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Greenpeace shifts green goalposts Sony and Sony Ericsson (SE) may have topped Greenpeace s latest Guide to Greener Electronics, but almost all manufacturers saw their scores plunge thanks to new, more stringent marking criteria. Continued

Well, Jeeps and pickup trucks Chrysler is to offer a Wi-Fi hotspot in next year’s Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep models, allowing passengers in the car to surf the information superhighway while struck in traffic on the real one. Continued

Analysis Epoc’s journey: from world-beater to basket case Ten years ago to the day, I attended the surprise foundation of Symbian. I was in Norway and sorry to miss the event today that closed the chapter - and probably the book - on the great adventure. Continued

Sony Ericsson C905 rival Sony Ericsson s C905 8Mp handset isn t even out yet, but it s already set the bar for cameraphone quality. It s rumoured LG could be the third manufacturer to release an equally high-quality snapper phone. Continued

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Sony Ericsson slumps on gloomy outlook

No love for swanky handsets Sony Ericsson issued its second profit warning of 2008 today, advising that it will only break even in Q2 2008. Continued

Sony Ericsson C905 rival Sony Ericsson s C905 8Mp handset isn t even out yet, but it s already set the bar for cameraphone quality. It s rumoured LG could be the third manufacturer to release an equally high-quality snapper phone. Continued

UK carrier takes an early bath O2 has lost its appeal to the European Court to prevent a competitor using bubbles to represent the company when comparing prices, in a ruling that will have implications beyond the mobile-phone industry. Continued

Handset set to rival the C905 Sony Ericsson only recently unveiled its eight-megapixel Cyber-shot C905 phone, but speculation is rife that Motorola s set to steal its rival’s thunder by releasing its own 8Mp handset. Continued

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Germany, Spain and Belgium get free mobile calls

The world turns Blyk Ad-financed network operator Blyk has announced plans for expansion into Germany, Belgium and Spain, taking the concept of mobile-phone operator for freeloaders right across Europe. Continued

Did they jump into the open, or were they pushed? Nokia has paid 264m for outright ownership of Symbian, which sounds like a lot until you realise that’s about what the Finnish giant will owe in royalty payments over the next 8 2* years, so the question becomes not why they bought Symbian, but why they are letting everyone else share the goodies. Continued

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Nokia Supernova series to hit Q3 with a bang

Four-strong range of stylish talkers Sketchy details about Nokia s Supernova handset range first exploded online earlier this month, but the phone giant s finally broken its silence and officially announced the new range. Continued

OS makeover starts with foundation Nokia has bought up the bits of Symbian it didn’t already own and is chucking the OS into an open-source foundation along with the S60 UI layer, accompanied by Sony Ericsson and DoCoMo, who are throwing in UIQ and MOAP(S) respectively. Continued

Txt-happy grunts in virtual-keyboard iPhone bitchslap The world’s first unit of digitally networked foot soldiers returns from combat in Iraq this week. Reports have it that the American troops’ controversial “Land Warrior” wearable-node technology has changed in both role and configuration during its 15-month baptism of fire. Indications are that the equipment - slated for disposal by army chiefs just last year - has done well enough that it will now live on. Continued

Not long now… Speculation continues to grow over the date on which Samsung will release its latest would-be iPhone killer, the Omnia, to European customers. Continued

Review Small but perfectly formed Even though SanDisk tells us the future of MP3 players is devoid of built-in storage…the future isn’t here yet. The new Fuze player slots into the Sansa range and comes with either 2, 4 or 8GB of internal memory. Continued

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3GSM 2007: Microsoft and Vodafone to launch Instant Messaging service for mobiles and PC

More news from the 3GSM, this time from Microsoft and Vodafone, who have announced they are working together on an enhanced and co-branded Instant Messaging service. The idea is to make the service seamless - accessed from both the PC… Continued

OS makeover starts with foundation Nokia has bought up the bits of Symbian it didn’t already own and is chucking the OS into an open-source foundation along with the S60 UI layer, accompanied by Sony Ericsson and DoCoMo, who are throwing in UIQ and MOAP(S) respectively. Continued

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