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Article | 2/05/2012 In Pictures: 11 not entirely useless factoids about BlackBerry maker RIM

Trivial pursuits swirling around BlackBerry World 2012

Article | 27/04/2012 RIM's future hangs on developer support for "new BlackBerry"

With its future up for grabs, Research in Motion at its annual BlackBerry World conference next week will focus on simplifying development for its soo...

Article | 26/04/2012 Apple WWDC set for June 11-16: Will iPhone 5 or iOS 6.0 debut?

Apple has finally announced the dates for its Worldwide Developers Conference (Apple WWDC): June 11-15 at San Francisco’s Moscone conference center. N...

Article | 21/04/2012 iPhone 5 rumour rollup for the week ending April 20

The iOSsphere quivered with anxiety about rumored iPhone 5 delays due to chips and quivered with pleasure at the mere thought of the wondrous liquidme...

Article | 17/04/2012 New software bares iOS, Android app performance problems

New software lets IT groups deconstruct mobile apps running live on iOS and Android devices and uncover bottlenecks, glitches, and a whole lot of othe...

Article | 13/04/2012 RFID "starter kit" is low-cost entry to asset management

Nowadays, you don't have to be a Wal-Mart or Johnson & Johnson to deploy RFID. A kind of "RFID starter kit" from Tego lets much smaller businesses...

Article | 10/03/2012 iPhone 5 rumour rollup for the week ending March 9

The new iPad's great contribution to the iOSsphere is how it's already fueling new rumors about the iPhone 5.

Article | 7/03/2012 The last iPad 3 rumour rollup

So we're done with the Apple iPad 3 (or iPad HD?) rumours, the anonymous sources, the Asian supply chain, the "evidence" that rests on other rumors, a...

Article | 6/03/2012 iPhone 5 rumour rollup for the week ending March 2

With the shadow of the Next iPad looming over all, the iOSsphere looks for new meaning in older rumors for iPhone 5.

Article | 2/03/2012 Broadcom readies chips optimized for Android 4.0

Broadcom announced this week a set of 3G smartphone chips that have been designed specifically to exploit Android 4.0, also known as Ice Cream Sandwic...

Article | 1/03/2012 Microsoft unveils Windows 8 "Consumer Preview," downloads start

Microsoft Wednesday released its "Consumer Preview" of Windows 8, and before Windows President Steve Sinofsky finished his presentation to reporters a...

Article | 29/02/2012 Speedy 802.11ac Wi-Fi set for fast, wide rollout

BARCELONA, Spain -- Mobile carriers embracing Wi-Fi is one of the sub-themes of Mobile World Congress. And the particular flavor of Wi-Fi that's gener...

Article | 7/10/2011 'Incremental' iPhone 4S still promises to be big seller

Apple's new iPhone 4S, despite failing to win over many pundits, bloggers and early adopters, nevertheless seems destined to be as successful as the o...

Article | 5/10/2011 Your basic guide to the new Apple iPhone 4S

Time to get over the fact that Apple didn’t announce the iPhone 5, but instead introduced the iPhone 4S, which boasts a collection of upgrades nonethe...

Article | 21/09/2011 HP confirms layoffs at Palm unit

HP has started laying off workers associated with last year's billion-dollar acquisition of Palm, as it closes down the mobile device business it plan...