Mobile

Thu, November 19, 2009 - An Indian eye hospital is piloting software that will push to doctors' iPhones retinal images collected from patients in remote locations.

Thu, November 19, 2009 - A new feature within RIM's recently released BlackBerry handheld OS 5.0 lets BlackBerry users "flag" e-mail messages for follow-up, set custom reminders, assign different color flags to specific messages and edit detailed flag properties. Here's how to effectively use the new BlackBerry e-mail flags.

Thu, November 19, 2009 - Money transfers and payments over mobile phones will be among the top 10 most important mobile applications by 2012, market research company Gartner said on Wednesday.

Wed, November 18, 2009 - In a move that is sure to make playboys everywhere nervous, Internet company PeopleFinders has created iPhone apps that let users perform background checks on their potential dates.

Wed, November 18, 2009 - Microsoft has its work cut out for it in the mobile operating system market. But with Windows Mobile 7 set to debut in 2010, the software giant isn't giving up. Here's a collection of recent stories, opinion pieces and more to keep you current on Windows Mobile.

Wed, November 18, 2009 - Several factors, including a lack of a broadband subsidy program at the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, have contributed to gaps in broadband adoption in the U.S., a new report from an FCC task force said.

Wed, November 18, 2009 - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday set limits on how long state and local governments can take to review proposals for cellular base stations.

Wed, November 18, 2009 - AMF Bowling Centers Inc. is wrapping up the roll-out of a $2 million nationwide network equipment upgrade that supports Voice over IP (VoIP) and video streaming, and includes turning over all network management to Verizon Business for three more years.

Wed, November 18, 2009 - Nokia says its Linux-based Mameo operating system is the future of its high-end smartphones, ending hope for Symbian OS to reign supreme. The change emphasizes how far behind the world's largest handset maker has become.

Wed, November 18, 2009 - Research In Motion's VP of BlackBerry Security says he's concerned that online miscreants could increasingly target BlackBerry devices and other smartphones in the future, in attempts to take control of the handsets and employ them to bring down wireless carriers' cellular networks via distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.