mobile OS

Android Application Revenues Catch Up To Apple

Google's Android has nearly caught up to Apple's iOS in revenues from smartphone applications

14 years ago

Windows 8 Needs Apps To Challenge Apple’s iPad

Microsoft's 'Windows 8' will find itself head-to-head against the iPad. It'll need apps and a media hub to succeed, says…

14 years ago

Nokia Expected To Lose Smartphone Lead This Quarter

Beleaguered Nokia is predicted to lose its smartphone crown to Apple and Samsung this quarter

14 years ago

Google Removes More Android Malware

Google has removed 10 spyware-bearing applications from Android Market, as malware sophistication rises

14 years ago

Google Adds App Compatibility Check To Webstore

Android Market Webstore users can now check to see if an app will run on their particular smartphone

14 years ago

Apple Created Android, Says Nokia’s Elop

Android was created as an answer to the iPhone, says the Nokia boss. Clint Boulton thinks he needs to come…

14 years ago

Elop Denies Samsung Bid For Nokia

Nokia is not for sale says Stephen Elop, as rumours suggest bids by Samsung or Microsoft

14 years ago

Nokia CTO Takes Leave Of Absence After MeeGo Clash

In a clear sign of the upheaval currently racking Nokia, it emerged that its CTO has taken a leave of…

14 years ago

Android Legal Spat As Oracle Eyes Mobile Ad Money

Oracle is asking Google to pay 50 percent of royalties, including mobile ad dollars, in the Java patent lawsuit

14 years ago

Windows 8 Looks Like Bad News for Android

Microsoft's demo of Windows 8 looks like a radical "post-PC" product, which Nicholas Kolakowski thinks could trouble Android

14 years ago

Apple Unveils iCloud, iOS 5, Mac OS X Lion

Apple introduced revamped Mac OS X and iOS operating systems, along with iCloud for syncing multiple devices

14 years ago

Nokia’s Windows Phone Transition Could Be Rough

Nokia's move to Windows Phone could be rough, even as it fends off Android's assault on its low-end market, says…

14 years ago

Smartphone Sales Level Off

Android claims over a third of the US smartphone market, but growth among the major platforms is flattening

14 years ago

Samsung Reports Strong Domestic Sales Of Galaxy S II

The new Galaxy S II smartphone is selling “like hotcakes” in its home country, according to Samsung

14 years ago

Report: Android Lags Apple In Paid Applications

Most Android developers aren't making much money from their work, according to Distimo

14 years ago

Analyst Predicts Amazon Tablet Sales Figures

An Amazon tablet could complement the Kindle e-readers to sell 2.4 million units, claims one analyst

14 years ago

Nokia Boss Pledges Symbian Support Until 2016

Stephen Elop has pledged to continue supporting Symbian until at least 2016, but said nothing about MeeGo

14 years ago

Windows Phone On Track For This Year, Says Nokia

The first Nokia Windows Phones will arrive this year, ahead of Elop's schedule, says a Nokia executive

14 years ago

Microsoft Woos Developers With Pricier WP7 Apps

Microsoft is reportedly encouraging developers to charge more money for their Windows Phone 7 apps

14 years ago

Will Mango Help Windows Phone Challenge Android?

The Windows Phone "Mango" update adds new features, but can it help Microsoft challenge Android and the iPhone, asks Nicholas…

14 years ago

Amazon Tablet To Offer Android And Quad-Core CPU

An industry analyst has revealed Amazon's plans to enter the fiercely competitive tablet arena

14 years ago

Windows Phone 7 Mango: New Partners, No New Phones

Multitasking tops the 500 new features, and three new partners join Nokia in the Windows Phone 7 club

14 years ago

June Rumoured For Dell Streak Pro Tablet Release

Several reports claim Dell’s business-focused Streak Pro will offer a 10-inch screen and Honeycomb OS in June

14 years ago

Android Extends Smartphone Lead, Gartner Finds

Android has extended its lead in the smartphone race as Windows, BlackBerry and Symbian decline

14 years ago

Google Promises Flaw Fix And Improved Privacy Tools

Google is quietly fixing its flaw and developing privacy tools, but Schmidt wants a window on your information

14 years ago

RIM PlayBook Selling Faster Than Motorola Xoom

RIM's BlackBerry PlayBook has taken half the time to match the Motorola Xoom's sales of 250,000 tablets

14 years ago

Windows Phone Sales Hit 1.6m Units in Q1

Gartner has estimated that 1.6 million Windows Phone 7 handsets were sold in the first quarter of 2011

14 years ago

Microsoft Resumes Windows Phone Updates

Microsoft has restarted its Windows Phone 7 update for Samsung Omnia 7 and Focus smartphones

14 years ago

Android Phones Contain Major Authentication Flaw

Security researchers have warned that most Android smartphones contain an authenticate vulnerability

14 years ago

Vodafone To Sell £80 Android Phone

The 858 Smart will sell for 90 euros, and will feature Android 'Froyo' and access to social networking services

14 years ago