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CNET.co.uk has 626 stories on mobile phone
Apple 'niche player' in touchscreen phones
News While Apple may not have been the first device maker to put a touchscreen on a mobile handset, the emergence of the iPhone has certainly boosted the market, inspiring a slew of imitators from Samsung's Omnia to Nokia's rumoured Tube phone.
Tags: research, cent, sales, samsung
11 September 2008, 9:00
Microsoft may launch apps store for Windows Mobile
News Smartphone sales increased to 19 per cent of all mobile-phone sales in the second quarter, a nine per cent increase from the same period a year ago, the NPD Group reported. This version includes an updated browser, which is supposed to make...
Tags: sales, cross, surfing, cent
1 September 2008, 10:56
BT to save iconic red phone boxes for £1
News A plan has been hatched that could save iconic red BT phone boxes for as little as a quid -- or just 1.3 per cent of the cost of installing a BT landline in your home. A spokeswoman for the telecom giant said some 12,000 red phone boxes remain in...
Tags: cent, scheme, colour, wish
1 September 2008, 10:06
eBay PC had 1 million bank customers' details
News The data is reported to include mobile phone numbers, bank account numbers, mothers' maiden names and signatures. One million bank customers' details have turned up on a second-hand PC sold over auction Web site eBay.
Tags: credit, credit card, graphic, removed
27 August 2008, 8:38
ASDA halves pay as you go mobile prices
News Supermarket chain ASDA says it is to slash its pay as you go mobile phone rates from the start of September, potentially sparking a price war in the UK. ASDA Mobile's new price plan means customers will be charged 8p a minute to make phone calls...
Tags: pre, customers, plan, war
22 August 2008, 8:33
News.blog: Photosynth goes public
News The technology, which takes a grouping of photographs and stitches them into a faux 3D environment, can now be implemented with photos you've taken on your digital camera or mobile phone, and converted right on your computer.
Tags: managed, photographs, labs, collections
21 August 2008, 9:16
Nokia mobiles navigate Lonely Planet
News Nokia, which is already the global leader in mobile phone sales, has been trying to develop a service business. Some Nokia phone users won't have to. In February, Nokia launched the new 6210 Navigator phone, which has an internal compass, as one of...
Tags: planet, guides, maps, city
21 August 2008, 8:37
Safe sex ringtone sings 'Condom, condom!'
News Embarrassing for the man holding the phone? To wit: an ad promoting the new ringtone depicts a wedding, where a mobile ringtone buzzes with a loud "Condom! Ever heard a safe-sex promo sung in multipart harmony?
20 August 2008, 8:46
Broadband Britain loves to talk
News Ofcom said more than one in ten mobile users have accessed the Internet on their mobile phone, with the number of 3G mobile connections growing by 60 per cent in 2007 to reach 12.5 million subscribers -- an increase of 4.7 million in a year.
Tags: cent, broadband, connections, communications
15 August 2008, 8:13
Ikea assembles pay as you go mobile
News The Family Mobile service will launch on 8 August and Ikea will kick off the offer by giving its entire body of 9,500 UK 'co-workers' -- aka store staff -- a free mobile phone and SIM loaded with £5 credit.
Tags: account, family, rate, credit
5 August 2008, 8:13
Price fears hamper mobile Web uptake
News Around 16.5 million people were using their mobile phone to access the Web via their mobile in May 2008. Mobile Internet is in need of a boost from operators if it's to truly take off in the UK, where consumer fears of massive bills is hampering...
Tags: cent, operators, growth, adoption
30 July 2008, 8:28
LG to merge mobile and PC divisions
News LG is to merge its PC and mobile phone divisions, the South Korean manufacturer announced at the end of last week. According to a statement from the company, the transfer of its PC division into the mobile division will "enhance LG Mobile...
Tags: company, technology, wi fi, communications
16 July 2008, 8:00
iPhone 3G software hacked
News A report in tech publication Gizmodo on Thursday claimed that not only had the iPhone 3G been jailbroken but that the iPhone Dev Team had managed to unlock the phone, enabling people to use any carrier.
Tags: apple, post, iphone, released
15 July 2008, 7:42
News.blog: iPhone 3G sales hit one million
News The millionth phone was sold on Sunday. On the phone sales, Jobs said, "It took 74 days to sell the first one million original iPhones, so the new iPhone 3G is clearly off to a great start around the world.
Tags: apple, store, iphone, app
14 July 2008, 15:43
One in 10 Brits recycle old mobile phones
News However, just 3 per cent of the 6,500 people surveyed said they recycle their unwanted devices, and close to half weren't even aware a mobile phone could be recycled. Nokia will also take in any mobile phone at the Nokia store on Regent Street in...
Tags: nokia, mobiles, cent, mobile phones
10 July 2008, 9:21
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Format wars: The tech that should have won
Did you love Laserdisc? Were you bonkers over Betamax? Travel back in time with Captain Tech and check out the format losers that should have triumphed
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