Update adds new-look user interface alongside application store and online backup service.

Microsoft is planning to unveil new services for users of its Windows Mobile smartphone platform, including a way to back up information to the web and a rumoured online store for mobile applications.

Handsets based on Windows Mobile 6.5 will be widely available from October, according to Microsoft, as the company kicks off a new push to promote its smartphone platform.

Handset based on Google platform may ship in 2009.

All S60 third-edition handsets will support Mail for Exchange client. Good news if you want email on your phone..

Nokia is dropping its own business mobility solutions to concentrate on providing mobile email services for consumers..

US-based software firm PocketMac has announced a tool designed to help BlackBerry users recover their smartphone if it is stolen..

Mobile browser lets users update Twitter and Facebook from phones.

The announcement of a pair of 2GHz dual-core processors from ARM has drawn speculation over a new chip war with Intel in the netbook space, despite the fact that products based on the chips are not likely to appear for at least another year.

Synergy software provides handset support for Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, UWB and eGPS.

The G.hn standard for wired home networking via power cables has passed another milestone, after gaining approval from the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) standards body.

Nokia has officially announced the N900, the next device in its line of internet tablet devices, featuring the latest release of the firm's Linux-based platform, a slide-out keyboard and cellular capability..

Web-based versions of Office apps to be available at no cost to Windows Live subscribers.

Windows XP will pass another milestone on the road to retirement next week when Microsoft withdraws mainstream support for the operating system..

New wireless standards, better user interfaces and innovative displays coming soon.

Skype is to be integrated into Nokia handsets, enabling mobile users to make free calls to other Skype users, see presence information for contacts, and send instant messages.

Touch Diamond2 and Touch Pro2 can be upgraded to Windows Mobile 6.5.

Office 14, the next version of Microsoft's productivity suite, will feature lightweight web versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote that can be accessed from a browser, Microsoft said..