Smartphones - News

Zune phone makes sense, but politics could prevent it

They're back: rumours of an impending Zune phone announcement from Microsoft, this time probably at CES.

Sony Ericsson to build Android phones

Sony Ericsson has joined the Open Handset Alliance, the group of companies, including handset manufacturers and carriers, committed to the Android open mobile platform.

Trading Post goes mobile

Aussie classifieds icon the Trading Post has announced its entrance into the mobile market with Trading Post Mobile.

Unlocked Android phone: Pricey outside the U.S.

Just in time for the end-of-year shopping season, Google is offering an unlocked Android phone, targeted at developers but available to anyone. While the phone might be attractive to consumers and developers alike in the U.S., its price in other coun...

Better latency gets HSPA closer to fixed broadband

Mobile broadband will move closer to competing with ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) on more equal terms when latency improves and data speeds increase to a theoretical 21M bps (bits per second), according to Peder Ramel, CEO of mobile opera...

Life-saving Aussie smartphone app released

New software has been released that turns GPS enabled GSM mobile phones into sophisticated personal tracking devices.

Vodafone introduces PayPal mobile recharge

Vodafone Australia today announced that prepaid customers can recharge their credit using PayPal.

Verizon releases BlackBerry Storm firmware upgrade

Verizon Wireless has released a firmware update for its Research in Motion BlackBerry Storm device. The 4.7.0.75 update is now available via the phone's Desktop Software Manager -- accessible by connecting your phone to your PC and running BlackBerry...

Sluggish economy hurts smartphone sales in Q3

The struggling global economy has taken a toll on worldwide smart phone sales in the third quarter, with sales growth the weakest in four years, according to new data from <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/action/inform.do?command=search&sear...

Nokia cuts outlook again

After warning less than a month ago that the worldwide handset market would do worse than expected this year and next, Nokia on Thursday revised down its expectations again.

Apple winner as smartphone sales slow

Third-quarter growth in the global smartphone market was its weakest year-on-year since Gartner started tracking the market, but Apple's iPhone stood apart with strong gains.

RIM lowers outlook with preliminary Q3 results

Research In Motion's preliminary results for its just-concluded fiscal third quarter fell below its earlier forecast, with economic woes and product delays the prime culprits, the company said Wednesday.

HTC buys design firm

Smartphone maker HTC said on Wednesday that it bought San Francisco design firm One &. for an undisclosed sum.

Australian first: Kogan unveils Android-based mobile

Melbourne company Kogan today announced Australia's first mobile phone to ship with Google's Android operating system. The phone is just the second in the world to have the Android OS preinstalled, after T-Mobile launched the G1 in the US in Septembe...

Open-Xchange adds Mac, iPhone support

Open-Xchange, which makes an e-mail and document server, has added support for some Apple applications due to increased demand, the company said Tuesday.