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Palm gets $100 million cash infusion

Smartphone maker Palm received a cash infusion from a venture capital firm on Monday that could lift the company from its sagging fortunes.

3G iPhone unlock expected

The iPhone Dev Team (not the Cupertino version) plans to release the first ever software-based unlock application for the iPhone 3G on New Year's Eve.

HP enables photo printing on the iPhone

Hewlett-Packard on Monday launched an application that allows users to print pictures wirelessly from an iPhone.

IBM nanotechnology might improve cell phones

Nanotechnology may someday expand your cell phone's range while improving its battery life if a prototype transistor from IBM gets to market.

IDC expects drop in mobile-phone shipments in '09

Mobile phone shipments will decline by more than 2% in 2009 when compared with this year, the largest decline since 2001, according to a forecast from IDC released Thursday.

Study: Mobile phones to be primary Internet device by 2020

By 2020, mobile phones will be the primary Internet devices for most people in the world, according to a panel of experts, who also predict that Web technologies will probably not lead to increased social tolerance.

Apple updates Leopard, speeds up MobileMe sync

Apple boosted the sync performance of its MobileMe online service today, months after it rolled out the service to so much criticism that it felt obligated to extend users' subscription.

Estonia to use mobile phones to simpify e-voting

A decision in the Estonian parliament has opened the door for mobile phones to be used for authenticating voters in its 2011 election.

North Korea launches 3G cellular service

North Korea has taken a massive leap forward in telecommunications and launched a 3G cellular network but details about the service, how much it costs and who is eligible to use it remain a mystery.

IPhone, economy spur better phones, apps

Just two years ago, the mobile phone market was pretty ho-hum. You had your candy bar phones and your flip phones. There were BlackBerry devices and Windows Mobile phones. Those phones had calendars and contact lists, and a few other apps that were t...

Microsoft releases its first-ever iPhone application

Microsoft's first-ever iPhone application is a slick photo viewer with a browsing capability that handles a large number of photos on a mobile device screen.

Nemo brings iPhone visuals to Java phones

Everypoint is launching a mobile application platform Monday called Nemo, which is intended to give Java-based phones iPhone-like visual capabilities.

No Java, Flash for iPhone this Christmas

There is still a little time left, but it doesn't look like Apple iPhone users will see Adobe Systems and Sun Microsystems get Flash and Java up and running on Apple's handheld device by Christmas.

Despite firmware update, Storm seen as business smartphone

Although the BlackBerry Storm needed a firmware upgrade just two weeks after going on sale, business users are still expected to warm up to the touch-screen handheld.