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New Motorola phone made from old bottles

Motorola is set to unveil the world's first mobile handset made from plastics from recycled water bottles.

Police awarded £80m funding for mobile devices

The police will spend a total of £80 million on mobile devices for officers on the beat, the government has said.

Soonr brings cloud-computing to Apple iPhone

Soonr allows iPhone owners to access their business documents on their PC as well as contacts, calendars and emails on the go.

T-Mobile beats O2 with RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900

T-Mobile has started selling the latest RIM BlackBerry Curve business smartphone in the UK today, one week ahead of rival O2.

Fujitsu Siemens joins Mobile Broadband Initiative

Fujitsu-Siemens has joined the Mobile Broadband Initiative, which hopes to increase the number of laptops that feature in-built support for mobile broadband.

Wireless technology spending 'overtakes wired investment'

Large businesses spend more on wireless than wired infrastructure, according to new research.

Intel plans to harvest free energy for mobile devices

Intel on Friday said it is researching technology to harvest free energy from the environment, which could lead to devices such as mobile phones running for indefinite periods without recharging.

Enterprises to cut VoIP in favour of mobile

The economic downturn means that businesses will spend less on fixed-line voice budgets, as enterprises look to mobile phones as a cheaper communications alternative, so according to telecoms analyst group Analysys Mason.

iPhone to get Citrix XenDesktop

Citrix plans to make its XenDesktop and XenApp client and server software for remote access to Windows applications available for the iPhone by the first half of 2009.

VMware makes mobile phones virtual

VMware has now set its sights on mobile phones, announcing Mobile Virtualisation Platform (MVP) on Monday.

Vodafone lowers revenue outlook to cut costs

Vodafone Group has once again decided to cut its revenue outlook, the company said when it announced half-year results on Tuesday.

Windows 7 Eee PC demonstrated

Microsoft has demonstrated its Windows 7 operating system (OS) on an Asus Eee PC featuring just 1GB of RAM and a 16GB solid-state drive.

Nokia lays off 600 as financial crisis bites

Nokia has announced plans to cut about 600 employees.

Vodafone BlackBerry Storm 9500 launches today

Vodafone has officially opened the floodgates and announced it will start taking pre-orders for the BlackBerry Storm from today (31 October).

Google Android: T-Mobile G1 launches in UK

The T-Mobile G1 - the first mobile phone handset to run Google Android - goes on sale in the UK today.

Intel embarrassed by 'inappropriate' iPhone slur

Intel distanced itself from criticism of Apple's iPhone made by executives at the company's Intel Developer Forum conference in Taipei, saying the comments were not appropriate.

Vodafone offers new HP iPAQ phones

Two new Hewlett-Packard iPAQ Voice Messenger and Data Messenger phones will be available in the UK through Vodafone.

T-Mobile's G1 hits the US

T-Mobile's G1, the first handset using Google's Android platform, has gone on sale in the US.

IDF: Intel beefs up Moorestown with HSPA from Ericsson

Intel and Ericsson have announced plans to team up in an effort to bring High Speed Packet Access to increasingly popular Mobile Internet Devices.

Economy may slow new enterprise mobile apps

The economic downturn will slow down the development of new mobile enterprise applications, even as changes in the mobile industry are making it easier for developers, according to some executives.

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