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Smartphone selection

Once the preserve of senior executives, the smartphone is fast becoming the must-have device for consumers eager to manage their communications and their life on the move.

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Smartphone round-up

Taking a look at various smartphone options so you don’t end up making a dumb choice.

Do the math

The CEO of the company behind the Blackberry shows how getting the sums right can solve any problem.

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Smartphones - news

  • RIM moves cautiously with ‘Bold’ launch

    Research in Motion started rolling out its new flagship mobile device, the Blackberry Bold, in several markets since last weekend.

  • UK communications habits outlined in Ofcom survey

    People in the UK are spending more time using communications services, but are paying less for them, according to Ofcom’s analysis of our habits in 2007.

  • 3G iPhone worldwide launch

    Apple’s 3G iPhone goes on sale today around the world with eager customers queuing outside Apple stores around the globe.

  • DoCoMo to sell RIM’s Blackberry to Japanese consumers

    NTT DoCoMo said on Monday it will start selling Research In Motion's BlackBerry smart phones to individual users in Japan from the 1 August, less than a month after its rival launches Apple's iPhone in the country.

  • Phone memory card usage looks set to soar

    Strategy Analytics has predicted that the average capacity of a removable memory card for the cellphone market will grow exponentially over the next five years, at an average of 120 per cent per year, from 517MB in 2007 to 26GB in 2012.

  • Nokia purchase of Navteq cleared

    Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone maker, received clearance from the European Commission on Wednesday to buy US-based digital map supplier Navteq.

  • Nokia launches new feature phone range

    Nokia has unveiled its roadmap for feature phones that it will launch in developed markets over the next year with an emphasis on personalisation and the latest fashion trends

  • Cheaper 3G iPhone

    Apple unveiled its next-generation iPhone, which promises GPS and faster Internet running on third generation networks - and will sell for as little as £100 in the UK.

  • 3G iPhone will be cheaper to produce than predecessor

    Apple’s second generation iPhone will have a bill of manufacture (BOM) of just $173, according to industry analysts iSuppli.