I’ll be honest, I’m tempted by a new mobile handset every single month - because every month, something new hits the market that seems that little bit better than the handset I carry in my pocket. So it’s interesting that… Continued

Aussie subtlety could leave coppers radio-less O2’s owner Telefonica has flogged emergency services radio outfit O2 Airwave to the Australian banking and telco group Macquarie - and the new owner has promptly pissed off Airwave’s staff so much that some are threatening to strike. Continued

Interesting story over on Shiny Shiny concerning LG’s Prada handset. It’s only just gone on sale in the Uk, but of rumours are to be believed, the phone is set for an upgrade - boosting the specification, but dropping the… Continued

Virtual 3D environments get souped up Computer giant IBM is set to reveal a new project which will merge business mainframes with the microchip used in the latest Sony PlayStation. Continued

Appeal court allows evidence despite unsecured network A man has been found guilty of possessing child pornography despite arguing that his open wireless internet network meant the case against him could not be proved. Continued

Analysis Time for Ballmer to move on… Later today (Thursday) Microsoft will release its figures for the past quarter, and there s more than a good chance that financially speaking, things will be pretty much okay. But no better than that. Continued

Review It’s a phone. It’s a camcorder. It’s a robot. Well, maybe not a robot… The Nokia N93i isn’t quite sure if it’s a phone, a camcorder, or something in between. Flip it one way and it appears all phone-like, but swivel the display around and it feels like you’re holding a mini-camcorder. Continued

May be wooing Nokia While Microsoft struggles to adapt its Windows and browser platforms for the mobile environment, it is losing ground to Linux even among new friends, notably Palm. Continued

Appeal court allows evidence despite unsecured network A man has been found guilty of possessing child pornography despite arguing that his open wireless internet network meant the case against him could not be proved. Continued

Sony will next month upscale the optics of its Cyber-shot S series of digital cameras - ‘S’ for ’solid’, if ours is anything to go by - with a 6x optical zoom lens. Continued

Unsurprisingly, Vodafone were very chuffed when they got an exclusive deal to feature MySpace on mobile handsets. But Orange has struck back in the social networking battle with an exclusive deal with Bebo. The media giant has struck a deal… Continued

Slumping phone sales Weak handset sales hit Motorola’s results in the first quarter, as the mobile manufacturer revealed a loss for the three-month period. Continued

Where you tempted by 3’s X-Series package? Many where - but whether this translated into sign-ups is open to question. So here’s another offer to get you on-board - 5 unlimited mobile internet use, available for all recently-launched 3 handsets…. Continued

Remember Vertu? Its the company that offers high-end, high status mobile handsets for filthy rich. A market where looks are much more important than specification. Probably summed up by this Ascent Ferrari 1947 Limited Edition - celebrating 60 years of… Continued

Mobile carriers seek to choke new market Truphone boss James Tagg says his fledgling company will ask Ofcom to intervene if mobile networks continue to cripple VoIP-capable handsets. Continued

North America remains indifferent to company’s charms Profits were down at global mobile phone giant Nokia yesterday although quarterly sales remained strong. Continued

Slumping phone sales Weak handset sales hit Motorola’s results in the first quarter, as the mobile manufacturer revealed a loss for the three-month period. Continued

Letters And we’re moving to France Lots to get through this week - so let’s get right to it and address the burning issues of your day. First up, the old “risky business” attack on open source, as brought up in an article on software compliance: Continued

Mobile carriers seek to choke new market Truphone boss James Tagg says his fledgling company will ask Ofcom to intervene if mobile networks continue to cripple VoIP-capable handsets. Continued

ASP: advertising service provider Orange broadband is trialling taking advantage of address bar spelling mistakes and server errors to serve sponsored search results and contextual ads to its customers. Continued

To subscribe to Channel Register’s weekly newsletter - seven days of channel news in a single hit - click here. DoubleClick gives Google double whammy against Microsoft Continued

I’ll be honest, I’m tempted by a new mobile handset every single month - because every month, something new hits the market that seems that little bit better than the handset I carry in my pocket. So it’s interesting that… Continued

Vodafone has signed a three-year deal to become the official technology sponsor of the UEFA Cup. It already sponsors the UEFA Champions’ League, and the deal also allows them to put their name to the UEFA Super Cup for two… Continued

Where you tempted by 3’s X-Series package? Many where - but whether this translated into sign-ups is open to question. So here’s another offer to get you on-board - 5 unlimited mobile internet use, available for all recently-launched 3 handsets…. Continued

A survey by Barclaycard Business suggests that any introduction of in-flight mobile phone use would be unpopular with the majority of business travellers. Over 4,000 businesspeople were questioned, and found that six out of ten would not want such technology… Continued

It’s for your own good, apparently Vodafone has finally provided an explanation for the removal of VoIP features from the Nokia N95, and apparently it’s all for our own good. A Vodafone statement says the mobile operator doesn’t offer its own VoIP service because it doesn’t believe it’s a mature technology. Continued

Remember Vertu? Its the company that offers high-end, high status mobile handsets for filthy rich. A market where looks are much more important than specification. Probably summed up by this Ascent Ferrari 1947 Limited Edition - celebrating 60 years of… Continued