Pwn2Own sponsor bets researchers will hack Windows 7, Microsoft's browser, Apple's phone
Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8, not Apple's Safari, will be the first browser to fall in next week's Pwn2Own hacking challenge, the contest organizer said today.
Skype is also working hard on a client for Android-based smartphones
Skype and Nokia have released a new Skype client for the Symbian mobile OS.
Nokia's latest Symbian phone offers navigation and social network support for US$180
The first of Nokia's Cseries handset comes with integrated support for Facebook in the address book, and support for e-mail and instant messaging.
App also lets users watch on-demand football highlights
Nokia and Sky have joined forces to launch an app that allows mobile phone users to watch live Premiership football matches on a number of Nokia handsets.
Intel and Nokia join forces to offer a new kind of mobile OS that is a cross between a mobile and a netbook OS
Nokia and Intel have become allies in a new clash of the operating systems with the joint creation of the MeeGo. MeeGo is an operating system that blurs the line between a robust mobile phone OS and a lightweight netbook OS.
Smartphones that can handle movies at 1080p will ship next year, according to ST-Ericsson
Both Qualcomm and ST-Ericsson are demonstrating at Mobile World Congress concept smartphones that can connect to and play HD content on TVs.
The suit alleges Nokia mislead investors when describing its market position
A class action complaint against Nokia alleges the company committed securities fraud when describing its operations in 2008.
We've seen Mac OS X on ordinary, PCs, but a Finnish hacker managed to get it to run on a Nokia N900 phone.
Have you ever wanted to run a full-blown copy of Mac OS X on your mobile device? One hacker has managed to get Apple's operating system running on a smartphone, and it's not the iPhone.
Windows Mobile and Android versions of Firefox Mobile are on the way, but there will be no iPhone or Blackberry versions
The mobile version of the Firefox browser is now available to owners of the Nokia N900 smartphone, after several months of beta tests. Mozilla is also working on versions for smartphones running Windows Mobile and Android.
Fennec set to hit Nokia
The first production version of Firefox for Mobile has been released, for Nokia's Maemo operating system. But Mozilla already seems to be scaling back its deployment plans, and unexpectedly the mobile browser will not support Adobe Flash.
Increased interest in smartphones helped both Apple and Nokia
Nokia and Apple were the big winners as the sale of mobile phones rebounded during the fourth quarter. Consumers, meanwhile, stand to get more choice and better value for money as competition heats up, especially in the smartphone segment.
However, the company has to continue to improve its portfolio, analyst said
Nokia reported a fourth-quarter profit of €948 million (US$1.3 billion), up 65 percent from a year earlier thanks to improved phone sales.
Premium paid-for GPS services may suffer in wake of Nokia's announcement
As Nokia takes on Google with turn-by-turn voice navigation on select smartphones, the worst nightmares of GPS device makers are coming true.
New version of Ovi Maps competes with Google's offerings on Android
A new version of Nokia's mapping service Ovi Maps will include turn-by-turn voice guidance for walking and driving navigation for free, Nokia said on Thursday.
Premium version of Ovi Maps will be available for free, but only on select handsets.
Android phones aren't the only handsets that have access to a free, full-featured GPS application. Nokia on Thursday announced that it will make the premium version of Ovi Maps, which includes turn-by-turn directions and traffic alerts, available on a number of its devices free of charge. But not all of Nokia's devices will benefit from the free upgrade from the start.
