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27 February 2009
Opinion: Which websites do you look at on your mobile?

We're looking for recommendations of websites for use on mobiles.
26 February 2009
News: Google stops unlocked G1 users buying apps

Google is preventing consumers that bought unlocked version of the T-Mobile G1, the first handset to run its Android Platform, from downloading copyright-protected apps for the mobile phone.
25 February 2009
News: Mobile education is the new Sesame Street

"We are at the tipping point for mobile learning," said a speaker at last week's Mobile Learning Conference 2009 in Washington DC.
News: Mobile Internet search use jumps 14 percent

The consumption of mobile data services, including search, has steadily increased year over year as indicated by the use of email and web from mobile phones such as the Apple iPhone and RIM BlackBerry. US mobile internet search usage rose 14 percent in 2008.
RichardSolo 1800 iPhone and iPod battery pack

You may think that if you've seen one iPod battery pack, you've seen them all. The selling point about this latest one - the RichardSolo 1800 iPhone and iPod back-up battery - is that it takes just two hours to completely recharge a dead or nearly-dead iPod or iPhone.
News: 33% of Brits prefer a basic mobile over a smartphone

Over a third of Brits would prefer a mobile phone that's just used for calling and texting over a smartphone, says MoneySupermarket.com.
News: Opera Mini use up by 63% in UK

Opera has revealed that use of its mobile web browser Opera Mini has risen 63 percent in the UK in the last year.
News: iPhone users to get Spotify on their handsets

Apple iPhone users may soon be able to access Swedish internet radio service Spotify, which allows users to stream music as many times as they like from its extensive catalogue, from their handsets.
24 February 2009
News: 'Dick Tracy' LG Watch phone to cost £1,000

LG's innovative 3G Watch Phone may cost as much as £1,000 when it hits the UK, according to a report from Mobile Today.
News: Flaunt your wealth with new Android app

T-mobile G1 users can flaunt their wealth by downloading the 'I am Richer' app, from the Android app store for a cool $200 (£137).
News: Motorola gives up on BlackBerry competitor

Motorola has agreed to sell its answer to Research In Motion's BlackBerry service - Good Technology - for an undisclosed sum, bringing an end to the company's foray into push services.
News: UK mobile operators failing to protect kids

Nearly three quarters of Brits are concerned about the harmful content kids are accessing online using their mobile phones, says Mott MacDonald Schema.
23 February 2009
News: Mobile application buyers spend big

A survey of US smartphone users who installed applications on their mobile devices in 2008 reveals that a surprising 16.5 percent spent between $100 and $499.
News: Carphone Warehouse Eco Charger cuts power costs

The Carphone Warehouse has launched the Eco Charger - a mobile phone charging device that automatically stops pulling electricity when the phone is fully charged or the handset is disconnected.
News: Free iPhone apps are quickly ditched

Just 20 percent of Apple's iPhone users that download software from the iTunes app store, use the programme the next day, says Pinch Media.
News: More LG Prada phones on the way

LG Electronics and Prada are looking to continue their handset partnership or develop additional products together, even though no concrete plans yet exist, according to executives from both companies.
20 February 2009
Video: World Technology Update - 20 February 2009

Green mobile phones user solar panels to charge, Samsung squeezes a digital projector into a handset, and Microsoft introduces a new version of Windows Mobile. All that news and more on this week’s World Tech Update.
News: Mobile calls to cost £2.60 on Ryanair flights

Ryanair has increased the number of aircraft that feature satellite technology, which allows passengers to make mobile calls during a flight.
News: iPhone and Android handsets get offline Gmail

Google is working on a mobile version of Gmail that allows Apple iPhone and Google Android handset owners access their email offline.
News: Google Latitude: Everything you need to know

Google Latitude - a new function for Google Maps for Mobile - allows users to share their location with friends and family. We've found out everything you need to know about the service and how to use it