mobile OS

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

Why Amazon Will Ship An Android Tablet

Why would Amazon want an Android tablet given the success of Kindle? Because it wants to serve more kinds of…

14 years ago

Samsung To Push Gingerbread To Galaxy Devices

Samsung said it will upgrade its Galaxy S and Galaxy Tab devices to Android 2.3 'Gingerbread' soon

14 years ago

Nvidia Boss Confirms Tablet/Smartphone CPU

The CEO of Nvidia has confirmed his company is building processors for new Android tablets or smartphones

14 years ago

HTC Flyer Tablet Lands In Britain

HTC has launched its first tablet PC - the Flyer - in the UK, incorporating both touch and pen capabilities

14 years ago

Unisys Mainframes Add Support For iPad And Android

Unisys has unveiled new mainframe systems that support iPads, as well Android and BlackBerry devices

14 years ago

Is Microsoft’s Skype Deal Too Big To Handle?

Microsoft's acquisition of Skype will give it access to a 170 million-strong user base. But did Microsoft overpay, asks Nicholas…

14 years ago

Study Finds Huge Rise In Android Malware

Google's Android platform has become a target for malware writers, with a 400 percent rise in malicious code

14 years ago

Google To Venture Into Home Automation

Google's new Android@Home feature allows users to control their home appliances with an Android phone

14 years ago

Apple, Google Defend Mobile Privacy Practices

Apple and Google execs were questioned by a US Senate subcomittee regarding location data

14 years ago

Google Highlights Android 3.1 ‘Honeycomb’ At I/O Conference

Google touted its Android 3.1 'Honeycomb' software and its 'Ice Cream Sandwich' smartphone platform

14 years ago

Royal Mail Offers ‘Digitally Enhanced’ Post

Royal Mail has introduced digital watermarking to enable Britain's post to become interactive

14 years ago

Windows Phone Mango Update Adds Bing features

Windows Phone's "Mango" update will offer Bing Audio, augmented reality, text dictation and audio navigation

14 years ago

Google Adds Search History, Notes To Goggles

With Goggles 1.4 for Android Google has added search history, note-taking and better business card recognition

14 years ago

Apple iOS Adds Amazon Cloud Player Support

iOS devices now support Amazon's cloud music service, amid rumours that Apple is to launch its own 'iCloud'

14 years ago

Samsung, HTC Double Market Share With Android

Google's Android has helped companies such as Samsung and HTC challenge Apple's iPhone

14 years ago

iOS Update: Apple Doesn’t Care Where You Are

The latest iOS update from Apple reduces the location cache. Now it’s time for Google to do the same for…

14 years ago