NewsFactor - HTC is priming the pump for sales of its latest Windows Mobile device in the U.S. The HTC Touch Pro2 will be available from T-Mobile with a touchscreen and user interface that aims to help customers streamline their communication and mobile Internet experiences. The device will be available on Aug. 12.
AP - Motorola Inc. last year said it would separate its ailing cell phone division from its other businesses, which make things like police radios and cable set-top boxes. It hired Sanjay Jha as co-CEO to lead the phone business, known as Mobile Devices.
Macworld.com - We complain a lot about the cell phone industry here in the U.S., but how would you like to actually do something about it? New York Times tech columnist David Pogue is mobilizing the armies of the Internet to strike back at one particular dastardly practice of wireless providers: those lengthy messages you get when youâ??re trying to leave somebody a voicemail.
Reuters - Microsoft Corp’s chief executive tried to persuade skeptical investors on Thursday that its 10-year Web search partnership with Yahoo Inc is good for both companies.
Reuters - Microsoft Corp’s chief executive tried to persuade skeptical investors on Thursday that its 10-year Web search partnership with Yahoo Inc is good for both companies.
NewsFactor - The Mozilla Foundation’s open-source Firefox browser passed the one billion download mark on Friday. That includes the latest 3.5 version back to the first release in 2004.
The iPhone’s security flaws were laid bare at the Black Hat Conference in Las Vegas yesterday, and now the smartphone-clutching public has boiled itself into a frenzy. But how serious is this supposed iPhone virus, and what can be done to protect your iPhone from infection? Here is what we know, and why you probably shouldn’t worry.
Apple will patch a critical security flaw on the iPhone that could let malicious hackers disable or take over any of the devices, a UK carrier told the BBC today.
PC World - Microsoft acknowledged its Windows Mobile segment has not performed well and said it is working on turning that around, but it’s uncertain whether its efforts will go far enough.
AFP - Motorola, the largest US mobile phone maker, rebounded from three straight quarters of losses and posted a small quarterly net profit on Thursday.