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11 November 2008
News: VMWare brings virtualisation to smartphones

VMware has announced it intends to bring virtualisation to the smartphone market.
News: iPhone apps let users export data to Google Docs

Two apps for the iPhone that let users keep a record of time and expenses spent on various projects, also offer the capability to export the data to Google Docs or Google Spreadsheets.
News: iPhone more reliable than BlackBerry or Palm

Apple's iPhone is more reliable than BlackBerry or Palm handsets, says SquareTrade.
News: Opera Mini 4.2 beta launches

Opera has released a beta version of Opera Mini 4.2 - its mobile web browser.
10 November 2008
O2 XDA Zest Pay&Go Windows Mobile 6.1 handset

O2 has announced its first Pay&Go PDA. The 02 XDA Zest is a touchscreen Windows Mobile 6.1 device and will cost £249 when bought as a Pay&Go handset. It will be free to customers taking out an 02 contract.
News: iPod earphones deactivate pacemakers

Heart patients wearing pacemakers and implanted defibrillators should avoid putting iPods or other media players in their breast pockets as the magnets in the headphones can deactivate the devices, according to a Medical Device Safety report.
Video: New Samsung Omnia phone launches

Samsung has launched a version of its Windows Mobile-based touchscreen Omnia phone in Korea.
News: Researcher: T-Mobile G1 antivirus is unnecessary

T-Mobile G1 users may not need antivirus software says one security researcher.
07 November 2008
News: Ballmer: Google Android is a minor competitor

Google's Android mobile platform doesn't "bubble up to the top" of Microsoft's list of toughest competitors to Windows Mobile in the market for smartphone OSes, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said on Thursday.
News: Apple iPhone 3G overtakes RIM's BlackBerry

Apple's iPhone 3G has surged passed Research In Motion's (RIM's) BlackBerry to become the second best-selling smartphone in the world, according to research firm Canalys' Q3 rankings. Apple also edged out Microsoft in smartphone OSs, the report said.
News: Nvidia Tegra to ship next spring

Nvidia's CEO says the graphics chip maker plans to ship its new Tegra system-on-a-chip for mobile devices by the middle of 2009.
News: Buyers guide: Best smartphone reviews

Do you need a smartphone that excels at email or one that's optimised for browsing the web or keeping you entertained? We put the iPhone, BlackBerry Curve, HTC Touch Dual and Nokia E71 through their paces
06 November 2008
News: Apple iPhone 3G satnav killer

The day of the in-car satnav may be over, with GPS smartphones like the Apple iPhone 3G outsripping their sales.
News: Google Android hack opens up T-Mobile G1

Hackers have circumvented controls in the Google Android operating system used on T-Mobile's G1 mobile phone, allowing them to get around restrictions created by the smartphone's designers
News: Top 5 concept smartphones on show

A circular clamshell-style smartphone that features numerous LEDs embedded into the top half of the handset is among the winner winners of LG Japan's first Mobile Design Contest.
05 November 2008
News: Nokia lays off 600 as financial crisis bites

Nokia has announced plans to cut about 600 employees.
04 November 2008
News: Microsoft and LG collaborate on smartphones

Microsoft and LG are working together on research and development (R&D), marketing, applications and services in a bid to compete with the leaders of the mobile phone market.
News: Report: Apple to slash iPhone 3G production

Apple is likely to cut production of its iPhone 3G handset by up to 40 percent during the current quarter, an analyst warned Monday, saying the expected change signals weaker demand for consumer electronics. But the prediction drew criticism from Apple observers, who said the situation isn't so grim.
03 November 2008
News: Google Android gets first security fix

Owners of the Google Android-based T-Mobile have begun receiving a software update that fixes a flaw that security researchers found last week.
31 October 2008
News: Vodafone BlackBerry Storm 9500 launches today

Vodafone has officially opened the floodgates and announced it will start taking pre-orders for the BlackBerry Storm from today. Vodafone has the exclusive rights to sells the RIM BlackBerry Storm handset in the UK. The Storm is the first touchscreen smartphone RIM has produced.