The worldwide mobile phone market remained weak in the second quarter despite some encouraging signs in smartphone shipments, market researcher …
Some SMS networks vulnerable to attack
Flaws in the way some mobile-phone networks handle SMS (short message service) signaling data could leave them open to a …
The big winner from Google Chrome OS: Telcos
The coming Google Chrome Web-centric operating system could be a big boon for telecom vendors and wireless operators looking for …
Greenpeace pans PC makers for toxic products
Greenpeace International on Wednesday criticized some major PC makers for backtracking on commitments to reduce hazardous substances in hardware. Hewlett-Packard, …
Nortel accepts Nokia Siemens bid for wireless assets
Nortel Networks has entered into an agreement with Nokia Siemens Networks to sell its its wireless network infrastructure business assets …
Movies coming soon on mobile phones
Offering movies is the latest thing some vendors are trying to lure users as the battle for mobile phone buyers …
Huawei moves up in networking’s big leagues
Huawei Technologies became the third-biggest seller of mobile infrastructure in the world in the first quarter, further expanding its worldwide …
Sony posts annual loss, as economic downturn bites
Sony reported a loss for its fiscal year ended March 31, hit by the slowdown of the global economy, the …
Alcatel-Lucent losses grow as revenue shrinks
Alcatel-Lucent reported a 6.9% drop in first-quarter revenue compared to last year, while losses more than doubled. Revenue fell to …
Mobile-phone vendors focus on software as sales drop
Mobile-phone sales continue to be hurt by the faltering economy, so vendors are increasingly looking to software and services to …
Mobile devices ship ahead of expectations, but still down 11%
Mobile device shipments globally reached 258 million handsets for the first quarter — well above forecast amounts but still an …
The Android 1.5 challenge: Beat iPhone 3.0 and Palm Pre
Version 1.5 of the Android platform will have new features sought by users and developers since the mobile operating system's …
Google preps next version of Android
Developers will be able to take a look at the SDK (software development kit) for the next version of the …
Polycom CEO sees videoconferencing on handhelds
NWME: Polycom has just had a record year of revenues. Why has videoconferencing come so far now when it was …
3G netbooks: Are they the cell phones of the future?
Sometimes it seems that netbooks are everywhere. I've spotted them at airports, coffee shops and on commuter trains. No wonder …
Sun premiering JavaFX Mobile component
Proceeding to a critical phase in the rollout of its JavaFX platform for rich media client applications, Sun will ship …
Samsung delays Google Android phone
Contrary to recent speculation, Samsung will not announce a mobile phone based on Google's Android mobile operating next week, the …
Sun offers integrated Web platform
Sun will roll out a primarily open source Web application platform based on the GlassFish Java application server. The platform, …
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 …
Polycom CEO sees videconferencing on handhelds
According to industry experts, videoconferencing wireless handhelds could be widely available soon, and the technology could become more popular than …