Opinion Ring around the Western Union Browsing the NARS counter at Selfridges, I was quite taken by some eye shadow and was just picturing myself as Elizabeth Taylor in Cleopatra when my friend Rod called from Cairo. I m a bit psychic like that. Continued

Not the standard’s fault, though A researcher from the Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technolog used the recent EUSecWest event to demonstrate progress in attacking NFC applications and to announce the availability of tools so that everyone can have a go at NFC hacking for fun and profit. Continued

Watch where you’re cycling KPN will become the first operator in Europe to launch a nationwide mobile TV service when it begins broadcasting 10 channels across DVB-H next month. Continued

Analysis Digital forensics turns smartphones into supergrasses It’s been 20 years since a UK drug dealer discovered too late the folly of keeping all his records on a Psion Organiser, helpfully providing police with names and addresses of customers and suppliers, as well as sales records*. Today’s criminals aren’t generally that stupid, but regardless, today’s phones are perfectly capable of accumulating evidence without their help. Continued

Remember that Samsung F700 smartphone we mentioned last week, with the slide-out qwerty keyboard and 5-megapixel camera? Well, Ashley is a lucky little sod, as he’s got within inches of one over in Barcelona for 3GSM. That’s right, he got… Continued

HTC have announced that they have signed a deal to provide Windows Mobile 6 devices for their BT Fusion service. The VoIP service allows you to make calls over WiFi when you’re in the range of your house, switching to… Continued

Watch where you’re cycling KPN will become the first operator in Europe to launch a nationwide mobile TV service when it begins broadcasting 10 channels across DVB-H next month. Continued

Alongside the Vox, HTC has two other new devices on display - the Advantage (X7500) and P3350. The HTC Advantage (X7500) is like a miniaturised PC, powered by a 624MHz XScale processor and Windows Mobile 5. It also features an… 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

U940 finally annouced, debuts on Verizon The Samsung U940 slider smartphone was initially leaked by the FCC s website back in February, but the phone has at long last been officially launched, as the Glyde. Continued

JavaOne Gives us liberty, not legalese Open source and Java developers are calling on Java’s governing body - the Java Community Process - to open up beyond the big players. Continued

Review Pint-sized Mr Motivator Many of us spend a fortune on gym membership only to join the gang of guilty no-shows after just a few weeks. So is a mobile phone capable of putting you on the fast track to personal fitness? Continued

Q2 power down Contract laptop PC maker Compal Electronics Inc has been forced to scale back its Q2 shipment growth forecast, blaming a shortage of batteries. Continued

Still buying more burgers than phones though The annual “Brands We Love, Brands We Hate” survey shows Nokia topping the charts as most loved brand in the UK, while McDonalds, AOL and The Sun are the most hated. Continued

Windows Mobile 7 device en-route The Mobile and Wireless Group (MWg) has given Register Hardware a sneak peek at four upcoming handsets, including its first Windows Mobile 7 device, during the official launch of the firm’s two latest handsets: the Atom V and Zinc II. Continued

Beta tests McAfee SiteAdvisor So Yahoo! is getting off its butt at last to warn users when its search engine results include potentially malicious sites. Continued

A massive 1.4in screen LCDs are so square, man. So LG has cut off some corners and developed what it claims are the world s largest elliptical and circular LCD screens. Continued

Writes Limerick developer a big cheque Perot Systems Corporation is buying an Irish application developer, Original Solutions Limited. Continued

LG and Samsung have just what you need LG and Samsung have teamed up to have their respective technologies accepted as the American standard for mobile TV, just as Dish starts casting around for someone to help them build such a network. Continued

Still demand for it Claims that O2 and Carphone Warehouse have completely sold out of the 16GB iPhone have proved greatly exaggerated. Both today said they would continue to offer the handset. Continued

Review Triple-action, touch-screen handset LG has come up with another touchscreen option to get your fingers working: the LG KF700 sliderphone, which combines a tap-to-control UI and dial-spin control with HSDPA 3G high-speed connectivity. Continued

Still buying more burgers than phones though The annual “Brands We Love, Brands We Hate” survey shows Nokia topping the charts as most loved brand in the UK, while McDonalds, AOL and The Sun are the most hated. Continued