mobile OS

Jailbreak Exploit Gingerly Hits Android With Malware

Malware targeting Android "Gingerbread" uses jailbreak exploit for root access to run remote instructions

13 years ago

Lenovo Launches Android-Based ThinkPad Tablet

Lenovo has launched its business-focused ThinkPad tablet in the US with prices starting around £300

13 years ago

Has HP’s TouchPad Led The Way to £90 Tablets?

HP's TouchPad has been a runaway success at a giveaway price, says Nicholas Kolakowski. What a shame other vendors can't…

13 years ago

Developers Compete To Put Android On HP TouchPad

Cheap discontinued HP TouchPads could run Android Gingerbread, if a community project takes off

13 years ago

Apple Phasing Out iPhone Tracking Feature

Apple has told developers that it is 'deprecating' a feature that allows companies to track unique users

13 years ago

Android Posts Highest US Market Share To Date

Google's Android controlled 52 percent of the US smartphone market for the second quarter, according to NPD

13 years ago

Microsoft Opens Windows Phone Mango Marketplace

Developers can now submit applications to the Windows Phone Mango 'App Hub', according to Microsoft

13 years ago

Microsoft Touts Bing ‘We’re In’ App For Win Phone 7

Microsoft has launched the Bing 'We're In' app so Windows Phone 7 users can find their friends

13 years ago

Vodafone First To Charge Android Apps To Phone Bills

Vodafone's Android users can now charge app purchases direct to their phone bill

13 years ago

Google Could Reap $10.5bn By Taking Android Proprietary

Google could generate big profits by imitating Apple's iPhone business, according to a Piper Jaffray analyst

13 years ago

Android App Use Dominated By A Handful Of Players

Android users spend most of their time on just a tiny fraction the apps available, according to a survey

13 years ago

Android And Win8 Only Real iPad Challenge Says Dell

CEO Michael Dell names two platforms as only options to the iPad tablet, calling remaining OSs “other noise”

13 years ago

Nokia Claims Motorola Buy Justifies WinPhone Move

Nokia CEO Stephen Elop says Google's Motorola acquisition justifies his decision to embrace Windows Phone

13 years ago

ViewPad Tablet Runs Android Over Windows 7

ViewSonic's ViewPad 10pro runs Android "Gingerbread" in Windows 7, thanks to application virtualisation

13 years ago

Microsoft Mulled Motorola Purchase For Android Strike

Google was not the only company interested in acquiring Motorola, apparently Microsoft was also prowling

13 years ago

Android Tablets Snatch 20 Percent Market Share

New research has indicated that Android-based tablets now hold 20 percent of the tablet market

13 years ago

HTC Honeycomb Puccini Tablet Set For Q3 Arrival

The crowded Android tablet market is to get another player with the arrival of HTC's Puccini

13 years ago

Android Trojan Answers Incoming Calls

A new variant of the Nickispy Trojan can intercept calls while sending messages out to a remote server

13 years ago

Microsoft Quick To Woo Android Refugees

Microsoft has already begun its overtures to Android phone makers displaced by the Google-Motorola deal, says Nicholas Kolakowski

13 years ago

Motorola Launches Defy+ Rugged Android Handset

As it agrees to be acquired by Google, Motorola has introduced the Android 'Gingerbread'-based Defy+ smartphone

13 years ago

Google Wins More Than Patents With Motorola

Google's stunning Motorola Mobility move nets a powerful patent portfolio, a good phone maker and intriguing options, says Wayne Rash

13 years ago

Huawei To Launch Own-Brand UK Handsets Next Month

Huawei is set to launch the Android Blaze in order to establish itself as a handset brand 'from scratch'

13 years ago

Google To Buy Motorola Mobility For £7.7bn

Google has announced it will buy mobile phone manufacturer Motorola in a deal worth $12.5 billion

13 years ago

A Dozen Vulnerable Android Apps Uncovered

Commonly used Android apps leave phones vulnerable to phishing and hijacking, according to Privateer

13 years ago

Analyst: Amazon To Challenge iPad With Content

Analyst Tim Bajarin argues Amazon's tablet could undercut Apple and turn it into a profitable e-commerce tool

13 years ago

Study: Android Leads On Mobile Advert Impressions

Google's Android is the top advertising target by impressions, but Apple's iPhone remains the top smartphone

13 years ago

Apple May Announce iPhone 5 On 7 Sept: Rumour

Apple is to host a 7 September launch event for iPods, which may include more information on the iPhone 5

13 years ago

Google Misdirection In Patent Spat Is Gamesmanship

Microsoft and Apple are using patents suits to bash Google. Google is hitting back in this colossal waste of time,…

13 years ago

Nokia Wanes As Android Grabs 43.4% Market Share

Gartner said Google's Android is the top phone operating system but Nokia hangs on as top manufacturer

13 years ago

Apple Targets Motorola With Tablet Complaint

Apple is looking to follow up its injunction success against Samsung with a new lawsuit against Motorola

13 years ago