Mike Baker to leave Nokia
Clickz is reporting today that Mike Baker is scheduled to leave Nokia on August 8. Baker became head of Nokia Interactive Advertising after the company bought Enpocket last year. His expertise is sure to be missed. Baker joined mobile advertising firm Enpocket in 2004 and help build the company after its formation in 2001. Enpocket was [...]
iPhone Mail bug adds phishing danger
Be careful around the net Flaws in the Mail and Safari applications bundled with the iPhone leave users of the device at greater risk of phishing attacks.?
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Nokia and Qualcomm Settle Worldwide Legal Battle
A legal battle that spanned three continents and involved two of the biggest names in the mobile realm came to an end yesterday with both sides dropping all complaints and cross-complaints. Nokia, the world?s largest handset maker, and Qualcomm, the world?s largest maker of cell phone chips, reached an agreement that should quiet the upheaval [...]
Glu Brings HipSoft?s Build-a-lot to Mobile Phones
Mobile game company Glu announced today that it has partnered with HipSoft to bring Build-a-lot to the small screen. If you have ever dreamed of buying old houses and renovating them for resale but can?t hit a nail with a hammer, this is the game for you. Put all those hours of watching This Old [...]
Nokia and Qualcomm end patent war
Legal attack dogs muzzled Nokia and Qualcomm have agreed to end their worldwide legal battle over patents.?
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3 phone commercials which screw up the intended message
Cell phone commercials are boring as hell. A phone pops up, a bit of hip hop or techno plays while the phone spins around, and then it all fades to the company logo. If the budget is big enough, some dude might talk over the whole thing to tell you how awesome it is. Whether its [...]
iPhone launching in 20 mystery countries by Aug. 22
Hurray! Now more people around the globe get to experience the excitement of hearing “Sorry, we don’t have any left!” During the quarterly conference call with COO Tim Cook and CFO Peter Oppenheimer, Apple announced that the iPhone 3G would be makin’ its way to 20 more countries by August 22nd. Which countries? Nobody knows - it [...]
Windows Live Messenger for BlackBerry now available
Back in May, Microsoft and RIM announced a partnership to bring Windows Live services to the BlackBerry platform “sometime this summer”. The first goods from that partnership are on the table, with the release of Windows Live Messenger for BlackBerry. All of back-and-forth communication works through BlackBerry’s push technology, so chat lag should be minimal. The [...]
Re-jigged Intel mobile Linux stack dumps Ubuntu
Nothing personal, just no developers OSCON Intel's project to put a Linux and open source stack on mobile devices is getting overhauled to attract developer support, having failed to generate much interest.?
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AT&T Posts Good 2Q Numbers
AT&T?s second quarter numbers are in today, and the company has meet Wall Street?s expectations. The company saw its profits increase 30%, despite a slowing down of the U.S. economy. In the past few months AT&T?s stock has been driven down because of a feared recession, but today?s news sent the company?s shares up $1.08, [...]
