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Location-based apps dominate Android
News Round One of the Google mobile platform developer challenge is over, with a number of location-based applications making the cut.
Tags: Development/design, Location-based services, Linux, PDA phones, Mobile, Round, Google Inc., Location, Microsoft Windows Mobile, phone
S'pore, India, Philippines get iPhone 3G
News Apple's mobile device will be unveiled in the three countries at the stroke of midnight Aug. 22, as the respective local carriers prepare special launch events.
Tags: PDA phones, Mobile platforms, Apple Inc., Mobile, SingTel, Apple iPhone 3G, India, Philippines, Subscription Plan, Singapore
China Mobile first to get mobile IE 6
News The country's largest mobile operator will be the first carrier globally to bring Microsoft's latest mobile browser release to its customers.
Tags: PDA phones, Smart phones, Microsoft Corp., Mobile, China Mobile Ltd., Web Browser, Microsoft Windows Mobile, phone, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, mobile browser
Report: Yahoo CEO search narrowing
News Yahoo is close to narrowing the field of candidates down to a few, with former Vodafone Group CEO Arun Sarin among the mix, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.
Tags: Web sites, Domain names, PDA phones, India, Yahoo! Inc., InfoSpace Inc., Bay Area, CTIA, Washington, CEO
Truphone offers local calling anywhere
News Truphone is launching a new service that will allow frequent international travelers to use a single phone and single SIM card to make international calls in many countries in the world.
Tags: PDA phones, Smart phones, Cellular phones, Mobile, Phone Number, Cell Phone, Service, VoIP company, phone network, phone
New iPod Touch faster than iPhone 3G
News With an ARM-based processor running at 532MHz, Apple's newest iPod Touch uses a slightly faster processor than its updated iPhone sibling, which can improve the gaming experience.
Tags: PDA phones, MP3 players, ARM, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone 3G, performance, 3G, processor, Apple iPod, Apple iPod Touch
Nokia to pull out of Japan market
News The world's largest cell phone maker announces plans to stop making phones for one of the largest markets in the world, while branching into remote energy management.
Tags: Cellular phones, PDA phones, Smart phones, Apple Inc., Mobile, TV, Manufacturing, Cell Phone, broadcasting, Japan
Nokia further reduces forecast
News For the second time in a month, the company revises its forecast and tells investors that a slumping economy will hurt sales in the fourth quarter.
Tags: PDA phones, BlackBerry, Smart phones, Apple Inc., Mobile, Smart Phone, Cell Phone, Europe, Gartner Inc., Sales
RIM Q3 as expected, but confidence is soaring
News Customer response to new BlackBerrys such as the Storm and Bold prompt Research In Motion to issue guidance way above previous expectations despite the economy.
Tags: PDA phones, Sales force automation, Forecasting, Sales strategy, RIM BlackBerry, Apple iPhone 3G, Research In Motion Ltd., earnings per share, Forecasting, revenue
'Curse of silence' smartphone flaw disclosed
News A German security researcher has demonstrated a denial-of-service attack that could affect Symbian-based smartphones made by Nokia and others.
Tags: PDA phones, Viruses and worms, Security, Smart Phone, F-Secure Corp., Telecommunications, Vulnerability, Attack, Spokesperson, Flaw
Mobile phone Wi-Fi usage on the rise
News People all over the world are increasingly using faster Wi-Fi hot spots to access the Internet from their mobile phones, according to a report.
Tags: Cellular phones, Smart phones, PDA phones, Wireless e-mail devices, 3G (Third Generation), Mobile, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Cell Phone, cellular network, 3G Network
Thailand's DTAC tightens SMS scrutiny
News It responds to complaints that customers were automatically subscribed to services without knowing service rates or content, after replying to marketing messages sent by providers.
Tags: Cellular phones, Smart phones, PDA phones, Personal broadband, Message, Mobile, Thailand, DTAC, marketing, SMS
Nokia announces Ovi Application store
News Nokia has joined Apple and other smartphone makers in launching a new marketplace for cell phone applications. But Nokia says its store is different from the rest.
Tags: Cellular phones, Smart phones, PDA phones, Apple Inc., Mobile, Smart Phone, AccuWeather, Lonely Planet, phone, software
Vodafone cuts 500 UK jobs
News The operator is shedding hundreds of employees as part of a cost-cutting drive to help it 'compete more effectively in the U.K. market'.
Tags: Cellular phones, Smart phones, PDA phones, Layoffs, Ovum, cost savings, Vodafone U.K., SIM Card, cost management, financial
Qualcomm, Nokia partner on new 3G phones
News After battling over patents and royalties, Qualcomm and Nokia have now kissed and made up. And now they're partnering on new 3G smartphones.
Tags: Cellular phones, Smart phones, PDA phones, 3G (Third Generation), Qualcomm Inc., Mobile, handset maker, Symbian Inc., Symbian OS, phone
