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Data transfer rates to jump with Bluetooth 3.0

A standards group on Tuesday approved specifications for a new Bluetooth standard that speeds up wireless data transfers between devices like smartphones and laptops.

Refurbished iPhone 3G for US$149: smells like a fire sale

Out with the old iPhone, in with the new?

Oracle likely to leave mobile Java alone

Oracle's planned acquisition of Sun Microsystems probably won't immediately affect the world of mobile Java, some industry observers said, though over time the company might have an interest in steering the technology to its benefit.

Criminals pay top money for hackable Nokia phone

Criminals are willing to pay thousands of euros for a discontinued Nokia mobile phone with a software problem that can be exploited to hack into online bank accounts, according to a fraud investigator in the Netherlands.

Cheap smartphones killing mid-price phones

Nokia's iPhone-wannabe 5800 XpressMusic smartphone is <a href="http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Mobile-and-Wireless/Consumers-Seeking-Cheap-Smartphones-678251/?kc=rss">doing great</a>, analysts say. But Nokia as a whole is expected to report a steep drop in ...

Cellcrypt secure VoIP heading to BlackBerry

Cellcrypt, a British vendor of software for encrypting cell phone calls, has set up shop in Silicon Valley and is getting a product ready for North America's beloved BlackBerry.

Sony Ericsson to cut another 2,000 workers

Struggling Sony Ericsson plans to cut another 2,000 jobs after shipments and market share dipped during the first quarter.

Google's CEO predicts strong year for Android

Google CEO Eric Schmidt on Thursday predicted good times ahead for Android, the company's mobile phone OS and software.

Palm's webOS lives up to hype, early developers say

Underneath the sleek exterior, the multi-touch display and the sliding keyboard of the upcoming Palm Pre smartphone is the real innovation: a new kind of operating system designed with the mobile Web in mind.

Cheap smartphones prove recession-proof: IDC

Adoption of mid-range smartphones is set to buck the trend of falling revenue in the mobile market this year.

Researcher finds possible bug in Apple's iPhone

Famed Mac hacker Charlie Miller has found another possible security vulnerability in Apple's iPhone.

Sales drop, but market share holds steady for Nokia

Nokia Thursday reported first-quarter sales down about 27 percent year-on-year, as sales of mobile phones dropped below 100 million units.

Wall Street Journal Releases Free iPhone App

The Wall Street Journal has jumped on the mobile content bandwagon and released an application for the iPhone. The financial newspaper set the price point at free -- ironic, given that the Journal's online content comes at a price of US$103 per year,...

Nokia E71x seen as key to growth in US market

At the International CTIA Wireless show in Las Vegas earlier this month, Nokia had one of the biggest booths, but it was mostly hidden near the back of a major hall.<br/>

Mobile's future is in links, ex-Nokia CTO says

The standard architecture that will realize the promise of mobile phones won't be hardware or software but a cloud-based platform that lets users navigate their contacts and content related to them, according to a former Nokia executive.