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30 January 2008
News: Google fixes Windows Mobile's Gmail flaw

Google claims to have fixed a problem that was causing Windows Mobile phone users to receive blank Gmail messages.
News: The ultimate guide to eBay safety

Ask any user about eBay and, for every success story you hear, there’ll also be one regarding fraud or payment scams. In fact, according to the FBI, which tracks online fraud via its Internet Crime Complaint Center, auction scams have averaged more than half of all online fraud complaints.
29 January 2008
News: Free spoken text messages from Pinger

If you feel texting is impersonal and get frustrated by the lack of character per text then why not check out a new service that claims to be a "voice version of a text message".
28 January 2008
News: Video: Mobile computing and business

PC Advisor editor Paul Trotter explores the ways in which the mobile-computing revolution is set to change the way businesses use IT.
26 January 2008
News: The future of the PC revealed

As technology moves at an ever-increasing speed, every aspect of computing looks set to change. But just what can we expect at home, at work or on the road?
25 January 2008
News: YouTube Mobile offered to more 3G handsets

Google has announced that YouTube for Mobile is expanding to target 3G mobile phones from companies including Motorola, Sony Ericsson, LG and Nokia.
23 January 2008
News: Microsoft wants more Windows Moble consumers

Microsoft is working to boost the appeal of Windows Mobile among consumers by appointing a new head of marketing and by lending support to a new application for viewing web content.
22 January 2008
News: Mobile phones interrupt sleep patterns

Using a mobile phone before going to bed could stop you getting a decent night's sleep, reports a new survey. According to research funded by the Mobile Manufacturers Forum, radiation from the handset can cause insomnia, headaches and confusion.
21 January 2008
News: UK iPhone sales 'miss' 200,000 target

Apple's iPhone has failed to hit its sales target, reports the Financial Times. The FT said Apple's UK iPhone partner O2 sold 190,000 of the handsets in its first eight weeks on sale, quoting "people familiar with the situation".
News: HTC Touch achieves 50% of iPhone sales

HTC's iPhone killer – the HTC Touch - sold 2 million units last year, the Tawainese company has revealed. At last week's Macworld Expo in San Francisco Apple CEO Steve Jobs said his company had sold 4 million iPhones since launch.
19 January 2008
News: CES: January 2008's best new gadgets

There were gadgets and gizmos aplenty at this year's International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The world’s biggest tech companies were in attendance and highlighting the technology that will be available from 2008 onwards.
18 January 2008
News: Apple update changes Gmail on the iPhone

The latest software update for Apple's iPhone could change the way Google's Gmail works on the handset.
News: Camera phone turned into computer mouse

Newcastle University researchers have developed software that turns a camera phone into a computer mouse, allowing users to swivel a handset to scroll or move items on a PC screen.
17 January 2008
News: T-Mobile users targeted by Yahoo ads

Subscribers to T-Mobile mobile service in the UK will soon see Yahoo advertisements on their handsets, following a deal agreed by the two companies today.
News: Carphone Warehouse criticised over data breach

The Carphone Warehouse and its sister company TalkTalk have been blasted by the Information Commissioner for breaching the Data Protection Act.
16 January 2008
News: iPhone & QuickTime fixes released by Apple

Apple has released its first security updates of the new year, fixing bugs in its QuickTime media player and iPhone and iPod touch devices.
News: Microsoft kills Mobile conference

Microsoft has cancelled Mobile and Embedded DevCon, its annual conference for developers of mobile and embedded devices and applications. Would-be attendees have are being steered towards two alternative shows - one run by the software vendor, the other by a third party.
15 January 2008
News: New iPhone features announced at Macworld

Speaking at the Macworld keynote in San Francisco, Jobs said the company has been selling 20,000 iPhones per day on average, since it went on sale in the US last June. Today is the 200th day since it shipped.
News: Macworld rumours: What's true, what's not

Steve Jobs is due on stage at the Macworld conference in San Francisco at 5pm to put Apple fans out of their misery with details of the company's big 2008 product launches.
News: Google's iPhone portal gets a revamp

Google is introducing a new version of its customised iPhone web portal that further integrates the company's offerings into Apple's popular handset. The revamped service will be on display at this week's Macworld Expo in San Francisco, and available to anyone who uses the iPhone.