More Smartphones Articles

  • 29 February 2008

  • News: Apple's iPhone enters top-ten phone list

    Apple became one of the world's largest mobile phone makers in 2007, despite the iPhone only launching in June. The handset was released in the US last summer, and became available in only three other countries – the UK, Germany and France – at the end of the year.

  • News: Apple iPhone to launch in Ireland next month

    O2 will launch Apple's iPhone in Ireland on March 14, the company has confirmed.

  • 28 February 2008

  • News: Apple to run iPhone SDK event next week

    Apple will next week host an event to tout the Apple iPhone's software development kit (SDK).

  • News: Opera Mobile gets Google searchbar

    Opera and Google have reached an agreement that will means Opera Mobile and Opera Mini users will start seeing a Google searchbar on their browser start pages.

  • 27 February 2008

  • News: MTI fuel cells target smartphones & cameras

    MTI Micro has unveiled prototype Direct Methanol Fuel Cells (DMFC) that can keep portable electronics products running for longer than conventional batteries and make recharging much easier.

  • News: Apple recycles iPods and mobiles for free

    Apple is offering free iPod and mobile phone recycling in the UK, and is now accepting all mobile phones, regardless of manufacturer.

  • 26 February 2008

  • News: Linkedin Mobile targets business handsets

    Professional social-networking service LinkedIn has launched LinkedIn Mobile, offering the service to any user with an internet-enabled mobile handset. The company has introduced a beta version of a new site that will allow users to look up profiles of other users and keep up to date with their network from mobile devices.

  • News: Delay for Apple iPhone SDK?

    A BusinessWeek blog claims Apple is set to miss its end-of-February deadline to release the promised software development kit (SDK) for the iPhone by as long as three weeks.

  • 23 February 2008

  • News: The six best free BlackBerry downloads

    One of the best things about Research in Motion (RIM) BlackBerry smartphones is their ability to download and install external applications. Every download adds a new level of value and customisation to the devices, and BlackBerry users who don't take advantage of this functionality simply aren't getting the most out of their smartphones.

  • 22 February 2008

  • News: BlackBerry users surge despite major outages

    Consumers and business workers are flocking to Research in Motion's BlackBerry service despite recent embarrassing glitches that have shut down service for hours on a few occasions.

  • 21 February 2008

  • News: Flash prices could lead to cheap iPods & phones

    Prices of NAND flash memory could plummet this year because of weak demand and an oversupply in the market, according to analysts.

  • News: New BlackBerry outage hits the US

    BlackBerry users in North America were complaining of service problems again on Wednesday. Users of the BlackBerry outage newsgroup began reporting problems at around 6 am on the East Coast of the US related to scheduled maintenance on Research In Motion's network.

  • 20 February 2008

  • News: Microsoft to link Zune & Windows Mobile

    Microsoft is looking for new ways to tie Windows Mobile phones and Zune media players together, although a Zune phone remains unlikely.

  • 19 February 2008

  • News: OFT sends fake 'scam' text messages

    Thousands of 15-24 year olds received fake scam text messages last week as part of a campaign by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).

  • News: New research links mobile phones to cancer

    According to new research that appeared in the American Journal of Epidemiology, using a mobile phone for several hours a day increases the risk of developing cancer in the salivary gland.

  • 18 February 2008

  • News: GPS used to find friends and toilets

    Location-based services were the talk of Barcelona at the Mobile World Congress last week, as service providers manoeuvred to take advantage of the increasing number of mobile phones shipping with integrated GPS modules. Many of the services put the emphasis on finding your friends, not finding your way, as GPS evolves into more of a social tool.

  • 15 February 2008

  • News: Touchscreen BlackBerry could mimic iPhone

    Research in Motion (RIM) executives are being grilled over a potential touchscreen BlackBerry at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, where RIM co-CEO Jim Balsillie suggested such a model could be in the offing.

  • News: Microsoft mobile boss defects to Vodafone

    The head of Microsoft's mobile phone group is jumping ship to Vodafone, where he will run the mobile operator's internet services. Pieter Knook will join Vodafone on March 10, where he will lead a new unit delivering consumer internet services.

  • 14 February 2008

  • News: Yahoo CEO: We're bigger than Microsoft

    Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang has encouraged investors to reject Microsoft's bid to acquire the company, citing the growing online advertising market and his company's position to take advantage of that growth.

  • News: BenQ smartphone pays for underground tickets

    BenQ is to trial a new mobile phone - the T80 – in Taiwan that uses near-field communications (NFC) technology to access home security systems and pay for items including subway rides.

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