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RIM targets consumer market with new Blackberry products In its second quarter, Research In Motion reported better growth in its non-enterprise business than in the enterprise market, as the company continues to push into the consumer space. DoCoMo flirts with e-paper for phones NTT DoCoMo engineers are tinkering with the use of e-paper for cell phones, hoping to develop a keypad that changes icons depending on which application is being used. October 5, 4:31 a.m. PDT Japanese phone features outshine the iPhone Apple's iPhone may still have the world's heart aflutter, despite a sharp price cut that stiffed early adopters and the recent release of a software update that turned some unlocked iPhones into electronic bricks. But there's more to the world of cell phones than Apple, and users outside Japan are missing out on some of the nicest-looking and most sophisticated phones ever made. October 5, 3:56 a.m. PDT Broadcom goes high-definition on cell phone chip Broadcom on Tuesday announced a low-power multimedia processor that it said will give cell-phone users access to high-definition video playback, 3D gaming and 12-megapixel camera capabilities without sacrificing battery life. October 3, 5:54 a.m. PDT Apple competitors tout their phones' openness versus the iPhone While Apple faces criticism for appearing to penalize iPhone users who download third-party applications, Apple competitors are stepping up their marketing efforts about how open their phones are. October 3, 4:29 a.m. PDT Apple, AT&T sued over iPhone price cut A New York woman is so angry over Apple's $200 iPhone price cut that she decided to sue the company for $1 million in damages. October 2, 9:57 a.m. PDT Samsung takes wraps off its iPhone rival Serenata Samsung Electronics and audio product maker Bang & Olufsen on Tuesday unveiled their latest joint music-mobile phone, Serenata, which holds 4GB of songs and has a number of other music features similar to the iPhone. October 2, 3:43 a.m. PDT Hackers post tips for reversing iPhone upgrade Owners of hacked iPhones have begun posting instructions on how to roll back a recent Apple firmware upgrade that rendered their mobile phones unusable. October 1, 1:44 p.m. PDT EU begins antitrust investigation into Qualcomm The European Commission has begun an antitrust investigation of Qualcomm for suspected exploitative practices in the market for chip sets for mobile phones, it announced Monday. October 1, 4:12 a.m. PDT Disney drops family mobile service The happiest place on mobile Earth is on an established carrier's service, the operator of Disney Mobile acknowledged Thursday. September 28, 5:44 a.m. PDT Verizon reverses decision to block text messages Verizon Wireless has reversed a decision to block text messages on its network from abortion rights group Naral Pro-Choice America after an outcry from net neutrality advocates and others. September 27, 9:05 a.m. PDT 15 things Apple should fix in iPhone 2.0 The iPhone will likely go down as the most successful launch of any technology product in history. It's a truly revolutionary product and deserves much of the praise it has received -- but that doesn't mean it's perfect. September 26, 9:27 a.m. PDT iPhone hacks void warranty, Apple says Less than a week after CEO Steve Jobs said that Apple would fight hacks that unlocked the iPhone, the company said any modification, unlocks included, voids the phone's warranty. September 25, 8:53 a.m. PDT Researcher: iPhone has potential security problems Apple's iPhone is a tough target for hackers, but a security researcher warned Friday that there are ways the sleek device could potentially be compromised. September 21, 4:54 a.m. PDT Palm warns of profit drop After canceling its controversial Foleo product and continuing to struggle with a shift away from the personal digital assistant market, Palm warned on Wednesday that its upcoming earnings report could be weaker than expected. September 20, 5:20 a.m. PDT Nokia expands enterprise, security offerings Nokia, the world's largest handset maker, is well known for its consumer devices but maintains a range of enterprise products. Mary McDowell is executive vice president and general manager of Nokia's Enterprise Solutions, a division that deals with products from the E Series phones to security appliances to software such as the Intellisync Mobile Suite, designed to manage a fleet of enterprise devices. She spoke with IDG News Service about Nokia's direction in several