Phones

Skype limited by high mobile data costs

The topic of Skype running on mobile phones is a hot one. Even though we know Skype are working away on a version for mobile phones, we have been hearing repeated reports of how slow work is.
However, Skype face another problem with a mobile version and it is an industry wide problem. Skype [...]


iPhone in the UK: Who will get exclusivity?

When Apple announced the iPhone they made it exclusive to Cingular in the US. However, the iPhone will be on sale in Europe by Q4 2007 and the UK mobile operators are in a rush to get a slice of the iPhone. But who will Apple sign the deal with in the UK?
First, [...]

iPhone will be controlled environment

Steve Jobs has revealed further information on how open or accessible the iPhone will be to developers, and the news isn’t great. While Jobs stated that Apple would be releasing new applications to run on the iPhone, he confirmed that they would be operating a tightly controlled environment to maintain a high level of [...]

Cisco sues Apple over iPhone trademark infringement

Only yesterday we had been reporting on extensive negotiations between Apple and Cisco over the use of the iPhone trademark. A preprepared statement from Cisco yesterday implied that talks had been proceeding well and that they were expecting the receipt of a signed document from Apple on Tuesday.
Clearly something has gone wrong. On [...]

Apple and Cisco agree on iPhone trademark

According to MarketWatch, Apple and Cisco have agreed on the terms of use for the trademark of iPhone.
Only a matter of days ago Cisco subsidiary Linksys announced a new suite of iPhones that featured built in Skype support. This action prompted speculation within the tech sector on whether the iPhone would be announced at [...]