Insurer offers mobile health records
Today, you can use your cell phone to make voice calls, send e-mail, browse the Web, make video recordings and even conduct wireless bank transactions.
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Cisco chief lauds virtual-world technology
Cisco Systems CEO John Chambers appeared in a virtual press conference in Second Life last week, his avatar dressed in a business suit, where he predicted that virtual world technologies will eventually "explode" in terms of business usage and their impact.
Cisco unveils mobile app management tool
Cisco Systems has announced a new networking appliance designed to support mobile applications being deployed over both wired and wireless networks.
Verizon Wireless picks Linux as its OS
Verizon Wireless today declared Linux as its mobile operating system of choice and said it would introduce Linux-based phones developed through the LiMo Foundation in the U.S. in 2009.
Nokia 'Tube' seen as iPhone challenger
Nokia has begun publicly discussing what some are calling the mobile phone maker's biggest product response yet to the Apple iPhone -- a device with the code-name "Tube".
What recession? Technology innovators keep the faith at CTIA
Signs of a U.S. recession seem to be cropping up everywhere, but many at the <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/action/inform.do?command=search&searchTerms=Cellular+Telecommunications+%26+Internet+Association">CTIA Wireless</a> 2008 trade show last week were full of optimism about the economy and the value of technology in general.
Gartner raises iPhone rating based on 2.0 software
Gartner Inc. Tuesday upgraded its assessment of the <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/action/inform.do?command=search&searchTerms=Apple+iPhone">iPhone</a> based on the business-focused improvements in the 2.0 version to be launched in June, and predicted IT groups will get a flood of requests for iPhone support from users.
IPhone SDK may be delayed
Apple Inc. might miss its end of February release of the promised software development kit for the iPhone by as long as three weeks, according to a BusinessWeek blog.
Android SDK updated
The Android software developer's kit (SDK) has been updated with a new user interface and new developer tools, among other changes.
RIM: System upgrade snafu led to BlackBerry email outage
One day after a service outage temporarily left BlackBerry users in North America without access to their email, Research In Motion said an initial investigation indicated that the outage was caused by problems with an internal data routing system that recently had been upgraded.
Study ties cell phone use to sperm count
The first study was conducted in 2004 and 2005 by a team led by Dr. Ashok Agarwal of the Cleveland Clinic. It analysed 361 men who visited an infertility clinic and found that sperm count and quality was "significantly lower" in those men who used cell phones for more than fours hours per day.
ARM to show off Android platform next week at trade show
ARM will demonstrate Google's Android on an early prototype device at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next week, one of several demonstrations of the mobile platform that will occur at the conference, Google said on Thursday.
Are Dell, Google planning a phone partnership?
Speculation is mounting that Dell and Google will announce plans for a smart phone based on the Android platform at the Mobile World Congress next week in Barcelona, Spain.
Is the iPhone killing Motorola?
With last week's news that Motorola might sell off its mobile device unit, it's fair to ask: Is the iPhone killing Motorola?
Philadelphia water billing system finally completed
When Michael Nutter was sworn in as Philadelphia's new mayor on January 7, he and the City of Brotherly Love had a new, functional water billing system in place.