enterprise areas. The following is an edited transcript. September 19, 7:03 a.m. PDT Nokia targets businesses with dual-mode E51 mobile phone Nokia released on Tuesday the newest addition to its E-series lineup of mobile phones for businesses, revamping the user interface for easier navigation, executives said during a London product launch. September 18, 8:19 a.m. PDT Apple starts handing out $100 iPhone credits Apple on Friday offered iPhone owners instructions on how to file for the $100 in-store credit that CEO Steve Jobs promised last week. September 17, 9:06 a.m. PDT Nokia, others back new flash memory standard Seven of the world's top mobile phone technology companies are backing the development of a new flash memory standard to be used in mobile phones, digital cameras, and other consumer electronics devices. September 14, 5:28 a.m. PDT Group releases free iPhone unlock hack A hacker group released a free, open source unlock for Apple's iPhone late Tuesday, just a day after a commercial company started selling something similar for as much as $99 through a network of online resellers. September 13, 1:46 p.m. PDT HP wins license to sell more smartphones in China Hewlett-Packard has won a license from the Chinese government to sell more smartphone models in the country, a company spokeswoman said Thursday. September 13, 4:25 a.m. PDT Court stays import ban while Qualcomm appeals U.S. mobile users waiting for the next crop of phones could breathe a sigh of relief Wednesday when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit granted a stay on an import ban against handsets that use some Qualcomm chips. September 13, 3:46 a.m. PDT Vodafone launches consumer-targeted Palm Treo smartphone As part of a strategy to generate greater revenue from mobile data services, Vodafone Group has collaborated with Palm to launch a smartphone modeled after the Treo 750v but at a fraction of the price and with a newly designed user interface. September 12, 7:12 a.m. PDT Mobile advertising prepares for takeoff Spending on mobile search and display advertising will skyrocket in the coming years in the U.S., finally making cell phones a viable vehicle for this type of online marketing, according to research firm The Kelsey Group. September 11, 2:23 p.m. PDT Details emerge on new Palm Treo 500 smartphone Details of Palm's new smartphone are emerging ahead of the product's launch on Wednesday. September 11, 4:03 a.m. PDT Vodafone's new handset lineup to include iPhone rival Vodafone Group plans to launch several phones for holiday shoppers in Europe, including a high-end, touch-screen rival to Apple's iPhone. September 10, 7:26 a.m. PDT Apple attempts to block free iPhone ringtones with iTunes update Apple has released an update to iTunes that blocks users from creating free custom ringtones and then syncing them to an iPhone. Despite Apple's best efforts to thwart users, a workaround has already been found and posted to the Internet. September 10, 6:09 a.m. PDT Apple to issue $100 credit to iPhone buyers Apple CEO Steve Jobs Thursday afternoon responded to a flood of complaints from existing iPhone owners over Wednesday's $200 price cut by promising the company would issue a $100 credit to anyone who bought an iPhone before the change. September 6, 1:44 p.m. PDT Apple may face lawsuit over iPod Touch moniker High Tech Computer (HTC) celebrated its 10th anniversary on Thursday with a rare compliment from Apple: the company adopted the same name HTC uses on one of its smartphones for the iPod Touch. September 6, 4:24 a.m. PDT HTC to use Qualcomm chips in 10 handsets this year Taiwan's High Tech Computer (HTC), the world's largest developer of smartphones that use Microsoft software, plans to launch more than 10 mobile phones and PDAs (personal digital assistants) armed with Qualcomm chips by the end of this year, the companies said Wednesday. September 5, 6:01 a.m. PDT Sony Ericsson president Miles Flint resigns Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB has selected Hideki Komiyama to succeed Miles Flint as CEO of the Japanese-Swedish joint venture, the company said Tuesday. September 4, 5:21 a.m. PDT Mobile phones take back seat at revamped BenQ Taiwan's BenQ Corp. launched as a new corporate entity on Sept. 1, with plans to focus on digital projectors, computer monitors and other electronics, while its former main business, mobile phones, takes a back seat. September 4, 4:15 a.m. PDT Everything the iPhone isn’t You wouldn’t know it from the Apple fanboy hallelujahs and breathy press coverage, but the iPhone isn’t the only game in town. In fact, as much as many InfoWorld staffers may admire the iPhone’s whizzy interface (we are consumers, after all), we don’t think it’s a particularly good phone for hardcore business users. InfoWorld’s Senior Technologist Tom Yager said as much earlier: he outlined the iPhone’s many shortcomings back in July and drafted a lengthy pros and cons list (heavy on the cons) to further illustrate his point.  