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  • Real gets mobile with media middleware

    Streaming media software maker RealNetworks released a slew of middleware products Tuesday, introducing a collection of tools for mobile communications providers.

  • Relationships key to AU m-commerce service success

    An extended period of negotiation over a relatively simple "over the phone" top-up solution for pre-paid mobiles has highlighted the conservative approach financial institutions are taking to e-commerce participation.

  • Optus offers streaming television to AU mobiles

    Optus has leveraged its cable TV relationships to be the first to offer streaming television to mobile phones.

  • Australia to get multimedia phones

    Australian mobile users will soon have access to Sony Ericsson’s version of the multimedia mobile phone as it pushes hard to gain a stronger foothold in a market dominated by global heavyweight Nokia.

  • SMS still cave-painting: Telstra

    Far from being a mature technology, SMS is still in the "cave-painting" stages, according to Giri Ramachandran, head of alliances and market development for Telstra.

Blogs (34)

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    It seemed like a good idea at the time

    Last week, I lamented the growing tendency to slam perfectly valid technologies as unsuitable for new uses, just because they prove to be unsuited for applications for which they are inherently unsuited.

  • Read the blog post - Jo Best

    O, for a PSP phone and some cheap data

    If you hang around mobile rumour sites then you may have heard the latest Chinese whisper doing the rounds -- Sony is making a PSP mobile phone all of its own.

  • Read the blog post - Angus Kidman

    BlackBerry still lacking some flavour

    My recent rant about ongoing shortcomings in Microsoft's ActiveSync -- generated a variety of responses, ranging from ''sucked in'' to ''tell me about it'', but there was one more complex theme: why not use a BlackBerry instead?

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    iPhone and Wi-Fi: the way to 4G?

    Internode has no incentive to provide free access to its Wi-Fi networks for any reason at all, apart from genuine love, and maybe the joy of finding a new way to flip Telstra the bird.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Will committee fatigue strand regional telecoms?

    Will the Regional Telecommunications Independent Review Committee's report linger as simply yet another ineffectual review guiding limp and ineffectual efforts to improve regional services?

Features and Case Studies (333)

  • TI shrinks its Wi-Fi chips

    Texas Instruments plans to unveil its first Wi-Fi chips specifically designed for mobile devices, such as mobile cell phones and PDAs.

  • Telstra launches mobile Web services

    Telstra will commence a trial of mobile Web services in Australia this month in partnership with its wholly-owned Hong Kong subsidiary, CSL.

  • WiFi partnership anticipates 4G mobile phones

    Wireless broadband provider SkyNetGlobal has forged a strategic alliance with Australian clearinghouse for wireless Internet networks, Hotspot Global, to create a common platform for WiFi roaming in anticipation of WiFi-enabled mobile phones.

  • Business warming up to the iPhone

    Apple has captivated the general public with the iPhone, but has it convinced the business world to take the plunge?

  • Podcast: 3 CEO Nigel Dews

    In these two audio recordings, Nigel Dews, the CEO of mobile carrier 3, firstly goes through the current state of the company in detail and then deals with tough questions from reporters and analysts.

Reviews (625)

  • Answering the call: 15 Mobile phones reviewed

    We review more than a dozen mobile phones -- from smart phones and high-end 3G handsets to mobiles for the fashion-conscious.

  • Relationships key to AU m-commerce service success

    An extended period of negotiation over a relatively simple "over the phone" top-up solution for pre-paid mobiles has highlighted the conservative approach financial institutions are taking to e-commerce participation.

  • Optus offers streaming television to AU mobiles

    Optus has leveraged its cable TV relationships to be the first to offer streaming television to mobile phones.

  • LG U8110

    Available on 3, LG's U8110 is a clamshell mobile phone that supports video calls and has a MP3 player onboard.

  • Sony Ericsson K700i

    Sony Ericsson's K700i is a stylish little phone with a top notch interface and a host of features to keep you entertained while staying connected.

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