Multiple press reports earlier on Friday reported that the overheating of the BlackBerry Bold was related to battery problems. However, …
Microsoft has big growth plans even as economy limps
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told financial analysts Monday that the weak economy and declining PC sales would continue to challenge …
More specialty Linuxes to the rescue
The day of the mold-your-own OS has come, and Linux is the clay. Linux provides free and open access to …
‘Keep key projects off the chopping block’
There was a joke at the height of the Cold War: What should you do in the event of nuclear …
Windows Mobile gets more ‘finger-friendly’
Acknowledging the iPhone's influence on smartphone design, Microsoft Corp. last week unveiled an upgrade of its Windows Mobile operating system …
Early Mozilla mobile browser has ‘showstopper’ flaw
Perhaps pre-alpha was a bit too early for Mozilla to release its Fennec mobile browser for Windows Mobile. Early adopters …
Microsoft unveils Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system
Microsoft Corp. unveiled its Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system today on what are being called “Windows phones” that focus on …
Adobe to Show off New Flash for Smartphones
Adobe plans to show off progress on its Flash Player 10 for smartphones and deliver a new software development kit …
Wi-Fi vs. prepaid 3G data dongles
There are some attractive emerging options for getting international mobile voice services with predictable, flat-fee pricing models, as discussed last …
NAS devices offer big storage on small networks
We are collecting and keeping more information today than ever before. Whether it's video, pictures, music, or just plain old …
Hacker challenge takes aim at browsers, smartphones
A hacking contest that has grabbed headlines two years running will take aim next month at browsers and smartphones, according …
BlackBerry enterprise server zooms in on IT management tools
Research In Motion Ltd. officials offered a broad-brush preview of Argon, the code name for RIM's BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0, …
The incredible shrinking operating system
From the software concept called JeOS (pronounced “juice”), the Just Enough OS, to hardware concepts like Celio RedFly, an 8-inch …
Mozilla to join EU suit against Microsoft
The European Commission has granted Mozilla, the open-source collaboration behind the Firefox Web browser, the right to join the antitrust …
BlackBerry still targeting businesses
While competitors like the Apple iPhone and the budding Google Android platform have garnered a lot of attention lately, Research …
Nortel still signing up customers
Nortel has signed up “hundreds” of new customers since filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection three weeks ago, and is …
Microsoft reveals ‘My Phone’ backup, sync service
Just hours after Microsoft Corp. accidently launched, then yanked, a Web site promoting its new “My Phone” backup and sync …
Nortel still signing up customers
Nortel has signed up “hundreds” of new customers since filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection three weeks ago, and is …
Next for iPhone: Multitasking?
Remember Apple's push iPhone notifications that were supposed to be available in September, but weren't? Apple's silence has led to …
Trends that will change our lives
The past two years have been exciting ones for mobility, with the dawn of netbooks, 4G communications and the first …