Nokia has spent four years working on building an application distribution system, attracting millions of developers eager to sell to …
Intel sets Moblin free at risk of port to rival ARM
Intel Corp. plans to turn over to the Linux Foundation control of Moblin, the Linux operating system it developed for …
Symbian Foundation faces up to challenges
What was billed as a roundtable discussion for members of the new Symbian Foundation turned into an opportunity for them …
Samsung introduces Mondi, the first WiMax ‘Mobile Internet Device’
Samsung Telecommunications America announced the first WiMax-enabled Mobile Internet Device (MID) today at the International CTIA Wireless conference. Called the …
Facebook, app return policy to come to Windows Mobile
Users of the forthcoming Windows Marketplace for Mobile will be able to return applications within 24 hours, and they'll finally …
RIM, others face uphill rivalry with App Store
If Research In Motion opens its BlackBerry App World online store next week as rumored, it will be the second …
VMware to manage virtual machines from mobile phones
VMware is set to release in the beginning of April a technology preview of a new feature that will let …
Michael Dell hints at smartphones, mobile Internet devices
Michael Dell gave the strongest hint to date that his company is developing a mobile Internet device or smartphone at …
Visa pilots new payment card security initiatives
Acknowledging the need for controls that go beyond those offered by the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard, a …
Researcher cracks Mac in 10 seconds at PWN2OWN, wins $5K
Charlie Miller, the security researcher who hacked a Mac in two minutes last year at CanSecWest's PWN2OWN contest, improved his …
New iPhone capabilities appeal to enterprises
The new iPhone 3.0 software previewed on Tuesday has some features that should make enterprise users happy, but it lacks …
Three reasons Microsoft shouldn’t port Windows to the ARM processor
Microsoft Corp. is facing increasing pressure to bring its mainstream Windows operating system to the ARM mobile CPU. But analysts …
Cell phone, smartphone — what’s the difference?
What is a smartphone? The answer is not so simple, judging by the number of definitions available. In fact, it …
Mobile browsers bring new security headaches
The new generation of mobile Web browsers is going to introduce for enterprise IT departments a rash of security challenges. …
Security expert worries about smart phone, TinyURL threats
It’s just that F-Secure’s chief security advisor doesn’t want people overlooking the other 29,999 malware files his company sees a …
Ballmer promises faster Windows Mobile development
Under pressure from popular phones from Apple and Research In Motion, Microsoft hopes it has put in place changes that …
Netbooks: All About the New Ultraportables
The term netbook, coined by Intel, conveys little useful information about this category of machines. Sure, they all have wireless …
Apple announces Safari 4
Apple has announced the public beta of Safari 4, the web browser for Mac and Windows PCs. The Nitro engine …
VMware shows virtualization on the mobile phone
We've had virtual storage, virtual machines and virtual data centers. Now VMware is looking to the next frontier: the virtual …
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 …