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29 October 2008
Opinion: Google Android vs Facebook: winner takes all

A week after the launch of T-Mobile's G1 and there's still no official Facebook app for Google Android. What gives?
TomTom GO x40 LIVE sat nav

TomTom has launched the GO x40 LIVE range of three satellite navigation devices that update traffic information every three minutes.
News: Cheap T-Mobile G1 shipping in the US

T-Mobile's G1 Android phone has had its first price cut, just a week after going on sale in the US.
News: RIM's BlackBerry Fund invests in three mobile firms

The BlackBerry Partners Fund has announced its first investments in companies that support mobile commerce, help travellers and offer location-based entertainment information.
28 October 2008
Opinion: TomTom offers drivers Top Gear's best routes

Whether it was Jeremy Clarkson's trip through the Swiss Alps in a Bugatti Veyron or James May's meander though France in a Peugeot, there's no doubt plenty of Brits who would love to be taking a car for a spin along a route in Europe once travelled by the presenters of BBC's Top Gear.
News: Qik app enables Blackberry users to stream video

Social networking site Qik has launched an application that enables BlackBerry users to stream and share videos from their handset.
News: Google Earth available for iPhone & iPod touch

Apple iPhone and iPod touch users can now use Google Earth on their handset, after the application was made available via the App Store.
News: Security scare for T-Mobile G1 'Google phone'

Researchers at Independent Security Evaluators say they've discovered a security flaw in the Google Android browser that could make users of phones with the browser vulnerable to attack.
27 October 2008
News: Nokia Comes with Music now available on 3

Nokia's Comes with Music service will also be available directly through mobile operator 3.
News: Apple frees up iPhone SDK

Apple has posted an updated Software Developer Kit (SDK) Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) which allows iPhone application developers to more openly discuss their development plans. In order to facilitate such discussion, Apple has also opened a forum especially for iPhone developers.
News: Flying start for Google Android applications

Those who were first in line to buy the T-Mobile's Google Android-powered G1 handset seem more anxious to get things done with it than to play games, according to download statistics from the long-awaited phone's first few days on sale.
25 October 2008
News: 15 best Google Android apps for the T-Mobile G1

As the UK gears up for the launch of T-Mobile's G1 - the first smartphone using Google's Android platform, we've round up the 15 best apps available for Android based phones.
24 October 2008
Video: World Technology Update - 24 October 2008

In this week’s show: T-Mobile's G1 Google phone is on sale, Intel discloses mobile platform plans, robots and an invisibility cloak from Tokyo and Apple iPhone sales hit 10 million.
News: Intel embarrassed by 'inappropriate' iPhone slur

Intel distanced itself from criticism of Apple's iPhone made by executives at the company's Intel Developer Forum conference in Taipei, saying the comments were not appropriate. The chip maker also acknowledged its own products weren't yet suitable for such a product.
23 October 2008
Opinion: Move over, Android. Here comes BlackBerry Bold

BlackBerry Bold maker RIM doesn't mind stealing Google Android's thunder.
News: Jobs: $500 Apple laptop 'would be junk'

Apple CEO Steve Jobs has said that Apple has no imminent plans to compete in the growing market for small, inexpensive laptops, claiming the company wouldn't know how to make a $500 laptop that wasn't "a piece of junk".
News: BlackBerry Bold hits US stores on Nov 4

AT&T has announced that its BlackBerry Bold smartphone will go on sale in the US on November 4, starting at a price tag of $299.99 with a two-year contract.
22 October 2008
Opinion: A new etiquette for the iPhone generation

Armin Henreich's infamous "I Am Rich" Apple iPhone application - a $1,000 ruby screensaver - was pulled from Apple App Store shelves months ago, but its message still resonates loudly. Now the iPhone, the tech symbol of the in crowd, is on the verge of crossing the line into excess and arrogance.
News: Vodafone offers new HP iPAQ phones

Two new HP iPAQ Voice Messenger and Data Messenger phones are set for launch in the UK through Vodafone.
News: Symbian lets developers see how code performs

Symbian has announced it is allowing developers to see how their code performs on the mobile operating system.