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  • Cyborg or clone? Google's Android debuts at WMC

    Prototypes of the first mobile handsets using Google's Android software debuted at the GSMA's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on Monday.

  • Mobile Linux gains momentum with LiMo API

    The LiMo Foundation's mobile Linux platform will be released next month, but the API is available to developers immediately.

  • Google to unveil 'Android' phone software

    Google is ready to unveil a suite of software for mobile phones based on open-source technology, backed by some of the largest wireless industry companies in the world.

  • Coonan: Conroy 'completely wrong' about VoIP

    Senator Coonan's office has hit back at Labor's communication spokesperson Stephen Conroy for comments he made about using VoIP over WiMax during a debate last week.

  • Audi's unwired booth babes boost sales leads

    Its AU$265,000 R8 supercar and newly launched S5 may be getting most of the attention at the Melbourne Motor Show this week, but Audi executives have their eyes firmly locked on a new data entry system that's helped staff collect 50 percent more viable sales leads this year than last.

Blogs (8)

  • Read the blog post - Jo Best

    Are car makers in the mobile TV driving seat?

    Qualcomm has poured money into its broadcast mobile television system, MediaFLO. Now US carrier AT&T is hoping that consumers will do the same, following the launch of a consumer mobile TV offering based on the Qualcomm tech. Good luck with that.

  • Read the blog post - Jo Best

    Odd patents and the patently odd

    Today I'm taking a dip into the most interesting patents -- and patently silly ideas -- and what manner of messed-up services may be coming to your handset before too long, including the fertility phone, smellophone and Feng Shui phone.

  • Read the blog post - Ella Morton

    Samsung Z400: Encouraging British buffoonery?

    And now time for what's becoming a regular segment on Tech and the City: Odd Marketing Campaign Watch.

  • Read the blog post - Juha Saarinen

    Telecom's XT network still off at launch

    Telecom New Zealand yesterday launched its new XT 3G mobile network at a ritzy event in Auckland. But the network hasn't gone live yet, which is likely due to new hardware being installed to curb interference that is causing rival Vodafone a headache.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Mene, mene, tekel, iPhone: What the finger hath wrought

    Keen news readers would have heard about the strong earthquake that rocked south-western Greece on Sunday. Fewer may have realised that the quake was not so much an act of God, as an act of Jobs.

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  • Sun denies Samsung 'iPhone-killer' deal

    Sun Microsystems chairman Scott McNealy said he was misquoted in a South Korean newspaper earlier this week as saying Sun and mobile manufacturer Samsung are working on an iPhone-killer.

  • Palm leads way in smartphones' mass market attack

    Smartphones, or phones that enable Web access and e-mail, are heading for the mass market.

  • Hybrid drive to extend notebook battery life

    Microsoft and Samsung showed off a prototype hard drive on Monday that can record data while idling, a twist that has the potential to significantly cut power consumption in notebooks.

  • Picture this: A new breed of cameras

    Standards came first to PCs, then to servers and mobile phones. Will cameras be next?

  • Sol Trujillo: The interview

    In his role as Telstra's chief executive, Sol Trujillo is the most talked about and controversial telecommunications executive in Australia. ZDNet.com.au sister site CNET News.com sat down with Trujillo during a recent trip to the US to quiz him about wireless and handsets.

Reviews (173)

  • Samsung S6700T

    If you're looking for an inexpensive phone with a nice, simple interface and a decent number of features, you won't be disappointed with the Samsung S6700T.

  • Samsung M110

    Like Crocodile Dundee, the M110 would be great in the bush but not so well-suited to city living. The M110 will suit those who are bound to get the phone dirty, but its rugged exterior doesn't exactly protect a wealth of valuable technology.

  • Samsung E730

    Samsung's E730 proves that MP3 capability and a 1.3 megapixel camera can be squeezed into a good-looking, compact flip phone.

  • First Take: Samsung E720

    Samsung has updated its popular E700 clamshell mobile phone, adding Bluetooth, a megapixel camera and support for MP3 playback.

  • Samsung Z510

    The days of the 3G brick are numbered, with Samsung's Z510 joining the Motorola v3x in the slim and sexy category.

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