This is the extremely smart, ultra-mobile, HTC Advantage not to be mistaken with a UMPC because, y know, it actually has a keyboard. It also has Wi-Fi and HSPDA connectivity and will be selling for around a thousand Euros when… Continued

As Sandisk throws lawsuits round like confetti Sun has issued a counter-lawsuit against Network Appliance (NetApp) which last month sued the Java overlords alleging it had violated seven of its patents. Continued

Ever the comedian, Susi has pronounced this U100 mobile from Samsung as being so thin, it ‘verges on taking up minus space’. Wowsers. If this U100 were a woman, she’d be stumbling down the London Fashion Week catwalks in a… Continued

We want your data Vodafone subscribers driving through the Netherlands may soon find themselves helping TomTom customers beat traffic jams, following the satnav specialists unveiling of the TomTom One XL HD Traffic navigation unit. Continued

Forgotten Tech Happy Birthday, Nokia 1011 (almost) Fifteen years ago tomorrow, ladies and gentlemen, Nokia launched the world’s first commercially available GSM digital phone, the Nokia 1011, the model number coming from the launch date: 10 November 1992. Continued

The view from the LiMo window What a pity Andy Rubin’s charming Welsh Terrier can’t talk. But that makes “Alex” Rubin the perfect spokesperson for Google’s phone software. Continued

Comment Turns to 802.11n Controlling the technology that will underpin the next generation of fast wireless networks, especially for the multimedia home and HDTV, will be a critical competitive advantage, and the jostling for position is already starting. Continued

The view from the LiMo window What a pity Andy Rubin’s charming Welsh Terrier can’t talk. But that makes “Alex” Rubin the perfect spokesperson for Google’s phone software. Continued

The view from the LiMo window What a pity Andy Rubin’s charming Welsh Terrier can’t talk. But that makes “Alex” Rubin the perfect spokesperson for Google’s phone software. Continued

This time it’s Google making the claim So Google is working with some big industry players on an open-source operating system for mobile phones. The assumption is that developers are waiting for a completely open OS to change the mobile world. Continued

We were winning until Paramount got off the fence… The two next-gen optical disc formats - Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD - are running neck and neck, Sony CEO Howard Stringer has conceded. And he admitted yesterday that Paramount’s move to favour HD DVD has hindered Blu-ray’s pitch. Continued

Hardware Widow PETA-bytes Apple may have completely left the planet with its nebulous, spaced-out Leopard branding, but thankfully folk who favour the fake feline look can still rely on Sony, which today rolled out a leopard-skin print laptop - the special edition ‘Spotted Life’ Vaio FZ. Continued

The view from the LiMo window What a pity Andy Rubin’s charming Welsh Terrier can’t talk. But that makes “Alex” Rubin the perfect spokesperson for Google’s phone software. Continued

Sony’s foundations rocked? The Xbox 360 s Japenese sales figures have finally overtaken those of the Sony PlayStation 3 - by a margin of just 239 consoles, according to market watcher Media Create. Continued

The Touch Cruise HTC has beefed-up its Touch handset range by launching the Cruise, the first model to incorporate GPS navigation. Continued

We want your data Vodafone subscribers driving through the Netherlands may soon find themselves helping TomTom customers beat traffic jams, following the satnav specialists unveiling of the TomTom One XL HD Traffic navigation unit. Continued

Orbit 2 faster, adds ’super 3G’ O2 has announced the XDA Orbit 2 PDA phone, a year after it launched the original handset. Continued

Comment Turns to 802.11n Controlling the technology that will underpin the next generation of fast wireless networks, especially for the multimedia home and HDTV, will be a critical competitive advantage, and the jostling for position is already starting. Continued

Clear as mud Hackers have worked out how to unlock the latest iPhone firmware, 1.1.2, to allow handsets running it to operate on any GSM network. Yet confusion reigns - one popular unlocking app may have been updated ‘unofficially’. Continued

Don’t sit too close LG has developed a range of high contrast LCD monitors, which it claims boosts the highest contrast screen currently available from 3000:1 to 5000:1. Continued

Samsung? LG? HTC? Who’ll crucify the Jesus Phone? Today may be iPhone Day across the UK, but Apple s must-have handset isn t the only cutting-edge touchscreen beauty available in Blighty. Continued

Light-up keys… Sony Ericsson s latest is aimed squarely at youngsters, to provide web for youth , as the company puts it. The K660 packs HSDPA connectivity and a host of web-friendly features. Continued

Letters Much ado about GUIs Two of the country’s biggest retail chains closed down on Friday afternoon in preparation for mayhem. In the end, tear gas wasn’t needed to fight back the hordes when the stores reopened, and the iPhone went on sale in the UK. Continued

Wants to focus on products not processes Sony is to leave the development of 32nm chip-making technology to its PlayStation 3 processor partners IBM and Toshiba, it said today. The move is the latest step in the Japanese giant’s attempt to narrow the focus of its chip business. Continued

Samsung? LG? HTC? Who’ll crucify the Jesus Phone? Today may be iPhone Day across the UK, but Apple s must-have handset isn t the only cutting-edge touchscreen beauty available in Blighty. Continued

Comment Turns to 802.11n Controlling the technology that will underpin the next generation of fast wireless networks, especially for the multimedia home and HDTV, will be a critical competitive advantage, and the jostling for position is already starting. Continued

Comment Turns to 802.11n Controlling the technology that will underpin the next generation of fast wireless networks, especially for the multimedia home and HDTV, will be a critical competitive advantage, and the jostling for position is already starting. Continued

Virtual network via Vodafone Carphone Warehouse (CPW) has started offering monthly contracts on Talkmobile, a new branded virtual operator. Continued

Focus on this Mobile phone cameras and digital zooms are becoming more powerful, but sometimes they just don t cut it when trying to take pictures of, say, the girl next door. So, online retailer Brando has launched an attachable telescope for mobile phones to solve all your distance-viewing problems. Continued