Nokia released a public beta version of its Mail on Ovi service, which enables users to sign up for a free e-mail account directly from their Series 40 handsets. The new service is available worldwide and available in a dozen languages, after a test period of one month during which users in India, Malaysia and [...]

GetJar, the world’s most popular destination for downloading mobile applications, has announced the third annual GetJar Mobile Awards: Google Maps, Opera Mini, scanR, Twitter and Strands Social Player are this year’s stars.

The Open Handset Alliance (OHA), the industry group behind Android, this week gained 14 new members, including smartphone makers Sony Ericsson and Huawei, Eee maker Asustek; and Toshiba, another netbook producer.

Nearly 50,000 Turkish mobile phone users applied to change their GSM operator on the first day the number portability regulation came into effect, Hurriyet daily reported on Tuesday.

If texting, talking, e-mailing and snapping pictures on cell phones leaves you craving for more, you can now access or even display 3-D virtual reality simulations and animations on your device. By merging communication architecture with optics, researchers have created a new approach based on outsourcing to servers all the heavy number crunching required by [...]

Motorola and Verizon Wireless have teamed up to offer the Krave, a mass-market minded handset that uses touch technology. At first blush, there’s a lot to like about the Krave. The mobile makers are set to revolutionize the touchscreen phone segment, a trend set by iPhone. After Samsung, Nokia and RIM, the other player to [...]

New software from Siemens supports mobile phones that can connect to cellular and Wi-Fi networks and transition calls between the two to save on cellular bills by taking advantage of corporate wireless networks and public hotspots.