‘Please switch off your mobile’ enforcement Depending on your point of view, it s either intensely annoying when someone uses their phone in a train s quiet zone, or very annoying when you re in one and want to use your phone. 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

The big handset manufacturers aren’t just focused on music, TV and signing deals with trendy fashion houses to get some free Prada gear, y’know. Really. On its stand at 3GSM, Motorola was showing off its new mobile blogging application. It’ll… Continued

We previewed the new BlackBerry 8800 yesterday, unsure at the time which networks were going to offer new device. Well, now we know at least one - Vodafone. The BlackBerry 8800 features a full QWERTY keyboard, built-in GPS and BlackBerry… 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

It’s a bit of a Samsung love-fest here at the moment, as Susi and Ashley are getting hands on with some of the brand’s recently announced mobiles. The latest cat out of the bag is this rather sleek F500 multimedia… Continued

Jesus Phone scarier than anyone thought - analysts If you think everything that could have been written about the iPhone already has been written, prepare to be surprised. One vital aspect of Apple’s strategy has been overlooked - with multi-billion consequences for complacent network operators. Continued

Before ‘competing 4G’ technologies Sprint CEO Dan Hesse has laid out a schedule for the company’s much-awaited WiMAX deployment, which will now be launched in Baltimore in September. Washington DC and Chicago will also get coverage before the end of the year. Continued

Jesus Phone scarier than anyone thought - analysts If you think everything that could have been written about the iPhone already has been written, prepare to be surprised. One vital aspect of Apple’s strategy has been overlooked - with multi-billion consequences for complacent network operators. Continued

Not long now… Speculation continues to grow over the date on which Samsung will release its latest would-be iPhone killer, the Omnia, to European customers. Continued

But you’ll have to speak German Germany’s T-Mobile is to sell Apple’s new 3G iPhone for as little as 1. Continued

It’s a bit of a Samsung love-fest here at the moment, as Susi and Ashley are getting hands on with some of the brand’s recently announced mobiles. The latest cat out of the bag is this rather sleek F500 multimedia… Continued

Well, there’s another hour or so of the majority of the Shiny Massive’s (Susi, Ashley and Stu) time here at 3GSM (although Hard Core Stu is staying on for more mobile fun); just time enough for a quick reflection on… Continued

Updated: Laptop ban no barrier to government’s data giveaway A senior civil servant has been suspended for leaving top secret intelligence documents on a Waterloo to Surrey train. Continued

Exclusive Yet GPU launches in… er… laptops Toshiba has announced a pair of laptops that use its Cell-based SpursEngine graphics chip. But don’t expect the chip to work when the notebook’s on the road - SpursEngine consumes too much power, Register Hardware can reveal. Continued

We don’t need no stinkin’ licences China’s deployment of TD-SCDMA, its own incarnation of 3G, is well underway despite the fact that the government isn’t expected to issue any 3G licences until after it completely overhauls the industry later this year. Continued

A phone for the paparazzi? Sony Ericsson has blurred the line between handsets and compact cameras even further, with the unveiling of an 8.1-megapixel phone-camera… no… camera-phone… er… Continued

One for gaming, two for movies Toshiba has dipped its toes into the mobile HD market, with the launch of three Qosmio laptops equipped with the manufacturer s dedicated HD content processor. Continued

UK carrier takes an early bath O2 has lost its appeal to the European Court to prevent a competitor using bubbles to represent the company when comparing prices, in a ruling that will have implications beyond the mobile-phone industry. Continued

But you’ll have to speak German Germany’s T-Mobile is to sell Apple’s new 3G iPhone for as little as 1. Continued

France Telecom offer rejected TeliaSonera has turned down a $42bn offer from France Telecom, owner of the Orange brand, after the board decided unanimously that the company was worth more than that. Continued

Only €1 on contract T-Mobile is to offer Germans Apple’s 3G iPhone for just 1 ($1.54/ 0.79) - provided they sign up for a new 69-a-month contract. Continued

Still hovering around the Samsung stand at 3GSM like a hobo ’round The Ivy’s garbage cans, Ashley has his mitts firmly clamped on the F300 music phone from Samsung. This hybrid of a mobile phone, and music player on the… Continued

Cboss is a Russian company that specialises in converged billing, end-to-end solutions and value-added services. It also has a troupe of teenage dancing girls in hotpants. One of those sentences is the reason why once an hour, the Cboss stand… Continued

‘Please switch off your mobile’ enforcement Depending on your point of view, it s either intensely annoying when someone uses their phone in a train s quiet zone, or very annoying when you re in one and want to use your phone. Continued

Opteron and GPU will conquer all IBM’s Cell chip will struggle to woo server customers looking to turbo charge certain applications because the part has a fundamental design flaw, according to AMD fellow and acceleration chief Chuck Moore. Continued

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

Sarin makes one last lunge Verizon, the US mobile operator part-owned by Vodafone, is in talks to take over Alltel, America’s fifth largest operator, with a view to snatching the number-one spot from AT&T. Continued

Economic woes beget mid-range lane-hoggers It had to happen sooner or later - handset sales in Europe and Japan have dropped for the first time, and growth in the US is looking a bit sleepy too. Continued

LG has launched a sliderphone handset with an integrated Bluetooth earpiece - a world first, the company claimed. Continued