Toshiba is muscling in on the smartphone market, showing off two devices at 3GSM - the G900 and the E01. Attracting most of the attention is the G900, a horizontally-sliding handset, not unlike the popular HTC models. Like a good… Continued

Ever the comedian, Susi has pronounced this U100 mobile from Samsung as being so thin, it ‘verges on taking up minus space’. Wowsers. If this U100 were a woman, she’d be stumbling down the London Fashion Week catwalks in a… Continued

Next season’s must have? Unconfirmed reports claim that LG is developing a second-generation Prada handset that adds in a slide-out Qwerty keyboard to the current phone s touchscreen. Continued

This is the extremely smart, ultra-mobile, HTC Advantage not to be mistaken with a UMPC because, y know, it actually has a keyboard. It also has Wi-Fi and HSPDA connectivity and will be selling for around a thousand Euros when… Continued

CEO of Symbian, Nigel Clifford, has said that he sees no real competitive threat from Apple’s iPhone - in fact he welcomes their entry into the mobile market, particularly in the US. In a press conference at 3GSM, Clifford also… Continued

High-speed upload slider Samsung has shown off one of the first phones to support 2Mb/s HSUPA 3G upload acceleration technology. Continued

ReMix 08 Proof/pudding scenario Microsoft aims to nail deals with major handset on Silverlight in the next few months, taking the media player software beyond the beachhead it has established with Nokia. Continued

Big names hit by seasonal dip too Apple’s iPhone shipments plunged during Q1, figures from market watcher Strategy Analytics reveal. But then the handset business as a whole was less successful in the first quarter of 2008 than it was in the previous one. Continued

SOFCON 2008 ‘I’ve seen that movie too’ Nokia’s chief technology officer believes the mobile phone industry will soon have a standard platform. Continued

No twisted cover though If you didn t manage to pocket one of Levi s ultra-limited edition Red Tab mobile phones recently, then don t worry because the jeans manufacturer s stitched together a 3G model. Continued

Comment Or the kitten dies Prophets predict the mobile phone will kill the fixed line and the internet will kill newspapers. Continued

But gimbals not needed in West Yorkshire West Yorkshire police are to spend 160,000 equipping their coppers with head-mounted video cameras, despite Dorset police finding that nodding police officers make shoulder-mounting more effective. Continued

Big names hit by seasonal dip too Apple’s iPhone shipments plunged during Q1, figures from market watcher Strategy Analytics reveal. But then the handset business as a whole was less successful in the first quarter of 2008 than it was in the previous one. Continued

Big demand for big tellies Samsung and Sony will fund an extra eighth-generation LCD production line to be run by the two consumer electronics giant’s S-LCD joint-venture company. Continued

Big names hit by seasonal dip too Apple’s iPhone shipments plunged during Q1, figures from market watcher Strategy Analytics reveal. But then the handset business as a whole was less successful in the first quarter of 2008 than it was in the previous one. Continued

But without the orange covers? Pearson, the publishing company that owns Penguin books, will be releasing e-book versions of all Penguin, Dorling Kindersley, and Travel titles from September this year. Continued

Superpower or super bloat? France Telecom (Orange) has confirmed it’s looking at linking up with Scandinavian operator TeliaSonera, after rumours of a possible merger surfaced in the Le Figaro newspaper yesterday. Continued

Authorities impound open source radio gear A mobile phone security researcher has been left baffled by UK government airport authorities, who impounded basic equipment while claiming that he could be illegally exporting high-end code breaking technology. Continued

Who wants a piece of spectrum pie? UK regulator Ofcom has published the list of approved bidders for the forthcoming L-Band spectrum. Continued

SOFCON 2008 ‘I’ve seen that movie too’ Nokia’s chief technology officer believes the mobile phone industry will soon have a standard platform. Continued

Dial It Yourself If you don t like your phone any longer, don t just buy another one build yourself a handset of your own. No, we re not crazy - we re talking about DIY phone assembly. Continued

Has world’s biggest paytard left brain in sauna? Nokia will be handing over its entire handset profit margin - and more - to the record industry for its “Comes With Music” progamme, according to media analysts. Continued

Mouthpieces say only ‘muppets’ would ditch O2 for 3 Mobile phone companies are notorious for absurd customer segmentation schemes, but a mis-placed phone call by O2’s PR department yesterday showed exactly what they think of The Register and its readers. Continued

More cuts in roaming charges - this time from T-Mobile, which is reducing data charges for registered business customers from 16th February. According to the company, the new tariffs will reduce by half the cost of data roaming for new… Continued

Well, there’s another hour or so of the majority of the Shiny Massive’s (Susi, Ashley and Stu) time here at 3GSM (although Hard Core Stu is staying on for more mobile fun); just time enough for a quick reflection on… Continued

Can YouTube be a big hit on mobile phones? The company signed a deal with Vodafone last week, but some industry rivals aren’t so sure. One is Yospace CTO David Springall. The company runs the See Me TV and Look… Continued

Any phone worth its salt has Bluetooth these days, with most of the high-profile launches at the 3GSM offering A2DP streaming too. So a good time for Bluetrek to launch its ST1 Bluetooth headset. The headset offers A2DP streaming from… Continued

E-tailer shows release date, price Sony has dismissed Amazon s claimed July release date and price for the PlayStation 3’s anticipated PlayTV DVR add-on as erroneous and speculative . Continued

Book extract Headspace: Olfactional infighting Headspace is Reg contributor Amber Marks’s exploration of how the state and private sectors are trying to exploit the science of smell to watch and control citizens. Continued

Available now Sony has kept its firmware launch promise and released version 2.30 of the PlayStation 3’s system software this week. Continued

The big handset manufacturers aren’t just focused on music, TV and signing deals with trendy fashion houses to get some free Prada gear, y’know. Really. On its stand at 3GSM, Motorola was showing off its new mobile blogging application. It’ll… Continued

More cuts in roaming charges - this time from T-Mobile, which is reducing data charges for registered business customers from 16th February. According to the company, the new tariffs will reduce by half the cost of data roaming for new… Continued

Alleges mass infringement of blue-laser diode patent The US International Trade Commission (ITC) has named 30 companies it intends to investigate to see if products they import into the States are guilty of patent infringement. Continued

One of the best, although some cynical bloggers would also say one of the worst, things about Samsung is they always launch so many phones. 3GSM has been no different with around a dozen or so new handsets taking their… Continued

Never mind, have some Hard Candy Vodafone is laying off 450 staff at its Newbury headquarters and employing more staff in shops to show customers how mobile phones work. Continued