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eWEEK Labs’ Top Products Of 2009
eWEEK Labs names the products that stood out in 2009, focusing on the ones that either provide significant innovation or make day-to-day life easier for IT professionals
Samsung Reveals Bada Development Capabilities
Samsung has officially launched its mobile operating system, Bada, and is touting its developer friendly capabilities
Five Reasons Microsoft Should Be Worried About Android
Microsoft's Windows Mobile OS is likely to be among the hardest hit by the rise of Android, unless Mobile 7 proves to be the substantial improvement that Microsoft promises
Handset Makers Targeted With Commercial Android Platform
A commercial version of Android has been released to help industry players build Android-based devices and test them for market readines
Bluetooth Group Slates Dongle Use
A “Ditch the Dongle” campaign has begun in order to convince users to use their Bluetooth-enabled handsets to connect to the internet
Motorola Droid Nears UK Release
Motorola's Droid handset, or Milestone for us Europeans, is to be launched on Monday, but so far no major UK operator has signed up for the device
Nokia Promises Symbian Overhaul In 2010
Nokia has said it will improve Symbian next year after concerns the mobile operating system is falling behind the likes of Apple and RIM
Nokia Sues Monitor Makers Over Price Fixing
Nokia has filed lawsuits against liquid crystal display and cathode ray tube makers that it alleges were involved in price fixing for a decade
Vibration Energy Touted As New Power Source
Within the next five years, mobile phones could be powered by kinetic energy harvested from vibrations in the environment, according to British scientists
Bit.ly Partners With Security Companies To Combat Short URL Hacks
Bit.ly, a URL shortening service popular among Twitter users, is partnering with VeriSign, Websense and Sophos to add a new level of security
Wi-Fi Security: Home Nets Are Wide Open, Pub Gets £8000 Fine
Nineteen percent of Brits don't password-protect their home Wi-Fi, and a pub landlord has been fined £8000 for a customer's illegal download
Tories’ File-Sharing Policy Pillaged By Pirate Party
The Conservative party's attempts to paint itself as the party of tech innovation through ties with Google could be upset by ongoing controversy around cutting off file-sharers
South Korea Finally Gets Hands On iPhone
South Koreans finally have the chance to purchase Apple's iPhone, available this Saturday from KT, the country's second largest mobile carrie
Dell Modifies Chrome OS For Mini 10v Netbook
A Dell employee has gotten Chromium OS, the code behind Chrome OS that Google released to open source, to run on a Dell Mini 10v netbook
Nokia And Apple Will Shake-up Netbook Market
Netbook shipments for 2009 are expected to be double those of 2008, according to a new report
Common Mobile Blunders Revealed
One in five people has a naughty photo of themselves, or their partner, on their handsets according to a list of the top ten mobile phone blunders
iPhone Hacker Proves That Crime Can Pay
The Australian hacker who developed the first worm for the iPhone has been rewarded for his efforts with a job at an iPhone application development company
Bankrupt Nortel Continues Business Break-Up
Bankrupt Nortel Networks is selling off another piece of its business, this time its GSM/GSM-R unit to Telefon AB and Kapsch CarrierCom
Reports Emerge Of Google Smartphone Running Google Voice
Reports suggest that Google in 2010 will launch an advanced smartphone with a larger-than-usual touch screen and a speedy Qualcomm processor
Ericsson Wins Bid For Nortel GSM Business
Another piece of bankrupt networking giant Nortel has been sold off, after Ericsson and Kapsch CarrierCom acquired its GSM/GSM-R business
Retailers Pull Sony Ericsson Satio Smartphone
Sony Ericsson has suffered a setback after two leading UK retailers pulled its newly launched Satio smartphone from their shelves
Tesco Picks Up iPhone And Hints At Price Cuts
The giant retailer's phone operation, Tesco Mobile, is stocking Apple iPhones - but it's through a deal with O2 which will limit options for price cuts
Nokia Unveils Two New 3G Slider Phones
Nokia has introduced two colourful 3G slider phones that continues the trend of handsets optimised for social networking
Cumbria Town Bands Together For Fibre Rollout
While Cockermouth residents survey the flood damage, nearby Alston Moor is digging trenches - for the superfast fibre BT wouldn't provide
First Else Linux Phone Gets Teasing London Launch
You can't touch it yet, but the iPhone-killing entrepeneurs behind this Linux device claim it really is something Else
Spotify Launches Symbian Client
The hugely popular music-streaming service, Spotify, is now available on Nokia handsets as well as other Symbian-based devices
Security Firm Unearths Malicious iPhone Worm
Security firm F-Secure has discovered a malicious worm which recruits jailbroken iPhones for botnets
Smartphone Uptake Drives Alternative Communication
The increasing uptake of smartphones is resulting in more and more users opting to use “non-voice communications”, a new study has revealed
O2 Promises To Spend Millions On 3G Overhaul
Mobile operator O2 is to overhaul its much criticised mobile network, promising to spend millions in order to give it 'significant headroom for mobile data'