Symbian has announced several enhancements to its mobile platform, including technology to let mobile phones switch seamlessly between different kinds of mobile and wireless connectivity.
Palm is developing a Linux-based operating system for its handheld devices, according to company Chief Executive Ed Colligan.
Several leading mobile technology players have cooperated on a project to explore Linux's potential as the major software component in future smartphones.
At a press event in San Francisco, Palm CEO Ed Colligan, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates and Verizon Wireless CEO Denny Strigl show off the new Treo mobile phone that runs Windows. Verizon will be the first to sell the new device.
Motorola has bought half of mobile software company UIQ from rival handset maker Sony Ericsson for an undisclosed sum.
If the iPhone does as expected and takes a decent chunk of the growing smartphone market then the overall penetration of OS X will skyrocket and attract some serious attention from malware writers.
It's easy to sneer at notebook manufacturers while battery recalls seem to be a near-daily occurrence, but that's going to look like a minor issue if your mobile phone decides to catch fire in your shirt pocket.
Like most people with a pulse in their wrist and a love of tech in their hearts, I saw the Macworld keynote the other day. I know it's not going to win me any friends but does anyone else think Steve Jobs mightn't be so good on numbers?
You wait for some hot news on smartphone software -- well, I do -- and then several bits come along at once. This week has seen some seriously fascinating movements in the field -- but what does it all mean for your mobile?
If you listen to Intel, the last hold-outs against the x86 instruction set are about to fall with super-powered Nehalem swarms mopping up the high end of massed Power PC supercomputers, and sneaky little Atoms nibbling away at the ARM embedded market.
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?
Smartphones, or phones that enable Web access and e-mail, are heading for the mass market.
Although he knows not everyone will agree, Palm founder Jeff Hawkins is convinced the Foleo is the best idea he's ever had.
Symbian is the mobile world's dominant operating system, but can it walk the walk in the business world or will it always be the poor cousin to Windows Mobile in the enterprise? David Braue finds out.
Announced slightly earlier than expected, Microsoft took the wraps off its new mobile operating system, Windows Mobile 6. We have pictures of some of the new features, so take a peek at what could be on your next smart phone or PDA.
The next version of the Palm OS, destined for high-end gadgets, is designed to fend off increasingly tough competition from Symbian and Microsoft.
Spb Mobile Shell 2.0 gives Windows Mobile an extreme makeover, giving the drab WM interface some flare and making the operating platform easier to use.
The i-mate Ultimate 9502 is the larger sibling of the i-mate 8502, and shares the honour of being Australia's first HSUPA phone. While we believe this phone is in the same league as a BlackBerry or the iPhone, be wary of Telstra's promised internet speeds.
It works well as a GPS navigator but, as a phone, the slow responses and awful text messaging really let the A702 down.
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