Portable Navigation Systems Set To Be Replaced
Portable navigation systems from the likes of Navman, Tom Tom and Mio are set to become old hat as a new generation of GPS navigation systems built into mobile phones, in car dashboard systems and mobile handsets take over, claims leading research Company iSuppli.

Mobile Users Want The Power
According to mobiletechnews.com, IBM has released a study, which reveals 80 per cent of consumers want a service provider that gives them more choice in the applications and services available on their mobile device.

BlackBerry Gets All Touchy Feely As iPhone Approaches
Like the script from a bad B-grade sitcom, it seems some things in the smartphone space are just as easy to predict.

Apple To Release $199 iPhone
Fortune Magazine has suggested that US telco AT&T, which has an exclusive five-year deal to sell the iPhone in the US, is prepared to sell the device for as low as $US199 for customers who sign a two-year service contract.

FreeRange Hatches Free RSS For PDAs
FreeRange has launched a free version of its long-standing RSS news reader supporting up to 10 feeds for the BlackBerry and other smart phone platforms, including Windows Mobile, the Palm OS and J2ME.

Panasonic Says TV Screens In Phones Story Is ?A Hoax?
It seems Aprils Fools Day is getting a bit of an extension this year. Last week, a number of online sites (except for channelnews.com.au) reported that Panasonic was going to start putting tiny LCD TV screens into mobile phones this year.

Mobile Spyware Becoming More Widespread
According to Jarno Niemela, senior analysts for anti-virus researchers for Finnish security vendor F-Secure, spy programs for mobile phones are likely to grow in sophistication and there is increasing evidence that ?money from selling the tools will create a stronger incentive for more accomplished programmers to get into the game, which could make the programs harder to detect?.

Notebook Battery Drought Affecting PC Shipments
Following a fire this month at one of the biggest South Korean battery makers, LG Chem, notebook battery production is being halted for up to three months, the company said.

Nearly 10 Million Mobile Devices Shipped To Australia in 07
According to the IDC Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, in 2007, some 9.64 million mobile devices were shipped to Australia, with over one-third of these- or about 3.55 million being shipped in Q4, making the last quarter of 07 the highest on record.

Apple Blocks Video On Made For iPod Docks
Apple has locked the video out functionality of its latest generation iPods, claim third party iPod dock manufacturers, which are now waiting to pay for an unlock chip to add to their products to allow the docks to transmit video from the iPod to a TV or large display.

JVC Get Their Act Together With Slick New HD Camcorders
JVC will ship two new HD camcorders to dealers in March, the company announced at the PMA show in Las Vegas.