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  In pictures: Huawei Vision smartphone launch at White Rabbit gallery
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  IN PICTURES: First Look - Apple iPhone 4S

• BYOD's phone number problem

  By Tom Kaneshige | 31 May, 2012 22:06

  A simple smartphone number can be an incredibly important corporate asset, but companies will have to give it up in a BYOD scenario.

• Samsung confident in 3G Galaxy S III

  By Ross Catanzariti | 31 May, 2012 13:06

  Samsung's latest flagship Android phone won't be available in a 4G model for Australia, but the company says it is confident in the 3G version for now.

• Vodafone launches Samsung Galaxy S III with double data deals

  By Nermin Bajric | 31 May, 2012 10:39

  Vodafone is holding a surprise launch of the Samsung Galaxy S III today, commencing at 11am AEST for online, and in-store from midday.

• yARN: Are we in for a fresh wave of interest in virtual desktops?

  By Stephen Withers | 30 May, 2012 08:45

  The traditional reason for considering virtual desktops in place of conventional PCs has been TCO, with much of the saving coming from the ongoing management and administration benefits. But those savings largely accrued because of the difficulty of managing large numbers of PCs, so small businesses couldn’t really benefit unless they went down the DaaS (desktop as a service) route.

• Facebook smartphone could come next year

  By AAP | 29 May, 2012 12:04

  Facebook hopes to release its own smartphone by next year, as the newly public social networking giant looks to boost its revenue in the mobile internet market, the New York Times reported.

• Android 5.0 to launch with five Nexus devices: Report

  By Katherine Noyes | 17 May, 2012 06:57

  When Android 5.0 “Jelly Bean” launches this [southern] Spring, it will appear first on several new mobile devices sold by Google itself as part of the “Nexus” line.

• APP OF THE DAY: Flixster

  By Patrick Budmar | 17 May, 2012 10:46

  Before you want to go and watch a movie in the cinema, you usually want to be certain that it is actually good before investing in a ticket.

• APP OF THE DAY: Weather Flow

  By Patrick Budmar | 14 May, 2012 11:51

  Getting the latest weather reports should not be a boring affair, and Weather Flow goes out of its way to spice up an admittedly everyday activity.

• Opinion: Should Facebook make a smartphone?

  By Tony Bradley | 28 May, 2012 18:58

  Rumors have resurfaced that Facebook is working on a project to develop its own smartphone. There are clues and leaks suggesting that Facebook is exploring its mobile options with a possible device launch in 2013.

• Smaller iPad could be a better business tool

  By Jeff Bertolucci | 18 August, 2010 05:04

  The Apple iPad has been an unqualified success with consumers, but it's a harder sell in the businesse market.

• Nokia launches new assault in patent battle, your move Apple

  By Tony Bradley | 30 December, 2009 07:58

  If Apple was expecting Nokia to back down and retract its patent lawsuit after Apple countersued, apparently Nokia didn't get the memo. Nokia has launched a fresh assault, filing a new complaint with the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) alleging that virtually every product Apple makes violates seven patents held by it.

• Apple and Microsoft: tour de smartphone force for iPhone

  By Tony Bradley | 22 December, 2009 06:52

  "The enemy of my enemy is my friend."