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iPhone soars, Microsoft 'main loser'
News Apple iPhone's market share grew significantly over past year while newcomer Android also made waves and Windows Mobile suffered, says Canalys.
Tags: Smart phones, Windows Mobile, Symbian, BlackBerry, Apple Inc., Motorola Inc., Smart Phone, Android, Microsoft Windows Mobile, OEM
Symbian's open source journey
Insight newsmaker How do you open up a closed codebase? Symbian research chief David Wood weighs potential and practicality, and the promise of multicore phones.
Tags: Smart phones, Open source, Software engineering/development, Software licensing, Smart Phone, Android, Plug-in, GPL, Symbian Inc., EPL
iPhone apps will challenge Google's mobile search
Insight commentary Google's biggest challenge in mobile search is not other search engines or platforms--it is iPhone apps, says TechRepublic's Jason Hiner.
Tags: Mobile applications, Mobile/Wireless, Mobile platforms, App, Mobile, Smart Phone, ABI Research, Google Inc., Search Engine, mobile search
Google PowerMeter energy tracker works without smart meter
News Google connects its PowerMeter Web-based energy tool to a monitoring device, which means that consumers don't need to have smart meters for real-time energy tracking.
Tags: Green IT, Web 2.0, Google Inc., Phone, Web 2.0, Green IT, Smart Phone, Web Browser, Tool, monitoring
Accenture to acquire Nokia's Symbian service experts
News About 165 people will be transferred to Accenture as a result of the deal for Nokia's Symbian Professional Services unit.
Tags: Symbian, Customer support, Acquisitions, Smart Phone, Accenture Ltd., operating system, Symbian Inc., Symbian OS, professional services, phone
Qualcomm designs low-cost PC alternative
News Company joining the likes of Microsoft, Intel, and One Laptop Per Child in effort to bring low-cost computers to the developing world.
Tags: Networking, 3G (Third Generation), Personal Computers, Qualcomm Inc., Smart Phone, Wireless, Inventec, 3G Network, 3G, network
Forget the netbook: The future of mobile is wearable
News Wearable mobile devices could be brought to market in as few as three or four years' time.
Tags: Smart phones, Mobile, Smart Phone, phone, social networking, Hardware, network, handset, industry, brand
Jobs: iPhone apps brought in US$30M in 30 days
News Apple's new App Store is doing booming business, and CEO Steve Jobs has his eyes set on the billion-dollar mark.
Tags: Mobile applications, Smart phones, Mac OS, Apple Inc., Smart Phone, phone, software, 3G, job, Apple iPhone
Building a Google Android application
Blogs The new Google Android HTC G1 smartphone promises to cover the middle-ground, between the Apple iPhone and Windows Mobil...
Do you really need an iPhone?
Blogs It was a slow last week, largely due to the Hari Raya holidays here. So with a few public holidays in hand, I decided to...
10 reasons open source smartphones will win
Insight commentary The advantages of open source for smartphones go well beyond simple cost savings, says TechRepublic's Jack Wallen.
Tags: Smart phones, Open source, Protocols and platforms, Apple Inc., Mobile, Smart Phone, Android, TCO, phone, Open-source Community
Is Adobe replaying Sun's Java tape?
Insight commentary Adobe's attempt to bring its AIR platform to all handhelds smells strongly of Sun Microsystems' attempt to dominate the smartphone market with Java. Will the software giant's efforts suffer the same fate?
Tags: Smart phones, Mobile applications, Protocols and platforms, Adobe Systems Inc., Phone, AIR 2.0, mobile, Mobile applications, Smart Phone, Stock
Velocity 103
Reviews The Velocity 103 offers a lot of features, but this Windows Mobile smartphone will have a tough time competing because of its unintuitive interface and performance issues.
Tags: Mobile, Smart Phone, Video, HTC Touch, Touch Screen, Velocity 103, Bluetooth 2.1, speakerphone, toolbar, Velocity
Palm Treo Pro
Reviews The Palm Treo Pro offers significant improvements in design and features, but this Windows Mobile smartphone doesn't offer anything revolutionary and costs more than its competitors, which will make it a hard sell.
Tags: Palm Inc., Mobile, Smart Phone, Palm Treo, Video, Palm Treo Pro, Treo Pro, Shortcut Key, User Manual, Contact Book
Redfly Mobile Companion
Reviews The mini-notebook-like Redfly Mobile Companion is a £250 paperweight without a Windows Mobile device to provide it with computing power and connectivity. It can do nothing on its own, and that's its big problem.
Tags: Battery, Mobile, Smart Phone, Device, USB, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Celio, Redfly Mobile Companion, Windows Mobile Device, Redfly
