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Paranoid Android: Did they forget Oz?

Dozens of phone calls and emails today made one thing clear: none of Australia's telcos or handset manufacturers has briefed their staff on when mobile phones running Google's Android system will be made available locally, if they are at all.

Nokia phones to support Exchange

Nokia took aim at smartphone rival RIM this week, announcing plans to expand the number of devices that will automatically be capable of accessing Microsoft corporate email via the software giant's Exchange platform.

Palm Treo Pro plays peek-a-boo

An image of Palm's latest smartphone, the Treo Pro, has appeared briefly on the company's website before being taken down, but not before a screenshot was snapped.

Apple answers call for iPhone applications

Apple wowed the cell phone industry a year ago with the first version of the iPhone. And now its new software development kit and soon-to-be-launched application store featuring third-party applications could change the game yet again.

Nvidia's mobile ambitions adding MIDs to the list

Nvidia is doubling down on its budding processor business for the next generation of mobile computers.

Opera Mini 4.1 steps out of beta

Opera has sewed up a short beta run of Opera Mini 4.1 declaring the mobile phone browser build stable enough to institute as the latest product standard.

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Belkin offers new ways to protect your 'pod

Chocolate, leather and protective shields featured in the sackful of iPod goodies we received from Belkin last week.

Google Maps for Mobile adds 'My Location' feature

Google has launched a new feature in its Google Maps for Mobile program that automatically sets your location, even in phones that lack a global positioning system (GPS) device.

iPhone will improve the handheld breed

Apple's new iPhone has garnered a lot of press coverage. And although it isn't perfect, it should drive a new generation of easier-to-use and more richly featured handhelds.

HTC's Touch mobile touches down in Australia

Mobile device manufacturer High Tech Computing (HTC) unveiled its first branded smartphone for Australia -- the HTC Touch -- in Sydney yesterday.

Palm's Linux OS delayed until 2008

Palm admitted recently a Linux-based version of its operating system won't be available until 2008.

Dell unveils M1330 and colourful Inspirons

Dell has announced its new range of PCs today -- including a new range of colourful Inspirons and the flagship M1330 -- as well as formally acknowledged that it will sell its products at retail in the near future.

Apple iPhone vs Nokia N95

Will Apple's iPhone reshape the mobile phone market? Are there better devices actually available already? We put the iPhone head-to-head with its competition to see how it stacks up.

Q&A: Palm's founder answers the Foleo's critics

Although he knows not everyone will agree, Jeff Hawkins is convinced Palm's Foleo is the best idea he's ever had.

Is Foleo Palm's folly?

Palm's bid to reinvent mobile computing looks an awful lot like the current state of mobile computing, but with less horsepower.

Mobile minitablets still grounded despite new tech

PDAs are pretty much dead; smart phones are the domain of the cellular industry; and the newest push, the ultramobile PC, hasn't met with much early success.

Palm touts stability of Linux-based Treos

Palm is developing a Linux-based operating system for its handheld devices, according to company Chief Executive Ed Colligan.

Greenpeace trashes Apple again

Greenpeace has again targeted Apple in its latest Guide to Greener Electronics, a report which ranks major electronics manufacturers on their environmental policies and practices. But is Apple really putting its technology ahead of the environment?

Palm's iPhone blunder

Palm was once a leader in the handheld and mobile phone markets. Now it's just another player — and allegedly up for sale. What went wrong?

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