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Article | 8/07/2009 Mobile app stores under threat from cloud

Apple's iPhone App Store is a huge success, with over 50,000 mobile applications available and more than a billion downloads.

Article | 8/07/2009 Gartner: Location-based services subscribers to double in '09

Gartner predicts that the number of subscribers using location-based services (LBS) globally will double this year, even as mobile device sales declin...

Article | 8/07/2009 Opera CEO: Major US carrier deal imminent

The Opera Mini browser will soon have widespread distribution on mobile handsets in the U.S., according to the company's chief executive.

Article | 8/07/2009 Judges consolidate 12 iPhone 3G cases against Apple, AT&T

Apple may have moved on to the iPhone 3GS this year, but the wheels of justice, which turn slower, are still focused on 2008's older smartphone.

Article | 2/07/2009 Cisco to expand mobile collaboration features

Cisco will tackle the mobile world over the next year with a series of new features to bring smartphones into business communications, the head of the...

Article | 6/07/2009 Report: Nokia to unveil Google Android phone

In an attempt to arrest its declining market share, Nokia will use September's Nokia World conference to unveil its first touchscreen Google Android m...

Article | 6/07/2009 Reports: Nokia says no Android phone in the works

Nokia has denied today reports that the Finnish company is working on a mobile phone running on Google's Android mobile operating system.

Article | 7/07/2009 iPhone users harangue Apple over battery life

Reports that Apple's iPhones are draining their batteries so fast that some users can't make it through a workday without recharging likely point to a...

Article | 7/07/2009 AT&T says iPhone 3GS is hot in a good way

The iPhone 3GS is hot according to AT&T. No, I'm not talking about the overheating issues, but a alleged leaked memo from the iPhone's exclusive U.S. ...

Article | 4/07/2009 iPhone 3GS gets jailbroken, hack available online

The first jailbreaking application for the iPhone 3GS is now available. The tool, called purplera1n, will only allow the installation of unofficial th...

Article | 4/07/2009 O2 grabs Palm Pre as UK exclusive

According to a report in the Guardian newspaper UK mobile operator O2 will next week announce a deal with Palm to be the exclusive UK partner for the ...

Article | 3/07/2009 Apple may patch serious SMS vulnerability on iPhone

Apple may be working to fix an iPhone vulnerability that could possibly allow an attacker to remotely install and run unsigned software code with root...

Article | 6/07/2009 MoBank app takes shopping to the iPhone in the UK

iPhone and iPod Touch owners in the U.K. will be able to use their devices to buy and pay for goods using a new application from MoBank.

Article | 5/07/2009 Leaked: Sony Ericsson's upcoming Android phone

We know for some time now that Sony Ericsson (SE) is working on a Google Android based mobile phone, but the company has been keeping mum on details. ...

Article | 3/07/2009 Nokia brings live traffic updates to Ovi Maps

Nokia has announced the launch of a new version of its Ovi Maps software. It now includes live traffic updates delivered by Australian company Sentine...

Article | 3/07/2009 When your phone rings, the copyright police may come calling

A digital rights group is contesting a U.S. music industry association's assertion that royalties are due each time a mobile phone ringtone is played ...

Article | 3/07/2009 More pornography sneaks onto the iPhone

Less than a week after the iPhone app developer behind Hottest Girls was busted for distributing pornographic material on the iPhone, another perpetra...

Article | 3/07/2009 Apple may patch serious SMS vulnerability on iPhone

Apple is working to fix an iPhone vulnerability that could allow an attacker to remotely install and run unsigned software code with root access to th...

Article | 3/07/2009 Symbian Foundation makes progress, but challenges remain

The Symbian Foundation expects to begin beta testing of a new version of its mobile phone operating system within the next few weeks. Symbian, the fir...

Article | 3/07/2009 Will iPhones get tactile feedback, fingerprint ID?

It's always fun to speculate about what Apple has up its sleeve, and one way to get the rumors flying is to uncover Cupertino's latest patent applicat...