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Antennagate - real drama or media beat-up?

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:13:35 NZST

Have you heard? iPhone 4 has a reception issue when you hold the phone a
certain way.....

Source
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/mobile-phones/news/article.cfm?c_id=261&objectid=10659798/a>/a>
NZ Herald

Next-gen iPhone out this month

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 11:44:04 NZST

SAN FRANCISCO - Apple chief executive Steve Jobs has revealed a
next-generation iPhone that features the ability to shoot and edit
high-definition quality video and a crisp higher-resolution screen.....

Source
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10650397/a>/a>
NZ Herald

Are 4G cellphones worth the hype?

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 17:53:52 NZST

Cellphone companies are about to barrage consumers with advertising for
the next advance in mobile technology: "4G" access.....

Source
http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/gadgets/3759838/Are-4G-cellphones-worth-the-hype/a>
Stuff.co.nz

Google muscles in on smartphone market

Thu, 20 May 2010 17:55:46 NZST

Google has overtaken Microsoft in the battle over the software that runs
mobile phones and is challenging Apple for share of the fast growing
smartphone market.....

Source
http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/gadgets/3718748/Google-muscles-in-on-smartphone-market/a>

Sharp busts out world's first 3D HD camera for mobile devices

Tue, 18 May 2010 13:11:35 NZST

Oh yeah, things just got real........
Source
http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/sharp-busts-out-worlds-first-3d-hd-camera-for-mobile-devices//a>

Has Apple lost another iPhone 4G?

Thu, 13 May 2010 15:28:16 NZST

Apple may have lost a second iPhone '4G' prototype.....

Source
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10644612/a>
NZ HERALD

HP buys Palm in billion dollar rescue

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 10:20:28 NZST

PALO ALTO, California - Palm, a pioneer in the smart phone business that
couldn't quite make the comeback it needed, has agreed to be bought out
by Hewlett-Packard for about $1 billion in cash.

Source
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10641562/a>

BlackBerry wants bite out of Apple

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 10:18:30 NZST

The BlackBerry is trying to shake off its image as a fusty business
device but local users face a long wait before cooler versions of the
smartphone arrive in New Zealand.

Source
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10641483/a>

Nokia's new flagship smartphone

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 10:51:29 NZST

Nokia has unveiled details of its first phone with new Symbian 3
software, designed to challenge the iPhone and BlackBerry at the
high-end of the market.

Source
http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/gadgets/3631346/Nokias-new-flagship-smartphone/a>

Struggling Palm goes on the market

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 17:16:18 NZST

Squeezed between the consumerist cool of Apple's iPhone and the
corporate capabilities of Research in Motion's Blackberry, the ailing
mobile device maker Palm has called in bankers and put itself up for
sale.

Source

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/mobile-phones/news/article.cfm?c_id=261&objectid=10638123&pnum=2/a>

By Stephen Foley NZ HERALD

Microsoft launches its own mobile phones

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 09:56:16 NZST

SAN FRANCISCO - Microsoft unveiled two phones overnight that are meant
for social networking-savvy teens and twenty-somethings, in an attempt
to revitalise its mobile business and regain ground on iPhones and
BlackBerrys.

Source
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10638045/a>
By Rachel Metz

iPhone OS 4 versus Windows Phone 7: the tale of the tape

Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:25:45 NZST

So now that Apple's finally addressed
(well, sort of addressed) the 800-pound gorilla known as multitasking,
it's time to take a good, hard look at how iPhone OS 4 stacks up
against Redmond's completely redesigned mobile monster that's destined
to hit handsets toward the end of the year.

Source
http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/08/iphone-os-4-versus-windows-phone-7-the-tale-of-the-tape//a>

Smartphone users hanging up on Palm - is this the end?

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:08:49 NZDT

SAN FRANCISCO - Last year, Palm thought it had all the pieces for a
turnaround in the market it pioneered: A new CEO known for making the
iPod a household name, a sleek new smart phone called the Pre and fresh,
intuitive operating software.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/mobile-phones/news/article.cfm?c_id=261&objectid=10631329/a>
NZ Herald

2009 world handset sales ranked, iPhone OS eats WinMo

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:17:10 NZDT

Technology researchers from
Gartner have come up with their annual report on mobile phone sales,
2009 edition. And it's an interesting read.....

Source
http://www.gsmarena.com/2009_world_handset_sales_ranked_iphone_os_eats_winmo-news-1469.php/a>
GSMARENA

Microsoft's own Windows Phone 7 device will be made by Asus?

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:10:10 NZDT

Windows Mobile is reborn. We
all met the new Windows Phone 7 and by the end of the year we'll meet
the first smartphones based on it.....

Source
http://www.gsmarena.com/microsofts_own_windows_phone_7_device_will_be_made_by_asus-news-1465.php/a>
GSMARENA