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Article | 27/02/2009 Finger print scanners latest weapon for NSW police

The NSW government has spent more than $5 million issuing police with portable digital fingerprint scanners to stop criminals weaseling out of fines, ...

Article | 27/02/2009 Microsoft: Forget ZunePhone, we're aiming for Zune (on) TVs

Rather than building a Zune-branded smartphone, Microsoft plans to take the software and online store it built for its Zune media player and bring the...

Article | 26/02/2009 Google blocks paid apps for unlocked G1 users

People who bought an unlocked version of the Android G1 phone are no longer allowed to download new paid applications from the Market, after a change ...

Article | 26/02/2009 Virtualisation's new frontier - the mobile phone

We've had virtual storage, virtual machines and virtual data centres now VMware is looking to the next frontier: the virtual mobile phone.

Article | 26/02/2009 Hacking contest to pay $10,000 in cash for smartphone bugs

A hacking contest slated for next month will award cash prizes of $10,000 to anyone who can break into the most popular smartphones, including Apple's...

Article | 24/02/2009 'I am Richer' app appears in Android store

For a cool US$200, Android G1 users can buy at least one app that iPhone users can't: the "I am Richer" application.

Article | 21/02/2009 Apple App Store grows, but iPhone apps are seldom used

IPhone users have short attention spans according Pinch Media's research that helps developers track the use of their iPhone applications.

Article | 23/02/2009 Skype calls' immunity to police phone tapping threatened

Suspicious phone conversations on Skype could be targeted for tapping as part of a pan-European crackdown on what law authorities believe is a massive...

Article | 17/02/2009 Nokia, Qualcomm to work on smartphones together

The world's largest mobile phone vendor and the biggest cellular chip developer said Tuesday they plan to make 3G (third-generation) mobile devices to...

Article | 19/02/2009 Mozilla backs move to decriminalize iPhone jailbreaking

Mozilla is backing a move that would nullify copyright infringement charges against people who "jailbreak" their iPhones, a practice that Apple consid...

Article | 19/02/2009 No Microsoft phone, executive says

Microsoft stated emphatically Monday that it would not be building a phone; instead it would roll out services and rely on partners to supply the hard...

Article | 18/02/2009 LiMo's Linux-based mobile OS stack makes gains

A flock of new mobile devices unveiled this week at Mobile World Congress are part of the trend toward Linux-powered mobility, incorporating the open-...

Article | 18/02/2009 Yahoo, Vodafone to distribute Opera Mini

Just as competition is heating up among mobile browsers, Opera may hope to grow its user base through deals with Yahoo and Vodafone.

Article | 18/02/2009 Nokia will ship N97 loaded with Skype calling software

Skype is developing a VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol) software client for Nokia's top-of-the-range N97 smartphone, executives of both companies sa...

Article | 18/02/2009 Vodafone to sell second HTC Google phone

High Tech Computer (HTC) unveiled its second Google Android-based smartphone, the HTC Magic, with mobile service provider Vodafone on Tuesday.

Article | 18/02/2009 Universal phone chargers to finally become a reality

An initiative backed by both mobile phone manufacturers and operators will result in a universal charger based on the Micro-USB interface for new mobi...

Article | 18/02/2009 Mozilla confirms 'showstopper' bug in mobile browser preview

Mozilla has acknowledged that a "showstopper" bug makes the first preview of its browser for Windows Mobile-powered cell phones "bascially useless" to...

Article | 17/02/2009 Acer takes on smartphone market

Acer has jumped head first into the smartphone market with its Tempo family of devices. They are all touch-enabled and based on Windows Mobile, the co...

Article | 17/02/2009 Samsung flexes muscles with Omnia HD

Samsung launched a whole host of new mobile phones at the Mobile World Congress, but the biggest attraction was the Omnia HD, which can record video i...

Article | 16/02/2009 Google, Nvidia bringing Android to Tegra chips

Nvidia on Monday said it is working with Google to build support for Linux applications on smartphones with its upcoming Tegra mobile chips.