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Mozilla moves ahead with mobile Firefox
Insight newsmaker The Fennec-developed handset version of Firefox will be open to add-ons, unlike existing mobile browsers, says Mozilla's head of mobile business Jay Sullivan.
Tags: Web browsers, Mobile platforms, Mobile applications, Handhelds, Mobile, Web Browser, Fennec, BlackBerry Platform, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Symbian Inc.
Give workers a say in corporate IT
Insight perspective Don't fear employees' involvement in workplace tech, according to an analyst. Just learn to manage it appropriately.
Tags: IT Management, Handhelds, Personal Computers, Security, Mobile Device, Dale Vile, research director, workplace, online application, Web
AIS full-year profit up despite poor Q4
News Despite a 92 percent fall in fourth-quarter 2008 earnings, Thai mobile operator Advanced Info Service reports full-year net profit increase of 0.7 percent to US$462 million.
Tags: Earning reports/forecasts, Cellular phones, Handhelds, Mobile/Wireless, Mobile, Thailand, Bangkok, Survey, stock exchange, net profit
Google brings e-books to browser
News Google to launch online e-book store, challenging e-readers by taking e-books directly to browser.
Tags: Handhelds, Google Inc., Barnes & Noble Inc., e-reader, Amazon.com Inc., E-book Reader, Web Browser, E-book, handheld, online store
AMD sells mobile tech to Qualcomm
News Qualcomm is acquiring some of AMD's mobile graphics and multimedia technology, along with specialist AMD employees, in a US$65M deal.
Tags: Handhelds, Mobile processors, Processors, Employee policy/training, Qualcomm Inc., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Mobile, Broadcom Corp., Manufacturing, Graphics
Palm seeks to raise money for Pre launch
News Company plans to offer 18.5 million shares in a follow-on offering, in a move to pay back investor Elevation Partners and raise capital for smartphone launch.
Tags: Handhelds, PalmOS, Product development and design, Mobile/Wireless, Palm Inc., C, handset maker, Stock, working capital, product development
O2 reports 'very strong' SMB uptake of iPhone 3G
News The enthusiasm of small and midsize businesses for Apple's latest device is not yet matched by the corporate world, says O2 executive.
Tags: Handhelds, Service level management, Communications, O2 Plc., Apple iPhone 3G, Small And Medium Business, Sales, sales cycle, Dowd, 3G
Microsoft aiming to recover lost ground in mobile
News Company's head of Windows Mobile efforts admits the software giant has made mistakes in mobile and hints at plans to deal with them.
Tags: Handhelds, Mobile processors, Microsoft Windows, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Mobile, operating system, Microsoft Windows Mobile, phone, Microsoft Windows
Dell hints at smartphone plans
News PC maker has been long-rumored to have a handheld device in the works. When pressed by an interviewer on the subject, Michael Dell reveals more than an offhand comment.
Tags: Smart phones, Handhelds, Mobile, Smart Phone, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Om Malik, handheld, Microsoft Windows, handheld device, blog
Palm picks new pilot to run company
News Ed Colligan is stepping down as chief of the smartphone maker, and Jon Rubinstein takes over.
Tags: Handhelds, Palm Inc., Apple Inc., Smart Phone, Ina Fried, Apple iPod, CEO, Apple iPhone, CNET Networks Inc., industry
Install extra packages on the Asus Eee PC
Techguide Xandros repositories make it easier to install extra packages on the Eee PC if you want more software than the average user.
Tags: Linux, Handhelds, Open source, Xandros, operating system, text editor, Pin-Priority, ASUS, software, Open source
Internet Archive's BookServer could 'dominate' Amazon
News A new initiative from the nonprofit Internet Archive aims to make all books, commercial or public domain, available for digital distribution. If it works, Amazon could be in serious trouble.
Tags: Handhelds, Publisher, Google Inc., Barnes & Noble Inc., search engine, e-reader, BookServer, Amazon.com Inc., public domain, Amazon Kindle
Yahoo CEO Bartz to receive US$1M salary
News Yahoo's newly named CEO, Carol Bartz, will receive a base salary of US$1 million a year, along with a stock grant of 5 million shares.
Tags: Recruiting, HR policies and procedures, Stock options and grants, Processors, Handhelds, Notebooks and tablets, Desktops, Autodesk Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Compensation
JavaFX: Sun tries to win developers--and cash
News Sun has to do all this heavy lifting on its own, hoping to attract a new class of developers while opening a whole new revenue source.
Tags: Java, Handhelds, Personal Computers, Web browsers, Mobile, Web Browser, Cell Phone, Jonathan Schwartz, Developer, Sun Microsystems Inc.
Sony points to finger veins for gadget security
News A compact, camera-based system called "Mofiria" uses a CMOS sensor to diagonally capture scattered light inside the finger veins.
Tags: Biometrics, Handhelds, Hitachi Ltd., ATM, Authentication, Security, Authentication Technology, CPU, biometric authentication, biometric authentication technique
