Mobility

Finnish Proxy Could Slash Phone Power Demands

Researchers say a network proxy will reduce the power consumption of web surfing smartphones

13 years ago

Everything Everywhere Agrees Refinancing Deal

Everything Everywhere has agreed new banking facilities to refinance debts owed to its parent companies

13 years ago

AT&T And T-Mobile Marriage – It’s Complicated

Both telcos say the merger is on but AT&T is paying T-Mobile $4 billion for a missed deadline. Wayne Rash…

13 years ago

Hackney Starts Olympic Crowdsourced App Race

Local council's app competition will showcase Hackney and East London to the world next year

13 years ago

Apple Brings ‘Black Friday’ Sales To UK

Apple is offering one-day discounts on iPads, iPods, iMacs and other products

13 years ago

Apple Beats Android On Developer Revenues

Android developers are taking only a fraction of what their Apple iOS counterparts are earning

13 years ago

IT Can’t Handle Mobility, Says Report

Companies throughout Europe still struggle to keep up with the growing BYOD trend

13 years ago

Visa,Barclaycard Bring Contactless Payment To O2

Payments of up to £15 can now be made by contactless cards and mobile phones at the O2

13 years ago

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

13 years ago

AT&T Stung With £2.6bn Charge For T-Mobile Deal

AT&T's troubled takeover of T-Mobile has left the operator facing a $4bn (£2.6bn) accounting charge

13 years ago

Samsung Galaxy Nexus Plagued By Volume Bug

Samsung has promised a fix for Galaxy Nexus users who are complaining of sudden losses in volume

13 years ago

Buying Motorola Will Make Google More Like Apple

Buying Motorola gives Google hardware and software, says J Gerry Purdy. It will move to vertical integration like Apple

13 years ago

Near Field Gains Momentum With Standards Support

Electronic NFC technology is gaining traction as telecoms providers offer applications and agree standards

13 years ago

Modest Impact Predicted For Nokia Windows Phones

Nokia's new Windows Phone handsets are unlikely to sell in large numbers, according to one analyst

13 years ago

Nokia Siemens To Axe 17,000 Jobs

Nokia Siemens is drastically cutting its workforce as part of its strategy to streamline operations and cut costs

13 years ago

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…

13 years ago

HTC “Evaluating” Chrome OS-Android Hybrid

HTC is investigating the possibility of creating a combined Google OS and Android internet device

13 years ago

One In 10 Computers Sold Will Be Chromebooks

Dixons says Chrome OS will combat the threat of tablets and establish itself in the 2012 market

13 years ago

Dead HP TouchPad Sales Ran Second Behind iPad

HP's defunct TouchPad ran second to Apple iPad in sales for most of 2011, according to data from NPD Group

13 years ago

Google Chromebook Prices Slashed For Christmas

Google Chromebooks from Samsung and Acer have been heavily discounted for the Christmas market

13 years ago

Amazon Developing Larger Kindle Fire Tablets

Amazon is said to be developing a 8.9- and 10.1-inch Kindle Fire to complement its 7-inch device

13 years ago

Apple Wins Key ITC Ruling Over HTC Patent Claim

Apple has been cleared of violating HTC's intellectual property by a new ruling by the US trade regulators

13 years ago

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

13 years ago

The Overlooked Security Threats Of VoIP

It's easy to overlook the security risks of VOIP, warns Jonathan Greenwood of Snom, but the consequences can be severe

13 years ago

Birmingham Plans £100m Public Wi-Fi Network

Birmingham City Council is lookingt for partners to build a wireless network on its lamp-posts

13 years ago

Augmented Reality Contact Lenses Could Display Emails

Researchers are creating contact lenses capable of streaming data directly to the eye

13 years ago

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

13 years ago

Android Malware Proliferates

Security researchers say malicious Android applications are continuing to grow at an alarming rate

13 years ago

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

13 years ago

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

13 years ago