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Can Android Beat RIM In The Enterprise?
The Google Android mobile OS is making its way to the enterprise. Research In Motion is still leading the pack. But Google is bringing a lot of potential advantages to the table that may allow it to gradually erode RIM's lead
Motorola Could Benefit From Android Handsets
Motorola is expected to release two handsets running Google's Android OS for the holiday season, which is contributing to sunny expectations for the mobile and wireless manufacturer
UK Owner Reports “Exploding” iPod Touch
The incident in Liverpool follows similar cases reported in the US recently
Google Voice Could Challenge iPhone
Google Voice is in the news quite a bit lately, thanks to an Apple snub and an anti-iPhone rant
Apple Slams Door On iPhone SMS Bug
Apple has swatted a bug in the iPhone that security researchers Charlie Miller and Collin Mulliner spotlighted at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas
EC Comes To Rescue Of Sacked Nokia Staff
The area where the German factory is located has already received around €40 million from Nokia and investment by the local authority, the organisations have claimed
One In 63 Symbian Smartphones Are Infected
The Nokia-backed operating system is a fertile ground for malware - and most users don't realise
Ten Ways To Make Twitter Useful For Government
Governments can't ignore Twitter, because it's a channel on which people might just listen. But, says Don Reisinger, they have to do it right
Girlfriend Of Apple ‘Suicide’ Worker Given Laptop
Apple manufacturer Foxconn, which produces the company's iPods and iPhones, plans to compensate the family of engineer Sun Danyong, who fell to his death on 16 July after a fourth-generation iPhone prototype in his possession disappear ...
Apple Bans Google Voice Apps From iPhone
Apple shuts the door on all Google Voice applications, including third-party applications that support search engine giant Google's VOIP and telephony product, which is rolling out to more users
Netbooks And Smartphones Collide In London
New portable devices are changing the way people work. Analysts and delegates will touch down at Heathrow to find out how
UK Government Gets A Guide To Twitter
And it's worth worth a look for anyone with a corporate urge to get on Twitter, not just UK government departments
Europe Moves Ahead With Mobile Broadband GSM Update
The 900MHz spectrum - designated for GSM - has been cleared for high-speed 3G broadband use
Google Hits Back At Tory MP’s “Inaccurate Sideswipe”
Maybe Davis should have done a Google search before he challenged the shining knight of privacy
The Green Benefits Of Wireless Power
Does the world need another way to deliver power without wires? Yes, if it stops us using wasteful batteries, says Eric Giler of Witricity
University Thin Clients Win Green Award
Queen Margaret University has won an award for its sustainable approach to IT, based on the roll out of a low power, thin-client desktop infrastructure
Spinvox Partners Back Technology Claims
Transcription company Spinvox, accused of faking, gets scientists and call centres to vouch for it
Google Open Sources Google Wave Code
Google programmers have ‘open sourced' two components of the Google Wave messaging and collaboration prototype
Nokia, LG, Samsung Boost Handset Shipments
Nokia, LG and Samsung all grew market share, as an analyst reports that 269 million handsets were shipped in the second quarter of 2009
One In Four SMBs Say IT Failing To Support Tough Times
The IT Effectiveness Index Mid-Year Report has found small-to-medium-sized businesses with failing IT are at a competitive disadvantage
Pre Update Puts Palm Back In Apple’s Sights
Users are suffering as Apple plays cat-and-mouse with protocols, say analysts
Palm Takes Aim At Enterprise With WebOS 1.1
Palm has released Palm webOS 1.1 to target its Pre smartphone at enterprises, according to a Palm executive
Spinvox Denies Privacy And Faking Claims
There are humans in the Spinvox machine, but they're well behaved
Spinvox “Faked” Speech Transcription Service And Broke Privacy
Speech-to-text service from Spinvox used humans and broke its privacy promises, according to the the BBC and rival vendors
“Unbearable interrogation” Linked To Apple iPhone Contractor Suicide
A Foxconn worker who had been overseeing 16 prototypes of Apple's fourth-generation iPhone is reported to have killed himself after Foxconn security interrogated him over a missing mobile prototype
Brown Demands Global Institutions For The Internet Age
Online communications could unleash co-operation and solve the big problems, if world institutions can be set up, Gordon Brown tells event
Apple Profits Up Despite iPhone “cannibalising” iPod Sales
Apple reports quarterly profits and revenue exceeding Wall Street analyst predictions, and says both iPhones and Macs experienced year-over-year growth in sales despite the economy
Microsoft And Apple Sued Over Touch-Screen Technology
Microsoft and Apple, along with a handful of other tech companies, find themselves strange bedfellows after being sued by a small company over a touch-screen patent
Kingston Launches Mammoth 256GB USB Drive
£665 for the Monster 256G drive from Kingston, but it would take seven hours to read a full one