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  • HP closes Palm deal, confirms WebOS tablet

    Hewlett-Packard on Thursday finalized its acquisition of Palm and confirmed it will use the company's WebOS in future tablets and netbooks.

    Written by Stephen Lawson02 July 10 04:18
  • eBay sellers capitalize on iPhone 4 antenna problems

    The uproar over the iPhone 4's call reception, and Apple's suggestion that users slap a case around their new phone, has delayed shipments of the company's own "bumper" casing and driven up prices on eBay.

    Written by Gregg Keizer01 July 10 06:30
  • iPhone 4 business users get remote data wiping

    Businesses worried about keeping tabs on the latest Apple iPhone will soon be able to remotely interact with the devices in the event of theft, loss or mishap, Absolute Software has announced.

    Written by John E Dunn30 June 10 18:41
  • Google sends out Android 2.2 to Nexus One phones

    Nexus One owners have begun to receive version 2.2 of the Android software, codenamed Froyo, as an over-the-air update to their phones, Google said in a blog post on Monday.

    Written by Mikael Ricknäs30 June 10 06:09
  • Root to help enterprises choose, monitor mobile operators

    Root Wireless is still working on a commercial offering that will help enterprises choose and monitor cellular service providers, but it plans to release a new consumer client designed for the "wow factor" in just a few weeks.

    Written by Nancy Gohring30 June 10 07:02
  • Apple sells 1.7M iPhone 4s amid short supplies

    Apple today announced that it and its carrier partners had sold 1.7 million iPhone 4s in the first three days of the new smartphone's availability.

    Written by Gregg Keizer29 June 10 03:43
  • FCC group crafting plans to open up mobile spectrum

    The Federal Communications Commission Spectrum Task Force laid out preliminary ideas on Friday for making frequencies now used for satellite services available for conventional mobile broadband.

    Written by Stephen Lawson19 June 10 05:12
  • The web will unify fragmented mobile OS world, says Opera

    Norwegian browser maker Opera has high hopes for the combination of mobile browsers and HTML 5, which will let web-based applications compete better with native applications, according to co-founder Jon von Tetzchner.

    Written by Mikael Ricknäs01 June 10 01:58
  • More than one in four use Internet worldwide, says ITU

    About 26 per cent of the world's population were online at the end of 2009, and mobile telephony is booming with the number of mobile subscribers likely to reach the 5 billion mark this year, according to a report released Tuesday by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

    Written by John Ribeiro25 May 10 20:42
  • IBM will research mobile access for the aged and illiterate

    IBM is teaming with researchers in academic institutions in Japan and India to explore an open, common user interface for mobile devices that will make them easier for aged or illiterate people around the world to use.

    Written by John Ribeiro09 March 10 23:20
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