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17 January 2008
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.
14 January 2008
News: Vodafone USB stick offers 7.2Mbps mobile broadband

Vodafone has launched a USB modem stick that is compatible with its HSUPA high-speed mobile broadband service.
12 January 2008
News: The UMPC: cute, clever, pointless

Among the eight zillion products here at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas are some new iterations of the ultramobile PC (UMPC), devices the size of a paperback book that have touchscreens and run Windows Vista.
10 January 2008
News: Analysis: Google Android now a viable proposition?

Google's Android developer kit for mobile phones has been successfully installed on several hardware devices, taking it one step closer to being recognised as a genuine mobile-phone platform.
09 January 2008
News: iPhone malware attacks modded iPhones

The first Trojan for Apple's iPhone has been discovered. iPhone enthusiast site Modmyifone.com first uncovered the virus, which was later confirmed by security research company F-Secure.
News: Open source brings iPhone web, email to phones

Open source is bringing iPhone-style browsing and email to mobile devices.
News: CES: GPS satnav devices get smarter

GPS devices are generating a lot interest at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show, with established businesses introducing increasingly sophisticated navigation systems while newcomers try to get a foot in the door.
08 January 2008
News: CES: Lenovo, Toshiba unveil Intel Menlow UMPCs

Intel is showing four ultramobile PCs (UMPCs) designed around its Menlow chips at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Two of the UMPCs are highly anticipated devices from Lenovo and Toshiba.
News: CES: Intel to add WiMax to Menlow platform

Intel may include WiMax as an option for ultramobile devices based on the company's Menlow platform, according to an Intel executive.
07 January 2008
News: Motorola expands music service, buys Soundbuzz

In a bid to expand its mobile music offerings, Motorola is set to acquire online music store Soundbuzz, Motorola said today.
News: CES: Yahoo to upgrade mobile services

Yahoo is set to revamp its two primary mobile services and will today launch documentation that will let any developer or publisher write mobile widgets for the Yahoo services.
News: CES: Apple iPhone killing mobile gaming

Handsets such as Apple’s iPhone are hurting the mobile game industry, despite their large screens and fast processors, according to one expert at CES.
News: Mobile Linux group gets new members

Competition among new mobile Linux platforms is hotting up, and the LiMo Foundation has added some members to its ranks.
05 January 2008
News: 2007: Apple's biggest ever year

2007 will go down as a huge year in Apple's three-decade history. We've taken a look back at Apple's biggest 12 months.
04 January 2008
News: 2007's 13 biggest technology flops

These much-hyped products and services from the likes of Apple, Microsoft and Facebook turned out to be lemons of the bitterest kind. From last to first, here's our list of the year's 13 biggest losers. Read 'em and weep.