Smartphones - News

Are Dell, Google planning a phone partnership?

Speculation is mounting that Dell and Google will announce plans for a smart phone based on the Android platform at the Mobile World Congress next week in Barcelona, Spain.

US edges towards mobile banking

The US seems to be moving closer to a goal of using mobile handsets to accomplish financial transactions and make purchases as several competing market players align on both technology and objectives, according to research company In-Stat. Although 2...

Is the iPhone killing Motorola?

With last week's news that Motorola might sell off its mobile device unit, it's fair to ask: Is the iPhone killing Motorola?

Google guy talks mobile search UI

Google on Wednesday launched an enhanced search service designed to streamline the mobile Web browsing experience to reap faster more targeted results, the company said.

Google fixes Gmail IMAP problem on Windows Mobile

Google said it has fixed a problem that was causing Windows Mobile phone users to receive blank Gmail messages.

Apple, AT&T, 31 others sued for smart phone patent violation

Last week, the United States Patent and Trademark Office granted a patent to Minerva Industries, a Los Angeles-based patent-holding firm. On the same day it received the patent, Minerva proceeded to sue 33 companies for patent infringement.

'Missing' iPhones not really missing, says analyst

Calculations that claim Apple Inc. is "missing" 1.4 million iPhones may be missing the point, according to an analyst, who said Monday that talk of uncounted phones overlooks the fact that the mobile market is only a small part of Apple's overall bus...

Startup sets full mobile browser free

A growing set of developers is setting to work making Web browsing on a phone match the experience on a PC.

Nokia to buy software developer Trolltech for $US153M

Nokia has offered to buy Trolltech, the Norwegian developer of a widely used application framework, for 844 million Norwegian kroner ($US153 million) in cash. Nokia hopes the Trolltech development team will give its own software efforts a boost.

NTT DoCoMo in talks on Android-based mobile phone

Japan's biggest mobile telecom carrier gave its strongest support yet to Google's Android platform on Thursday when it said it is considering a mobile phone based on the technology.

Falling phone sales hit Motorola Q4 results

Motorola's mobile-phone business continued to lose its signal in the fourth quarter, dragging the company's revenue and profit down.

Google Android leaves Sun wondering

While Google's Android SDK for mobile applications could become a formidable competitor to Sun's own Java platform, Sun vice president James Gosling said Wednesday it is not possible for Sun to take a position on Android.

RIM to support IBM's Connections social networking software

Research in Motion Wednesday announced it will support IBM Lotus Connections on its BlackBerry smart phones, giving users access to the new social software for business.