Mobile phones have yet again proved their worth to society after the big role they played in the Boxing Day Asian tsunami disaster.
A start-up is promising to let users create their own Web logs via SMS and picture messaging, and has said the first services will arrive soon
Aurora Energy has gone to market for equipment to link up the fibre cables to be used for Tasmania's leg of the National Broadband Network.
Google's Android developer team has started selling the Android Dev Phone 1, the first Android-based device unlocked to allow the use of any SIM card or software.
The Apple iPhone makes its European debut at the end of this week, launching in the United Kingdom and Germany on Friday, marking the first countries outside the US to officially get the phone.
Apple will take its keynote show on the road to London next week, with speculation mostly centred on the carriers for a European iPhone.
Experts see Google partnering with a handset maker for bundled software that will enable everything from IM and maps to monitoring blood pressure.
Germany's T-Mobile and Apple have been forced to sell an unlocked version of the iPhone in that market, after rival operator Vodafone won an injunction in court.
Tomorrow Telstra will start pushing out a software update to half a million customers that will allow users to point their phones at a barcode and be directed to a relevant Web page.
The chief executive of Google Eric Schmidt was showing off his iPhone at a press conference in France, where he said that Apple's mobile handset would be ideal for hosting applications.
The likelihood of mobile phone usage being allowed on flights within Europe has taken an upturn after UK communications regulator Ofcom issued a consultation on the matter.
Mozilla has set up a group to develop the Firefox Web browser for mobile devices, hiring new staff and elevating the priority of the work to the same level as desktop computers.
Four mobile handset makers are teaming up with two mobile operators to develop a new Linux software platform for mobile devices.
The technology that could eventually make your bus pass, bank card and coins obsolete is already here -- and it's on its way to your phone.
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