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Have mobile phones made us more productive – or are they just a distraction?

Have today's mobile phones made us more productive, better at communicating and more able to get things done? Or are they more of a distraction what...

Classic handsets: the Motorola StarTAC

In the latest of our series looking back at some of the classic mobile phones throughout the last few decades, we examine the phenomenon that...

9 urban myths about mobile phones

In this post, we'll take a look at a few common (and many astoundingly unbelievable) urban myths about mobile phones. There have been lots of great...

The best gadgets of CES 2015

Consumer electronics have changed beyond recognition since the first Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in 1967. Just in the last few years alone, it's easy...

The best smartphones of the past decade

Back in 2004, Android and iOS didn't exist, Nokia was at the pinnacle of its stranglehold on the industry and the 3G network revolution had only just begun. In the...

Marketplace: SmartCam – uses bluetooth to turn mobiles into wireless webcams

The inaugural marketplace entry is from Ionut, a regular Mobile Industry Review reader who's a big fan of our MIR Shows. We'll have...

Broadcom develops 802.11n chip for mobiles

A chipset has been unveiled by Broadcom, enabling WIFI in the shape of 802.11n for mobile phones. Along with the new wireless network standard it...

RumourMill: Windows Mobile 6.5 images leaked + new Internet Explorer for mobiles

This time the leak wasn't Nokia's, it was Microsoft's turn with the new mobile OS and also an emulator for IE 6 shows up. The...

Self destruct for mobiles arrive

British company Virtuity known for a similar technology on laptops, has developed the BackStopp Mobile software which eviscerates data on a phone if stolen...

Nokia brings out affordable mobiles for emerging markets

Respecting developing countries and helping them getting their first footing on the mobile ladder, Nokia has come up with 7 handsets aimed at such...

700m NFC-equipped mobiles within 5 years?

All it needs is Nokia (for example) to add Near-Field-Communication (transaction capabilities) and woooosh, we've got a whole new ball game. A new analysis of...

FON-tastic way to turn mobiles into hotspots

Joikusoft - the developers behind the JoikuSpot software, which turns wi-fi enabled Symbian S60 phones into hotspots - has teamed up with wi-fi sharing...

Mobiles could be the key in disaster zones.

It's odd to think about your own mortality but a recent story has got me doing just that. And I've come to the conclusion...

Mobiles for the old and baffled.

My Mum has been bugging me to write this for ages. Sheâ€™s a â€œnormobâ€, at the lowest level; sheâ€™s had her current mobile for...

Is it time to subscribe to a printer service from HP?

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MWC: What device highlights did you miss?

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