Software company Sybase are planning to commission a new business program to allow emails to be securely distributed to the Apple iPhone, gaining the handset much more use in the business world.

Managing Director for Sybase- John Chen, announced at the Reuters Global Technology, Media and Telecoms Summit in New York that the software will be available sometime this year.

The new program will allow iPhone users to access their e-mail with the same security safeguards that are currently available for Treo smartphones and BlackBerry users. The software will also allow businesses to deliver data to people on the move with several different types of phones, depending on which device the user carries.

The business software maker already sells programs to numerous companies that run on the Symbian operating system, as well as one for mobile devices from Microsoft.

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Apple Mac has applied for the patent to integrate solar cells into their portable devices, adding to the speculation that solar power is being looked into for use with the Apple iPhone.

Solar power could help make the Apple iPhone become truly portable, with the touch-sensitive display screen a perfect area to integrate a solar cell. When generating electricity, the larger the solar panel the more energy created -

so what better device than the iPhone, whose display occupies almost the entire face?

The use of solar powered charging in portable devices is starting to get a lot more market attention. Vodafone recently announced its plans to also look into solar-powered phone chargers, whilst solar powered charging was a major talking point at the recent ITU Telecom conference. Interesting times look to be afoot in the world of the mobile phone…

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Dell computers latest XPS incarnation, the M1530, is a slick piece of ergonomic excellence with enough grunt under the hood to please even the toughest of competitors.

With Dell purchasing the Alienware Company, their latest laptop designs are more creatively based than previous versions. With the silky smooth finish available in Crimson Red, Midnight Blue and Tuxedo Black, even James Bond would be happy with the colour schemes on this model.

Pop the hood on the M1530 and you’ll find an Intel Core 2 Duo T7250 processor with 2GB of memory alongside 160GB hard disk. Graphically, the Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT card certainly covers the bases for serious gamers, though the glossy 15.4in display does settle for a rather modest 1,280 x 800 resolution.

It not often that practicality and fine design merge so smoothly, though with it weighing in at 2.62kg, it’s not as light on its feet as other 15.4in laptops. If portability is key then its little brother, the XPS M1330, is a better choice, but with its fine combination of power and design, the XPS M1530 is an absolute gem.

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