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Biffa Bans ‘Bin Men’ From BlackBerry Blitz
Sensitive waste management company Biffa has clarified: it is giving BlackBerrys to drivers, not bin men
Bin Men Get BlackBerry Comms
While bankers bin their BlackBerries for iPhones, Biffa is giving them to bin men
Twitter Launches Official iPhone App
Twitter's own mobile app has finally arrived on the iPhone, after previoulsy landing on Blackberry and Android
HP Unveils Location App for Android, BlackBerry
Researchers at HP have revealed they are working on Gloe, an app that lets users search for, tag and bookmark pages that are relevant to their location
Apple Could Ship 24 Million Next Gen iPhones
Apple could ship 24 million next-generation iPhones in 2010, according to a new report
British Bank Replaces BlackBerry With iPhone
The iPhone is gaining credibility with the corporates, as a bank drops its Blackberries
Warrant For Gizmodo iPhone Investigation Revealed
The San Mateo Superior Court has unsealed the search warrant affidavit that led to a raid on the home of Gizmodo editor Jason Chen
Apple Disputes Researcher’s Android Findings
Apple has labelled a market report on 150,000 US consumers as “limited”, after it concluded that Google Android had overtaken the Apple iPhone OS
Fresh Leak Of Apple iPhone 4G Prototype
New pictures of the next generation Apple iPhone have been leaked on a Vietnamese website, which has also done a full tear down of the device
Google Android Overtakes iPhone OS
Google Android has overtaken the Apple iPhone after NPD found that it is now the second most popular smartphone OS in the United States
Expert Questions Usability Of iPad Apps
A usability expert has claimed that iPad apps are inconsistent and suffer from frequent user errors due to accidental gestures
Vodafone Announces ‘Out Of Bundle’ Data Charges
Vodafone is bringing in new charges for its Pay Monthly customers who use more than 500MB of data per month
Media Groups Petition For iPhone 4G Search Warrant
Media organisations have petitioned a California court to unseal the iPhone prototype search warrant affidavit, that was behind the police raid on the home Gizmodo's editor
Microsoft Releases Free UC Client For Nokia Handsets
Microsoft has released a free unified communications (UC) client that will allow workers to access their business communication system via their Nokia handsets
Apple Facing Antitrust Over iAd Platform
Apple could face an investigation over iAd, a feature of its upcoming iPhone OS 4
Apple iAd Could Charge $1m for iPhone Campaigns
Apple could charge advertisers up to 10 times the normal amount for campaigns on the iPhone and iPad
HP’s Palm Purchase: I’m Not A Believer
Palm has no chance at all now. It will be owned by HP, one of the clumsiest companies in mobile devices, says Peter Judge
Apple iPhone Raid Raises Legal Questions
Was the Apple iPhone prototype lost or stolen, and were the police right to raid the home of the Gizmodo editor who received it? It depends on whether bloggers are journalists, says media expert Lorna Woods
RIM May Have Missed The Boat
Version 5 of RIM’s BlackBerry Mobile Voice System is both new and late, says Andrew Garcia
RIM Hopes To Top 100m Users with BlackBerry 6 OS
RIM President and Co-CEO Mike Lazaridis has unveiled the BlackBerry 6 operating system and a new web browser fueled by WebKit
10 Reasons Why RIM Rules the Enterprise
Although Apple's iPhone gets all the attention in the mobile market, RIM's ubiquitous BlackBerry smartphones still reign supreme in the corporate world
RIM Adds BlackBerry Wi-Fi Support
BlackBerry Mobile Voice System 5 lets enterprise workers use their landline phone number and extension
iPhone 4G: Police Raid On Gizmodo Was Wrong
Gizmodo should not have paid $5,000 for an Apple iPhone 4G prototype, but PJ Connolly says the California police have infringed journalistic freedom
Apple ARM Rumours Played Down
Rumours that Apple is interested in acquiring ARM Holdings are the subject of a statement from iSuppli
New Devices Boost Android Ecosystem
The Android operating system is currently available on 34 devices from 12 different manufacturers
Apple iPhone 4G Mystery Deepens After Police Raid
Police have raided the home of Gizmodo editor Jason Chen, following the saga of the lost Apple prototype
iPhone 4G Prototype Could Be Close To Final Product
Barcodes suggest the device is a nearly finished product - and the man who lost it may fly to Germany
Cisco WebEx App for BlackBerry: Review
Cisco delivers a solid and familiar mobile WebEx experience to BlackBerry users
iPhone Hacked To Run Google Android
Programmer David Wong has posted a video on the "Linux on the iPhone" blog demonstrating how Google Android can be booted onto a first-generation iPhone