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Apple iPhone less stable than Windows Mobile
The Mobile Gadgeteer of ZDNet, Matthew Miller, rants about a number of issues he experienced with his recently purchased iPhone. Probably the chief among them would be "major issues" relating to the Read more...
How your mobile phones and laptops lie to you
Your mobile phone and laptop are constantly lying to you. Referring to the signal strength and battery life displays on such devices, blogger Dan declares,"Neither display is actually telling you Read more...
Text messaging used to avoid taking mobile calls
CNET
News.com ran a story in which teens are pushing parents to adopt text messaging
to avoid having to converse on a mobile phone.
The idea is to just let a parents' call go unanswered before Read more...
Mobile mail goes mainstream
Just
like nobody could have imagined the ubiquity that the humble email would
eventually grow to enjoy when they first invented it, so would the same people
shake their heads if told of how mobile Read more...
New hands-free cell phone law takes effect in California
New
regulations prohibiting drivers in California from talking on their mobiles while
driving took effect yesterday. Adult
drivers will still be allowed to be on their phones if they use Read more...
British Telecom workers to go on mobile blackout
Up
to 13,000 British Telecom (BT) employees have opted to take industrial action to
express displeasure over a deadlock in resolving disputes regarding
pay and working hours. In a sign of the
times, Read more...
Sybase enhances mobile security
Sybase
iAnywhere announced that it has expanded its security portfolio to
encompass antivirus and firewall capabilities for handhelds. Sybase iAnywhere president Terry Stepian
noted that there are Read more...
Trustchip encrypts GSM calls with 256-bit AES
A
new security product designed to block eavesdropping at the Telco-level will be
out before the end of the year. Called
the Trustchip, Read more...
Mobile device security an issue nobody wants to address
A new report shows that IT managers are reluctant to take responsibility for managing mobile devices that are increasingly being used with enterprise applications. Against a backdrop of
Read more...Apple could be looking at solar power for mobile devices
Apple hopes to tap into the use of solar power on mobile gadgets. A patent application detailing a method of integrating solar cells behind the LCD of mobile devices has turned up--and while Apple Read more...