Carphone Warehouse, O2 to continue to offer 16GB iPhone

Still demand for it Claims that O2 and Carphone Warehouse have completely sold out of the 16GB iPhone have proved greatly exaggerated. Both today said they would continue to offer the handset. Continued

Susi takes a look at two consumer orientated handsets from HTC. First up is the P3350 sporting an FM radio, microSD slot, MP3 player and BlackBerry Pearl-a-like trackwheel. Then there s the S710 which sneakily disguises a slide-out QWERTY keyboard beneath… Continued

We’ve already seen that the British are worried by their own ringtones, and now, two days before Valentine’s Day, research from the ringtone retailer MAX BOX reveals which mobile ringtones are the most unappealing to the opposite sex. Women said… Continued

Our new friends at Polymer Vision should be in fine spirits this morning since they just picked up a Best in Show award at 3GSM 2007. The futuristic rollable Readius display saw off stiff competition to win The most innovative… Continued

A joint survey from security software firm McAfee and the research company Informa has found that mobile operators are being struck hard by viruses. A poll of over 200 operators worldwide shows that they are experiencing the effect of viruses… Continued

Levi’s sews together 3G phone

No twisted cover though If you didn t manage to pocket one of Levi s ultra-limited edition Red Tab mobile phones recently, then don t worry because the jeans manufacturer s stitched together a 3G model. Continued

CEO of Symbian, Nigel Clifford, has said that he sees no real competitive threat from Apple’s iPhone - in fact he welcomes their entry into the mobile market, particularly in the US. In a press conference at 3GSM, Clifford also… Continued

Superpower or super bloat? France Telecom (Orange) has confirmed it’s looking at linking up with Scandinavian operator TeliaSonera, after rumours of a possible merger surfaced in the Le Figaro newspaper yesterday. Continued

Pocket friendly If being thin is all that s important to you, you ll love the positively anorexic Samsung i200 - claimed by the Korean giant to be the world s skinniest mobile phone yet. Continued

Redraws German mobile map Hamburg-based internet access provider Freenet has agreed to buy telecom reseller debitel AG for 1.63bn ($2.54bn). Continued

HTC to provide BT Fusion devices

HTC have announced that they have signed a deal to provide Windows Mobile 6 devices for their BT Fusion service. The VoIP service allows you to make calls over WiFi when you’re in the range of your house, switching to… Continued

More news from the 3GSM, this time from Microsoft and Vodafone, who have announced they are working together on an enhanced and co-branded Instant Messaging service. The idea is to make the service seamless - accessed from both the PC… Continued

One of the best, although some cynical bloggers would also say one of the worst, things about Samsung is they always launch so many phones. 3GSM has been no different with around a dozen or so new handsets taking their… Continued

Susi has made a recent discovery over at 3GSM - could this be an LG Shine killer? Samsung have displayed unfortunate timing by announcing their D840, which, whaddyknow, has a highly reflective mirror finish, slide function, and design which resembles… Continued

Freenet to buy debitel for $2.54bn

Redraws German mobile map Hamburg-based internet access provider Freenet has agreed to buy telecom reseller debitel AG for 1.63bn ($2.54bn). Continued

HTC have announced that they have signed a deal to provide Windows Mobile 6 devices for their BT Fusion service. The VoIP service allows you to make calls over WiFi when you’re in the range of your house, switching to… Continued

Our new friends at Polymer Vision should be in fine spirits this morning since they just picked up a Best in Show award at 3GSM 2007. The futuristic rollable Readius display saw off stiff competition to win The most innovative… Continued

Remember that Samsung F700 smartphone we mentioned last week, with the slide-out qwerty keyboard and 5-megapixel camera? Well, Ashley is a lucky little sod, as he’s got within inches of one over in Barcelona for 3GSM. That’s right, he got… Continued

3GSM 2007: BlackBerry’s 8800

Not to be confused with Nokia’s 8800, BlackBerry have just announced their new version, the 8800, which apparently contains ‘GPS goodness’, according to our woman of the hour, Susi, who obviously needs a long nap, judging by this video. Bless…. Continued

Pledges to be flexible and focused - at the same time Angry Motorola shareholders confronted the ailing firm’s board over the company’s poor performance yesterday, but left with little more than vague promises and estimated dates. Continued

Intel and chums target 450mm wafer fabs

‘It’s only a tiny little thin one’ Three of the world s biggest chip players will cooperate with one another to develop silicon wafers to improve efficiency in semiconductor manufacturing. Continued

Vodafone and China Mobile team to build mobile Web 2.0

All your widget are belong to us Vodafone and China Mobile are setting up a Joint Innovation Lab (JIL) to establish standards for Web 2.0 widgets in the hope of creating truly cross-platform mobile apps. Continued

Ten-country deal feeds Apple’s world-domination plan Vodafone has signed a deal with Apple to distribute the iPhone in ten of its operating countries - several of which are still 2G-only, which should help clear stocks once the 3G version is launched. Continued

Comments Read on, dear techie nerds… In an effort to calm the European Union’s anti-trust concerns, Microsoft has released 14,000 pages of coding secrets. The documentation for the first time publicly shows the underlying protocols for Office 2007, Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Exchange Server 2007. Continued

Mobile broadband’s magic stick masterplan Maverick mobile operator 3 UK says it’s seen a 700 per cent increase in data traffic since it launched its price-busting dongle last October. Average data throughput on the network rose to 1,400 mbit/s by February, a steep ramp from 200mbit/s when the offer was introduced. Continued

MP launches ten minute rule bill on in-UK roaming

How much per minute?!? Tunbridge Wells MP Greg Clark yesterday used the ten-minute rule to present the UK parliament with his ideas on intra-country roaming for mobile phones. Continued

It was just a PRovisioning error O2 admitted today it has been capping speeds for its 3G customers, but claims that this is all down to a “provisioning error” rather than a deliberate policy of profiling its subscriber base. Continued

Samsung shows off fourth-gen Blu-ray player

Vows to beat PS3 Samsung has shown off its next major Blu-ray Disc player release - and pledged to pursue its goal of dominating the HD player market aggressively. Continued

Redmond keeping mum The Xbox 360 rumour mill is churning again thanks to fresh claims that the Microsoft has placed orders for consoles with Blu-ray Disc drives, allegedly in partnership with a subsidiary of PC manufacturer Asus. Continued

LG GGW-H20L Blu-ray HD DVD combo drive

Review Ready to run any HD disc on your PC While it’s clear that Blu-ray Disc is going to rule the HD roost, unfortunately for Sony, the rival HD DVD format will take some time to wither away. Which leaves the buying public in a tricky position. Continued

Sony, Samsung and Toshiba close behind Sony may have already produced some dinky OLED panels, but LG Display has become the latest manufacturer to details its timeline for the mass-production of larger OLED displays. Continued

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