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Windows Phone 7 Launch: No Queues, Faint Praise

No queues for devices running Microsoft's Windows Phone 7, and big reviewers were lukewarm

Windows Phone 7: Review

Microsoft had to do something pretty special with Windows Phone 7, to match iPhone and Android. It looks to us as if it might have done just that

mobile OS

Android 3.0 Gingerbread To Feature Video Chat

Android version 3.0 (the Gingerbread build) is to undergo a major revamp of its user interface and promises video chat

Mobility

Symbian Head Quits Citing ‘Personal Reasons’

Further turmoil for the Symbian mobile operating system after it emerged that the executive director has stepped down, citing 'personal reasons'

Smartphones

RIM Hits Back After Steve Jobs BlackBerry Attack

RIM has hit back at Steve Jobs after his attack on BlackBerry and Android, saying that Apple was living inside a 'distortion field'

WLAN

Mobile Operators Need To Wake Up To Wi-Fi

Operators don't like voice over Wi-Fi says Wayne Rash. If they don't change their ideas soon, they will face a colossal bandwidth crisis

Mobility

Costly Google Instant Prepares To Go Mobile

Google Instant cost a lot to build and it burns through computing resources - but people like it and so it is going mobile

Smartphones

Google Dominates iPhone Search Traffic

Google dominates nearly all of the search traffic on the iPhone, leaving Yahoo and Bing with tiny market shares on the handset

mobile OS

Apple’s Jobs Slates BlackBerry, Android

Steve Jobs has made an appearance at the earnings call for Apple's first $20bn quarter, offering attacks on both RIM and Google

mobile OS

Samsung Galaxy S Gets Upgraded To Android 2.2

Samsung has begun rolling out the upgrade to Android 2.2, or Froyo, for its Samsung Galaxy S Fascinate, Epic 4G, Captivate and Vibrant smartphones

Mobility

HP’s Palm Hires Nokia And Samsung Execs

HP has reportedly beefed up its Palm WebOS team with a MeeGo executive from Nokia and a Samsung boss

mobile OS

Google’s Ad Business Booms Thanks To YouTube

Google officials have claimed the search engine is making $2.5bn in display advertising from YouTube and $1bn in mobile ads

Mobility

Unified Comms Suite From Star Targets SME Market

A unified communications service is being offered by Star as a SaaS service for £45 per user per month

Mobility

Apple Wins Patent For Text Censoring

Apple has been awarded 18 patents by the US Patent and Trademark Office including the ability to censor text messages

Mobility

Public Services Start To Embrace Social Media

Public services are beginning to find uses for Twitter and other social media formats to improve their image

mobile OS

eWEEK Readers Still Love The iPad

A third of you want iPads, and nearly a quarter don't want a tablet at all. Next up: What's the most important communication channel to your desk?

Mobility

AMD Plans Cautious Approach To Tablet Market

AMD's CEO Dirk Meyer says that the company will not move into the tablet arena until the market matures

Mobility

Nokia MeeGo 1.1 Debut Set For Dublin Show

Nokia and Intel are expected to demo the MeeGo 1.1 mobile OS, running on the Nokia N900, at the Meego Conference in November

Mobility

PC Sales Slip As Tablet Impact Takes Hold, Analysts Report

Analyst groups are blaming the hype surrounding tablet PCs after worldwide computer shipments fell below Q3 estimates

mobile OS

Opera Mobile For Android Nears Release

Opera has revealed that its Opera Mobile for Android is on the way, and that Opera 11 will support browser extensions

Mobility

IP Expo: Take My Phone But Leave My Network Alone

Survey finds that most businesses would rather lose their phone service than their Internet Protocol (IP) connection

mobile OS

10 Reasons Android Keeps Gaining Momentum

Google's Android OS is more attractive than ever. It's a hit with smartphone makers, and Google is working to keep the mobile operating system on a roll

mobile OS

How Will Android Fare In The Enterprise?

Android smartphones will battle with BlackBerry, Windows Phone 7 and Apple iPhone for acceptance in the workplace, says Cameron Sturdevant

Mobility

NetWeaver Gains Improved Development Tools In SAP Update

SAP updates NetWeaver to enable in-memory computing, cloud computing and mobility features for developers

Tablets

Low Power Bluetooth Chips Coming For Smartphones

CSR predicts new applications for the new low-energy Bluetooth standard, working alongside classic Bluetooth

Tablets

Apple Expands iPad Sales Channel

The iPad is to be available in Wal-Mart stores in the US from this week, as Apple opens up another sales channel in the face of increasing competition