iPhone OS 4.0 beta reveals latest Apple goodies
Apple on Tuesday released the third beta version of iPhone OS 4, only to temporarily rescind it due to an apparent problem with the installation process for the accompanying software development kit.
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The lowdown on HP's Palm buy
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The top six enterprise issues for Windows Phone 7
By contrast, all Windows Phone 7 applications execute within one of two Microsoft runtime environments: XNA for games, and Silverlight for all others.
Free Microsoft Windows Phone 7 developer tools
Microsoft has released free versions of its core development tools, all designed to get developers off to a fast start building applications for Windows Phone 7 smartphones.
Mobile developers take measure of Windows Phone 7
<a href="http://www.networkworld.com/subnets/microsoft/">Microsoft</a> has given software developers a lot to think about with Windows Phone 7. And at the company's yearly MIX conference this week, a lot of them were doing just that.
Palm's new smartphones failing to fuel sales
Palm is now predicting revenues from its re-launched <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/topics/pdas.html">smartphone</a> business will fall far short of earlier projections, and hopes. Instead of a fiscal year total of $1.6 billion-$1.8 billion, revenues will be "well below" that forecast.
Study finds no benefit from driving phone ban
Laws banning cell phone use, including texting, while driving apparently don't result in actually reducing vehicle crashes, according to a new study that was immediately criticised by the US Department of Transportation as "irresponsible."
Apple wins patent for 'proximity sensing' multi-touch display
Apple has been granted a patent for a multi-touch display that can sense when and where a finger is near the screen. The patent was one of 13 granted to Apple, and revealed on the eve of Wednesday's expected announcement of a multi-touch Apple tablet.
Apple patent filing reveals new touchscreen plans
A recent patent filing by Apple shows the company is developing a way to create thinner, brighter touchscreens for its laptop and mobile devices, such as iPhone smartphones.
Apple seeks new sheriff to lock up iPhones
Just as a new hack,blacksn0w, promises to unlock iPhones with the latest Apple software from AT&T's wireless network, Apple is looking for a sheriff to lock the smartphones back up again, permanently.
iPhone cellular unlock promised by hacker this week
Ace iPhone hacker George Hotz, know as Geohot, is planning a release this week of new code that promises to let users run their iPhone on the GSM cellular network of their choice.
Apple decision on Google Voice was made by senior execs
Apple's decision to reject the Google Voice app for the iPhone was spelled out to Google by one of Apple's top executives: Phil Schiller, senior vice president of worldwide product marketing.
11n Wi-Fi chip discovered in new iPod Touch
The new Apple iPod Touch uses a Wi-Fi chip that can support the just-approved high-throughput 802.11n standard, though Apple apparently has not switched on the cranked-up wireless link.
IEEE stamps 802.11n wi-fi standard
The IEEE has finally approved the 802.11n high-throughput wireless LAN standard.
BlackBerry maker settles patent dispute for $268M
After three years of combative and abstruse legal maneuvering, Research in Motion announced today it had thrown in the towel and will pay Visto $267.5 million to settle a patent infringement dispute.