BlackBerry widens lead on iPhone in business

Regardless of Apple's plans to add business features to the iPhone, Research in Motion is and will continue to extend its lead in business phones, according to a new ChangeWave study. An examination of more than 2,000 corporate IT spenders has about 76 percent of all businesses opting for BlackBerries in May, up three percent from the last time the study took place in February; Palm was second place at 17 percent with other competitors filing in the remaining seven percent.

Mio unveils GPS phones with iPhone influence

Mio today chose Computex as the venue to launch three new GPS devices, two of which push the company further into the smartphone market. The pictured Leap G50 is Mio's first Windows Mobile 6.1 device and uses an iPhone-like design with a chrome bezel focused around its touchscreen: only a scroll strip and call buttons interrupt the front face. The phone keeps to Mio's emphasis on navigation with the company's MioMap 2008 mapping software onboard. A 2-megapixel camera is onboard and can be used to geotag photos thanks to the GPS hardware.

Yahoo had complete layoff plan ready for MS takeover

As a Delaware Judge unseals court documents regarding Yahoo, it came to light that the search engine and online advertising giant was attempting to form a comprehensive coverage plan for its employees in the event of a Microsoft takeover. CNN Moneyreports that the plan would have added anywhere between $462 million to $2.1 billion to the original $44.4 billion offered by the Windows maker, another sign that Yahoo was trying to "poison the well" to dissuade future takeover attempts.