As consumer devices merge with business, BlackBerry ought to come out on top - but something's awry, says Peter Judge
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eWEEK Readers Plump For Facebook Pages
You say Facebook pages are better than groups, and LinkedIn beats Twitter. Next up: What do you think of BlackBerry?
Study Claims iPhones Are The Most Reliable Smartphones
The iPhone 3GS is least likely to fail but BlackBerrys are most likely to survive a fall, says a phone-reliability survey
Smartphone Sales Rocket 96 Percent, Gartner Finds
Gartner has found that sales of smartphones rose a staggering 96 percent in the third quarter, and Apple overtook RIM in terms of market share
New Symbian Handsets As Nokia Promises Support
Eleven new Symbian smartphones have been introduced from Sharp and Fujitsu, as Nokia pledges to support the mobile operating system
Cisco: IT Policies Hampering Mobile Workforce
Security worries, among other concerns, are keeping employees from using mobile devices in the workplace, Cisco has found
Facebook Mobile Apps Refreshed For iPhone And Android
New smartphone apps from Facebook add single sign-on to iPhones and Androids, along with Deals for the iPhone
iPhone Jumps Into Top Tier Of Mobile Phone Rankings
A new report has found Apple's iPhone for the first time joining the top group of global mobile phone sales
Apple Hunters Seek The Great White iPhone
Call him Ishmael! Wayne "Ahab" Rash sets sail in a quest for the legendary great white iPhone
Apple Working With Gemalto For Special iPhone SIM Card
Apple is reportedly working with Gemalto in order to create a SIM card for the iPhone, leading to speculation that Apple could be considering cutting out the carriers
Adobe gives RIM’s PlayBook An Airing For The Healthcare Market
Adobe shows Client Outlook's eUnity medical imaging application in the first live demonstration of the PlayBook tablet
White iPhone Delayed Again Until Spring 2011
Apple fans holding out for a white version of the iPhone 4 to match their Mac colour scheme will have to wait until next spring
Apple Opens Online Store In China
Apple is hoping to exploit the commerical potential of China after opening an online store for that country
Smartphone Market Growth Bubble Driven By Apple, BlackBerry And HTC
Apple, HTC and RIM lead a smartphone market growing at an “extraordinary” pace but analyst says this growth will not last
RIM And HP Show Tablets Can Be Any Flavour
Rim and HP are fragmenting the market with their different takes on the tablet. About time too, says Wayne Rash - the market is big enough to take it
Juniper Makes Mobile Security Pitch
Mobile devices are an increasing risk for companies and consumers, says Juniper
Report: Apple Clinches Enterprise Deal With Unisys
Unisys will help Apple sell products such as the iPad and iPhone to large government and enterprise customers
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
Windows Phone 7 Launch: No Queues, Faint Praise
No queues for devices running Microsoft's Windows Phone 7, and big reviewers were lukewarm
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'
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
Analyst: Google, Apple Tied In Mobile Ad Market
Apple's iAd advertising platform may have already taken over 21 percent of the mobile ad market, according to IDC
Stephen Fry Welcomes Windows Phone 7
Stephen Fry says Microsoft has "repented" in producing a phone OS with a good user interface
Apple, Android Catch Up To RIM In The Enterprise
A report from Good Technology has found that consumers are using Apple iOS and Google Android devices as part of their jobs
UAE Crushes BlackBerry Ban
The United Arab Emirates’ threatened BlackBerry jam, set for Monday, has been lifted
Android Catches Up To Apple’s iOS
Google Android's 60-plus devices have narrowed the market share gap with Apple's iPhone
No MeeGo Devices Until 2011, Intel Confirms
MeeGo development is on track but phones and tablets running the OS will not hit the market until 2011.
Police Save £112m A Year Using BlackBerrys
BlackBerry maker Research in Motion is claiming that police forces in the UK are saving £112 million a year, thanks to the use of its platform
Android Handsets Outselling iPhone, BlackBerry
The challenge posed by Android has been reconfirmed by new statistics which show Android handsets outselling RIM's BlackBerry and Apple's iOS