The Register - Comms: MobileBiting the hand that feeds ITPalm, BlackBerry-beating demand for 3G iPhone claims researcher- July 4, 2008 US consumers eye Apple smartphone More than half of US consumers looking to buy a smartphone in the next three months will opt for Apple's 3G iPhone.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/07/04/apple_iphone_demand_high/ Pay-by-phone commerce coming closer- July 3, 2008 Talk, text and pay The global trade body for the mobile industry and a European monetary organisation have signed a pact to speed up the deployment of handset payment services in Europe.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/07/03/mobile_phone_payments_agre... Openmoko to release Linux handset tomorrow- July 3, 2008 Open Source calling Anyone fond of creating their own applications within a open source environment will soon be able to get mobile. Openmoko has finally announced the launch date of its Neo FreeRunner open-source phone.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/07/03/openmoko_os_hanset/ OMTP says mobile Web 2.0 is a beach- July 3, 2008 Now to get everyone to agree what that means Operator talking shop the Open Mobile Terminal Alliance has embarked on an ambitious plan to bring Web 2.0 to mobile phones, called Bondi to reflect the joy of surfing.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/07/03/omtp_bondi/ What's going to power Small, Cheap Computers- July 2, 2008 Atoms, dragons and Windows Between the mobile phone and the laptop computer a new class of device is emerging, and control of it is up for grabs - it appears the next battle will be fought between seasoned industry scrappers and young bloods over the 'armtop'.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/07/02/internet_devices_os/ |