition in the smartphone market - and not just from Research In Motion - spurred the agreement between Nokia and Microsoft.

Article | 13/08/2009 Android security chief: Mobile-phone attacks coming

As smartphones become more popular, they're going to get some unwanted attention from criminals, Google's head of Android security said Wednesday.

Article | 13/08/2009 Nokia deal fuels Microsoft's cloud, collaboration, management strategies

Microsoft is using its newly formed alliance with Nokia not to bolster its mobile efforts but to help fuel expansion of its cloud, collaboration, real...

Article | 13/08/2009 Apple impresses as smartphone sales grow

The iPhone continued to shine as the sales of smartphones to end users grew by 27 percent during the second quarter compared to the same period last y...

Article | 13/08/2009 Microsoft, Nokia team to put Office apps on mobile phones

Microsoft and Nokia are working together to put a version of Microsoft's Office productivity applications on Nokia handsets, the companies said Wednes...

Article | 13/08/2009 Nokia alliance may spell doom for Windows Mobile

The Microsoft-Nokia alliance plan to put Office applications on Nokia smartphones isn't a good sign for the Windows Mobile operating system.

Article | 12/08/2009 It's a boy! Twitter CEO's wife tweets during labour

There have been tweets from the Tour de France, Twittering from the White House and even tweets from outer space.

Article | 12/08/2009 Microsoft, Nokia may strike apps alliance Wednesday

Microsoft and Nokia are set to unveil an alliance on Wednesday that will likely reveal a plan to deliver Microsoft's Office applications on Nokia hand...

Article | 10/08/2009 Samsung invades HTC territory with Android handset

Samsung Electronics on Monday joined with network operator Taiwan Mobile to try to steal the spotlight from rival High Tech computer (HTC) by launchin...

Article | 11/08/2009 Sanyo's Eneloop solar booster can revive dead gadgets

These solar panels are the latest addition to Sanyo's Eneloop range of eco-power products. The panels, together with a Lithium Ion battery pack, form ...