Mobile Computing
308 Stories
Solar uptake for mobile devices 'limited'
News Photovoltaic cells will not replace batteries in mobile computing devices for now, as performance and price issues continue to hamper adoption, say analysts.
Tags: Green IT, Development/design, Battery, Photovoltaics, Mobile Device, Sharp Corp., Gartner Inc., solar cell, performance, mobile computing
Most iPhone applications gathering dust
News Around 95 percent of iPhone users who download an application from Apple's App Store stop using it after less than a month, Pinch Media finds.
Tags: Mobile applications, Apple Inc., entertainment, GigaOm, Drop-off, App Store Activity, Greg Yardley, movie, payment processing, mobile computing
Windows Mobile still in the game
News Microsoft needs to bring innovation faster to its mobile platform to best the smartphone competition and regain market share, according to analysts.
Tags: Windows Mobile, Smart phones, Phone, Operating System, Microsoft Corp., mobile, Smart Phone, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Windows Mobile, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
Confirmed: Apple tablet in 2010
News A source says the company plans to introduce its tablet-based device early next year.
Tags: Notebooks and tablets, Apple Inc., Mobile, Tablet, Cell Phone, operating system, Apple iPod, mobile computing, multi-touch, Apple iPhone
Palm revenue craters as Treos fall out of favor
News Second-quarter revenue will be far lower than analysts had expected as sales of Treos continue to dwindle without Palm's next-generation operating system.
Tags: PalmOS, PalmOS compatibles, Sales/revenue, Palm Inc., Apple Inc., RIM BlackBerry, Mobile, Palm Treo, handheld, mobile computing
Apple refusing royalty-free license to widget patent
News Apple has asked the W3C's Web Applications Working Group to exclude one of its patents from the licensing requirements around a proposed standard for updating widgets.
Tags: Patents, Web sites, Web 2.0, Apple Inc., Patent, Mobile, Smart Phone, W3C, handheld computer, computing company
What iPhone OS 3.0 promises users and developers
News Apple's released its third generation smartphone operating system with users and developers in mind. Here's how it's likely to fare with both constituencies.
Tags: Mobile applications, Apple Inc., Mobile, Smart Phone, Developer, SDK, operating system, multimedia messaging, API, mobile computing
Palm investor to kick in an extra US$100M
News Elevation Partners agrees to infuse the struggling handset maker with an additional US$100 million, in a move to underwrite the company's 2009 new product launch.
Tags: PalmOS compatibles, Operating systems, Investments, Palm Inc., Apple Inc., RIM BlackBerry, Mobile, Elevation Partners, Smart Phone, Investor
Intel storage chips point to SoC future
News The world's largest chip company wants to build system-on-chips based on the x86 instruction set, and the first fruits of that project are set to be released.
Tags: Processors, Mobile processors, Storage, Intel Corp., Mobile, Smart Phone, Chip, Storage, software, processor
Identity thefts continue as employers, staff play blame game
Techguide Finger-pointing is a time-wasting blame game, usually accomplishing very little. Focusing on the problem, however, adds real value.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Authentication and encryption, Security implementation/standards, Security Management, Nero, Mobile, Manager, Identity Theft, Computer
Brin: Google's OSes likely to converge
News Puzzled onlookers have wondered why Google is overseeing two separate operating system projects. Co-founder Sergey Brin thinks that at some point the two will become one.
Tags: Operating systems, Open Source, Google Inc., Computer, Phone, Operating System, Smart Phone, Android, Sergey Brin, device manufacturer
Mozilla coders join Palm, apparently jabbing Apple
News Dion Almaer and Ben Galbraith now lead developer relations at Palm. Will their work on mobile Web applications help developers bypass Apple's control?
Tags: Web services, Web 2.0, Web servers, Palm Inc., Apple Inc., Web Browser, Mozilla Corp., Programming, Apple iPhone, Web
Light cloud signals change of climate for IT
Insight perspective Light operating systems and cloud computing are the final nails in the coffin of traditional practices, says Bob Morris.
Tags: Cloud computing, Web sites, Web services, Development/design, Mobile Broadband, Device, Mobile Device, Cloud computing, Web, Netbook
Yahoo CEO eyes Asia, mobile for growth
News Internet company sees strong potential to expand its footprint via Asian markets as well as mobile platform, says Yahoo head Carol Bartz.
Tags: Search, Mobile advertising, Internet advertising, Yahoo! Inc., advertisement, CEO, U.S., mobile, Asia, Singapore
Two Verizon Android phones coming in 2009
News Verizon and Google make partnership official with promises to collaborate on Android-based phones and other devices over the next several years.
Tags: Smart phones, Mobile applications, Google Android, Google Inc., Verizon Communications Inc., Phone, software, network, partnership, mobile
