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Mobile Web Browsing To Overtake PCs By 2014
Within five years more users will access the Internet using mobile devices than via desktop PCs, according to Morgan Stanley's 'Mobile Internet Report'
Symantec Targets Mobile Devices With New Offerings
In a sign of the increasing proliferation of mobile devices in the workplace, Symantec has rolled out three solutions in order to secure and control them
Smartphone Addicts Set To Cause Christmas Friction
Things could get tense in some households after a survey found that the majority of smartphone users are unlikely to get a real break from work over the festive period
Carphone Warehouse To Sell Nokia N900 After Christmas
Nokia's N900 tablet phone will be available from the Carphone Warhouse from 26 December and Vodafone in the New Year
UK Communities Awarded Free Wi-Fi Access
Communities across the UK have been awarded free Wi-Fi access, but BT has questioned the ability of wireless to plug holes in broadband coverage
Microsoft Launches Bing App For iPhone
Microsoft launched a Bing App for iPhone on 16 Dec, with similar functionality to its Bing for Windows Mobile application
Green Atom PC Launched To Tackle Digital Divide
Cherrypal, a socially conscious, green PC maker, introduces a $99 (£61) netbook with an Intel Atom processor
Google’s Android App Market Reaches 20,000
Google has seen a spike in apps being submitted to its Android Marketplace following the launch of Motorola's Droid, but it still lags behing Apple
Ten Reasons Why Nexus One Could Out-Sell The iPhone
Google's Nexus One could be the first device to give the Apple iPhone a run for its money, mainly because it comes from another well-respected company and is not tied to a single US operator
Mobile Sales Flat in 2009, Says Gartner
Mobile device sales were flat in 2009, according to Gartner, but the firm predicts a boost in 2010, partly due to more aggressive smartphone pricing and shorter contracts
Sony Ericsson Intros Two New Green Handsets
Sony Ericsson has expanded its GreenHeart portfolio with two new environmentally friendly handsets
Analyst Questions Success Of Google Nexus One Mobile
Google is saying loud and clear what its intentions are for the Nexus One smartphone — the blogosphere just chooses to ignore it, says one analyst
Bloodhound Detector Sniffs Out Mobile Phones
A US company has developed the “Bloodhound detector” which apparently 'sniffs out' and locates mobile phones being used in restricted environments
Review: Palm Pixi Is Worthy Successor To Centro
The Palm Pixi offers good integration with Microsoft Exchange and ActiveSync, but is let down by the unit's poor battery life and inconsistent performance
Microsoft Admits Windows Mobile 7 Delays
The next version of Windows Mobile is supposed to finally take on the iPhone. By the time it gets here, will anyone care?
Nuance Close To Spinvox Buyout?
Nuance could be on the verge of a £92m buyout of British speech-to-text firm Spinvox, despite rumours earlier this year that its technology was bogus
TeliaSonera Readies 4G Network As O2 Conducts LTE Trial
Users in Scandinavia will soon be able to enjoy a 4G mobile broadband service while, in the UK, O2 announced its own LTE trial in Slough
Motorola Droid Hacked Open, Sells Out In UK
The Motorola Droid landed in the UK, and sold out in hours. Meanwhile, US users have got access to features Verizon wanted to keep from them
Skype Beta Developed For Symbian/Nokia Smartphones
Skype is coming to Nokia smartphones, at least in a beta version
Google’s Nexus One Phone Coming in January
Called the Nexus One, the Google phone is coming in January 2010 after Google admitted it had given employees devices to test
Palm Releases Mobile Development Platform For Testing
Palm has released a new mobile development platform, known as Ares, to a select group of developers
WiGig Offers 7Gbps Wireless Standard To Wi-Fi
Faster wireless could be on the shelves by Christmas 2010, if the new 60GHz standard takes off
Festive ‘Free’ Laptops May Be A False Economy
Users tempted by so-called 'free' laptops with broadband should remember, a 3G contract is for a year, not just for Christmas
Apple Countersues Nokia In Patent Fight
As eWEEK Europe predicted earlier this year, Nokia's patent suit against Apple was just the first stage in a likely war
Yahoo Indexes Tweets In Search Results
Yahoo is indexing tweets on its search engine, but updates only appear minutes or hours after they are sent, long after Google's Twitter results which appear in real-time
Apple iPhone Sales Reach 100,000 In China
Apple has sold around 100,000 iPhones in China through its partner China Unicom, but Apple is still in negotiations with China Mobile to expand the reach of the device
Mobile Internet Users To Top A Billion By 2013
People's need of the Internet shows no sign of slowing, with an IDC report predicting that there will be one billion mobile Internet users in four years time
Price War: Tesco Offers iPhone At £20 A Month
And with £222 up front, that works out at £462 over the one year contract.
Motorola Droid Beats iPhone In Gadget Review
The Motorola Droid smartphone tops Time's list of Top 10 Gadgets for 2009