Tony Dennis

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Security

Nov 27, 2008 | Comment Now

A dangerous new variant of malware is attacking PCs in the UK, hijacking the victim's browser and directing them to a fake site masquerading as AVG's own front page.

Security

INQ encounters Paypal 'reversal' scam

Nov 24, 2008 | Comment Now

An Inquirer.net reader appears to have encountered a recurring scam relating to a standard Paypal payment 'reversal' request.

Oddware

UIQ may be rescued

Nov 19, 2008 | Comment Now

There's a good chance that the Symbian user interface specialist UIQ may be taken over by another business, according to the Inquirer.

Software

The future of mobile is surface

Oct 23, 2008 | Comment Now

Forget mere touch screens - the whole surface of a mobile phone will soon act as the UI for a mobile phone according to Abhijit Kabra, a mobile guru for Accenture.

Networking

Japan first with commercial femtocells

Sep 23, 2008 | Comment Now

Claiming the world's first commercial deployment of a 3G femtocell based service is Japanese mobile operator, Softbank -- with a little help from NEC and Ubiquisys, of course.

Hardware

Curious grey stuff could radically alter handset design

Sep 5, 2008 | Comment Now

Water damage – the bane of mobile phone makers and users alike – could be a thing of the past thanks to a plucky U.K. company, Peratech.

Software

Getjar blows raspberries at Apple

Aug 21, 2008 | Comment Now

As a direct dig at Apple, Getjar is describing itself as the mobile applications portal for the 3 billion or so mobile phone users that don't own the iThingey.

Hardware

3G dongles grow in popularity

Aug 11, 2008 | Comment Now

Mobile broadband dongles are becoming so popular that specialist unlockers – such as Nextgen – are starting to offer software which enables them to be used on any suitable 3G ...

Software

Missing your Olympics fix? Go mobile!

Aug 11, 2008 | Comment Now

Some people have obviously gone Olympics mad and can't wait to get the latest updates on how the games are going. Just for those people, there's now the Mippin Olympic channel.

Finance

Sony Ericsson blames component shortages for poor results

Jun 30, 2008 | Comment Now

For the second time this year, Sony Ericsson has blamed component shortages for disappointing handset sales in a quarter. It has also pointed the finger at increased R&D costs.

Telco/ISP

EU wants to cut cost of mobile calls

Jun 28, 2008 | Comment Now

The amount that telecoms operators charge for connecting each others' mobile phone calls is set to fall drastically thanks to guidelines just published by the European Commission.