By Mike on 27 March 2008
LONDON, UK – Ofcom has given the thumbs-up to mobile calling aboard UK-registered aircraft in European airspace. Should communication truly know no bounds, or should flight remain one of the last havens of peaceful travel?
By the Team on 26 March 2008
ESPOO, Finland – With new mobile devices becoming ever more capable (think N95 with personal navigation, 5-megapixel camera and a multitude of other audio and video talents) they need to be fed with ever more complex applications.
By the Team on 26 March 2008
INTERNATIONAL – That’s one hell of a headline, but not as out there as you might think. In a special report for BusinessWeek, Olga Kharif has explored a wide range of biomaterial research which is paving the way for the next generation of device materials.
By the Team on 24 March 2008
SAN JOSE, USA – Mobile Rules, the annual competition tasked with highlighting the best next-generation mobile applications and technologies has announced the winners for 2008.
By the Team on 19 March 2008
BRUSSELS, Belgium – Mobile TV got a welcome boost from the European Union yesterday in its decision to urge member countries to adopt the DVB-H mobile TV standard.
In a move should help rapidly evolve the development of TV on mobile phones, the deadlock between competing technologies can now finally be broken.
By Mike on 14 March 2008
NEW YORK, USA – Unveiled last month, the Nokia Morph concept phone has ignited a fresh thread of interest in the possible applications of future phones.
Brainchild of the Nokia Research Center and Cambridge University Nanoscience Center, the Morph pursues visions of shape-shifting devices to suit specific tasks, self-cleaning materials and promotes sustainability via solar power.
By Mike on 13 March 2008
TEXAS, USA – Over the past year there’s been a seismic shift in the way smartphones are used.
According to a new report from Handango, the world’s leading smartphone content provider, entertainment content has leapfrogged from third place into the top slot as the leading category, usurping business and productivity apps.
By the Team on 12 March 2008
INTERNATIONAL – A recent report by ABI research predicts the next generation of mobile broadband, dubbed ‘4G’, will take a long time to take off, and even five years from now will make up only a tiny proportion of mobile Internet users.
The study, reported on by LinuxDevices.com sees regular 3G connections as being the most prominent in 2013.
By the Team on 12 March 2008
CAMBRIDGE, England – Researchers at the University of Cambridge Nanoscience Centre have been working with the Nokia Research Centre on a form of ’stretchable electronic skin’ which could enable a new breed of multi-plane, multi-touch interfaces and, potentially, prosthetic skin.
According to the Economist however, the potential doesn’t stop there.
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