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Singapore’s StarHub Offers Femtocell Service
Singapore's StarHub is rolling out a femtocell service for its mobile and Internet subscribers.News
Europe to Cap Prices for Roaming Text Messages and Data
European telecommunications ministers gave their backing on Thursday to a plan to cap retail prices for sending SMS messages.News
In Mumbai, Bloggers and Twitter Offer Help to Relatives
In Mumbai terrorist attack, bloggers and Twitter users are helping relay information to worried relatives.News
Nokia to Pull out of Japanese Handset Market
Nokia is to stop developing handsets for Japanese carriers and pull out of the Japanese market, it said Thursday.News
Bamboo Laptop by Asustek to Debut Saturday
The first bamboo laptop by Asustek will hit the market in Taiwan on Saturday.News
Gartner: Economy Hits Cell-phone Sales
Economic woes stunted cell-phone sales growth in the third quarter of this year, and sales are likely to fall next year, according to Gartner.News
UK Bans Apple 3G IPhone Advertisement
The U.K.'s advertising watchdog on Wednesday banned a video advertisement for Apple's 3G iPhone, saying the ad exaggerates the…News
HTC’s Real IPhone Rival Stands Up: the Touch HD
HTC and Taiwan Mobile launched the Touch HD smartphone in Taipei.News
Jepsen Works to Raise Laptop Battery Life to 20-40 Hours
Mary Lou Jepsen's Pixel Qi plans to start shipping low-power screens in the second half of next year.News
Indians See Mobile Phones as a Necessity in Economic Crisis
Indians see mobile phone connections as a necessity, says Gartner as telecom regulator reports unabated growth in October in demand for new connections.News
Who’s Been Reading My Cell-phone Records?
Analysis: After Verizon fired employees who snooped into then-U.S. Senator Barack Obama's cell-phone records, other mobile subscribers should worry.News
In-Flight Wi-Fi Aboard the Virgin Party Plane
PC World's own Tim Moynihan joins a cabin full of Web celebrities to trial Virgin America's Gogo in-flight Wi-Fi service.News
Apple Sued Over iPhone Browser
Real estate developer says the way the iPhone navigates the Web infringes on his patent.News
Black Friday Bargain: Super-Cheap Linux Netbooks
You can find brand-name mini laptops for as little as $199. But which one should you buy?News
T-Mobile G1 Gets Opera Mini And Visual Voicemail
T-Mobile adds new applications, Opera Mini browser and visual voice mail, to its roster of mobile applications.News
Virgin and YouTube Team Up For WiFi in the Sky
A Virgin America flight held a VIP party to test the company's new Gogo in-flight WiFi service and streamed video streaming from 35,000 feet to the YouTube Live event.News
Lenovo Service Disables Laptops With Text Message
Lenovo on Tuesday announced a service that allows users to remotely disable a PC by sending a text message.News
HP Results Lifted by Laptop PCs, EDS Buyout
HP reported a 19 percent jump in revenue, driven by its EDS acquisition and strong sales of notebook PCs and blade servers.News
Greenpeace: Companies Not Serious About Climate Change
Nokia still tops the Greenpeace Guide to Greener Electronics, which is increasingly focusing on manufacturers' energy consumption and greenhouse gas production.News
iPhone 2.2 Update Gets Jailbroken
Apple's recently released 2.2 software update for the iPhone's firmware has been hacked (or jailbroken)allowing you to customize your iPhones in ways Apple didn't intend.News
Intel Joins Giga-byte, Chunghwa to Launch Linux MID
Taiwan's Giga-byte will soon launch a mobile Internet device based on the 800MHz version of Intel's Atom.News
Snoopy Verizon Employees Fired
Any CIO knows you can't have staffers perusing records — especially the president-elect's — but this applies to all of us.News
Digital Gear: IPhone Clone Tries to Whip up a Storm
The iPhone has stolen the hearts of millions, but nowadays it's far from the only slick-looking touch-screen phone in town.News
Palm Lays off Workers
Palm confirmed that it has laid off an undisclosed number of workers this week.News
Apple Updates iPhone Software: Maps, Podcasts Enhanced
Apple has updates the iPhone's firmware to 2.2 adding enhancements to Google Maps, podcasts, and more.News
Verizon Employees Accessed Obama’s Mobile Record
Verizon Wireless has suspended several employees who accessed account information for a flip-phone formerly used by President-elect Obama.News
Folding Screen for Mobile Phones Unveiled
ITRI revealed a bendable screen technology for mobile phone that enables 5-inch screens.News
Mobile Finance: Indigenous, Ingenious or Both?
