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  • Samsung Jet joins Icon family

    Samsung Australia was expected to launch four handsets in its Icon range yesterday, but instead launched five, adding the Samsung Jet to the group of touchscreen devices on show.

  • Telstra exec: Thodey as aggressive as Sol

    Announcing a new mobile fleet management product with Microsoft today, Telstra general manager product management Ross Fielding said that new Telstra CEO David Thodey went after goals just as aggressively as former CEO Sol Trujillo.

  • Vodafone, 3 to offer different HTC Magics

    The HTC Magic will launch with both Vodafone and 3 Mobile, though close inspection reveals the handsets available will differ slightly between the carriers.

  • Nokia phones to support Exchange

    Nokia took aim at smartphone rival RIM this week, announcing plans to expand the number of devices that will automatically be capable of accessing Microsoft corporate email via the software giant's Exchange platform.

  • 3G iPhone gets Gartner approval

    Apple's iPhone 3G smartphone is fit for business use, according to analyst house Gartner.

Blogs (6)

  • Read the blog post - Angus Kidman

    Virtual assistance is virtually useless

    It's no surprise that software companies are keen to fob off as much of their tech support as possible to automated systems -- support is a cost, not a profit centre, unless you charge an inordinate amount for it.

  • 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 - Angus Kidman

    ActiveSync: Still rubbish after all these years

    My rant earlier this year about the uselessness of Microsoft's ActiveSync synchronisation manager appeared to strike a chord with readers, and unfortunately that's a gong that Microsoft appears determined to keep banging.

  • Read the blog post - Angus Kidman

    No open and shut case for Office migration

    Office 2007 continues to be the focus of discussion here at Big Deal, but the most recent crop of reactions to my postings have shifted from the possible nuisance value of interface changes to the potential upside for OpenOffice, the open-source rival to the desktop suite crown.

  • Read the blog post - Angus Kidman

    Mobile render bender

    Everyone knows the classic arguments against surfing the Web on a PDA or smart phone: the screen is too small and the connection is too slow.

Features and Case Studies (7)

  • Analysis: Can iPhone's biz-savvy lure enterprise?

    Apple has made a push towards enterprise with the release of its SDK roadmap yesterday -- but will enterprise take the bait?

  • Top 10 reasons not to buy an iPhone

    Since its release, the iPhone has had more than its share of press. Love it or hate it, everyone's been talking about it and looking at its sleek, colourful interface, it's hard not to fall in love with it. But like most decisions based on emotion, buying one may not be the smartest thing to do at least, not yet.

  • Gates sees big dollars in little devices

    Microsoft chairman claims mobile phone makers have to catch up to the power of his company's software.

  • Microsoft's mobile survival plans

    The software leviathan is willing to play the waiting game when it comes to making its mobile OS succeed.

  • Windows XP SP2: almost here

    Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) promises serious security fixes, and it's almost here. But you may not want to jump on it too fast. We'll tell you why.

Reviews (49)

  • Palm Treo Pro

    Beneath its iPhone-esque exterior lurks a very capable business phone.The Palm Treo Pro may not have the snazzy interface designs of the competition, but this means it performs better in most areas.

  • HTC P3600i

    Decent performance, GPS and good connectivity are a plus for a handset with yesterday's heavy-set PDA aesthetics.

  • Exchange Server 2007 SP1

    Service Pack 1 (SP1) reinstates a lot of the functionality that Microsoft left out in order to get Exchange Server 2007 out of the door last year.

  • Sony Ericsson P1i

    The P1i has most of the bells and whistles a business user could want, but the user interface is a little quirky.

  • Dopod D810

    The Dopod D810 is packed with a bevy of useful features including 3.5G HSDPA support, quad-band GSM, and Wi-Fi, but suffers from some glaring shortcomings.

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