More Smartphones News

07 April 2009
News: iPhone & iPod to get 3.2Mp camera upgrade

The next generation Apple iPhone and iPod will benefit from the addition of a 3.2-megapixel camera, according to a report from DigiTimes.
News: T-Mobile plans Google Android tablet PC

T-Mobile plans to launch two new devices running on the Google Android platform early next year. The company looks set to introduce a home phone and a tablet computer, both powered by Google's mobile operating system.
06 April 2009
News: 40% back ad-supported mobile phones

40 percent of Brits would put up with adverts on their mobile phone if meant they could access content for free, says KPMG.
News: Asus Eee PC Videophone hits UK

Asus has extended its expanding 'Eee' brand to videophones, putting on sale in the UK a standalone device that lets Skype users videoconference without the need for a PC or webcam.
News: Google builds iPhone control for blind

Google engineers have come up with a way to help visually impaired people control touchscreen-based handhelds such as Apple's iPhone.
03 April 2009
Video: RIM opens App World for BlackBerry

This week at CTIA in Las Vegas Research in Motion opened App World an on-device application store for Blackberries
News: Skype for iPhone exceeds 1 million downloads

Skype for iPhone has already been downloaded more than one million times, around six downloads every second reports Skype in a blog post.
News: RIM sells its 50 millionth BlackBerry

Research In Motion Limited (RIM) has sold its 50 millionth BlackBerry smartphone, with 3.9m BlackBerry subscribers signing up in the company's fourth quarter, which ended on February 28.
01 April 2009
News: BlackBerry AppWorld launches in the UK

RIM has launched its BlackBerry AppWorld application download store in the UK, US and Canada. From today, BlackBerry handset owners will be able to download both free and paid-for applications to customise their smartphones.
News: Shazam launches BlackBerry music recognition app

Music recognition service Shazam has launched an app for BlackBerry handsets that allows users to identify to quickly identify music tracks and even send the title and artist info to their friends with the touch of a button.
31 March 2009
News: Yahoo unveils new social networking mobile app

Yahoo has unveiled a mobile app designed to help consumers keep up to date on the latest happenings on a number of different social networks.
News: Consumers can return apps to Windows Marketplace for Mobile

Microsoft will let users of its Windows Marketplace for Mobile app store return software within 24 hours.
News: Skype unveils app for Apple's iPhone

VoIP service Skype has finally launched an app for Apple's iPhone that allows handset users to make cheap calls via the internet.
30 March 2009
News: Confusion over Play.com's unlocked iPhone

O2 has confirmed it still has exclusivity on Apple's iPhone in the UK, despite news that Play.com had started selling unlocked iPhones last week.
28 March 2009
Video: Comic books shrink to fit on mobile phones

Two companies are adapting graphic novels and comic books to fit on the small color screens of mobile phones.
27 March 2009
News: New iPhone 'out June 8'

The likely release date for the new Apple iPhone is June 8, 2009 - the first day of the company's 2009 World Wide Developer Conference. New iPhones are traditionally announced at WWDC and everyone is expecting the same this year.
News: Data download charges differ dramatically

The price of downloading video clips from your mobile phone when abroad varies dramatically between the UK's five network providers, says Broadband Expert.
News: Vodafone users can tweet from their mobiles

Vodafone and micro-blogging service Twitter have joined forces to allow Vodafone customers the ability to text ‘tweets' from their handset to the service.
News: 'Brainless' charges could kill Microsoft Marketplace

Microsoft may charge developers if they submit within a year more than five applications or application updates to the Windows Mobile Marketplace, a move that has some developers concerned that the store won't be able to compete with the iPhone App Store or the Android Market.
News: Skype for iPhone coming next week?

Skype may launch a version of its mobile Voice-over-IP (VoIP) and instant messaging service as early as next week, according to a report from Om Malik of GigaOM