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Article | 16/06/2009 Samsung announces Icon range of touch-screen mobile phones
Samsung Australia today announced four new mobile phones with full touch-screen capabilities: the Icon series. The phones in the Icon range are the Sa...
Article | 15/06/2009 Nokia revamps touchscreen music phone
Nokia introduced today the 5530 XpressMusic a follow-up on the company's 5800 device, with a sleeker look but with some scaled-down specs. Aimed at th...
Article | 15/06/2009 Samsung refreshes Omnia handsets
Several blogs early Monday spilled the details of a refresh to Samsung's line of Omnia handsets. The electronics maker hoped to make a splash at this...
Article | 12/06/2009 40% would rather lose wallet than mobile phone
40 percent of mobile phone users would rather lose their wallet than their mobile device. Nearly all said they would be "devastated" if they lost thei...
Article | 12/06/2009 Sony Ericsson movie service needs more titles
Sony Ericsson's 'PlayNow arena with movies' service bundles new phones with a selection of downloadable movies. The service is simple to use, the imag...
Article | 2/06/2009 Report: Sony Ericsson bails on Memory Stick Micro
After three years tethered to the ball and chain of Sony's Memory Stick Micro, Sony Ericsson has made the tough but needed decision to break up with t...
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 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 | 1/06/2009 Movies coming soon to a mobile phone near you
Offering movies is the latest thing some vendors are trying to lure users as the battle for mobile phone buyers becomes more challenging.
Article | 30/05/2009 Sony Ericsson unveils PS3-compatible mobile phone
It's not the PSP phone, but it's close. Sony Ericsson yesterday unveiled three new mobile phones including Aino, a cell phone that can sync with both ...
Article | 29/05/2009 Gartner: Users of mobile payments to double by 2012
The number of people using mobile devices to purchase goods and services is expected to more than double by the end of 2012 globally, research firm Ga...
Article | 28/05/2009 Samsung recalls 160,000 Jitterbug phones
Thousands of phones sold by Jitterbug, a mobile operator that specializes in simple handsets for limited uses such as emergency calls, are being recal...
Article | 26/05/2009 Nokia opens doors to Ovi app store
Nokia's Ovi app store has finally been made publicly available.
Article | 26/05/2009 Mobile phone location technology fights card fraud
Ericsson is courting major banks with a security service the company thinks could cut down on credit card fraud as well as eliminate an inconvenience ...