Mikael Ricknäs - Author - PC World Australia

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Article | 22/01/2010 Nokia to offer navigation tools for free

A new version of Nokia's mapping service Ovi Maps will include turn-by-turn voice guidance for walking and driving navigation for free, Nokia said on ...

Article | 20/01/2010 Scandinavian operator gets ready for HSPA at 42 Mbps

Mobile operator 3 Scandinavia on Wednesday signed a deal with Ericsson to roll out broadband at 42 Mbps and then 84 Mbps in its Swedish and Danish 3G ...

Article | 21/01/2010 Opera acquires mobile advertising company AdMarvel

Opera has acquired AdMarvel, which has developed a product suite that manages how ads are delivered to mobile phones, the Norwegian Web browser compan...

Article | 19/01/2010 Ads to play bigger role in future mobile apps, says Gartner

The importance of advertising as a revenue source for developers will grow as users become less willing to pay for mobile applications, according to m...

Article | 18/01/2010 Nokia previews next-generation Symbian user interface

Nokia has turned in its proposal for the user interface in Symbian 4, with the goal of developing an interface that can compete with the iPhone and Go...

Article | 14/01/2010 ZTE announces Android push, will ship phones in Q1

Chinese network equipment vendor ZTE has joined the growing number of phone manufacturers using Android. It plans to launch smartphones based on the o...

Article | 14/01/2010 Wyse puts Atom in new thin client netbook

Wyse Technology has started shipping the X90cw, a new thin client that is an Intel Atom-based netbook, it said on Wednesday.

Article | 13/01/2010 Aruba adds support for wired networks to management tool

Aruba Networks is adding support for wired networks to the next version of its AirWave network management tool, it said on Monday.

Article | 12/01/2010 Music companies want Pirate Bay founders to pay fine

The Stockholm District Court should decide that two of The Pirate Bay's founders have to pay a fine since the file-sharing site is still open and they...

Article | 11/01/2010 Mobile banking faces uphill battle in mature markets

The mobile phone is turning into the platform of choice for banking in emerging markets. In developed markets, however, the phone has struggled to com...

Article | 23/12/2009 Report: Disney and CBS interested in Apple TV plans

Apple is looking to add monthly subscriptions to the TV content available in its online iTunes store, and Disney and CBS are interested in signing on,...

Article | 18/12/2009 Ericsson demos HSPA at 42 Mbps

Ericsson has demonstrated one part of the technology that will make speeds of up to 42 Mbps (bits per second) possible in 3G networks. However, a lot ...

Article | 16/12/2009 Smartphone sales increase disappoints, says Gartner

Smartphones grabbed a smaller-than-expected part of overall mobile phone sales in 2009, and Nokia is largely to blame, according to market research co...

Article | 15/12/2009 TeliaSonera launches first commercial LTE services

Mobile operator TeliaSonera has launched the world's first commercial LTE (Long-Term Evolution) networks, in the central parts of Stockholm and Oslo, ...

Article | 14/12/2009 Study: More than 50 Android phones to ship in 2010

The trickle of Android-based smartphones seen this year is expected to turn into an avalanche in 2010, according to market research company CCS Insigh...