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German Retailers Told To Stop Selling HTC Products
IPCom has written to German retailers, telling them to stop selling HTC 3G products or face legal action
RIM Forced To Rename BBX By US Court
A US Federal Court has granted an injunction preventing RIM from using the BBX trademark
RIM And Microsoft Bets Will Bring Radical Change
Radical bets on mobile strategy by Research In Motion and Microsoft could alter the 2012 smartphone scene, says Nicholas Kolakowski
Sony Ericsson Phones To Be Rebranded As Sony
Sony is to phase out the Sony Ericsson brand in an effort to revitalise its mobile division
Industry Predicts More Advanced Attacks in 2012
Cyber-adversaries are gearing up for even more advanced attacks. Fahmida Rashid Explores the security outlook for 2012
Syria Bans iPhones To Stop Protestors Talking
Apple's iPhone banned to silence reports of violence against protestors in Syria's Arab Spring revolt
Apple’s Samsung Ban Bid Rejected By US Court
A US District Court has refused to grant a preliminary injunction against Samsung's smartphone and tablets
First BlackBerry BBX Device Will Be “Surfboard”
RIM thinks "Surfboard" sounds better than "London" for its first BBX BlackBerry smartphone
WikiLeaks Launches Anti-Surveillance Campaign
Commercial firms are watching every move, says WikiLeaks' Spy Files campaign
Mobile “Big Brother” Carrier IQ Busted
Carrier IQ software logs every stroke on Android, RIM and Nokia phones, and says it's for your own good
Microsoft Shows Win Phone 7 On iPhone, Android
Microsoft has demonstrated Windows Phone 7 in action – on iPhone and Android devices
AgreeYa Deal Puts Microsoft Apps On Other Devices
Azure and Sharepoint coming to iPhone, Android and, er, WebOS devices, thanks to Agreeya deal
RIM Enters MDM Market With BlackBerry Mobile Fusion
RIM's management software will handle Androids and apple iPhones, as well as BlackBerrys
BlackBerry PlayBook’s Price And Availability Puzzle
RIM's PlayBook seems in the middle of a pricing and availability flux, after reports of slashed prices for staff
Google, Apple Poised For Mobile Wallet Success
Google and Apple are well placed for success with mobile payments services, says ABI Research
iTunes Malware Kicks Off Christmas Scam Season
An email pretending to offer $50 of credit on the iTunes Store could take over a user's system
Samsung Galaxy Nexus Plagued By Volume Bug
Samsung has promised a fix for Galaxy Nexus users who are complaining of sudden losses in volume
New Tech Is Fine, But People Don’t Like Change
Old habits die hard, so don’t fight them. Instead give your staff tools they will actually use, says David Lavenda of harmon.ie
HTC and Facebook To Release “Buffy” Smartphone
Into every generation a phone is born. One phone in all the world, chosen to stop the threat of Google
iPhone 5 Will Be Longer, iPad 3 Thicker, Says Source
An Apple insider says the iPhone 5 will have a larger four-inch screen and more pixels on the iPad 3
Google Smiles as Flash Quietly Dies
Flash used to be central to Google's competition with Apple's devices. Now it seems HTML5 is enough, says Clint Boulton
Managing The Mobile Platform Diversity Challenge
Mobile device management of disparate platforms needs careful thought. J. Gerry Purdy looks at how IT managers can take control
iPhone 4S Sales Take Toll On BlackBerry
RIM's BlackBerry sales are being further eroded by the success of Apple's iPhone 4S, according to new figures
Amazon Developing Smartphone Says Citigroup
Citigroup analysts have said they believe Amazon is developing a smartphone
Networks Warned Over “Unlimited” Mobile Data Offers
Mobile networks in the UK have been told to tell customers about fair usage policies on "unlimited" data packages
Samsung Galaxy Nexus Launches Nationwide Today
Google's new flagship is now available across the UK following yesterdays launch
BlackBerry Bold 9790, Curve 9380 Hit UK In January
Augmented reality and near-field communication will feature in the smartphones' BlackBerry 7 OS
Apple iPhone Beating BlackBerry In The Workplace
More bad news for RIM after a survey found the Apple iPhone is the top handset among business users
Samsung To Release Modified Galaxy Tab 10.1N
Galaxy Tab 10.1N will bypass Apple's claims to patent infringement in several countries, Samsung hopes