In Ghana, it's popularly known as susu. In Cameroon, tontines or chilembe. And in South Africa, stokfel. Today, you'd most…News
Blackberry Storm: The Reviews Are In
Critics are weighing in on BlackBerry's new touchscreen phone. Here's what they have to say.News
New Handsets Needed for Microsoft’s Mobile IE6
Microsoft's upcoming IE6 mobile browser will only work on new smartphones with 500MHz or better processors.News
RIM’s BlackBerry Storm: Awkward and Disappointing
Research in Motion's BlackBerry Storm looks handsome enough, but it will disappoint prospective buyers hoping for a credible touch-based iPhone alternative.News
iPhone 3G Coming to Wal-Mart, Report Claims
Watch out for falling iPhone prices at Wal-Mart. A report claims the iPhone will be sold at Wal-Marts starting next month.News
HP Gets Touchy with New TouchSmart tx2
HP's new touchscreen notebook includes a digital pen and remote.News
Mobile Phone Chargers Are Energy Vampires
Mobile chargers keep wasting energy when left plugged into the wall, something many consumers are not aware of.News
Enough Already Apple: Bring Flash to the iPhone
Apple's resistance to adopt Flash for the iPhone may be the iPhone's undoing.News
Google Voice Search App for iPhone Now Live
Google's iPhone App that allows you to speak your search queries into your iPhone (instead of typing) is now live.News
It’s Not a Netbook, It’s a Windows Mobile Terminal
Celio's latest Windows Mobile terminals offer netbook alternatives for smartphone owners.News
China Mobile Still in Talks With Apple Over IPhone
China Mobile and Apple remain in talks over the iPhone.News
Turn Your iPhone Into a Wii-Like PC Game Controller
Social Gaming Network’s iFun platform, which uses accelerometers to turn handhelds into Web-based PC game controllers, debuts today with iGolf for the iPhone and iPod Touch.News
Asus to Launch World’s ‘Fastest’ Smartphone
Asus says it newest smartphone, the P565, will sport a 800MHz processor making it the "fastest" in the world.News
OLPC ‘Give 1 Get 1’ Laptop Program Now Available on Amazon
The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) Foundation is partnering with Amazon to make available its Give 1 Get 1 program where you can buy a XO laptop and give one to a needy recipient.News
Most Mobile Users? Asia
Asia will be home to more than half of the world's mobile connections by 2011, according to research house Ovum.News
XO Laptop Hits 30 International Markets
The XO laptop will go on sale Monday to 30 countries through Amazon.com, marking the first time the laptop will be sold to users outside the U.S. and Canada.News
iPhone Gets Google Search By Voice
Google now lets Apple iPhone users use voice recognition to enter search queries for Googling on the go.News
Hands on With the Asustek N10 Netbook
Asustek Computer, designer of the Eee PC netbook that started the craze in mini-laptops, will have the N10 series in Taipei…News
Verizon Wireless to Launch BlackBerry Storm Next Week
Verizon will start selling RIM's answer to the iPhone 3G on November 21.News
The Insider’s Guide to Black Friday Bargains
Here's a roundup of the tips and tricks you need to know right now to get advance notification about tech bargains available on the day after Thanksgiving.News