Aruba Networks has announced a new family of branch office wireless access points it says can be used to build a cheap but powerful remote access system based on virtual principles.
Dubbed the ‘virtual branch office’, the system uses software-upgraded versions of the company’s current range of data centre-based hardware controllers connected to one of [...]

A new version of the Symbian mobile phone operating system is to begin beta testing within the next few weeks.

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Symbian^2, the first version of the software since the Symbian Foundation said it planned to go open source, should be ready for release six months after that, [...]

A security researcher has revealed that Apple’s iPhone has a serious vulnerability that could allow an attacker to remotely install and run unsigned software code with root access to the phone.

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The attack in question exploits a weakness in the way iPhones handle text messages received via [...]

O2 has won another exclusive deal for an eagerly awaited handset, after reports emerged that the UK mobile operator has beaten off competition for exclusive rights for the Palm Pre in the UK.

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According to a report in The Guardian newspaper, Palm will announce the deal next [...]

The European Union’s new roaming regulations have now come into force, slashing the cost of calling and sending text messages on a mobile phone whilst abroad in the Europe.

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Similarly, the price for receiving calls while abroad and downloading data from the Internet also fell thanks to [...]

Mobile carriers may start giving away netbooks for free, and Linux-based application stores could help them profit by doing it, according to the head of a Linux advocacy group.

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The move by carriers to sell netbooks at a discount and seek revenue from later application downloads is [...]

Trapeze has included a firewall in its wireless location-tracking appliance. The new LA-200E Location Appliance also now tracks signals from 802.11n radios and doubles the number of Wi-Fi devices it can monitor, to 4,000 including Trapeze asset-tracking tags.

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With the integrated firewall switched on, the location server [...]

Trapeze has included a firewall in its wireless location-tracking appliance. The new LA-200E Location Appliance also now tracks signals from 802.11n radios and doubles the number of Wi-Fi devices it can monitor, to 4,000 including Trapeze asset-tracking tags.

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With the integrated firewall switched on, the location server [...]

Dell is developing a handheld mobile device similar to Apple’s iPod, according to a news report published in the Wall Street Journal.

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Dell engineers are developing prototype devices that resemble Apple’s iPod Touch but are slightly larger and lack cellular capabilities, according to a news report, citing [...]

Some of the world’s largest mobile handset makers have reached an agreement with the European Commission to work towards a universal charger that can be used to charge all mobile phones.

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The hope is that the first generation of the standardised phone charger could be introduced next [...]