September 4, 3:00 a.m. PDT Supersmart phones for extreme mobility The iPhone is wonderful for well-heeled consumers and status-conscious gadget freaks (see my review, "iPhone: The $1,975 iPod"), but business users need more … much more. September 4, 3:00 a.m. PDT LG unveils iPhone-like 3G handset LG Electronics Inc.'s battle to beat the iPhone is far from over. The South Korean electronics company has unveiled its second iPhone-like handset and this one packs several important features the iPhone doesn't: 3G and high-speed cellular data networking. August 30, 4:32 a.m. PDT HTC shows 3G Touch smartphone Taiwan's High Tech Computer Corp. (HTC) has taken the wraps off a thinner, faster version of its Touch smartphone. August 30, 4:14 a.m. PDT iPhone unlocking video hits Web A video showing the founder of a Belfast, Northern Ireland, company unlocking the iPhone hit the Web early Wednesday U.K. time as proof that software exists that can unlock Apple Inc.'s device for use with carriers other than AT&T Inc. August 29, 4:16 a.m. PDT Legal worries delay release of iPhone unlocking software Fear of litigation has led to an indefinite delay in the planned Saturday release of software to unlock Apple's iPhone. August 25, 12:27 p.m. PDT iPhone unlockers lining up Two claims of unlocking Apple's iPhone have surfaced in recent days, and a third is set to be announced Saturday. August 24, 11:51 a.m. PDT Matsushita to cover direct costs of Nokia's battery recall Matsushita Electric Industrial (MEI) will cover the direct costs of a battery recall affecting 46 million Nokia mobile phones, which could be as high as $172 million. August 24, 9:37 a.m. PDT Opinion: Is the future of cell phones 'voice-based'? You see them everywhere: Annoying people with Bluetooth earpieces permanently mounted on their ears, whether they're yakking on the phone or not. August 24, 9:03 a.m. PDT New cellphones deliver speedier HSDPA downloads South Korea's three big cellphone makers are speeding the path to higher speed data downloads over wireless networks. August 24, 4:51 a.m. PDT India passes US to become Nokia's No. 2 market for mobile phones India overtook the U.S. in the second quarter to become Nokia's second-largest market, reflecting the rapid growth of mobile phone use in the country. China remained Nokia's biggest market worldwide. August 23, 6:36 a.m. PDT Lots of questions as Europe readies for the iPhone Although few details are known about the anticipated launch of the iPhone in Europe, analysts agree that Apple could be forced to pursue a different distribution strategy than it has in the U.S. and may even tweak a technical feature or two. August 22, 9:25 a.m. PDT Apple signs iPhone deals for Europe, report says Apple has signed its first deals with mobile phone operators to offer its iPhone in three of Europe's largest markets, ending a period of intense negotiations, according to a report in the Financial Times newspaper. August 22, 4:38 a.m. PDT Dell takes huge hit as Apple laptop sales soar New research indicates that Apple laptop sales have soared to new highs on the back of a new halo effect for the company's products generated by clamor surrounding the iPhone. August 21, 7:36 a.m. PDT Security remains mobility's weakest link From top-level execs to workers in the field, enterprise end-users are growing increasingly dependent on anywhere, anytime access to essential corporate data and apps. As such, the call for an effective, business-critical mobile initiative is fast becoming the norm for organizations of all sizes. August 21, 3:00 a.m. PDT Mobile management portal gets simpler A company whose mission is easing the corporate headaches of buying and managing mobile devices has rebuilt its software platform for greater pain relief. August 20, 12:21 p.m. PDT RF Micro to buy Sirenza in $900 million deal Mobile phone chip maker RF Micro Devices plans to buy Sirenza Microdevices in a $900 million deal aimed at expanding its presence in WiMax, broadband, cable TV, and wireless infrastructure. August 20, 4:48 a.m. PDT Weird, scary and