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  • Emirates clears first mile-high mobile call

    Emirates airline has launched the world's first commercial in-flight mobile telephone service and will spend US$27 million to kit out its entire fleet with the technology.

  • BlackBerry in Vodafone's reach

    Vodafone has joined the newest battle between the telcos, announcing today the launch of its first BlackBerry product, the 7230 Wireless Handheld.

  • Qantas gives go-ahead for in-flight SMS and e-mail

    Qantas will allow in-flight SMS and e-mail on select domestic flights by the end of the year after a successful trial of technology developed by aviation tech start-up AeroMobile.

  • Seven opts for Telstra fibre-optic deal for Olympics

    The Seven Network has entrusted the delivery of the 2004 Olympic Games broadcast to Telstra, the telco announced today, with coverage set to be delivered via an international terrestrial fibre network for the first time in the Seven Network's summer Olympic broadcasting history.

  • Call cost cuts on NSW council telecomms agenda

    Fifteen New South Wales (NSW) councils have collectively issued an AU$6 million request for tender for the provision of telecommunications services for the next six years.

Blogs (2)

  • 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

    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 (6)

  • Mobile comms: can you predict the future?

    Industry analysts are always predicting what will happen in the future. David Braue went back in time five years to see how analysts expected the mobile comms market to evolve, and then compared it to what actually happened.

  • 10 mobile trends: Should you care?

    silicon.com's Jo Best looks at 10 oft-debated areas in mobile and wireless and asks a simple question: how much should you care over the next 12 months?

  • Mobility madness: Managing mobile devices

    Today's smart phones are less about ring tones and more about extending your corporate applications well and truly into the field. Say goodbye to the deskbound worker -- and hello to a potential data and security nightmare, warns David Braue.

  • Scaling up with mobile connectivity

    As your business grows, more and more of your network users are likely to want to connect remotely with a growing diversity of devices. The problem is how to make e-mail and other corporate resources accessible to those who need them while maintaining control and security.

  • Does Skype make sense for business?

    Skype's CEO plans to make the software an accepted part of corporate communications -- both on the desktop and on smart phones.

Reviews (31)

  • HP iPAQ rw6800

    The BlackBerry for non-corporate users who require extensive multimedia capabilities, in addition to push-e-mail. (It's also a phone, portable audio/video player, camera, organiser, navigator and note-taking device.)

  • BlackBerry Pearl 8120

    A sexy, full-featured smartphone that sorely needs faster Web access.

  • BlackBerry 8800

    A very slick high-end handset with GPS support and BlackBerry's trademark push technology that's let-down by a lack of features now standard in most smartphones.

  • BlackBerry 8700

    The BlackBerry 8700 series is ideal for mobile professionals who require always-on e-mail access, but it's not so good for non-business users.

  • First Take: BlackBerry 8700

    The BlackBerry 8700 series is ideal for mobile professionals who require always-on e-mail access, but it's not so good for non-business users.

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