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Tesco To Offer Samsung Galaxy Tab For Just £529
Tesco is to sell Samsung's Galaxy Tab for almost £70 cheaper than the official UK list price, making it much more competitive against the iPad
Programmers Code Down At Qt Developer Days 2010
Nokia's CTO Rich Green joined executives at the Qt Developer conference last week to spell out the company's 2011 roadmap and latest tools
Is Criticism Of Android’s Openness Justified?
According to Facebook developer Joe Hewitt, Android is being manipulated by operators. A Facebook engineer complaining about openness? Hmm... says Clint Boulton
Cisco-RIM Buyout Rumours Begin To Heat Up
Research notes from UBS analysts are again kicking up the idea that Cisco should buy RIM and its BlackBerry smartphone business
Nokia Announces Layoffs Despite Q3 Profit
In a major strategy shift, Nokia will focus on the Qt framework for its mobile platform, rather than both MeeGo and Symbian individually
HP Launches Business-Focused Windows 7 Slate
HP is positioning its Slate 500 in a different category from Apple's iPad, which it considers a "media-oriented tablet" for consumers
ShoreTel Expands Mobile UC Offering With Agito Buy
Agito will expand ShoreTel's mobile UC portfolio and offer access to more Fortune 1000 companies
eWEEK Readers Prefer Wires To Wireless
You all prefer Ethernet and a deskphone to other communications means. Next: government cuts - how will you do your bit?
ITU Anoints LTE And WiMax as ‘True’ 4G Technologies
The ITU's final choice of ''true' 4G technology is no surprise - its the next versions of LTE and WiMAX
Apple’s New MacBook Air Builds On iPad
The new Apple MacBook Air, and OS X Lion show Apple is going even more mobile, following the iPad and iPhone's success
Windows Phone 7 Launch: No Queues, Faint Praise
No queues for devices running Microsoft's Windows Phone 7, and big reviewers were lukewarm
Windows Phone 7: Review
Microsoft had to do something pretty special with Windows Phone 7, to match iPhone and Android. It looks to us as if it might have done just that
Android 3.0 Gingerbread To Feature Video Chat
Android version 3.0 (the Gingerbread build) is to undergo a major revamp of its user interface and promises video chat
Symbian Head Quits Citing ‘Personal Reasons’
Further turmoil for the Symbian mobile operating system after it emerged that the executive director has stepped down, citing 'personal reasons'
RIM Hits Back After Steve Jobs BlackBerry Attack
RIM has hit back at Steve Jobs after his attack on BlackBerry and Android, saying that Apple was living inside a 'distortion field'
Mobile Operators Need To Wake Up To Wi-Fi
Operators don't like voice over Wi-Fi says Wayne Rash. If they don't change their ideas soon, they will face a colossal bandwidth crisis
Costly Google Instant Prepares To Go Mobile
Google Instant cost a lot to build and it burns through computing resources - but people like it and so it is going mobile
Google Dominates iPhone Search Traffic
Google dominates nearly all of the search traffic on the iPhone, leaving Yahoo and Bing with tiny market shares on the handset
Apple’s Jobs Slates BlackBerry, Android
Steve Jobs has made an appearance at the earnings call for Apple's first $20bn quarter, offering attacks on both RIM and Google
Samsung Galaxy S Gets Upgraded To Android 2.2
Samsung has begun rolling out the upgrade to Android 2.2, or Froyo, for its Samsung Galaxy S Fascinate, Epic 4G, Captivate and Vibrant smartphones
HP’s Palm Hires Nokia And Samsung Execs
HP has reportedly beefed up its Palm WebOS team with a MeeGo executive from Nokia and a Samsung boss
Google’s Ad Business Booms Thanks To YouTube
Google officials have claimed the search engine is making $2.5bn in display advertising from YouTube and $1bn in mobile ads
Unified Comms Suite From Star Targets SME Market
A unified communications service is being offered by Star as a SaaS service for £45 per user per month
Apple Wins Patent For Text Censoring
Apple has been awarded 18 patents by the US Patent and Trademark Office including the ability to censor text messages
Public Services Start To Embrace Social Media
Public services are beginning to find uses for Twitter and other social media formats to improve their image
eWEEK Readers Still Love The iPad
A third of you want iPads, and nearly a quarter don't want a tablet at all. Next up: What's the most important communication channel to your desk?
AMD Plans Cautious Approach To Tablet Market
AMD's CEO Dirk Meyer says that the company will not move into the tablet arena until the market matures
Nokia MeeGo 1.1 Debut Set For Dublin Show
Nokia and Intel are expected to demo the MeeGo 1.1 mobile OS, running on the Nokia N900, at the Meego Conference in November
PC Sales Slip As Tablet Impact Takes Hold, Analysts Report
Analyst groups are blaming the hype surrounding tablet PCs after worldwide computer shipments fell below Q3 estimates