Microsoft has announced that with the rollout of the Windows Phone 7.5 Mango upgrade to the LG Optimus 7 smartphone for Telefonica in Spain and the Samsung Omnia 7 on Deutsche Telekom, Iit has now delivered the upgrade to 100 percent of eligible devices. Microsoft started rolling out the upgrade exactly one month ago. On [...]

The number of smartphone users in South Korea has surpassed 20 million. According to data released by the Korea Communications Commission, 40% of the Korea’s citizens have smartphones in use. The data also showed that 10 million users are on SK Telecom Co. The leading mobile service provider in the country, another 6.8 million with [...]

Nokia announced a new suite of feature phones that are designed for emerging markets. Named the Asha line, the phones have specific features such as QWERTY keyboards, touchscreens, or dual-SIM capabilities. We got some hands-on time with the Asha phones (the Asha 200, 201, 300, and 303) during the Nokia World conference. The Asha 200 [...]

Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile), the No. 1 mobile phone provider in the U.S.1, received three awards at the 2011 Best of 4G Award ceremony earlier this week, hosted by 4G World and Connected Planet. Three Samsung Galaxy S II devices were recognized, including first place to the Samsung Galaxy S II, Epic 4G Touch [...]

Here are 5 easy ways to increase your landing pages’ conversion rates: Keep your most important content above the fold. You want to make it as easy as possible for your website visitors to say “yes” to your offer. Place your opt-in box above the fold the point on your web page where visitors would have [...]

The social network Facebook is releasing a new method for accessing your account when you lose your password: a little help from “trusted friends.” The social network says it is testing a new tool in the coming weeks that will let you designate three to five friends you trust. If you forget your password or [...]

The updates will be available to 3G and Wi-Fi-only tablets, the company said. Lookout Mobile Security announced that it has extended its mobile protection services to all Android tablets and the iPad. Mobile devices are now the dominant computing platform in the world,” Kevin Mahaffey, co-founder and CTO of Lookout, said in a statement. As [...]

Lenovo LNVGY -2.24% is a $US 21 billion personal technology company and the second largest PC company in the world, serving customers in more than 160 countries. Dedicated to building exceptionally engineered PCs and mobile internet devices. Lenovo announced the ThinkCentre M77 desktop, built for business professionals who want a powerful, secure, energy efficient yet [...]

Assistant professor of electrical engineering at Louisiana Tech University has developed a technology that harvests power from a small generator embedded in the sole of a shoe. Kaajakari’s innovative technology, developed at Louisiana Tech’s Institute for Micro manufacturing (IfM), is based on new voltage regulation circuits that efficiently convert a piezoelectric charge into usable voltage [...]

Voip-Pal.Com Inc. (“Voip-Pal”) (OTC Pink sheets: VPLM) announces that it has completed redeployment of its retail website PointsPhone.Com (www.pointsphone.com) and is now accepting orders from new customers. New users can register, make a payment and begin making calls anywhere in the world using the built in PC Dialer for as low as 1 cent per [...]