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News

The 10 best BlackBerry apps for traveling

Improve planning with these smartphone apps
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The 19 strangest gadgets

From USB hard warmers to a spy pen
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How to fix Windows: troubleshooting apps compared

These 7 tools diagnose and cure a wide range of Windows woes
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iPhone to get multitasking apps, says report

Rumours mount over next-gen iPhone
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Group test: Top 5 mid-price desktop PCs of March 2010

The best PCs you can buy for between £501 and £750
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Opera Mini 5 hits Google Android phones

Browser has tabbed interface, but no multitouch
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Motorola puts Bing on Google Android phones

Microsoft search hits handsets in China first
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iPhone, Android, BlackBerry hurt Windows phone

Apple, Google, RIM gain smartphone share
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High-speed broadband: VDSL vs Fibre

Very High Bitrate DSL cheaper to deploy
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Microsoft fixes 8 flaws in Windows & Office

Software giant urges users to update now
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Reviews

Motorola Cliq XT review

The Motorola Cliq XT is the only MotoBlur phone that lacks a full QWERTY keyboard. We missed a physical keyboard, but the Cliq XT made up for its absence with the full-featured Connected Music Player, which combines a handful of excellent music services in a single seamless interface.
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Modu Mobile Modu Phone review

The Modu Mobile Modu Phone is the world's first modular mobile phone.
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Samsung CorbyTXT B3210 review

Samsung's Corby line-up of phones offer good looks and decent UI all linked together by affordable price-tags. The Samsung CorbyTXT B3210 with its full qwerty keyboard is a Corby phone aimed at users who are more into messaging and don't want to spend too much.
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Samsung Wave review

Samsung's first Bada phone has some impressive hardware, but a future of success for Bada phones remains unclear. Here's our hands-on review of the Samsung Wave.
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Acer Liquid review

The Acer Liquid is a contract-free touchscreen smartphone equipped with Google Android 1.6.
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Samsung CorbyPRO B5310 review

The Samsung CorbyPRO B5310 is a reasonably priced touchscreen phone with a slide-out keyboard. It as an excellent purchase.
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Sony Ericsson XPERIA X2 review

Despite being dropped from Vodafone's lineup, the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X2 smartphone is available SIM-free in the UK for around £499.
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Smartphone Focus

What our Mobile Business Twitter community are saying:

Three new options emerge for managing #smartphones in the #enterprise http://ow.ly/1ieC4

Apple iPhone and Other Smartphone Makers Are Targeted in Lawsuit http://ow.ly/1ic8D

#Nokia E72 review http://ow.ly/1i954

Smartphone Owners: A Ready and Willing Audience http://ow.ly/1i7Pe

10 new #iPhone games for everyone http://ow.ly/1i6NF

Mazuma's £1.5m ad campaign: Advertising campaign featuring Paul Daniels is extended to terrestrial television http://ow.ly/1i5Ld

Security for shillings - Insuring crops with a mobile phone http://ow.ly/1i5jJ

RT @totaltechnews: Gadgets: HTC Incredible Android Smartphone Specifications Revealed | Geeky ... http://bit.ly/cmeqLD

#Nokia, #Apple seek patent trial in 2 years http://ow.ly/1i4nx

Google’s Smartphone Market Share Growing: Bad News for Palm http://ow.ly/1i3An

Smartphone Tweets

What people are saying about smartphones:

RT: @Dan2k3k4 How many apps do you have installed on your phone? #android #iphone

#Nexus One, noch Probleme mit der dt. Sprache? Hallo???, der einzige Lichtblick am Horizont ist noch das #HTC Desire mit #Sense

How many apps do you have installed on your phone? #android #iphone

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@vodafone_es o sale ya #android 2 en la htc Magic o me paso a #movistar + #iphone

Smartphone Focus Round Up

Waking up to mobile

SmartphonesIf you didn't get the message when the iPhone was released, and you still didn't realise what was happening when Android arrived, Windows Phone 7 has to be your wake-up call. Mobile is no longer just the future. Its time is now.
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Blogs

Multitasking with one hand

Mobile phoneOur regular dive into what bloggers are saying about smartphones suggests that the perfect handset requires only one hand and can do many things at the same time. Meanwhile, UK newspapers hit back at the BBC.
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White Papers

Flexible Working: The Road is Long

How remote is remote? How flexible is flexible?
Download this whitepaper to find out how the company’s IT team can provide seamless remote connectivity to your employees, while managing network access, overheads and user activities easily.

Netbooks – ready for the corporate environment?

The new kids on the block
Download this white paper to find out about the benefits netbooks can bring to your business such as low cost of ownership, enabling flexible working and increased employee satisfaction.

Mobile email – lead balloon or silver bullet?

Whether you’re a centralised enterprise investigating mobility initiatives or a geographically dispersed virtual organisation, mobile email solutions can help your workforce communicate more effectively. Download this whitepaper to find out how Vodafone’s range of smartphones and professional and managed services can help you get the most out of mobile email.

Counting the cost of data security:

The benefits of secured mobile services
Use of managed services promises to be a cost-effective way to provide constantly updated protection against security threats to mobile data users. This white paper explores the business case using real-world examples.

Striking a Balance: Secure and Agile Mobile Business

Managing the Risks of Mobile Working
Security Threats that have been successfully managed at the corporate desktop now have to be managed over the air. This whitepaper examines the business case for a managed mobile security service.

Making the business case for mobile applications

Improve performance through mobile applications
This white paper lays out the practical steps to create a convincing business case for mobile applications.

Opinion Articles

One line on the bottom line

How investments in communication can delivery insights, efficiency and increased productivity

End of going awol

Mobile working in the public sector

Vodafone Resources

Mobile Email

Empower the whole team with Vodafone Mobile Exchange

Mobile Email

Unified Communications

Simplicity, collaboration and freedom with Vodafone Unified Communications

Unified Communications