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    GPS technology is being used in the US to track sex offenders, violent criminals and even children jigging school.

  • Telstra mobile users get police powers

    Telstra customers will receive the same service telco companies have been providing the law authorities for years, the ability to track people's location by their mobile phone.

  • Microsoft weaves new photo tool into Windows

    Microsoft likes digital photography enthusiasts as customers, and plans to release a free new utility designed to keep them wedded to Windows.

  • Trolltech axes the Greenphone

    The mobile Linux development company Trolltech has announced that it has sold out of its Greenphone reference handsets and that it will not re-order further units

  • Wireless lessons from Europe

    After spending a few weeks in France, I've returned to the United States with much more than a new appreciation for fresh bread and a laid-back approach to life.

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    Not convinced Apple's iPhone is the 'must have' device it's been heralded as? We take a look at a few alternatives that provide some advantages over the iPhone in its current incarnation.

  • Is 2008 the year of the BlackBerry-killer?

    In 2005, Canadian wireless company Research in Motion (RIM) came from relative obscurity to steal a global lead in e-mail equipped mobile devices with its BlackBerry. Could 2008 be the year that BlackBerry falls off its perch?

  • Mapping a revolution with 'mashups'

    Mashups involving digital maps are bridging the gap between the virtual and physical worlds, with uses ranging from local shopping and traffic reports to online dating and community organising.

  • E-health: Consultations down the wire

    A Sydney-based start-up is offering a way for doctors to track and bill their clients for consultations over the phone and by e-mail.

  • Opening lines of communication

    Don't let having a mobile workforce break down your communications. In Australia, some organisations, through the use of wireless integration, have increased their lines of contact, and not just out in the field.

Reviews (31)

  • BlackBerry Pearl 8110

    The 8110 isn't so much an updated model as its virtually identical to the previously released Pearl 8120, excluding the fact that the 8110 includes a GPS chipset, but is without Wi-Fi.

  • HTC P3600i

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

  • PocketSurfer 2

    Want free Web surfing on an easy to use and speedy device? Then the PocketSurfer 2 is exactly not what you're looking for.

  • Nokia 330 Auto Navigation

    Nokia has made a decent first attempt at offering a personal navigation device but the product is marred by the lack of Bluetooth, and is outdone by its better equipped and similarly priced rivals.

  • First Take: HP iPAQ h6515 Mobile Messenger

    Can the addition of GPS on HP's latest PDA-phone inject some much-needed oomph back into the dwindelling PDA market?

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