More Smartphones News

01 October 2008
News: T-Mobile temporarily halts Google Android pre-sales

T-Mobile temporarily stopped pre-sales of its G1 smartphone, which uses the Google Android platform, last weekend.
30 September 2008
News: Mobile Internet 'catching online'

The mobile internet is fast catching its online parent, says comScore's European managing director Herve Le Jouan.
News: US overtakes Europe in 3G mobile device adoption

The US has caught up with Western Europe in the adoption of 3G. 28.4 percent of American mobile subscribers now have 3G devices versus 28.3 percent in the largest countries in Europe
News: Fuell cell enables 6-hour talk time on smartphone

Toshiba has put a direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) inside a mobile phone, but commercial availability of the technology isn't expected soon.
News: 10 things we hate about Google Android & the G1

There are many omissions and shortcomings in Google's first foray into the mobile phone market. Here's our round-up of ten biggest disappointments of the T-Mobile G1.
29 September 2008
News: Nokia Tube is latest iPhone killer

Nokia is expected to launch its first touchscreen smartphone designed to rival Apple's iPhone this week.
News: Apple's iPhone Software 2.2 enters beta testing

Apple has given iPhone Software 2.2 to beta testers, according to one report which claims the updated software restores the capability to push email to the device in the background.
27 September 2008
News: Visa to build apps for Android, Nokia phones

Visa wants to become a part of your mobile phone, working with Nokia on realising mobile payments and also announcing services for Google's Android platform.
News: 10 overrated gadgets, and their better alternatives

When it comes to technology, there's plenty of gadgets and gizmos that have earned huge amounts of initial praise, but don't live up to the hype. And for every overrated product, there's an equivalent that is vastly underrated and doesn't get the respect it deserves. We've put together a list of 10 most-hyped tech products available and the most underrated rival.
26 September 2008
Video: World Technology Update - 26 September 2008

Your regular weekly update of the biggest technology news stories. In this week’s show: T-Mobile introduces the first Android phone, a prototype bus steers without a driver, WiMAX sets to launch and gadgets are on display in New York.
News: 1GB data limit lifted on T-Mobile G1

T-Mobile has lifted the 1GB data usage cap in the US on the G1, the first mobile phone to feature Google's Android platform.
News: Preview: Ceatec will be a feast of gizmos and gadgets

A unicycling robot, prototype fuel cells and a TV that doesn't need a stand are just some of what visitors to next week's Ceatec electronics fair in Japan will find when the doors open on Tuesday morning.
News: Apple Store sells unlocked iPhone 3G

Customers can buy unlocked Apple iPhone 3G handsets at the Apple Store website in Hong Kong. On the site, Apple says the phones "can be activated with any wireless carrier".
News: Ryanair installs mobile phone technology on aircraft

Ryanair has installed technology in ten of its planes that will allow passengers to make mobile phone calls while in the air.
25 September 2008
News: Apple iPhone versus Google Android

Since Apple launched the iPhone 15 months ago, it has defined, for many, what a smartphone experience should be. But now T-Mobile gives the iPhone a run for its money with the launch of the G1. Find out how they compare
24 September 2008
Video: T-Mobile G1: See the first Google Android phone in action

T-Mobile and Google demonstrate the G1, the first mobile phone to use Google’s Android software platform. It will be available in UK beginning in November.
News: Sony Ericsson launches unlimited music service

Sony Ericsson has launched a new music download service that will let users access an unlimited amount of music for a fixed monthly rate, but only if they have the right operator.
News: Google Android will be English-only until next year

The first Google Android smartphone, launched yesterday as the T-Mobile and made by HTC, is only available in English, and will take six months to translate to other languages.
News: Google Android phones were 3 years in the making

We may have only become aware of Google Android in the past year, and the first handset running to software was only launched yesterday, but engineers from Google and HTC say they spent three years developing Android software and smartphones before T-Mobile's unveiling of the G1.
23 September 2008
News: T-Mobile G1 is first Google Android phone

T-Mobile UK will release the first smartphone based on Google's Android platform in November