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Article | 13/05/2009 T-Mobile G1 v2: New info on next-gen Android device

We interrupt your steady stream of iPhone rumors to bring you new buzz on that other famous smartphone: the Android-powered T-Mobile G1. While its suc...

Article | 13/05/2009 Android aims for the stars with Google Sky Map

As analysts go gaga over Android this week, Google is unveiling a high-tech "mobile planetarium" that could catapult the system into a whole new world...

Article | 13/05/2009 Nokia readies its own App Store with 20,000 titles

The world's largest handset manufacturer, Nokia, is prepping its long-awaited application store for mobile devices at the end of May. With the new ser...

Article | 13/05/2009 Confirmed: SlingPlayer for iPhone coming soon

Sling Media's SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone will arrive this evening at Apple's iTunes App Store, according to company spokesperson Cathy Cook.

Article | 13/05/2009 Apple rejects Holy App, saves us from heresy

Apple is playing the moral watchdog game again, this time banning from its App Store the Me So Holy app. In yet another episode of the rejected Apps s...

Article | 12/05/2009 Amazon hones Kindle store for iPhones

Amazon today launched a version of its Kindle digital download store specifically designed for Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch, the bookseller announced...

Article | 11/05/2009 Google Adds Apps Link to BlackBerry

Looking to increase corporate use of its hosted Google Apps offerings, Google Inc. last week unveiled a tool that's designed to make it easier for use...

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 | 12/05/2009 More iPhone business apps emerge

When EA Tiger Woods PGA Tour teed off on the iPhone last month, the business world must have let out a collective giggle. Finally, an iPhone app for t...

Article | 8/05/2009 Nvidia looks to mobile chips for growth

Graphics hardware vendor Nvidia saw its revenue drop during the first quarter of 2010 but is pinning its hopes on mobile devices for growth during the...

Article | 9/05/2009 iPhone users demand new 32GB version

Over 2,000 iPhone users voting in an online poll have chosen storage as the primary enhancement that they'd like to see in the next version of the App...

Article | 8/05/2009 Latest iPhone 3.0 Beta Reveals Parental Controls

Developers got an unexpected surprise yesterday after Apple released a new beta of the iPhone OS 3.0 and a second version of iTunes 8.2. This release ...

Article | 8/05/2009 Microsoft releases Facebook app for Windows Mobile devices

Microsoft Corp. on Thursday released a Facebook application that it says is the first that lets users upload videos straight from their phone -- in th...

Article | 8/05/2009 Mobile internet spending up, overall revenue down

While one of the fastest growing revenue segments for mobile operators is mobile internet, driven by access fees and data traffic, mobile user ARPUs (...

Article | 9/05/2009 Nokia embarks on Ovi Africa marketing campaign

Nokia has embarked on an aggressive campaign to promote the Ovi online store among software developers in East Africa.

Article | 11/05/2009 Nokia to close Seattle area office

After acquiring online content sharing service Twango in 2007 and building a new office around the group of developers that worked there, Nokia is now...

Article | 11/05/2009 Sony Ericsson cuts Swedish staff by 400

Mobile phone manufacturer Sony Ericsson will reduce its workforce by about 400 people in Lund, Sweden, cutting 160 employees and 250 consultants, the ...

Article | 8/05/2009 Android gets updated to version 1.5

The long-expected update to the Android operating system, version 1.5, has arrived. T-Mobile will be rolling out the new OS to existing G1 phones star...

Article | 8/05/2009 Windows Mobile Marketplace bans Skype, Flash, carrier ads

Microsoft's forthcoming Windows Mobile Marketplace (or is it Windows Marketplace for Mobile? Microsoft uses both names) is the company's answer to App...

Article | 8/05/2009 Android 1.5 software update due next week in U.S.

The official over-the-air Android 1.5 software update for T-Mobile USA G1 smartphones will start at the end of next week, a spokesman said yesterday, ...