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Mobile Linux standards forum gives up

June 26, 2008 12:47 PM PDT

Efforts to standardize mobile Linux get put on hold after the Linux Phone Standards Forum announced it's merging with the Linux Mobile Foundation.

Symbian's new mobile-app role

June 25, 2008 8:02 AM PDT

With an acquisition and a new foundation, Nokia casts the operating system into the limelight hogged by iPhone and Android.

The next wave of PCs

June 5, 2008 11:50 AM PDT

New chips like Intel's Atom and Nvidia's Tegra are shaping the development of PCs from the Eee Box desktop to the emerging category of mobile Internet devices.

Vodafone rings the changes with Sarin departure

May 27, 2008 5:43 AM PDT

Analysts welcomed the smooth transition at the top of the world's largest mobile phone group by revenue but said that it had come slightly earlier than expected.

Phone business rings up change

May 5, 2008 3:22 PM PDT

A fuel cell for cell phones, T-Mobile's 3G network in New York, and some acquisitions and new smartphones on the horizon.

Web 2.0 Expo: Web apps invade San Francisco

September 25, 2008 2:20 PM PDT

Conference takes pulse of Internet's use as a platform, offers a glimpse of what to expect in the next level of gameplay.

Laptop makers adopt 3G Gobi chipset

April 6, 2008 6:57 PM PDT

The Gobi technology lets travelers connect to both HSPA and EV-DO networks. Later this year, it'll be in laptops from Dell, HP, and Lenovo.
(From ZDNet UK)

Week in review: Wireless in Las Vegas

April 4, 2008 4:49 PM PDT

The CTIA wireless trade show grabbed the bulk of headlines, but the big stories were less about handsets and more about network openness and resulting new features. Also, music industry mixes it up.
(By CNET News.com's Michelle Meyers)

CTIA 2008: Mobile showdown in Sin City

September 25, 2008 2:23 PM PDT

At CTIA Wireless, there's no shortage of new phones, but does anyone have a new business plan?

Intel's Live Large vision for mobile phones

June 20, 2008 3:52 PM PDT

The Carry Small Live Large plan focuses on sensors and is one of the company's "four or five big bets" for upcoming tech trends.
(From ZDNet Australia)
• IDF: Intel trots out wireless chips, discusses eight cores)

IBM moves to expedite mashups for mobile

March 25, 2008 12:59 PM PDT

Company releases software targeted at mobile-app developers for building both business and consumer Web 2.0 mashups.
(By Adrian Bridgwater of ZDNet UK)

Court leaves intact ban on Qualcomm selling some chips

March 19, 2008 7:15 PM PDT

Court lets stand an order barring wireless chipmaker Qualcomm from selling chips that infringe on three of Broadcom's patents.
(From Reuters)

Google sees surge in Web use on hot mobile phones

March 19, 2008 5:02 PM PDT

Google has seen an acceleration of Internet activity among mobile phone users in recent months since the company introduced faster Web services on selected phone models.
(From Reuters.)

A Qwest for survival

February 27, 2008 9:15 AM PST

Phone company's CEO says new partnerships are intended to help it fill holes in its business, develop its wireless service.
Qwest in talks with Verizon about wireless deal

At FCC, change must be the mantra

February 25, 2008 7:31 AM PST

Policy analyst Randolph J. May says the Federal Communications Commission should make needed market reforms to communications policy.

Mobiles on the moon? NASA, Brits dial up a plan

February 19, 2008 2:40 PM PST

Even in the cosmos there will be no escaping the ringtone as NASA and the British National Space Centre prep a mobile network for the moon.

Mobile's GSMA showcase: Android and more

August 7, 2008 9:03 AM PDT

The Mobile World Congress in Barcelona spotlights mobile broadband gear, services, software, and strategies. Read CNET's full coverage.
Photos: New phones at Mobile World Congress
Google Android prototypes make debut

Operators hit back at EU data-roaming threat

February 12, 2008 7:04 AM PST

GSM Association says data-roaming price cuts are already falling and that Commission regulation would stifle innovation.

More heavyweights join mobile-Linux group

February 12, 2008 6:25 AM PST

Orange, Access join the LiMo Foundation to collaborate on its upcoming mobile-Linux platform, which promises more applications for users.

The next big things in wireless

February 12, 2008 10:42 AM PST

The Mobile World Congress show in Barcelona is the place to be to see what's coming soon to a cell phone near you.