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Opera mobile gets Symbian support

There's been a lot of activity recently in the world of mobile browsers. Read more »

Yahoo announces social networking app for iPhone

Yahoo on Wednesday released a preview version of a free new iPhone application called oneConnect that can centralise communications and social-networking activity. Read more »

Opera signs up to Symbian Foundation

The browser company Opera has signed up to the Symbian Foundation, a Nokia-led consortium that was set up in June to turn the Symbian mobile operating system into an open-source platform. Read more »

Open source Symbian handsets expected in 2010

Nokia plans to acquire the rest of Symbian, open source the mobile operating system and launch its first handsets in two years. Read more »

What does Nokia's Trolltech buy mean for Symbian?

Symbian, Sony Ericsson and Motorola claim they are confident Nokia's acquisition of Trolltech will leave them unscathed, despite analyst suggestions to the contrary. Read more »

Nokia to acquire Linux firm Trolltech

Nokia is to buy Trolltech, the company whose Linux-based Qt application-development framework is at the core of many PC and mobile applications including Google Earth and Skype. Read more »

Nokia to include Windows Live services

Though a Microsoft rival, Nokia will offer mobile Web services from the software maker, including Windows Live Messenger, Hotmail. Read more »

Virus reignites mobile malware squabble

F-Secure has denied overplaying the threat posed by mobile malware after the Finnish antivirus vendor issued information about a new mobile worm. Read more »

F-Secure: Commwarrior claims first big victim

The first serious outbreak of a mobile-phone virus in a company has been detected, according to security specialist F-Secure. Read more »

Trojan horse takes down smart phones

A Trojan horse has been created that causes smart phones to crash, security software maker F-Secure has warned. Read more »

Features (9)

Symbian's research chief on going open source

We caught up with Symbian's research chief, David Wood, at the Symbian Smartphone Show at Earls Court in London, to discuss the complications of such a process, as well as what the next few years holds for smartphone technology. Read more »

Nokia enters the mobile open source battle

Tuesday's big announcement, that several major mobile platforms — Symbian, UIQ, Series 60 and MOAP — are to be pooled into one open-sourced über-platform, came out of the blue. Read more »

Mobile development in Australia--Part 3

In the final part in this series, Builder AU wraps up with advice for developers wanting to take their mobile applications to market. Read more »

Web services B2B implementation demonstration: Part 5

In the fifth article of our continuing Web services series, Kevin Koch implements the business logic and Web services associated with Tom's business tier, including the implementation of security protocols and asynchronous notification. Read more »

Web services B2B implementation demonstration: Part 4

In the fourth article of our series on Web services B2B implementation, we implement business logic and Web services associated with John's business tier. Read more »

Personal tech Visionary: Simplicity is key

Mike Nuttal believes that simplicity is key to a successful product and that integrated devices such as combination mobile phone-camera-MP3 players are a step in the wrong direction. Read more »

Wireless Visionary: Wi-Fi speeds into the future

Although Wi-Fi has turned into one of the hottest young technologies, Vic Hayes says the real excitement will start after the computer industry hurdles the 100mbps speed barrier. Read more »

Open-source Visionary: Linux red-flags to fall

Linux developers will cure corporate buyers of any lingering Linux phobias according to open-source guru, Dan Frye. Read more »

Security Visionary: 'Clipper chick' chats about encryption

Despite her unpopular stance on encryption, Dorothy Denning's dedication to security has earned her respect. What does she think is in store for security? Read more »

Blog (1)

Is that a Moket in your Pocket?

Andrew Muller [blogs:nouveauricheinternet] -- Nokia will be bundling content from Brisbane Flash Lite developers Moket when they release the new 6131 in Singapore. A Series 40 clamshell, the 6131 like an increasing number of new models from Nokia has the Flash Lite player preinstalled. Read more »

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