Hewlett-Packard surprised Wall Street on Tuesday by saying its earnings will be slightly above analysts' expectations, going against the grain as other technology bellwethers have slashed forecasts and posted weak results in the sagging economy.

Norman John has got his hands on an N79, and shares his unboxing thoughts, pics and a vid over at Symbian World. In the video, he takes a tour round the box before exploring the contents and the device – classic. He reckons the device is ‘small and handy’ and compares it to the N96 which

Vaibhav Sharma has come up with a cunning solution to the minor issues he had with the battery of the N96, and shares the video on The Symbian Blog. By simply transferring a 1200MaH battery from another device (the N78) and replacing the 900MaH from the N96, he gets all the power he needs. There is

If there was ever a phone worth cutting down to size with a completely shoddy but not actually completely unattractive fake edition, it's the Motorola Aura. What we have here is the Wingtech D20, which shares the swivel form factor of the Aura, mocks the round LCD with a perfectly boring square one in a round hole, and boasts a surprisingly weak complement of features, even for a "fake" phone...

Noia have finally officially announced the Nokia E63 business phone. Set to replace the Nokia E71, the new E63 shares many of the features of it predecessor, including a gloriously bright screen capable of showing 16 million colours, but will come with a new lower price and a touch-sensitive Navi-Wheel around the central menu

With all the new smartphones on the Market as well as Research in Motions (RIM) new BlackBerry Storm launching today in the UK, we decided to take a close look at the share value of handset makers after the major indexes closed up more than 6 percent on Thursday November 13. Shares in Research in Motion

Tam has got his hands on an E63, and shares some thoughts in two posts – the first being the thoughts straight out of the box, the next being a size comparison with lots of other devices. Both posts are packed with images, and Tam reckons the keyboard is ‘a lot less annoying’ than on the

Charles Elachi shares stories from NASA’s legendary Jet Propulsion Lab — including tales and video from the Mars Rover project.

Jeb Brilliant has been using the Nokia Email beta service and reckons that it is a great addition to any device. On his Brilliant Blog he shares his experiences, and whilst his acknowledges that the service is still buggy (he stresses the beta nature), he reckons Nokia are ‘moving right along’. He has a few suggestions

Digital Angel, a leader in animal RFID and emergency identification solutions, announced today that it has entered into a set of agreements to sell its approximately 45% stake in VeriChip for about $1.57 million in cash. Digital Angel sold all of its VeriChip stock, approximately 5.4 million shares, to R&R Consulting Partners, a company controlled