The Register - Comms: MobileBiting the hand that feeds ITApple's AppStore closes in on $500m in software sales- August 16, 2008 Bonanza for some, kill switch for others Analysis Apple is as usual dazzling the market with stunning headline figures that frequently overshadow underlying problems and dissatisfaction with its iconic iPhone and associated services. As bullish analysts say the device is set to sell almost 4.5 million units this quarter on the back of aggressive international expansion, CEO Steve Jobs crowed that the AppStore, launched a month ago with the 3G iPhone, has already processed 60 million downloads...http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08/16/apple_appstore_software_sa... Orange to bundle free Eee with HSDPA modem, airtime- August 15, 2008 SCC subsidised Orange will tomorrow offer Brits Asus' newly announced Eee PC 900 16G for... well... nothing at all. Orange will expect however, punters to sign up for a two-year, 25-a-month airtime contract.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/08/15/orange_free_eee/ Palm lets slip Treo Pro piccies- August 15, 2008 HSDPA version of Treo 800w Palm's upcoming Treo Pro, the smartphone formerly assumed to be the Treo 850, has made an early appearance on the web - courtesy of the manufacturer itself.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/08/15/palm_leaks_treo_pro/ Sun opens Java tools in mobile fight back- August 14, 2008 Eclipsed, again Sun Microsystems has open sourced its Java toolkit for building mobile applications just as the role Java plays on handsets comes into question.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08/14/java_mobile_toolkit/ Ofcom knocks back spectrum auction- August 14, 2008 T-Mobile and O2 still fighting their corner Ofcom has admitted it will not start the auction of three chunks of 2GHz spectrum in October as promised, pushing the date back as litigation from T-Mobile and O2 drags on.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08/14/2ghz_delayed_again/ Yahoo! knows! where! you! are!- August 14, 2008 Fire Eagle takes off Yahoo's punter-locating database officially launched yesterday and already has privacy advocates in a flap, despite offering users complete control as well as expecting them to lie every now and then.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08/14/fire_eagle/ Samsung builds phone from corn- August 14, 2008 A-maize-ing A mobile phone with a case made entirely from an eco-friendly material has been unveiled by Samsung.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/08/14/samsung_e200/ Twitter falls silent in the UK- August 14, 2008 Free service cuts off SMS delivery Twitter has stopped sending SMS updates to UK customers, thus leaving them unaware of the latest important updates on what their friends had for breakfast.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08/14/twitter_goes_silent/ Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 release date named- August 14, 2008 Firm's first Windows Mobile smartphone Sony Ericsson's eagerly anticipated Xperia X1 Windows Mobile-based smartphone looks set to be released early October.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/08/14/sony_ericsson_expansys_xpe... Chinese network announces $14.5bn 3G plans- August 13, 2008 Olympian outlay China Unicom says it will splurge $14.5bn on network infrastructure over the next two years, as the company rushes to deploy its 3G network.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08/13/china_unicom_spending/ |