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Apple 'niche player' in touchscreen phones
News While Apple's iPhone may be the first device most people call to mind when they think of a touch-interface mobile, the 3G device is still lagging behind in the touchscreen sales stakes. ABI puts Samsung and Motorola's dominance of the touchscreen...
Tags: research, cent, sales, samsung
11 September 2008, 9:00
Microsoft may launch apps store for Windows Mobile
News On Thursday Google announced Android Market, an online center that will let people find, buy, download and rate applications and other content for mobile phones equipped with the open-source operating system.
Tags: sales, cross, surfing, cent
1 September 2008, 10:56
German police raid Hyundai IT at IFA
News The official wouldn't name the other companies but said about 170 TVs, 140 digital audio players, 21 mobile phones and 57 DVD recorders had been seized so far, Reuters said. The Hyundai IT booth at the IFA electronics fair in Berlin got some...
Tags: tvs, visitors, electronics, companies
1 September 2008, 10:23
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
iPhone ad banned for 'all Internet' claim
News The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned an ad for the iPhone that promised users access to "all parts of the Internet" on their Apple device. The TV advert featured an individual flicking through holiday-related Web pages on an iPhone...
Tags: technical, ad, iphone, advert
28 August 2008, 8:35
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
Nokia mobiles navigate Lonely Planet
News Nokia first announced city guides for Nokia Maps users in February when it upgraded the maps service and launched new phones that take advantage of the service. The city guide downloads are available in the Extras menu on select Nokia phones.
Tags: planet, guides, maps, city
21 August 2008, 8:37
Safe sex ringtone sings 'Condom, condom!'
News 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? Have a listen to the 'condom a cappella' ringtone.
20 August 2008, 8:46
Brits hunt bargains with mobile Web
News In the wake of the credit crunch, consumers are using their mobile phones to seek cheaper prices and better value when out shopping on the high street. A third of shoppers have been using mobile Internet to compare prices or look up product reviews...
Tags: street, retailers, shoppers, high street
19 August 2008, 8:21
Broadband Britain loves to talk
News On average, Britons spend a total of 7 hours and 9 minutes per day surfing the Net, using mobile phones, talking on landline telephones, watching TV and listening to the radio, up from an average of just six minutes back in 2002.
Tags: cent, broadband, connections, communications
15 August 2008, 8:13
Spore evolving into movies and TV
News Released in July for mobile phones, Spore is expected to ship for the PC, Mac and Nintendo DS on 5 September in Europe, with the North American release following two days later. Now that Electronic Arts has signed on with top Hollywood...
Tags: film, sims, wright, game space
14 August 2008, 9:32
Ikea assembles pay as you go mobile
News Bargain basement mobile phones will not, however, be available to buy in Ikea stores, alongside Lack coffee tables and Billy bookcases. But phones will be available via Mobile Partners at familymobile.co.uk.
Tags: account, family, rate, credit
5 August 2008, 8:13
Price fears hamper mobile Web uptake
News 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 adoption. That's according to the Mobile Data Association (MDA), whose latest mobile trends report has...
Tags: cent, operators, growth, adoption
30 July 2008, 8:28
Orange bundles Eee PC with mobile broadband
News Mobile network Orange has stepped up to iPhone-wielding rival O2, Apple's partner for the iPhone in the UK, and launched a range of mobile broadband packages which bundle laptops rather than mobiles. The 'connected laptop' packages include a...
Tags: windows vista, consumer, core, iphone
24 July 2008, 8:31
Sony Ericsson cuts 2,000 jobs as profits dive
News On Friday, the handset manufacturer announced a quarterly net profit of just £4.8m, down from £174.6m in the same quarter last year. Sony Ericsson is going to shed 2,000 jobs as a result, although this figure includes contractors and consultants.
Tags: ericsson, sales, ultra, sony ericsson
21 July 2008, 8:56
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Format wars: The tech that should have won
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