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SLIDESHOW: Aussies suffer slowest iPhone data speeds

Six common complaints about the iPhone 3G including dropped calls, slow data and MobileMe follies

Six hacks for your mobile gear

We'd be lost if we ever left the house without our arsenal of mobile tech gear, but we're also sick of being hamstrung by gadget makers who leave out important features or micromanage what we can--and can't--do with the products we buy from them. For...

The 14 Silliest Smartphone Accessories: How to Humiliate a BlackBerry, Embarrass an iPhone

With the growing popularity of Apple's iPhone, Research In Motion (RIM)'s BlackBerry and other smartphones, it's no surprise that third-party vendors are jumping on the accessory train like geeks on Star Wars marathons.

Nokia announces N79 and N85

Nokia has recently announced two new additions -- the N79 and N85 -- to its flagship N-Series range of mobile phones.

3G mobile phones: The best of the best

3G technology has taken longer than expected to take off in Australia. But despite this, 3G mobile phones are growing in popularity. When first released, video calling was touted as a big advantage of 3G technology. Today, 3G mobile phones are better...

Ultimate Father's Day gadget wish list

Forget the tie, here's what Dad really wants!

In pictures: Palm Treo Pro

Palm has recently launched the Treo Pro, a smartphone that is set to compete head to head with the Apple iPhone 3G.

17 free iPhone apps you need right now

Everybody who knows about the new iPhone applications knows about Super Monkey Ball and MLB At Bat. But after dropping all kinds of dough on a new iPhone and a 3G service plan, you can save some cash and get these great free programs ASAP.

Top five free iPhone productivity apps

Armed with the App Store and a whopping zero dollars to spend, I took a crack at finding the best free iPhone productivity applications available right now. I came away with five solid--if flawed--apps for productivity-minded cheapskates.

Mobiles, SMS play a role in Afghanistan security

The October 7, 2001, invasion of Afghanistan did more than mark the beginning of the "War on Terror." It also paved way for the introduction of the first mobile phone networks into the country, networks that today find themselves pawns in the fight b...

iPhone 3G: complaints mount about data service speeds

How often are users receiving true 3G for their data transmission speed with the iPhone 3G? After all, Apple and AT&T promote the phone as being "twice as fast" as its predecessor.

Google's unhappy Android developers

For a long time, Google has led a largely blissful existence, fostering a widespread perception -- sometimes in direct contradiction to the facts -- that it can do no wrong. Yet the company's controversial Android mobile platform venture threatens to...

Clever iPhone tricks

I'm now the owner of an Apple iPhone 3G, after waiting out the first-generation model.

Deploying the iPhone 3G for business, part 1

One of biggest stories behind the release of the iPhone 3G -- and the iPhone 2.0 firmware update for first-generation iPhones -- was the inclusion of features designed for use in business environments. While many analysts and enterprise users have ar...