bizarre iPhone tales The old carnival freak show is dead and gone (or has at least moved to reality television and daytime talk shows). But in our hearts, we still long to gawk at the strange and the bizarre. August 17, 3:00 a.m. PDT Simple Spotwave Z1900 gives cell reception a boost As more and more enterprise applications expand to cover handheld wireless platforms, smart phones and radio-enabled PDAs are becoming critical pieces of enterprise infrastructure. Powerful as they have become, they are at the mercy of a usable signal from a cell tower. That reliance can lead to the fascinating sight of executives wandering halls and cubicles, raising and lowering their phones while they count the number of bars in the display. August 16, 3:00 a.m. PDT New Sony Ericsson Cyber-shot phone packs high-end camera features With the launch of its K770 Cyber-shot phone, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications hopes to narrow the quality gap between dedicated digital cameras and mobile phones with integrated cameras. August 15, 6:31 a.m. PDT IT at Beijing Olympic Games to cost $400 million The price tag for IT and communications at the world's biggest sporting event will run to around $400 million and use the expertise of thousands of IT managers and engineers. August 15, 4:22 a.m. PDT Update: Nokia says 46 million batteries may overheat Nokia is offering to replace 46 million batteries made by another company for use in its mobile phones because of a risk of overheating, Nokia said on Tuesday. August 14, 6:14 a.m. PDT Qualcomm counsel quits as legal troubles mount Qualcomm's top lawyer has left following a string of court defeats for the mobile technology vendor. August 13, 12:12 p.m. PDT Bankrupt BenQ Mobile sues parent again The mobile phones that once flowed from bankrupt German handset manufacturer BenQ Mobile are being replaced by lawsuits. August 10, 6:29 a.m. PDT Fujitsu's easy-to-use phone packs advanced features The latest model in Fujitsu's Raku Raku cellphone line, which emphasizes ease of use, packs some advanced features. August 10, 4:58 a.m. PDT Motorola sees Linux as its mobile mainstay Motorola is betting big on Linux for its mobile phones, planning to install the OS on 60 percent of its handsets within two years. August 8, 12:12 p.m. PDT Update: Nokia discontinues some chip set development Mobile phone maker Nokia will halt some chip set development and instead rely on technology from other chip set manufacturers, the company said Wednesday. August 8, 6:05 a.m. PDT Sybase, HTC aim to improve Windows Mobile devices IAnywhere Solutions has announced a partnership with High Tech Computer (HTC) that could help smart phones based on Windows Mobile compete more effectively with the BlackBerry, according to an iAnywhere executive. August 7, 6:47 a.m. PDT Bush lets Qualcomm ban stand Qualcomm will appeal a ban on imports of mobile devices that use some of its chips, the company said Monday after the Bush administration declined to reverse the ban. August 6, 4:36 p.m. PDT Nokia maintains top spot in mobile phone market Nokia held onto its dominant share of the global mobile phone market during the second quarter as Motorola tumbled from second to third place despite brisk sales in emerging markets, according to reports released Thursday. August 2, 1:17 p.m. PDT Report: Google shows phone prototype to manufacturers Google has developed a prototype cell phone that could reach markets within a year, and plans to offer consumers free subscriptions by bundling advertisements with its search engine, e-mail, and Web browser software applications, according to a story published Thursday in The Wall Street Journal. August 2, 9:31 a.m. PDT Update: Nokia posts big Q2 profit on one-time gain from Siemens venture Second-quarter net profit soared at Nokia thanks to a large one-time gain from the company's new telecommunications equipment manufacturing venture with Siemens. August 2, 9:14 a.m. PDT Portrait of a Linux iPhone-killer wannabe In the race to be the first "iPhone killer," the most unlikely but perhaps most intriguing candidate is based on a new Linux platform with the peculiar name OpenMoko. August 2, 8:13 a.m. PDT Nokia opens design studio in India Nokia has opened a design studio in Bangalore, India, to explore new design ideas for mobile phones targeted at the Indian market. August 1, 6:42 a.m. PDT Apple security update may stifle unlocking of iPhone A security update for Apple's iPhone does more than just fix critical flaws in the handset. It also looks