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Article | 4/05/2009 Fight to legalize iPhone jailbreaking set for Friday

Apple's iPhone marketing chief will square off against the Electronic Frontier Foundation and others Friday as the U.S. Copyright Office considers whe...

Article | 1/05/2009 Samsung launches UltraTouch mobile phone

Samsung Mobile Australia today announced the launch of its latest "hero" mobile phone, the UltraTouch, which comes equipped with a touch screen and a ...

Article | 1/05/2009 Android 1.5 'Cupcake' starts arriving on G1s

The Android 1.5 update for G1 smartphones, dubbed "Cupcake," began arriving on some of the devices over-the-air Thursday, according to G1 owners repor...

Article | 1/05/2009 Motorola pushes ahead with Android phones

Motorola Inc. is on track to have Android-based smartphones on sale in stores in time for the busy Christmas buying season, and will launch them with ...

Article | 1/05/2009 Mobile-phone vendors focus on software as sales drop

Mobile-phone sales continue to be hurt by the faltering economy, so vendors are increasingly looking to software and services to lure buyers of new de...

Article | 1/05/2009 Palm reportedly prepping second webOS smartphone

Citing "one of our better sources," TechCrunch's Michael Arrington says Palm is preparing a second webOS-based mobile device, which the technology blo...

Article | 30/04/2009 Backward compatibility questions arise in Android upgrade

Although the newly released Google Android 1.5 software development kit offers such features as speech recognition, developers must be aware of backwa...

Article | 30/04/2009 Vodafone rings in bush broadband

Vodafone will tomorrow launch its upgraded mobile 3G network to improve coverage under-served regional areas.

Article | 30/04/2009 Cricketing apps invade Apple's App Store

Now that the Indian Premier League is in full flow and Cricket mania is at a high, it is only obvious that the popular Apple app store will also begin...

Article | 30/04/2009 Verizon, Microsoft to launch iPhone killer 'Pink' in 2010

The Wall Street Journal reports as fact, not as "according to sources," that Microsoft has a multimedia touchscreen phone code named Pink. Microsoft a...

Article | 30/04/2009 Acer working on several Android devices

Acer is already working on several different devices using Google's Android operating system and software, and plans to launch a smartphone using the ...

Article | 30/04/2009 Verizon playing Microsoft against Apple for phone deal?

Is it really a surprise that, right after the rumors of AT&T and Verizon pairing off start hitting the news (again), suddenly Microsoft enters the pic...

Article | 29/04/2009 Unbeatable iPhone is desperately sought by Verizon

If one thing is clear from a flurry of recent new reports on Verizon Wireless, it is that the wireless carrier really wants its own iPhone device to c...

Article | 29/04/2009 Nokia cuts staff, refocuses its services push

Nokia will layoff 450 employees as the Finnish phone giant refocuses its services to take better advantage of third-party developers, it announced on ...

Article | 28/04/2009 Far EasTone to release two Google Android phones this year

Taiwanese mobile phone service provider Far EasTone is working with a "leading" local handset maker to develop two new smartphones that use Google's A...

Article | 28/04/2009 Android 1.5 SDK is out; full device update coming soon

The Android 1.5 Software Developer's Kit (SDK) was released Monday as expected, offering developers the means to write programs for the Android update...

Article | 28/04/2009 Group to keep fire under Apple over Baby Shaker app

The Sarah Jane Brain Foundation has vowed to keep demonstrating against Apple Inc. over the Baby Shaker application that appeared for two days on the ...

Article | 28/04/2009 Apple and Verizon in iPhone Talks

Verizon is redoubling its efforts to persuade Apple to bring the iPhone its Verizon Wireless network. The iPhone could become available to Verizon cus...

Article | 28/04/2009 Samsung unveils its first Google phone

Samsung Electronics became the first major mobile phone maker to launch a smartphone based on Google's Android software.

Article | 8/04/2009 'Leaked' iPhone 3.0 Screens Appear Online

Tech blogs and iPhone fan sites continue to buzz with rumors and speculation about Apple's upcoming iPhone 3.0 software and new iPhone model or two th...