May 19, 2012

Facebook Seeks Link With Mobile Carriers

Facebook seeks link with mobile carriers_

Facebook said it could team up with mobile operators on payments, in an offer that would give them back part of the revenue and influence they have lost in recent years to Apple and Google. Speaking for the first time at Mobile World Congress, the industry’s biggest gathering, Facebook said operators could help it make [...]

Lucky Euro HTC Owners Will Get A Taste of Android 4.0 Early

Lucky Euro HTC Owners Will Get a Taste of Android 4.0 Early_

We know HTC’s working on its Ice Cream Sandwich updates, but it seems a select group of European HTC owners will get the chance to upgrade to Ice Cream Sandwich a tad early. HTC wants to do a bit of in-the-field testing, and it wants Sensation and Sensation XE owners to be its guinea pigs. [...]

Nokia Lumia 610 To Set New Bar For Budget Windows Phones

Nokia Lumia 610 to set new bar for budget Windows Phones_

Nokia’s forthcoming Lumia 610 is set to tread new ground for the Windows Phone platform and enter the market as a pay as you go only offering. Three new phones are expected to debut from Nokia at Mobile World Congress 2012, and sources close to the matter have confirmed to TechRadar that the budget model [...]

This Week’s Hottest Reviews On TechRadar

This week's hottest reviews on TechRadar_

We published our PS Vita review this week. The Vita has generated as much buzz over the years as any of the top smartphones, and it’s easy to see why. Its specs are top of the line, and offer a mobile gaming experience far beyond anything that’s been possible up to now. But it’s not [...]

Mobile Phones Will Not Save the Poorest of the Poor

Mobile Phones Will Not Save the Poorest of the Poor_

Entrepreneurs, businesses, NGOs, and governments exalt mobile technology as a game-changing tool to fight global poverty. But what if our eagerness to connect the world is inadvertently exacerbating the global economic divide? In 2008, the New York Times reported that mobile phones may hold the key to ending global poverty altogether. The enthusiasm was—and is—understandable: [...]

Apple Eyes Workplace With iPad Tablet

Apple eyes workplace with iPad tablet_

Apple Inc., without much effort on its part, is making rapid headway in selling to corporations. After years of being the also-ran to Microsoft Corp. in the workplace, Apple has seen its iPad become a standard business tool. According to an IDG Connect survey, 51 percent of managers with iPads say they “always” use the [...]

Text Driving Initiative Too Late, Says Campaigner

Text driving initiative too late, says campaigner_

A new mobile initiative to stop people texting and driving has come too late, says a relative of two people killed by a distracted driver. The free DriveSafe service, launched today, allows Vodafone customers to set up the automatic reply to all text messages they receive while behind the wheel, removing the pressure to check [...]