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Telecom Emergency Team Deploys To Haiti
Telecoms Sans Frontieres is attempting to re-establish communications in Haiti following the earthquake, but severe damage to the country's capital is hindering efforts
Netgear Looks To SMBs With Wireless Management Offerings
Netgear has announced a family of wireless management solutions to help SMBs and schools better control their wireless infrastructure
eWEEK Europe Follows Apps At Mobile World Congress
Watch out for a chance to win free tickets to the show, as eWEEK Europe sponsors the App Planet at the GSMA's MWC event in Barcelona
Facebook And Google: Who’s The Good Guy?
Google gets praise for standing up to China, while Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg has unleashed a storm of protest over privacy. It's not so simple, says Peter Judge
Google Under Pressure After Nexus One Complaints
Google is feeling the pressure after user complaints began surfacing about its Nexus One smartphone, most notably about its 3G coverage
Handset Makers May Suffer As Users Opt For SIM-Only Deals
Mobile owners are showing a tendency to hold onto their handsets for longer and opt for SIM-only tariffs, spelling pain for handset makers, a comparison website has warned
Google Ships Android 2.1 SDK To Developers
Google has begun shipping the software development kit (SDK) for Android 2.1, nearly a week after it first appeared in the Nexus One smartphone
Orange Exec Turns Red Over Apple Tablet Comments
An executive at French telecommunications carrier Orange appears to confirm the existence of an Apple Tablet
Nexus One Manufacturing Costs Revealed
The beancounters over at iSuppli have taken Google's Nexus One smartphone apart and calculated it costs approximately £107.85 to make
Alcatel Lucent Vows To Boost Network Efficiency 1000-Fold
The Green Touch consortium, led by Alcatel Lucent's Bell Labs, promises it can cut the energy used by the world's data networks by a factor of 1000
Vodafone Drops Sony Ericsson’s Xperia X2
Vodafone has abandoned plans to stock Sony Ericsson's Windows Mobile-based Xperia X2 - while Orange has dropped Nokia's N97 Mini
Google Planning Tablets, Netbooks After Nexus One Say Analysts
Google wants to build big mobile hardware margins from the Nexus One smartphone and future Android-based devices, such as netbooks and tablets say analysts
Cisco Teams Up With Verizon To Showcase Mobility Portfolio
Cisco has teamed up with Verizon to demonstrate the potential of LTE, following its acquisition of Starent Networks
Lenovo To Launch Android Smartphone In China
Lenovo's LePhone, which runs on Google's Android operating system, is expected to go on sale in China in mid-2010, but currently has no US distribution.
Dell Exhibits Products For 2010 at CES Event
Dell officials talked up mobility at the CES event, with a host of new and enhanced laptops, as well as the upcoming Mini 3 Android smartphone and five-inch tablet
Intel’s Otellini Launches Netbook Appstore In 3D
Intel CEO Paul Otellini talked about an Atom-based smartphone and an online app store for netbooks in a 3D-enhanced CES keynote
Palm Invites Developers To Join WebOS Programme
Palm has opened its webOS developer programme to all developers, and has also announced new phones and operator support.
Google Pushes Nexus One On Search Homepage
Google is using its search homepage to push its newly released Nexus One smartphone, as well as its Chrome web browser
Motorola Shows Off Backflip Smartphone
Motorola has added to its Android portfolio after introducing the Backflip phone that slides open and back, revealing a QWERTY keyboard
Who Needs An Apple Tablet?
Apple's tablet computer aims to change the personal computing experience, but some commentators argue that the world does not need another tablet when it has smartphones such as Apple's iPhone
Nokia Versus Apple Legal Battle Rages On
Nokia, after filing a complaint against Apple with the International Trade Commission on 29 Dec, filed a lawsuit with the Delaware district court.
Analysts Question Nexus One Enterprise Security
Analysts question how Nexus One security will stack up against the Apple iPhone and other devices, and whether that will be enough to win over enterprises.
Google Finally Launches Nexus One Smartphone
Google unveils its Nexus One smartphone, demonstrating many of its features during a press event and opening a web store to sell the device unlocked to consumers who wish to purchase it online
Android Triggers Surge Of Consumer Interest
Ahead of the Nexus One launch, a report has found increased consumer desire for a smartphone that runs Google Android
US Consumer Tech Show To Feature Netbooks, Tablets, And 3D
eWEEK picks out some of trends to expect among the gadgets and devices on display at The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas
Law Makers Seeking Mobile Health Warning Labels
Spurred by reports of a possible link between cell phone radiation and cancer, a Maine legislator is seeking warning labels on cell phones
Mobile Broadband Device Sales Set To Soar
Mobile devices that can connect to the Internet are expected to grow 55 fold by 2014 according to the latest research from an industry watcher
Mozilla Unveils ‘Firefox for Maemo’ Release Candidate
The Mozilla Foundation has published the first release candidate of its browser, designed for Nokia's Linux-based mobile platform
Palm App Catalog To Sell Paid-For Apps In UK
Palm's European e-commerce developer programme for WebOS is set to launch in March, providing greater choice for European Pre users