iPhone is Top Mobile Device for Web Access

By Ed Hardy | 3/18/2008

The measurement firm M:Metrics reported today that 85% of iPhone users accessed news and information on the Web in the month of January. That made this smartphone the most popular mobile device for accessing online news and information.

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noBounds Research Project Adds External Displays to Nokia Internet Tablets

By AWright | 3/15/2008

Nokia Researchers are developing a project called noBounds, which aims to expand smartphone and Internet Tablet screens with higher resolution external displays.

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Developers Show Strong Interest in iPhone Development *Updated*

By Ed Hardy | 3/14/2008

In the first few days after Apple released a beta of the iPhone SDK Software Development Kit (SDK), it was downloaded a surprising number of times. Update: Apple has begun to notify companies and individuals if they have been accepted into its iPhone Developer Program, or if they will have to wait.

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Opera Mobile 9.5 Preview

By Adama D. Brown | 3/12/2008

Since it was announced a little over a month ago, Opera Software's newest version of its web browser for mobile devices has been hotly anticipated by users seeking a next generation browser. Now we take the lid off an initial version of the new Opera Mobile 9.5. *UPDATED*

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iPhone Apps Will Not Offer Multitasking

By Ed Hardy | 3/12/2008

Apple has quietly revealed a critical fact about its smartphone: applications developers create for the iPhone will only be able to run one at a time, and will not be able to run in the background.

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DataViz Optimistic about iPhone Development, StyleTap Slightly Less So

By Ed Hardy | 3/11/2008

Two companies that potentially could create very important applications for the iPhone and iPod touch have expressed cautious optimism about developing applications for these devices.

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Eee PC with Larger Screen Gets U.S. Price, Release Date

By Ed Hardy | 3/10/2008

Asus' CEO has good news for those in the U.S. who are eagerly awaiting the new version of his company's low-cost laptop: the Eee PC 900 is going to be released sooner than many had expected, and cost less than had been feared.

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HTC May Be Prepping a Mobile Internet Device with an Intel Atom Chip

By Ed Hardy | 3/7/2008

Smartphone-maker HTC is going to team up with Intel to release a Mobile Internet Device (MID) later this year, according to an unconfirmed news report.

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Apple Gives the Details on iPhone Third-Party Software

By Ed Hardy | 3/6/2008

Apple has just given the world its first look at the system it is putting together to allow developers to create and distribute third-party applications for the iPhone. *UPDATED*

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Asus Announces Eee PC 900 with 9-Inch Screen

By Ed Hardy | 3/3/2008

Asus has just announced a version of its low-cost micro laptop with a wider screen and a much larger hard drive. *UPDATED*

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Most Popular Smartphones and Handhelds of February 2008

By Ed Hardy | 3/3/2008

Each month, Brighthand publishes a list of the handhelds and smartphones that readers have shown the most interest in during the preceding four weeks.

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Apple May Greatly Restrict iPhone and iPod touch Applications

By Ed Hardy | 2/29/2008

Although Apple, Inc. is going to finally allow developers to release approved applications for the iPhone and iPod touch, according to an unconfirmed report the rules for this will be very stringent.

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