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Google enhances BlackBerry users' experience

Search giant Google recently launched a number of enhancements to its US mobile search results pages for Research In Motion's (RIM) BlackBerry browser.

Wi-Fi Alliance looks to give voice to wireless

The Wi-Fi Alliance has introduced a programme to certify voice handling on Wi-Fi networks.

Mobile Linux groups join forces

The Linux Phone Standards (LiPS) Forum is folding its activities and joining the alternative LiMo Foundation from next month.

EC consultation steps up pressure on telcos over termination fees

The European Commission has unveiled the draft of a plan to force down termination fees for calls to mobile phones, opening up the plan to a two-month consultation with the European Union's telecommunications industry.

Nokia buys Symbian, makes OS open source

Nokia announced it plans to acquire all of Symbian, a UK-based mobile phone operating system developer, for £208 million, and will open the software in a move seen as a response to new rival, Google's Android.

Mobiles could save airlines £300m per year

Airlines should invest in technology to offset the financial impact of rising oil prices, research from an airline industry body has said.

Toshiba unveils laptop with Cell-derived chip

The first laptops to make use of the SpursEngine, a multimedia co-processor derived from the Cell chip that powers the PlayStation 3, will go on sale in Japan in July.

Android handsets not out this year say reports

Phones using Google's Android mobile software may not be available until the fourth quarter of this year, and some companies are struggling to even meet that deadline, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Microsoft's critical Bluetooth patch didn't work on XP

Microsoft has reissued a critical Windows security patch, saying that the fix didn't initially work on the most recent versions of Windows XP.

Skype beta promises easier video calls

Skype has made available a test version of its latest upgrade, Skype 4.0, which the eBay unit calls its biggest and most ambitious release in its almost five-year history.

Amsterdam switches on Europe's first mobile WiMax network

Dutch broadband start-up Worldmax on Tuesday demonstrated what it said is Europe's first mobile WiMax network, built by Alcatel-Lucent over the past five months and set to go fully online at the end of this summer.

iPhone 2.0 gets open source email

Funambol has delivered an open source email client for the new iPhone, and has won new funding for its bid to offer a free alternative to the Blackberry.

European commissioner floats mobile pay to receive plan

Viviane Reding, Europe's telecommunications commissioner, is considering a plan that would mean mobile phone users would pay to receive calls.

Microsoft unveils operating system for GPS

Microsoft has unveiled Windows Embedded NavReady 2009, an embedded operating system for portable devices that use GPS and maps.

Forrester: Enterprises unsure about unified comms

Most organisations are unsure of the benefits of a unified communications implementation, according to a survey of 2008 enterprise networking plans from Forrester Research.

Warning issued over iPhone Wi-Fi risk

IPhones are creating an increased security threat to businesses, especially when used with Wi-Fi networks, an Australian expert has warned.

Samsung offers eco phones made from corn

Samsung Electronics has shown two new mobile phones made with plastic made from corn as it expands initiatives aimed at being more nature-friendly.

Europe tells mobile operators to slash data roaming fees

The European telecoms commissioner has dismissed claims by mobile phone operators that they are cutting data roaming prices, as insufficient.

Computrace develops tracking technology for hand helds

The makers of the tracking system used to help catch laptop thieves preying on travellers at, Tampa airport earlier this year have announced a similar system for handheld computers.

Mobile operators to offer 3G dongles with phones

Mobile broadband dongles could be offered free as part of mobile phone packages by 2009 reports broadband comparison site Top 10 Broadband.

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