Nokia sues Apple over patent infringements

Nokia alleges that Apple infringed the cell phone maker's patents on GSM, UMTS and other wireless standards.

iPhone ‘undisputed’ leader in customer satisfaction, study reports

The CFI Group's survey of customer satisfaction among smartphone owners finds the iPhone topping out Android, the Palm Pre, and the BlackBerry.

Japanese university to track attendance with iPhone

Aoyama Gakuin University plans to distribute the iPhone 3G to students in order to track class attendance.

New Yorker cover drawn entirely on an iPhone

Artist Jorge Colombo used the iPhone app Brushes to create this week's New Yorker magazine cover.

Easter eggs can bypass App Store approval

Lyrics developer Jelle Prins points out that sneaking hidden features into iPhone applications is easy, and Apple has no way of finding them.

Stanford iPhone class hit 1 million downloads

Stanford University's iPhone Application Programming course began April 1, and it's already racked up 1 million downloads on iTunes U.

Face Fun for iPhone lets you remix faces

A new iPhone application, Face Fun, lets you isolate faces from your photo library and apply fun effects to them.

Missouri journalism students required to buy iPhone or iPod touch?

Calling Apple's handheld hardware a "requirement" helps Missouri journalism students get financial aid for the purchase.

iPhone being used as a pocket translator

A Washington state sheriff's deputy is using his iPhone to help interact with the Spanish-speaking community he serves.

Are iPhones causing mistrials nationwide?

Jury members around the country are apparently using the Internet on mobile phones while in court, leading to potential mistrials.

Cydia opens unauthorized iPhone app store

Cydia, the maker of a popular software installer for jailbroken iPhones, has announced plans to open an iPhone application store. And they're not alone.

Unicom, China’s No. 2 mobile firm, in talks to sell iPhone

Chang Xiaobing, chairman of the second-largest mobile firm, says that his company is in talks with a number of handset providers, including Apple, according to Reuters.

iPhone launches in Saudi Arabia, UAE

The iPhone went on sale in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates yesterday, and sold well despite the continued lack of support for Arabic language.

Windows Mobile 6.5 prototype phone stolen in Barcelona

At Mobile World Congress, a Telstra executive lost his top-secret handset loaded with Microsoft's latest mobile operating system.

Microsoft CEO Ballmer calls on Apple to be more open

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said at the Mobile World Congress that Apple should be more open. In other news, pot calls kettle black.

The Presidents of the United States of America offer iPhone app

A new iPhone applications allows users to stream all of the music by The Presidents of the United States of America, as well as exclusive tracks.

AT&T hopes to rollout 4G technology by 2011

On Monday, at the Barcelona Mobile World Congress, AT&T announced that it hopes to be able to roll out 4G wireless technology starting in 2011.

Nine-year-old boy writes popular iPhone app

Doodle Kids, created by a nine-year-old boy, has been downloaded more than 4,000 times in two weeks.

iPhone coming to United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia

Apple has struck a deal with Emirates Telecommunications to provide service for the iPhone 3G in the two Middle Eastern countries.

Gmail Tasks now available in mobile flavor

Gmail's task management add-on has now been re-formatted for handheld devices such as the iPhone.