Four years after winning $612.5 million from RIM for patent infringement, NTP Inc. has filed suits against other major phone manufacturers for the same alleged infringement.

Largely overshadowed by more provocative news right now, events of just as much long-term significance have been happening as 4G technology takes its baby steps towards revolutionising global mobile communications.

WirelessWERX has demonstrated its SiteWERX Indoor Location System which will greatly improve emergency 911 response to mobile calls for help.

Smartphone features including location-based functions, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and augmented reality have opened a whole world of possibilities for using your phone as a remote control - and there are already some remarkable products entering the mobile remote control market, reports Christopher Backeberg...

Who's calling the shots in the highly competitive contests between mobile operators? It appears the winners will be the ones who do the best at attracting the biggest manufacturers, writes Christopher Backeberg...

No likely winner has emerged yet in the Apple-Google dispute over Google Voice. There appear to be only losers so far, writes Christopher Backeberg, and they are the American iPhone users...

Navman Wireless has launched the M-Nav 750, the latest version of its award-winning integrated tracking, messaging and navigation device aimed at helping fleet businesses slash operating costs.

Intel and Nokia have formed a strategic alliance to develop a new class of mobile computing device based on Intel architecture and chipsets. The partnership aims to produce devices combining the performance of powerful computers, the high bandwidth of mobile broadband and ubiqitous Internet connectivity.

Mobile companies have yet to recognise the potential of phones as navigation devices - although many mobile phones are now GPS-enabled, this doesn't necessarily make them effective at navigation, according to Jonathan Raper, professor of Geographic Information Science at London's City University.