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RIM Launches First BlackBerry Flip-phone
Research in Motion (RIM) diversified its BlackBerry line Wednesday by introducing a "flip" or clamshell model.News
Nokia Expands Exchange E-mail Support
Nokia is making it easier for enterprise workers to get their Exchange e-mail on its devices.News
HP Extends Laptop Battery Life to 24 Hours
HP will release a laptop next month whose battery will last up to 24 hours, but only if its running Microsoft Windows XP.News
OLPC Seeks ITU’s Help to Promote Laptops
The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) association is changing strategy: It has joined forces with the United Nations' lead agency…News
Vodafone to Resell Dell’s Netbook
Dell’s new netbook, the Inspiron Mini 9, will be sold with built-in mobile broadband by Vodafone, the companies announced on…News
Sony Recalls 73,000 Vaio Laptops Due to Burn Hazard
Sony is recalling 73,000 Vaio TZ laptops because of a possible manufacturing defect that may cause them to overheat.News
OLPC’s Dual Boot Linux, Windows Laptop Due out Soon
A version of OLPC's XO able to run Linux or Windows will be out soon, an OLPC official said.News
Sony Unveils Two High-def Camcorders
Sony has unveiled a couple of DV-tape based high-def camcorders that will be going on sale in the next couple of months.News
OLPC to Launch Touchscreen XO-2 Laptop in Q1 2010
OLPC plans to launch the upcoming low-cost XO-2 laptop in the first quarter of 2010, according to an official from the group.News
Amazon to Sell OLPC XO Laptops From November
Amazon.com will start selling OLPC's low cost XO laptop in late November, extending the Give One, Get One program.News
Nokia Ships First Units of N96
Nokia is shipping its N96 smartphone, the Finnish phone giant said Wednesday.News
Nokia Comes With Music Comes to Market at Last
UK consumers will be the first people to try a service from Nokia that allows them to download music to their phones.News
Growth in Symbian Phone Sales Continues to Slow
Mobile phone OS developer Symbian's growth continues to slow down, the company reported.News
IPhone to Be Sold by Two Russian Companies
The new iPhone 3G will be sold by at least two mobile phone companies and a third may be added soon.News
China Mobile Moves in on Mobile Broadband via TD-LTE
China Mobile hopes to start testing TD-LTE mobile broadband technology as soon as possible.News
Microsoft Looks to Build One-stop Mobile Apps Market
A job advertisement suggests Microsoft is preparing to launch in the next few months a Web site called Skymarket to sell Windows Mobile OS applications.News
iPhone Ad Crackdown Should Warn Other Vendors
Apple got busted in Britain for its 'misleading' ads, but other mobile marketers are also guilty, analyst says.News
How to Buy a Mini-laptop
Mini-laptops are among the hottest new products this year and with the back-to-school sales season upon us, I created a list…News
Fujitsu Siemens Shows Its First Netbook
Fujitsu Siemens officially launched its first netbook, the Amilo Mini, at the IFA electronics show in Berlin on Wednesday.News
LG Unveils Netbook PC With Embedded 3G at IFA
LG Electronics will launch in October a netbook-class laptop PC based on Intel's Atom processor that also includes 3G…News
Locked IPhones Can Be Unlocked Without a Password
Private information stored in Apple's iPhone and protected by a lock code can be accessed by anyone with just a few button presses.News
HP and Acer Start Netbook Price War
HP and Acer have cut prices on their respective netbooks, the Mini-Note and Aspire one.News
Asustek Aims New Eee PCs at Emerging Markets
Asustek's latest Eee PCs, the 904HD and 1000HD are aimed at emerging markets.News
Singapore Gets IPhone, but No Visual Voicemail or ITunes
The iPhone 3G goes on sale in Singapore tonight.News
Intel’s Core 2 Extreme Mobile Chips: A New Speed King
Intel's newest chips take "Extreme" to the extreme, with game-friendly features and superior power.News
Intel’s Classmate 3 Laptop Gets a Touch Screen
Intel has redesigned the Classmate PC, giving it a tablet PC design with a touch-screen interface.News
OQO Shows off Handheld Computer Based on Atom
Handheld computer maker OQO showed off a version of its Model 02 computer based on the Atom processor at IDF.News
Vodafone to Offer Pricey IPhone 3G in India
Vodafone India will sell the iPhone 3G at a hefty price.Glenn Fleishman on Hardware
Keep That Laptop in the Bag in the Security Line
The TSA says that you can keep your laptop in a bag as long as it's designed to provide a clear top and bottom image of the computer.News
iPhone 3G: Complaints Mount About Data Service Speeds
Apple and AT&T promote the iPhone 3G as being 'twice as fast' as its predecessor. But how often are users getting true 3G for their data transmission speed?News
Dell Unveils 19-hour Latitude Laptop
Dell on Tuesday announced a series of Latitude laptops, including one the company claimed provides 19 hours of battery life.News
Lenovo Adds Quad-Core Laptop to ThinkPad Line
Lenovo updated its ThinkPad line of laptops with a quad-core notebook.News
New IPod Touch and MacBooks Coming Soon, Analysts Say
Apple in September will announce a new iPod Touch and a redesigned MacBook, analysts say.News
PC Industry Scared Netbooks May Hurt Laptop Sales
Analysis: AMD says it has no plans to enter netbook market, as questions loom over where the netbook is headed.News
Netbooks Spark Linux Redesigns
Linux interfaces are being redesigned to take advantage of the limited resources and smaller screens of netbooks.News
Apple Can ‘Kill’ iPhone Apps Remotely, Or Can It?
Apple "kill switch" found in iPhone 2.0 OS causes stir as developers ponder why it's there.News
Hands on With HP’s Mini-Note Netbook
Hewlett-Packard's 2133 Mini-Note may end up as the premium choice among the entire mini-laptop category.News
HP Considering Touchscreens for Next Mini-Note
Touchscreens and higher capacity SSDs may be in the plans for HP's next Mini-Note.News
The Steve Jobs-Style MobileMe ‘Apology’
Steve Jobs kind of apologizes for MobileMe mess, and Apple users respond 'apology accepted.'News
U.S. Loses out in Lenovo’s Linux Netbook Push
U.S. users will not be offered versions of the new IdeaPad netbooks with a Linux OS or an 8.9-inch screen, at least not initially.News
Blog: Apple Updates iPhone OS: Thwarts Hackers, Fixes Flaws
Apple updates iPhone and iPod Touch firmware. Update aims to fix iPhone flaws consumers have griped about for nearly a month.News
Delta Adds Wi-Fi to Entire Domestic Airline Fleet
Delta Air Lines says all its U.S. domestic passengers will be able to surf the Web at broadband speeds via Wi-Fi.News
HTC to Ship 1 Millionth Touch Diamond by Mid-August
HTC will ship its one millionth iPhone-rival handset within months of its June launch.News
MSI Offers Wind Netbook With Better Batteries
MSI is adding better batteries to the Wind netbook, for longer run time.News
US Border Agency Says It Can Seize Laptops
U.S. agents now have the authority to seize and retain laptops indefinitely, according to a new policy detailed in documents issued by the DHS.News
In-flight Cell Call Ban Advances in Congress
A bill that would stifle in-flight cellular calls permanently is headed for the U.S. House of Representatives.News
Reduce Cell-phone Cancer Risk
Can cell phones lead to cancer? That's a never-ending debate, but until conclusive data arrives, users can take small steps to…News
Windows Mobile Sales Lower Than Expected
Microsoft missed its target for Windows Mobile shipments in its fiscal year 2008 by 10 percent.News