Friday | 5 December, 2008
Smartphones, iPhones, BlackBerrys and beyond...: News
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1 million Google phones sold by end of year 01/12/2008 10:20:00
After initially predicting 600,000 Google phone sales by year's end, the phone's maker, HTC, is now expecting closer to 1 million.HTC, maker of the original Google phone, is boasting that demand is so high that sales will reach a million by the end of the year. - +
Demand for Storm crashes ordering system 24/11/2008 06:53:00
Portal shutdown temporarily thwarts purchasesWhile Verizon expected the BlackBerry Storm to be a hot-ticket item, it probably didn't anticipate that demand for the device would crash its online ordering portal. - +
Poor(er) people buy iPhones, drive 3G growth 31/10/2008 07:59:00
Suprisingly, lower-income buyers are driving iPhone 3G adoption.Counter-intuitive as it sounds, lower-income buyers are driving sales of Apple's iPhone 3G, a Web metrics company said Thursday. - +
Nameo for the iPhone aims to replace business cards 16/10/2008 12:55:00
App allows users to instantly share data with other Nameo users with just a few commands.Mobile content creator Meganova BV has developed a program that enables iPhone users to easily share "virtual business cards". - +
Apple asks judge to make iPhone lawsuit moot 14/10/2008 07:15:00
Apple asks judge to dismiss lawsuit filed in August by woman who claims iPhone 3G dropped out and is slower than advertised.Apple has asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought by dissatisfied iPhone 3G owners because they did not ask the company to repair their iPhones or refund their money, according to court papers made public Friday. - +
BlackBerry cooks up a Storm 09/10/2008 09:00:00
RIM's first touch-screen handset, exclusive to Vodafone.RIM today unveiled the world’s first touch-screen BlackBerry device, the BlackBerry Storm 9530. - +
iPhone grabs top smartphone spot in the US 07/10/2008 09:00:00
iPhone 3G more efficient in pulling buyers from other carriers than its first-generation predecessor.Apple boosted its share of the US consumer smart phone market by 55 percent after cutting the price of its iPhone and rolling out a 3G model this summer, a research firm said Monday. - +
RIM launches first BlackBerry flip-phone 11/09/2008 20:31:00
Research in Motion (RIM) diversified its BlackBerry line Wednesday by introducing a "flip" or clamshell model.Research In Motion (RIM) diversified its BlackBerry line Wednesday by introducing a "flip" or clamshell model, a popular form for mobile phones. - +
Sony Ericsson courts Windows Mobile developers 04/09/2008 11:15:00
Sony Ericsson wants Windows Mobile developers to start working on applications for its Xperia X1.Sony Ericsson wants Windows Mobile developers to start working on applications for its Xperia X1 and on Wednesday it announced a tailor-made SDK (software development kit) for the upcoming smartphone. - +
Nokia ships first units of N96 04/09/2008 08:31:00
Nokia is shipping its N96 smartphone, the Finnish phone giant said Wednesday.The Nokia N96 smartphone has started shipping, the Finnish phone giant said Wednesday. - +
iPhone imitators prepping for their close-ups 01/09/2008 08:22:00
The Nokia Tube and others bob and weave for market advantageIt may be too early, or too presumptuous, to call Apple's iPhone a technology icon, but all the other major equipment makers in the emerging smart phone realm are looking to create their own "iconic" device.
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Computerworld Live Podcast #97: The Future of Enterprise Networking 25/07/2008 09:45:36
This week CW Live chats with Mark Thompson, global sales and marketing manager for HP ProCurve, on the future of the enterprise networking. Mark discusses the trends we can expect to see in the near future and how the right infrastructure can ensure your enterprise network is secure. - +
Computerworld Live Podcast #96: Security at the Edge 11/06/2008 09:22:22
CW Live speaks with Amol Mitra, HP ProCurve Director of Marketing for Asia Pacific and Japan. Today's topic: how enterprises are starting to shift away from simply controlling security via server logins, firewalls and moving to more adaptive security frameworks. - +
Data Management Edition #10: Multi-Petascale Systems 02/05/2008 09:12:33
This week we look at sustainability and the development of multicore technologies to build multi-petascale systems. - +
IT Security Edition #11: How to poison the Storm botnet 01/05/2008 08:51:55
This week CW Live presents a case study on how to poison the notorious Storm botnet . Plus we take a look at Cisco's plans for Ironport. - +
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