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Motorola BACKFLIP to Land Come March 7

The latest mobile phone powered by Google's Android operating system that the handset vendor Motorola is set to bring to the market is the Motorola BACKFLIP, a device already unveiled officially to... Read More...

DISE Partners Never.no On Digital

A leading global provider of the technology that enables people to use their mobile phones to interact with a video display, never.no, has announced a partnership with the developer of the DISE dig... Read More...

Put down the bus schedule, pick up your phone

Trying to pull up local bus or light-rail information on a smart phone used to be a nightmare. The problem: Web-based schedules and trip planners made to be viewed on computers did not work in m... Read More...

T-Mobile Adds Carrier Billing For Android Market

T-Mobile is looking to make it easier for Android users to buy applications and the fourth-largest U.S carrier has introduced carrier billing for Google's mobile app store. This move means users... Read More...

Google Set To Market Own Phone Next Year

Google Inc. plans to begin selling a cellphone directly to consumers as soon as next year, people familiar with the matter said, escalating the Internet giant's assault on the traditional business ... Read More...

Battle of the smart phones

The local smart-phone market still has a lot of room for growth. About 20,000 units are currently being sold per month, while total mobile-phone sales are around 700,000 to 800,000 per month. But t... Read More...

Explosive growth seen for firms in smart phone industry

Computers might come to mind first for surfing the Web, but portfolio manager David W. Risgaard is putting his money on smart phones as the preferred vehicle for Internet access. "You're go... Read More...

Mobile Phone Network Sells Customer Details Without Prior Permission

The Information Commissioner’s office has disclosed that a major UK mobile network is being prosecuted for selling thousands of customers details without permission. However, the authority... Read More...

'Inglourious Basterds' available via mobile phones, says Universal

Claiming a first, Universal has announced a mobile commerce campaign partnership with Adgregate Markets, meaning consumers can buy the Blu-ray or DVD of the blockbuster Inglourious Basterds via the... Read More...

Apple's iPhone carrier woes extend to the UK with O2 3G outage

UK-based carrier O2 is now saying, through its Twitter feed, that the fault related to iPhone data service outages throughout Britain has been fixed. Customers may continue to see some delay, howev... Read More...

Google Phone Could Spur Mobile App Development

Google remained circumspect about plans for the Google Phone, called Nexus One internally, but it discussed the device on a company blog over the weekend. Bay Area Internet Solutions Teardown TV... Read More...

Slough accepts the call to be 4G mobile phone trailblazer

Operator O2 is using the town as guinea pig to test a new state-of-the-art phone system, which will provide up to 20 times faster mobile internet. O2 has drafted in Chinese company Huawei to instal... Read More...

Thieves burglarize North End store, stealing 30 cell phones

he thieves didn't touch two laptop computers next to a large display of Boost Mobile phones. And they never attempted to open the cash register. Instead, they stole 30 Boost phones — with a c... Read More...

Get Bing App For iPhone Now

Bing is a relatively newer search engine from Microsoft. It is gaining importance in the online world but when it comes to mobile phones, Google was dominating, because no other alternatives were r... Read More...

15 percent of American teens 'sext' on their phones

According to a new study conducted by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, about 15 percent of American teens "sext" using their mobile phones, sending either sexually-oriented tex... Read More...

Crooks target mobile phone users

A rash of cell phone text messages claiming to be from banks or credit card providers has prompted a warning from the Yolo County District Attorney's Office. This type of scam is known as "... Read More...

Motorola to Spin Off Its Mobile Phone Division

Telecommunications solutions provider Motorola seems determined to separate its mobile phones division from the rest of the company at a certain point in the future. The company, which cut a large ... Read More...

LG to Educate Tweens on Mobile Phone Misuse

LG Electronics has announced the launch of a multi-faceted campaign for tweens and teens that is expected to raise awareness regarding mobile phone misuse. The campaign, “Give It A Ponder,... Read More...

Orange Launches Own Mobile Application Shop

Orange will this month get on the mobile-application-store bandwagon and launch its own shop, the operator said on Wednesday. At first, the Orange App Shop will be filled with 2,000 games, 500 a... Read More...

iPhone Displays its Musical Inclination

The University Of Michigan is holding a concert this week by the Michigan Mobile Phone Ensemble and this is an attempt to showcase the musical abilities of the iPhone. This concert is no techno ... Read More...

Sony Ericsson Aino Also Hit by Software Issues

It was only a few days ago when we learned that one of the flagship handsets delivered to the market by Japanese-Swedish mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson had been pulled from shelves by retailers i... Read More...

Mobile phone manufacturer previews its latest computing device

Mobile phone and technology manufacturer Nokia has previewed its Nokia Booklet 3G in South Africa at its Way We Live Next event. The mobile computing device should be available in the country in 20... Read More...

'Demand for high-end mobile phones is booming''

The number of high-end mobile phone users will grow five times in the next three years, an official at the Indian Cellular Association (ICA) said here on Thursday. "The demand for feature-... Read More...

We put hands on the HTC HD2 and its massive 4.3-nch touchscreen!

Sometimes size doesn’t matter. Most other times, though, size really counts. Take smartphones, for example. We’re always looking for a thin waistline (we’re a superficial bunch), ... Read More...

Windows Mobile 6.5 Is Better on HTC Phones

Redmond-based software giant Microsoft released the latest flavor of its mobile operating system, namely Windows Mobile 6.5, at the beginning of October. The platform in itself has seen a fair amou... Read More...

Analysts say Google might be working on its own Android phone

Speculation is swirling among the pundits of the gadget world over new rumors that Google may be planning to launch its own branded Android mobile phone, making for new challenges in the world of m... Read More...

60% drop in UK mobile complaints

Consumer complaints about mobile phone services in the UK have fallen by more than 60% since a crackdown on website scams, the sector's watchdog has said. PhonepayPlus, the phone-paid services regu... Read More...

T-Mobile and O2 Turned Down The Droid In UK

It seems to be the consensus that Verizon will be launching the best Android Phone to date when they unveil the Motorola Droid tomorrow – and some would even consider it the best phone of ALL... Read More...