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Article | 5/06/2009 Opera beats iPhone in mobile browser share

Opera is the world's number one mobile browser, overtaking the Apple iPhone's Safari browser in May 2009 - according to data from StatCounter Global S...

Article | 5/06/2009 Pre is not the home run Palm needed

Someone at Palm should probably be kicking themselves: The first reviews of its much-hyped Palm Pre aren't bad, but they are not incredibly good, eith...

Article | 5/06/2009 INQ to launch Twitter phone by Christmas

INQ has revealed it plans to launch a mobile phone with a Twitter app aimed at fans of the micro-blogging site.

Article | 5/06/2009 Palm Pre roundup: the critics have spoken

It's T-minus two days until the Palm Pre will hit the stores in the U.S. (with the adequate shortages) and the highly anticipated device already found...

Article | 5/06/2009 iPhone may get radio tagging and Nike+

More clues have been discovered about the goodies in store for iPhone OS 3.0 and rumored new iPhone devices. In the recently-released iTunes 8.2 softw...

Article | 5/06/2009 Smartphones to rule declining handset market

Changing consumer behaviors brought about by the ongoing global economic downturn is stimulating a renewed focus on smartphones, which analysts say wo...

Article | 5/06/2009 HTC Hero Android Phone Coming June 24?

This truly is turning into the Summer of Smartphones. The Palm Pre, of course, has already debuted to mostly positive reviews, and seemingly endless ...

Article | 5/06/2009 JavaFX set for phones, smartbooks, TVs

Listening to Sun Microsystems heap accolades on its JavaFX multimedia application technology Wednesday evening almost obscured the fact that JavaFX fa...

Article | 5/06/2009 RIM patches BlackBerry PDF vulnerability

Research in Motion (<a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/financial/rim.html">RIM</a>) has issued a new security patch for <a href="http://www.net...

Article | 5/06/2009 Palm Pre syncs with iTunes

Early reviewers have dubbed the Palm Pre a strong competitor to the iPhone, with some notable problems, including short battery life and too few appli...

Article | 5/06/2009 BenQ plans Android smartphones, netbooks for 2010

Taiwanese consumer electronics maker BenQ plans to launch a smartphone and a netbook running Google's Android operating system next year, a company re...

Article | 5/06/2009 Sony Ericsson goes green with two new phones

By using electronic manuals, smaller packaging, recycled plastics and a low-power charger Sony Ericsson aims to make its mobile phones more environmen...

Article | 4/06/2009 MIPS ports Android, shows embedded gadgets

MIPS Technologies showed off devices based on a version of Google's Android platform modified for MIPS chip architecture at the Computex exhibition in...

Article | 4/06/2009 Is 2009 the Year of the app store?

The year 2009 is shaping up as the year of the app store, a Sun executive conjectured Wednesday during a panel session at the JavaOne conference.

Article | 4/06/2009 Sony Ericsson handset features 8.1-megapixel camera

The Sony Ericsson W995a 3G handset, announced today, is among the select few to offer an 8.1-megapixel digital camera. This quad-band GSM/tri-band UMT...

Article | 4/06/2009 Sun moves to simplify Java development on phones

Sun Microsystems, Orange, Vodafone Group and Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications are taking steps to make it a little easier -- and cheaper -- for sof...

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 | 3/06/2009 iFixit repairs broken iPhone, teaches public how to become Mr. Fixit

At Make Magazine's annual Maker Faire, iFixit, the Apple parts store, announced a new website to help people fix broken gadgets among other items.

Article | 2/06/2009 Nokia N97 gets launch date, decent Facebook app

The Nokia N97, one of the hottest phones coming out this year, is set to touch down worldwide this month. After months of waiting and speculation, Nok...

Article | 3/06/2009 Garmin-Asus' first Android smartphone due next year

Garmin-Asus plans to launch its first smartphone based on Google's Android mobile operating system no later than the first quarter of next year, execu...