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• Apple won't change antenna for Verizon iPhone, says expert

  If an iPhone does appear on Verizon, don't expect Apple to change its antenna design, an expert said today.

• HP details tablet plans, confirms Windows 7 and WebOS versions

  Hewlett Packard definitely plans to be in the tablet business, but questions remain about whether it will create different hardware for each of three expected tablet operating systems -- Android , Windows 7 and WebOS.

• Samsung Epic 4G smartphone to debut Aug. 31

  The Samsung Epic 4G will debut Aug. 31 for $250 after rebate and with a Sprint Nextel two-year agreement, the carrier announced today.

• 4G czar at Sprint backs WiMax 'singularly'

  Don't ask Matt Carter, president of 4G at Sprint Nextel, about LTE, a competing wireless technology. He wants to focus on Sprint's use of WiMax for 4G wireless networks.

• Apple plugs critical iPhone jailbreak holes

  Apple today patched the two vulnerabilities used to jailbreak Apple's newest iOS 4 operating system, bugs that security researchers warned could be used to hijack iPhones , iPod Touches or iPads.

• Juniper buys smartphone securer for $70 million

  Juniper Networks this week announced it is acquiring privately held SMobile Systems, a developer of security software for smartphones and tablets, for $70 million in cash. 

• HP closes Palm deal, confirms WebOS tablet

  Hewlett-Packard on Thursday finalized its acquisition of Palm and confirmed it will use the company's WebOS in future tablets and netbooks.

• Is mobile browsing giving up your phone number?

  When mobile users surf the web they also may be inadvertently disclosing their phone numbers, a security researcher said Thursday.

• Windows Phone 7, Meego herald new start for smartphones

  In separate announcements from Barcelona today, three traditional powerhouses in computing and communications — Microsoft , Intel and Nokia — kick-started major revamps to their technology to adapt to a quick-changing smartphone and mobile device market that's increasingly dominated by Google and Apple.

• Gestures set to shake up mobile interfaces

  Touch screens have changed the way people use mobile phones dramatically. But gesture controls, augmented reality and larger screen sizes are about to change habits even more, according to mobile interface expert Christian Lindholm.

• Defence deploys Black Ice to secure mobile comms

  Locally developed communications technology played a key role in Defence’s contribution to last month’s international Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration (CWID) exercise.

• VMware takes virtualisation mobile

  After targeting the market for virtualising servers and clients, VMware has now set its sights on mobile phones, announcing its Mobile Virtualization Platform (MVP) last week.

• Mobile-message start-up pays for ad views

  Wanganui mobile-phone advertising company HooHaa started out in 2007, signed up 20,000 members in just a couple of months and now boasts close to 70,000 members — and has already sent out over one million text messages, says founder Brian Hawker.

• Researchers find GSM mobile security on the ropes

  The security of the most widely used standard in the world for transmitting mobile phone calls is dangerously flawed, putting privacy and data at risk, two researchers warned at the Black Hat conference in Europe recently.

• Helpdesk software goes mobile

  Users of BMC's Service Desk Express will soon be able to extend its features to an array of mobile devices, with new software from Aeroprise.