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  • Pwn2Own sponsor betting on Internet Explorer, iPhone

    The smartphone track will set hackers against Apple's iPhone 3GS, a Blackberry Bold 9700, a Nokia phone running the Symbian S60 platform and a Motorola, most likely a Droid, powered by Google's Android.I have discovered that one of our very own…
  • Opera launches Mini 5 browser for Google Android

    There is also a password manager that can be used to store passwords for email, social networking sites and online banking, Opera said.The beta can be downloaded from Android Market or by going to m.opera.com/next with an Android-based smartphone
  • Cisco set to release VPN client for mobiles

    AnyConnect will be available for PCs running Linux, Windows and Mac OSes, he said.To install the client on a smartphone, administrators send users an email with a link to the AnyConnect application. Cisco set to release VPN client for mobiles…
  • Firefox Mobile spotted on Android phone

    Yesterday a few photos were posted on the Firefox for mobile Facebook page showing the browser running on the Nexus One and Motorola Droid.Fennec wasn't always slated to come to Google's smartphone operating system.In June 2009, Mozilla executives…
  • Android and iPhone grow faster than Windows, BlackBerry

    Android and Apple's iPhone OS were the fastest-growing smartphone platforms in 2009, with sales of the iPhone OS overtaking those of Windows Mobile, research company Gartner said. Android and Apple's iPhone OS were the fastest-growing smartphone
  • Adobe to launch AIR and Flash Player on mobiles

    The company plans to demonstrate AIR 2.0 running on a Google Android-based smartphone today at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Our goal is to provide a consistent runtime that spans devices, inclusive of [mobile and] desktop operating…

Latest Features

  • Eight things you should know about Windows Phone 7

    But that probably won't mean unfettered access to multitasking features.Kindel mentions he bought his daughter a "rival smartphone" and after a few days she told him "we need to take it back, the battery only runs for three hours.
  • Microsoft vs. Google: The empire strikes back

    Windows Mobile claims just 7.9 percent of the smartphone market, and according to Gartner, sales are slowing. Arguably the most critical challenge for the software giant is regaining a competitive position in the smartphone market.
  • Meego and Windows Phone 7 challenge Apple and Google mobile dominance

    The search company is behind a host of software applications for a variety of upcoming Android OS smartphones and devices that it helped create in its sponsorship of the Open Handset Alliance.Gold said that Microsoft has "basically had to nuke its…
  • Apple iPad offers IT department opportunities

    Billed primarily as a consumer device, Jobs positioned the tablet somewhere between a smartphone and a laptop and priced it from an attractive $499. For example, recently I reverted back to my previous smartphone - using the menu system was like…
  • Smartbook: the ultimate evolution of the netbook?

    The netbook promises convenience and capability in a small, lightweight, and generally inexpensive package, and the concept of a smartbook goes even further: a handy dandy combination of smartphone and notebook.
  • Is Google Apps good enough for business?

    These include client software to allow users to keep working while offline, Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook (to let Gmail users work through the familiar Microsoft email client) and Google Apps Connector for BlackBerry Enterprise Server so…
 

How-Tos

  • How to break your bad tech habits

    Second, if you rely exclusively on Sleep mode, your PC rarely gets a chance to reboot, and rebooting is essential to keeping Windows running smoothly.To banish this habit, simply change the function of your power button so that it actually…
  • How to access server-hosted Windows applications anywhere

    Both kinds of clients also keep data stored on the server side, adding an additional security measure in case you lose your laptop or smartphone.You'll likely need a dedicated IT staff to support these tools in-house.
  • Use your BlackBerry as a modem

    Download and install RIM BlackBerry Desktop SoftwareThe first step to connecting your Windows notebook or desktop computer to the Internet using your BlackBerry smartphone's data connection: download the BlackBerry Desktop Software from RIM's…

Reviews

  • Acer Liquid review

    Acer hobbled its first phones with the enduringly inept Windows Mobile operating system, now in its six-and-a-half incarnation, and even some fast and sexy 1GHz Snapdragon silicon couldn't save the Acer neoTouch S200 from its user-hostile stylus…
  • Google Voice review

    You can access all the core features via a smartphone at www.google.com/voice/m, but the mobile interface is shoehorned into a smaller screen. We found Google Voice very easy to navigate on a Windows laptop running the Google Chrome browser, but a…
  • Fujitsu Lifebook U820 review

    Fujitsu Lifebook U820 review Nate Ralph review,reviews With a cramped screen and keyboard, mobile broadband, GPS, and unbearably tinny sound from a single underpowered speaker, on paper the Fujitsu Lifebook U820 is more of an oversize smartphone
  • Palm Pre smartphone

    The long-awaited Palm Pre lives up to its pre-launch hype with a responsive touchscreen and an engaging interface, but a few hardware design flaws keep it from being the perfect smartphone - can it compete with the Apple iPhone 3G, T-Mobile G1 and…
  • HTC S740 review

    A solid rubberised back that's all angles, it's reminiscent of the Diamond handset that went down rather well last year.The slide out keyboard looks good in its gunmetal grey finish and, while you can't exactly touchtype on the HTC S740, the broad…
  • Acer F900 smartphone

    The company originally designed GPS devices, which you'll find on nearly all of its smartphones, and expanded into smartphones a few years ago with Microsoft's Windows Mobile OS.The Acer F900 is a complete 3G touchscreen smartphone with built-in…
 
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