Mobile Phones

Nokia N900 throws Linux smartphone in advance

August 31, 2009

Nokia offers its first Linux smartphone N900 in advance to Germany and Italy. The Dutch shop of the Finnish manufacturer is the smartphone with the new Maemo 5 OS not to order. The Dutch shop of the Finnish manufacturer is the smartphone with the new Maemo 5 OS not to order. Delivery starts from October [...]

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Samsung is working on its own OS based on Linux

August 31, 2009

Samsung is developing its own operating system for smart phones. Of all mobile OSes Samsung already offers several models, but the manufacturer is now an ‘own’ smartphone OS, which will be based on Linux. Of all mobile OSes Samsung already offers several models, but the manufacturer is now an ‘own’ smartphone OS, which will be [...]

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iPhones wither in the heat

August 28, 2009

Green groups say that humankind’s hankering after technology is one reason for global warming. Now global warming is getting back at technology.
The iPhone, the latest gizmo of techno freaks all over the world, is now withering under the heat wave, reports say.
A devastated owner of a white iPhone 3GS in France found pink ‘scorch marks’ on his handset after he left it in the sunlight for a while.

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iPhones exploding?

August 14, 2009

A French teenager’s claim that an Apple iPhone shattered in his face is a first involving the device but similar incidents have occurred with the iPod according to a US television station. Marie-Dominique Kolega, whose 18-year-old son was struck in the eye by a piece of glass when the screen shattered on his girlfriend’s iPhone, [...]

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RCom partners with US firm for mobile conferencing

August 13, 2009

Telecom major Reliance Communications (RCom) on Wednesday announced it had partnered US-based telecom solutions provider Kodiak Networks to roll out nationwide mobile conferencing service. RCom will roll out the services on both GSM and CDMA platforms, the company said in a statement.

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College e-textbooks go to class in iPhones

August 12, 2009

The US and Canadian college students can pack textbooks into their pockets instead of spine-bending backpacks courtesy of an iPhone application released by CourseSmart. The northern California supplier of electronic textbooks on Tuesday released free software that makes digitised forms of college textbooks available on Apple’s ubiquitous iPhone or iPod Touch devices. “We’ve seen significant [...]

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MS, Nokia team up to offer Office on mobiles

August 12, 2009

Microsoft Corp said it will announce an alliance with Nokia on Wednesday, likely unveiling plans to make the software company’s Office suite of applications available on devices made by the world’s top cellphone manufacturer. Microsoft, the world’s largest software firm, is set to bring out the latest version of its Office product next year, including [...]

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