for and wipes out any modifications that users make to the firmware on their phones, according to hackers looking to unlock the phone. August 1, 4:49 a.m. PDT Japan's KDDI to offer Google-based PC, phone e-mail Japan's number two cellphone carrier will launch an e-mail service based on Google's Gmail in September, it said Monday. July 30, 4:32 a.m. PDT Weird tech: Cell phones to cure road rage? Ever wonder why traffic reports are so wrong so often and what can be done about it? The answer may be in your cell phone. July 30, 3:00 a.m. PDT Apple's Mac sales rise, iPhone to ship in Europe, Asia Apple on Wednesday announced a profit of $818 million for its fiscal third quarter, which ended June 30, 2007. The company reported earnings of $5.41 billion for the quarter, with record-high Mac sales for the quarter. July 26, 6:48 a.m. PDT What IT staff can do if the CEO gets an iPhone With hundreds of thousands of iPhones flying off the shelves in the U.S. in the last three weeks -- and numerous Apple stores reporting renewed shortages of the popular device -- chances are good that IT staffers will be asked sooner or later to get an iPhone working on the corporate network. July 24, 5:17 a.m. PDT Quanta mum on reported iPhone, Dell smartphone deals Quanta Computer, the world's largest contract laptop PC maker, is reportedly gearing up to make iPhones for Apple and a new smartphone for Dell, but the company isn't talking. July 24, 4:24 a.m. PDT Security team claims successful iPhone hack A team of security experts in Baltimore said it has found a flaw in Apple's iPhone handset that can be used by attackers to access private data stored on it. July 23, 4:27 a.m. PDT Verizon-Broadcom deal allows continued imports Broadcom and Verizon Wireless have reached a deal that will allow Verizon to continue importing and selling phones that are the subject of continuing litigation between Broadcom and Qualcomm. July 19, 2:07 p.m. PDT Mobile sales drop hits Motorola earnings Two days after it restructured operations, Motorola on Thursday reported that flagging sales of mobile devices were a factor in its second-quarter loss of $28 million, or $0.01 per share. July 19, 8:24 a.m. PDT Samsung preps cellphone for Net video producers Samsung Electronics is adding video editing and production functions to a new cellphone so users can shoot, edit, and upload videos to Internet video sites without using a PC. July 19, 5:04 a.m. PDT Tokyo Edge: July's coolest gadgets Bringing together existing technologies can often make a new product more useful, as can be seen with a few of the gadgets coming out of East Asia this month. Casio Computer has added a YouTube function to its newest digital still camera, so you can just shoot, connect and click to upload video to the popular Web site, while Sony's PSP is getting a mobile digital TV tuner. July 18, 6:38 a.m. PDT Rapid growth seen for India's mobile market New research has confirmed that India's mobile phone market is set for a period of fast growth, with revenue from cellular services expected to jump by more than 18 percent each year for the next five years. July 18, 6:22 a.m. PDT Windows Mobile needs fixing, fast Last week's big Redmond stories were the release of Dynamics Live CRM and the announcement that Windows Server 2008 would come out in February of next year along with the next revs of SQL Server and Visual Studio. The week prior it was how Apple iPhone seemed a little worm-ridden when compared even to Windows Mobile. And naturally, at the time, I agreed. No one's open-mouthed with surprise, but even so, I feel it's important to point out that I don't think the iPhone is total bullocks. And nothing has served to bring that out more than Microsoft's release of Dynamics Live. July 18, 3:00 a.m. PDT iPhones flooding wireless LAN at Duke University The Wi-Fi connection on Apple's recently released iPhone seems to be the source of a big headache for network administrators at Duke University. July 17, 8:57 a.m. PDT No breakthrough in efforts to unlock the iPhone Hackers are working to unlock Apple's iPhone, but the job appears to be more difficult than initially expected. July 16, 4:12 a.m. PDT Enterprise comes to iPhone If the mountain won't come to Mohammed, then Mohammed will come to the mountain, goes the saying. Now, the high-tech version of that saying might read: If the iPhone won't come to the enterprise, then enterprise will come to the iPhone. July 13, 3:00 a.m. PDT Work-around puts Skype on the iPhone A complex remote control work-around has