Mobile Breaking News

RIM's BlackBerry Bold beats Apple to the 3G punch
Amid swirling rumors about the impending announcement of a 3G iPhone, Research in Motion today introduced its slickest, speediest, most powerful, and most connected BlackBerry to date: the BlackBerry Bold 9000. More..

UWB in doubt after TI pulls out
Ultra-wideband, the fast short-range wireless link which was supposed to be in handsets and PCs by now, is on the brink of failure after Texas Instruments pulled out of the technology. More..

Preview your next cell phone - virtually
You need a new cell phone -- but you can't make up your mind which one to get. Sound familiar? More..

Sony Ericsson combines Java and Flash
Sony Ericsson is hoping to promote "wow" mobile-phone applications by enabling developers to combine the best of Java and Flash in the same applications. More..

Mobile app development moves beyond CRM, but slowly
E-mail on BlackBerry is ubiquitous. Now enterprises are moving on to more complicated mobile apps. More..

SDK showdown: iPhone vs. Android
While the iPhone has without a doubt been the big success story of the past year in the mobile phone world, many other companies are planning to release similar devices this year to challenge its status as the undisputed king of smartphones. Some of the more intriguing competitors for the iPhone will be those devices that are powered by Android, Google’s open source mobile platform. More..

How the iPhone is killing the 'Net
Is the iPhone killing the 'Net? That’s the question posed by Oxford University Professor Jonathan Zittrain in his new book, The Future of the Internet and How to Stop It.  More..

Vista SP1 reboot bug fixed, downloads to resume
Microsoft Monday said it has fixed a Vista SP1 reboot bug that had caused some users to suspend migrations and that the revised software will again be offered via automatic distribution. More..

U.K. startup shows slick new smartphones
A world awash with smartphones has another brand to put on the sales shelf marked 'interesting'. Velocity Mobile, a U.K.-based venture backed by Taiwanese laptop maker Inventec, has announced its first Windows Mobile smartphones, the Velocity 103 and 111. More..

PDAs stumble over daylight saving change
The extension of daylight saving to April 6 is causing problems for PDA users at one large government department. More..

CTIA - Motorola to go broad with CTIA debuts
Motorola won't choose sides in the main technology standoffs expected at the CTIA Wireless trade show next week, judging from a set of early product announcements on Wednesday. More..

Orange Business releases 'Mobile Office' suite
Orange Business this week rolled out its Mobile Office package, a suite of services that the company describes as comprehensive approach for organizations that want to create a more unified wireless communications system.  More..

Apple iPhone SDK will open applications for iPhone
Apple is expected Thursday to unveil its iPhone software development kit, which the company says will open up the popular wireless device to applications from outside developers.  More..

New TomTom GPS units use real-world speed data
GPS navigation vendor TomTom today announced a new line of devices that will use real-world traffic data to produce more realistic calculations of the fastest driving routes. More..

Microsoft accidentally leaks SP1
On Thursday, some Windows Vista users began finding Service Pack 1 in Windows Update, even though the upgrade isn't supposed to be available broadly until the middle of March. More..

RIM blames BlackBerry outage on service infrastructure upgrade
Research in Motion (RIM) said Tuesday that recent upgrades it had performed on its security infrastructure were to blame for the service outages that hit its BlackBerry devices this week.  More..

25 Products We Can't Live Without
It's a nice life. PC World staffers and contributors are continually deluged with the latest technology products, so as you can imagine, we set a high bar on the hardware, software, and Web sites that we choose to use ourselves. What are they? To answer that question, we compiled the following list of the top 25 products that we don't just like but that we absolutely, positively can't live without. More..

AT&T Tilt PDA phone
Slider phones have become increasingly popular, but until now they've been limited to models that are best used with two hands. That changes with AT&T's newest Windows Mobile device, which you can either hold in your hands or rest comfortably on a surface. More..

T-Mobile Sidekick LX PDA phone
I'm not wild about the Sidekick LX, but that opinion might say more about me than about this flashy messaging powerhouse. It excels at text, IM, and e-mail but puts up some roadblocks for those who use a phone primarily to make calls. More..

Hacked MySpace page serves up fake Windows update
There's now one more reason to be security-conscious while using MySpace.com: fake Microsoft updates. More..

The value of unified communications
As unified communication technologies mature, the focus is shifting from making a business case for UC to concrete and tangible deployment issues. To succeed, it is critical that business leaders, IT managers and planners understand where UC solutions offer value and how they improve competitiveness. More..

Nevis NAC gear secures insurance company network
The chance discovery of a consultant plugging in a laptop on its network led Missouri insurance company GEHA to install NAC as a means for segregating visitors from the corporate LAN.  More..

Remote management of mobile devices
Users who lose mobile devices like PDAs, smart phones and notebook computers may soon be able to track the devices and remotely disable them, via a single Web site. More..

Holiday gift guide: Cell phones/smart phones
Top ranked cell phones. More..

Apple's new phones lead to iTypos
iPhone users make mistakes more often when texting compared to users of phones with hard keys, a new study found. More..