Mobile devices Toolkit

Light cloud signals change of climate for IT

Comment The arrival of the cloud and light operating systems will alter conventional computing for ever, says Bob Morris [08 Sep 2009]

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Acer TravelMate Timeline 8371

Review The TravelMate 8371 is solidly built, although the degree of flex in the keyboard may annoy some users. If you need an integrated optical drive, look to one of the larger models. Otherwise, enjoy the excellent battery life. [30 Sep 2009]

O2 reveals Palm Pre date and pricing for UK

News The operator will be the only UK carrier for the Linux-based Pre, adding to its exclusive deals for the iPhone and Samsung's Android handsets [24 Sep 2009]

Nokia E52

Review The E52 is Nokia's best candybar-format E-series handset yet. Compact and lightweight, it crams in plenty of features and delivers superb battery life. If you don't need a touch-screen, consider this smartphone. [16 Sep 2009]

T-Mobile unveils pay-as-you-go Android phone

Photo The T-Mobile Pulse, manufactured by Huawei, is an attempt to take Google's Android platform to mid-market customers for the first time [03 Sep 2009]

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Palm slims down with the Pixi smartphone

News The Pixi is a smaller, cheaper counterpart to Palm's popular Pre smartphone with the same messaging and social-networking skills [09 Sep 2009]

Photos: Dell Latitude XFR E6400

Photo Dell's fully ruggedised 14.1in. notebook is designed for business users whose working environment is considerably more challenging than your average office desk. [14 Sep 2009]

Intel shows off super-slim laptops at IDF

Photo At this week's Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, the chipmaker revealed a number of svelte laptops [24 Sep 2009]

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Meet the Dext: Motorola's first Android device

News Motorola hopes its MotoBlur user interface will help differentiate the Android-based phone, known as Cliq in the US, from the rest of the smartphone pack [11 Sep 2009]

Nokia N900 operating system gets official Qt port

News Nokia has released a port of its Qt graphical toolkit to Maemo 5, so developers writing applications for the Linux OS can move them to multiple platforms [09 Oct 2009]

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Images: Sizing up Palm's Pixi handset

Photo An all-around view in photos of the Pixi, Palm's thinner, less expensive smartphone successor to the successful Pre [09 Sep 2009]

Acer F900

Review The F900 is a solid performer with a nice 3.8in. screen, good battery life and a reasonable price. Acer's front end for Windows Mobile could do with a rethink though. [10 Sep 2009]

HTC aims Tattoo Android phone at the masses

Photo The Taiwanese manufacturer sets a release date for the HTC Tattoo, a lower-cost follow-up to the Hero, the company's first self-branded Android handset [08 Sep 2009]

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BlackBerry Storm2

Review RIM has successfully addressed the major faults with the original BlackBerry Storm, which centred on its depressing screen (in both senses of the word). We like the Storm2 a lot, which should appeal to committed BlackBerry users who want to try a touch-screen. [26 Nov 2009]

Ten reasons businesses should buy e-readers

Comment E-readers could be about to open a new chapter in enterprise efficiency, says Jack Wallen [11 Sep 2009]

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