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    Shortages of 3G phone handsets are likely to continue in the short-term as manufacturers iron out glitches in product design and tighten manufacturing processes, industry experts concede.

  • Mobile safety guidelines released

    The Australian Communications and Media Authority has released draft guidelines for mobile service providers to implement to lessen the dangers of mobile chat rooms for young children.

  • Telstra wary on ringback tones

    Telstra is continuing to weigh up plans to enter the ringback tones market, but the telco harbours concerns that Australians may not be enthusiastic adopters of the service.

  • The next virus threat: IP telephony

    While mobile telephone viruses have been the subject of headlines recently, IP-based telephones could represent a more immediate security threat for many businesses.

  • Symbian backers downplay investment row

    The companies funding mobile phone operating system developer Symbian are racing to defuse a potential row over the withdrawal of Psion as an investor in the business.

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  • Paralympic phishing scam blocked by coding error

    A new phishing e-mail aimed at diverting donations to the Australian Paralympic Team has emerged -- complete with a coding error which means that the cold-hearted scam is unlikely to work.

  • Dawn of the dual-screen PDA

    New designs for dual-screen PDAs could stimulate the increasingly moribund market for handhelds.

  • Activation aggravation

    Commentary: What benefit, exactly, are consumers meant to get from product activation?

  • Vertical PDAs: On the road again

    The choice of operating system for a personal digital assisant (PDA) is effectively down to two— Palm OS or Pocket PC—but the variety of choices for the handheld itself is very impressive. We test three of the best, and see what’s coming up soon.

Reviews (23)

  • Sharp GX30

    Sharp's latest handset offers one megapixel photography, but only Vodafone Live users need apply. Read our Australian review.

  • Sony Ericsson P900

    Sony's update to the P800 is smaller, slicker and a solid challenge to every other smart phone out there. Read our Australian review.

  • Drowning in a sea full of Phish

    Phishing scams work on an embarrasingly low percentage of users -- but apparently that's enough to keep them profitable.

  • Dawn of the dual-screen PDA

    New designs for dual-screen PDAs could stimulate the increasingly moribund market for handhelds.

  • Installation Ignorance

    Why do most computer users ignore what happens when they install new software?

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