mobile OS

Google Android Will Overtake BlackBerry, iOS

Android-based devices could outnumber BlackBerry smartphones and iPhones by the end of 2010, and match Symbian sooner than expected, says…

14 years ago

Banking Giant Considers iPhone And Android

JP Morgan is apparently considering using alternative mobile email devices that includes the Apple iPhone

14 years ago

Android 2.2 ‘Not Optimised’ For Tablets

'Froyo' was not built with tablets in mind, says Google, despite its use in Samsung's Galaxy Tab and other slates

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Android To Challenge Symbian For Mobile OS Domination

The huge impact of Android was underlined when Gartner predicted it will become the second placed mobile operating system in…

14 years ago

Apple’s iOS4 Update Addresses User Niggles: A First Look

The iPhone 4 gets better security, improved Bluetooth support and HDR photography features with Apple iOS 4.1 update

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eWEEK Europe Readers Want Android Tablets

Given a free choice, eWEEK Europe readers would want an Android tablet. Next - why did Oracle hire Hurd?

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Apple iOS 4.1 Update For iPhone Released

Apple has released its iOS 4.1 update for iPhone and iPod Touch, introducing features such as Game Center and iTunes…

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BT Launches Wi-Fi App For Android And iPhones

BT has launched an Android and iPhone app for its Total Broadband customers‎ to help them find Wi-Fi hotspots

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FTC Leaks Specs On HTC Android Handset

Photos and data on HTC's latest Google Android smartphone have been published via the US wireless regulator's website

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Google Expands Android AdWords Features

New location extensions for Google Places extend the way businesses can use mobile business ads

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Google Android Catches Up iPhone In US

Google's Android platform gained 25 percent of the US smartphone market in August, says Quantcast

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Toshiba Shows Off Android-based Folio 100 Tablet

Toshiba has revealed its Android tablet that will spearhead its push against the hugely popular Apple iPad

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Huawei Unveils $100 Android 2.2 Smartphone

The Android 2.2-powered Ideos U8150 aims to bring smartphones to a wider user base

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Windows Phone 7 Released To Manufacturers

Microsoft's upcoming smartphone operating system is headed for devices in time for the Christmas shopping season

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Archos Ushers In Five Android Tablets To Battle iPad

Archos is to launch five Android-based tablets, with prices starting at £64, to challenge Apple in a growing market

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Samsung Sells 1 Million Galaxy S Android Smartphones

Good news for open source supporters after Samsung revealed that it has sold 1 million Android powered Galaxy S smartphones…

14 years ago

Microsoft Spending £250m Marketing Windows Phone 7

Microsoft's Windows Phone 7's marketing push could total $400 million (£257m), on top of development costs for the smartphone platform,…

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Archos Set To Unveil Android-based Tablets

The Android operating system is set to appear on a fresh set of iPad-chasing tablets from French company Archos

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Motorola Begins Android 2.2 Rollout

Motorola has begun the rollout of Android 2.2 for US owners of its smartphones, and provided a timeline for the…

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Nexus One Sold Out After Heavy Developer Demand

Google has depleted its remaining stocks of Nexus One smartphones after heavy demand from the development community

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Android Paid-App Shortage ‘Fuels Piracy’

Android's lack of app payment infrastructure in many countries is creating a population of app pirates, observers say

14 years ago

GPS Tracking Trojan Hidden In Android App

A Trojan, hidden within an Android phone application, enables third parties to secretly track the location of the user via…

14 years ago

Google Vows ‘Strong Defence’ Against Oracle Lawsuit

Google has pledged to "strongly defend" open-source standards and protect its Android operating system from Oracle's patent infringement lawsuit

14 years ago

Google Extends Voice Search for Android

Voice Actions allows the use of spoken commands for browsing, texting and making calls, similar to technology from Siri and…

14 years ago

Java Creator Admits ‘No Surprise’ Over Android Lawsuit

Java creator James Gosling has admitted he is not surprised at Oracle's lawsuit against Google over claims that Android OS…

14 years ago

Google Suit: Now We Know What Java Means To Oracle

Friday 13th could be a very unlucky day for Java, whatever the outcome of Oracle's lawsuit, says Peter Judge

14 years ago

Oracle Sues Google Over Android’s Java

Oracle claims that Google's Android OS breaks the Java patents it acquired from Sun

14 years ago

Sony Developing Android 3.0-based Gaming Phone

Sony Ericsson is developing a phone and gaming hybrid device that will use the Android 3.0 operating system, codenamed Gingerbread

14 years ago

Palm Pre At Centre Of Bugging Concern

The Palm Pre handset is at the centre of concerns that attackers could turn mobile phones into bugging devices

14 years ago

Is Microsoft Developing Another Mobile Operating System?

Reports are emerging that Microsoft could be developing a new mobile OS, other than Windows Phone 7. Tom Jowitt asks…

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