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Samsung develops RFID chip for mobile handsets

Samsung Electronics has developed an RFID (radio frequency identification) chip it hopes will turn mobile phones into more useful tools to tell people about the products and services they want.

Greenpeace slams Nokia, Nintendo in electronics guide

Nokia fell from first place to ninth and Nintendo placed last in the latest guide to green electronics from Greenpeace.

Telstra offers live election, Idol coverage on 3G

Telstra has announced it will offer its 1.5 million Next G customers the chance to watch the latest federal election and Australian Idol final results on their mobile phones this weekend.

Under pressure, T-Mobile unlocks iPhone in Germany

T-Mobile will sell an unlocked version of Apple's popular iPhone in Germany while it fights a legal challenge from rival Vodafone, the company said on Wednesday.

Security pro: Time to rethink mobile device protocols

Open source mobile broadband is doomed unless carriers, software developers and device manufacturers are willing to completely rethink how they secure mobile data, Mocana CEO Adrian Turner says.

Users claim iPhone 'phones home' to Apple

Speculation that Apple's iPhone is itself "phoning home" to the company with personal information, including which stocks users are tracking, is probably off base, a German security Web site said.

Funambol to develop mobile messaging app for Android

Funambol, which makes an open source mobile application server, announced last week that it will be creating a mobile messaging system designed specifically for Google's Android platform.

Consumers to drive enterprise mobility

Enterprises hoping to maintain tight control over future adoption of mobile technologies should open their minds and embrace the notion that consumer devices will continue to filter their way into the workplace, whether they like it or not, according...

Google and Sun may butt heads over Android

Google could be heading for a showdown with Sun over the way Android, Google's new mobile phone software platform, handles Java.

Expect a rocky road for mobile data security, experts say

You're in for a nasty surprise if you think mobile broadband devices will be free of the security problems that long have plagued PCs, said a panel of security experts at this week's Mobile Internet World conference.

Berners-Lee warns of 'walled gardens' for mobile Internet

There may be all kinds of technology issues, business plan problems and potential failures to address before the mobile Internet becomes a success. But for Tim Berners-Lee there's really only one issue.

Google Android on the defensive

Google has explained the choices it offers developers, at a public demonstration of the Android software development kit in London.

iiNet DSL gets naked

Perth-based iiNet launched its naked DSL broadband service today, making it the first Australian ISP to offer the service nationally through its ADSL2+ network, according to the company.