The Beta 5 version of the iPhone SDK is now out. Unlike the previous release, this one doesn't bring much new to the table. However, tweaks to the developers tools and some bug fixes should be more than enough for any iPhone/iPod Touch developer out there to update. This fifth beta release of the iPhone SDK [...]

Mobiado has taken the wraps off of its latest luxury handset, the Camo. This tri-band GSM candybar handset is built with an anodized aluminum body, stainless steel buttons, and a handpainted camo color scheme. Only 200 will be made. Read the full story here.

Those of you that craved to organize your thoughts with your Nokia Internet Tablet while on the go, here's a reason to rejoice. A software engineer from Ukraine Eugene Antimirov ported Labyrinth to the Maemo platform allowing us to mind-map wherever we are. Sure, you could rely on some of the web-based solutions like MindMeister, [...]

A rumor on the street is that the Finnish giant will be announcing its long awaited E71 smartphone tomorrow. The upcoming device builds on top of its predecessors, the E61/E61i models, and has everything the mentioned two smartphones lacked. Aside from the full QWERTY-keyboard, there's a built-in GPS, better 3.2 megapixels camera, more available RAM, [...]

UK's top fixed-line carrier seems to want a piece of the mobile action. According to Times Online, the British giant is working on a "BlackBerry-styled" device that would do pretty much everything modern smartphones do with a little twist. Apparently, the upcoming phone will be sold as a part of the broadband package and will [...]

Samsung has announced that its SGH-i200, a basic candybar smartphone powered by Windows Mobile 6.1, will start shipping in Europe in June. This simple black and offers users a 2 megapixel camera and a microSD card slot for extra storage. Read the full story here.

Sprint and Clearwire are combining their WiMAX businesses and plan to create a new company that will go live by the end of the year which will retain the Clearwire name. Intel, Google, Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks will be investing $3.2 Billion into this new company and will split 22% of [...]

Opera releases fierce bug predator in alpha version of developer tools Read the full story here.

New broadband option offers free smartphone for web and e-mail on the move Read the full story here.

The news was recently announced that Sprint and Clearwire have partnered to make the U.S. WiMax network a reality. They've garnered investments from several other companies, including Intel, Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Google, and Bright House Networks, totaling $3.2 billion. Read the full story here.

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) launched the global Bluetooth Small Business Incentive Program designed to "grow the Bluetooth technology market by creating new avenues of innovation and market entry for small businesses." The idea is to provide a one-time discount on qualification related fees to those who apply for and meet the criteria specified. Small, [...]

SAP and Research In Motion (RIM) recently announced a "co-innovation partnership" to usher in a new era in enterprise mobility. The two companies have joined forces to change the way people work, by enabling mobile access to SAP enterprise applications through the BlackBerry platform. Just as the BlackBerry wireless platform has transformed the way people use [...]

Sprint Handsets to Feature Easy Access to Google Mobile Search, Google Maps for Mobile, YouTube and More Read the full story here.

Pakistani beggars and/or thieves are using SMS to fool people into giving them hefty alms in the name of religion. I guess not all people do this for fraud — certainly a number of them have real reasons for begging via SMS. One message reads, "I am a poor man and my daughter is admitted to [...]

In a major bet on WiMax wireless Internet, Sprint Nextel and Clearwire said today they would combine their networks in a new company with investment from Google, Intel and others. The new company, which will retain Clearwire's name, will deploy a nationwide WiMax network, which promises faster speeds than the latest cellular networks for movies, games and other data services. WiMax promises to blanket entire cities with Web access for laptops, cell phones and other wireless devices at fast speed...

Verizon Wireless today announced the availability of the BlackBerry Curve 8330 smartphone on May 12. The BlackBerry Curve is the smallest and lightest full-QWERTY BlackBerry smartphone, offering multimedia capabilities and services, allowing customers to stay connected to work, family and friends while on-the-go. The BlackBerry Curve 8330 includes the following capabilities and key features: - BlackBerry Internet Service - access up to 10 supported POP3 and IMAP personal and corporate email acco...

……says GetJar - based on replies from aproximately a thousand of their UK users. Apparently only 15 per cent of users found their games always worked. GetJar believes that testing is the problem for the high failure rate, and believes the problem is only going to get worse. True, creating games for a good range of mobile [...]

 Arun Sarin (Vodafone CEO ) has said any content providers wishing to launch D2C (direct to consumer) services will always have to work with Vodafone. Apparently, speaking to the Financial Times, Sarin stated that the 'unique gift' of billing secures it and other operators against becoming "dumb pipe" for data - for examples from those such [...]

The Research In Motion BlackBerry Curve 8330 smartphone is now officially available from Verizon Wireless, a few days ahead of schedule. The QWERTY candybar handset is slightly more consumer focused, with a 2 megapixel camera and standard 3.5mm audio port. Read the full story here.

China's SARFT (State Administration of Radio, Film and Television) will start Mobile TV trials using the CMMB standard on May 10th. Trials wil begin in Beijing and Shenzen, followed by Shanghai at the end of the month. Users will be able to buy CMMB USB dongles and get free TV programmes - apparently there will be [...]