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Intel Smartphones Will Not Appear Until 2012
Intel is shopping around for a phone manufacturer to replace Nokia, delaying market entry until 2012
Enterprise Mobile Device Security Targeted By Sophos
Sophos expands device endpoint protection, adding controls for IT managers and compulsory registration
HP Shows Modest Profits As Tablet Competition Bites
HP has reported a sharp decline in its consumer PC sales as tablets and other competition hits home
Nokia Opts To Phase Out Ovi Name
Nokia is to phase out the use of the Ovi name and instead to use its own name for all the same services
Amazon Sees Sales Success With Low Cost Kindle
The low cost Kindle e-reader is proving to be a sales success for Amazon, despite it coming with adverts
GCHQ Letter Points To Powerline Interference
A letter from GCHQ suggests power line networking interferes with spooks, or does it just affect radio amateurs?
iPhone 5’s New Features Are Just Rumours
The 5th-generation iPhone may not have so many new features as rumoured, says Nicholas Kolakowski
Vodafone To Sell £80 Android Phone
The 858 Smart will sell for 90 euros, and will feature Android 'Froyo' and access to social networking services
BlackBerry Playbook To Enter UK On 16 June
RIM's BlackBerry Playbook slate will greet Brits on 16 June, with price tags starting from £399 for a 16GB model
Why Amazon Will Ship An Android Tablet
Why would Amazon want an Android tablet given the success of Kindle? Because it wants to serve more kinds of media, says Clint Boulton
O2 Network Hit By Vandalism
O2's voice and data services in the South-East have been hit by problems after an incident of theft and vandalism
Samsung To Push Gingerbread To Galaxy Devices
Samsung said it will upgrade its Galaxy S and Galaxy Tab devices to Android 2.3 'Gingerbread' soon
Google Chromebooks Won’t Suit Enterprise Users
The combination of high cost, silent updates and constant Wi-Fi access will make the Chromebook a loser in the enterprise, says Wayne Rash
Nvidia Boss Confirms Tablet/Smartphone CPU
The CEO of Nvidia has confirmed his company is building processors for new Android tablets or smartphones
RIM Announces Recall Of 1,000 Faulty Playbooks
RIM has issued a recall for 1,000 buggy Playbooks in a move that will do little to help further its tablet cause
GSMA Slams Euro Call For Ban On Wireless In Schools
A European report that calls for a ban on mobile phones and Wi-Fi in school is "unscientific” says the GSMA
HTC Flyer Tablet Lands In Britain
HTC has launched its first tablet PC - the Flyer - in the UK, incorporating both touch and pen capabilities
Chromebook Will Struggle Against Windows, Tablets
Google's cloud-based Chromebook device could find itself squeezed between Windows and tablets, says Nicholas Kolakowski
iPads Not Cannibalising PC Sales, Claims NPD
NPD is bucking popular opinion by claiming Netbook, and not iPad, sales are to blame for weak PC sales
Graphene Flashes 3D Movies In Under A Second
Researchers develop light modulator to transfer Gigabyte files in less than a second
Google Improves Android Market With Recommendations
Google has upgraded the Android Market to offer users a better experience when shopping for apps
Unisys Mainframes Add Support For iPad And Android
Unisys has unveiled new mainframe systems that support iPads, as well Android and BlackBerry devices
4G Networks To Offer 200 Percent Capacity Boost
4G technology will improve the spectrum efficiency of mobile networks, according to new research from Ofcom
Microsoft Launches Azure Mobile Phones Toolkits
Microsoft toolkits for Windows Azure cloud allow access from mobile devices and smartphones
Samsung, Acer Promise Chromebooks On June 15
Notebooks running the Web-only Google Chrome OS will start at just over £200, from Samsung and Acer
MEPs Adopt Open Approach To Spectrum Allocation
EU Parliament has voted for a bill that calls for open access to wireless spectrum across Europe
Ofcom Probes Unexpectedly High Phone, Internet Bills
Telecom regulator Ofcom has an online consultation to help with mobile and broadband bill shock
Is Microsoft’s Skype Deal Too Big To Handle?
Microsoft's acquisition of Skype will give it access to a 170 million-strong user base. But did Microsoft overpay, asks Nicholas Kolakowski
Study Finds Huge Rise In Android Malware
Google's Android platform has become a target for malware writers, with a 400 percent rise in malicious code