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• 17 October 2008

• News: Mozilla mobile browser available for Nokia N810

  Mozilla has released an alpha version of its mobile browser for Nokia's N810 and N800 internet tablets.

• 16 October 2008

• News: T-Mobile G1 to hit UK this month

  T-Mobile has announced the G1, the first smartphone to use Google's Android platform, will hit the UK on 30 October.

• News: Google Android 'kill switch' removes phone apps

  Months after Apple sparked uproar for building a 'kill switch' into its iPhone software, it has emerged that Google Android also includes a feature which allows the company to remotely remove applications

• News: Botnets to attack smartphones in 2009

  The same week one of the world's worst spam operations is being shut down, security researchers are warning the next big threat may not be for PCs at all - but rather for mobile phones.

• 14 October 2008

• News: Happy birthday, mobile phone!

  The first US commercial cellular call was placed on October 13, 1983 from the president of Ameritech Mobile Communications in Chicago to the grandson of Alexander Graham Bell in Germany - using Motorola's DynaTAC 8000X portable cellular phone.

• 13 October 2008

• News: Orange ditches BlackBerry Bold after 3G woes

  Orange UK has stopped selling RIM's BlackBerry Bold mobile phone handset. Orange took the decision to ditch the BlackBerry Bold smartphone after concerns were raised over potential software problems with the snazzy-looking device.

• News: Analyst: Microsoft to buy BlackBerry

  Microsoft may have its eye on Research in Motion (RIM), makers of the Blackberry range of handsets, says one analyst.

• News: LG to add keyboard to Prada phone

  LG will later this year launch an updated version of its LG Prada phone that sports a qwerty keyboard.

• 10 October 2008

• Video: World Technology Update - 10 October 2008

  A new BlackBerry takes the world by storm, AMD splits into two and new games are on display at the Tokyo Game Show. All that news and more on this week’s World Tech Update.

• News: Apple iPhone vs Blackberry Storm

  This week saw the launch of the Blackberry Storm - RIM's rival to the iPhone. The device features RIM's first touchscreen complete with a 'clickable' screen that the company says simulates the feel of a physical keyboard. The Storm can connect to either EV-DO Rev. A or HSPA 3G cellular networks and features 1GB of onboard memory storage and a card slot that allows for up to 16GB of additional storage.

• News: Mobile Firefox alpha coming to Nokia 810 tablet

  Mozilla will have unveiled the alpha release of its mobile Firefox browser, codenamed Fennec, next week. However, the code will only be available for Nokia's N810 Internet Tablet initially.

• 09 October 2008

• Video: BlackBerry Storm has 'clickable' touchscreen

  RIM's BlackBerry Storm features the world's first 'clickable' touchscreen

• Video: Toshiba's fuel cell coming in next few months

  Toshiba is close to launching its first commercial direct-methanol fuel-cell (DMFC) device, which promises a faster way to recharge portable electronics products.

• 08 October 2008

• News: 'Podestrians' cause 10% of road accidents

  Pedestrians listening to their iPods are involved in one in ten minor accidents involving sudden braking and shunts, according to insurance company figures.

• News: Hacked iPhones get Podcaster app

  The Podcaster application for iPhones, which was banned by apple, has now been made available to 'jailbroken' devices.

• News: BlackBerry Storm has world's first 'clickable' screen

  Vodafone has won the exclusive to offer Research In Motion's new BlackBerry Bold in the UK.

• 07 October 2008

• News: Vodafone launches e-book service for mobiles

  Vodafone has launched a new service that allows customers to download e-books to their mobile phones.

• News: Blackberry Storm to have copy-and-paste function

  The Blackberry Storm will feature a copy and paste function, according to reports.

• News: Pre-orders cause Google Android phone shortage

  Demand for the first Google Android phone has been three times greater than expected, and T-Mobile won't promise to ship any more G1 handsets in time for its Oct 22 launch in the US

• News: Toshiba to release fast-charging fuel cell

  Toshiba is close to launching its first commercial direct-methanol fuel-cell device, which promises a faster way to recharge portable electronics products.

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