achieved what every geek wants: running Skype on an iPhone. July 12, 7:28 a.m. PDT HP Color Match: Extreme makeover for cell phones Hewlett-Packard could soon turn mobile phones into shopping advisors with a color-matching prototype technology it demonstrated on Wednesday. July 11, 9:05 a.m. PDT iPhone: The $1,975 iPod Every living thing knows about iPhone. Apple and AT&T saw to that in their unprecedented campaign to prime demand for a mobile device that has been dubbed "revolutionary" and "game changing." After nine days doing nothing but living, breathing, and dissecting a 4GB iPhone, I am captivated by it. I'd challenge any gadget hound to find a more satisfying, status-elevating way to blow half a grand. July 10, 3:00 a.m. PDT iPhone delivers more misses than hits Apple and AT&T deliver plenty of great features in the iPhone, but the list of shortcomings is too extensive to ignore. The following is a list of pros and cons for the iPhone I observed in my extensive testing of the device (see also InfoWorld's iPhone Test Center Review). July 10, 3:00 a.m. PDT Samsung, Ericsson agree to cross-license mobile patents Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson and Samsung Electronics have reached a cross-license agreement for their mobile telephony patents, ending recent lawsuits between the two companies, Ericsson said Monday. July 9, 8:15 a.m. PDT Taiwan companies team up on Microsoft smartphones A pair of Taiwanese companies signed a technology agreement to develop 3G (third-generation telecommunications) and 3.5G smartphones around the Windows Mobile OS, adding to the growing pool of companies developing mobile phones around the Microsoft software. July 9, 6:56 a.m. PDT Insurer may jump in to cover iPhones A company that insures laptops and smartphones may save the day for iPhone owners worried about their pricey handsets getting stolen or damaged. July 6, 12:50 p.m. PDT iPhone, new iPods to spur flash prices Sales of Apple's iPhone and new iPods slated for release later this year will mark the end of cheap flash memory for a time, and that means users may see fewer bargains on older digital music players or bundled flash memory cards. July 6, 4:59 a.m. PDT Attention turns to second-gen iPhone The first-generation iPhone is barely on the streets, but some users and analysts are already talking about when a second-generation model will be launched to take advantage of faster 3G wireless networks for speedier Internet browsing. July 6, 4:20 a.m. PDT U.K. company says it's close to unlocking iPhones A company that unlocks cell phones in Europe said it is close to having an application that will allow customers to unlock their Apple iPhones so they can use SIM cards from carriers other than AT&T to activate the phones. July 5, 2:26 p.m. PDT Hacker: Unlocked iPhones coming within the week Hackers may successfully unlock an iPhone in as soon as three to seven days, according to a representative of one effort that aims to unlock Apple's new handset. July 5, 4:13 a.m. PDT iPhone battery plot thickens Apple has revealed details of its battery replacement plan for the iPhone. July 3, 8:18 a.m. PDT Frontline: iPhone shows need for new wireless network Complaints about the speed of the network that Apple's new iPhone connects to points to the need for a new broadband wireless network in the U.S., said a businessman proposing one. July 3, 6:39 a.m. PDT YouTube coming to LG cellphones The ability to view and upload videos to YouTube is coming to some LG Electronics cellphones later this year. July 3, 5:21 a.m. PDT Two days after iPhone launch, AT&T EDGE goes down iPhone users across the U.S. were complaining Monday that AT&T's wireless data network was down. July 3, 4:46 a.m. PDT Hackers make progress toward unlocking iPhone Efforts to unlock Apple's iPhone continued on Monday, with hackers claiming "very significant progress." July 3, 4:41 a.m. PDT Consumer group questions iPhone battery replacement A Los Angeles-based consumer watchdog group that filed a lawsuit against Apple in 2006 has called on the company to spell out the iPhone's battery-replacement policy to prospective buyers. July 2, 8:54 a.m. PDT Motherboard maker Asustek to split into three A familiar name in computer motherboards, Asustek Computer, will split into three companies by January to separate its name brand product business from its contract manufacturing operations, it said Monday. July 2, 5:30 a.m. PDT > Hardware > End-user hardware > Wireless |
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