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Microsoft Releases Windows Phone 8.1 Preview To Developers
Windows Phone 8.1 is made available to developers to test and build applications in a real-life environment ahead of consumer release
Geeksphone Revolution Lets Users Dual-Boot Android And Firefox OS
Geeksphone Revolution arrives in the UK, allowing users to choose between Android and any other open source OS without voiding any warranty
Facebook To Remove Messaging From iPhone And Android Apps
Facebook users will have to use dedicated messaging app for iPhone and Android chats
Jonathan Ive To Oversee Software At Apple As ‘Slide-To-Unlock’ Inventor Retires
Sir Jonathan Ive assumes more control over software design at Apple following Greg Christie's departure
Google Removes Bogus Security App From Google Play
Red faces at Google after the discovery that one of the top selling apps in Google Play is a total scam
Microsoft Demonstrates ‘Cortana’ Machine Learning
The Cortana voice assistant makes use of machine learning to improve results with time, according to Microsoft
HTC Reports Q1 Loss, But Hopes Its M8 Can Help Out
HTC blames poor marketing for Q1 failings, but is confident new phones will help it recover
Intel Discusses ‘Braswell’ Chip And Android Efforts
Intel opens up about its efforts around Android and its new entry-level 14-nanometer Atom chip
Nokia Lumia 930, 630 and 635 Are First Windows Phone 8.1 Handsets
Nokia shows off Nokia Lumia 930, 630 and 635 and promises 8.1 update will come to all of its Windows Phone 8 smartphones
Windows Phone 8.1 Adds Siri Rival Cortana And MDM Features
Windows Phone 8.1 to be available soon, with new phones running the software arriving this month
Moto G Fuels Motorola’s Return To Relevancy In The UK
Low cost Moto G helps Motorola secure six percent of the UK smartphone market, while LG also does well in the US, according to Kantar Worldpanel ComTech
Microsoft Extracts Android Royalties From Dell
Microsoft continues its pursuit of companies using Google's Android operating system for royalty payments
BlackBerry Secure Work Space For iOS And Android Cleared For US Government Use
BlackBerry Secure Work Space receives FIPS 140-2 security certification
HTC One M8 Launches With Full Metal Unibody, Sense 6 And Duo Camera
HTC One M8 makes debut and is available to buy in the UK from today
iOS 7 Now Runs On 85 Percent Of Apple Devices
User rate boosted by recent release of iOS7.1 upgrade earlier this month, according to Apple statistics
Android Update Vulnerabilities Could Allow Data Thieves On Phones
Microsoft and Indiana University find "pileup" flaws could allow for nasty apps on Android phones following an OS update
Windows Phone 8.1 Nears Release? – Report
Microsoft quickly removes a reference to Windows Phone 8.1, with no official word yet on its release date
Microsoft Fixes Skype Battery Drain On Android Devices
Microsoft fixes an irritating problem with Skype on Android devices, which could drain batteries
Huawei Backtracks On Plans For Dual-OS Phone
Company says it won’t be releasing a joint Windows/Android smartphone
Motorola Reveals Moto 360 Smartwatch
Motorola smartwatch will be powered by Google’s Android Wear wearable OS
Google Announces Android Wear – The OS For Smartwatches
Google confirms it is working with a number of manufacturers to get first devices out soon
Apple Healthbook To Track Fitness, Blood Sugar, Sleep And Other Health Data
New images and information suggest Apple Healthbook is going to track all sorts of health and fitness data
Microsoft Office For iPad Set For 27 March Launch – Report
Invites are sent out for Microsoft cloud and mobile event with reports suggesting Microsoft Office for iPad will be announced
GimmeRAT: Windows Attack Tool Gets Android Functionality
RATs starting to take a bite out of Android, as the bad guys ramp up their attention to the Google platform
Report: Asus Pressured To Drop Dual Windows-Android Device
Google and Microsoft are unhappy with Asus' plans to offer systems that run both Windows and Android, according to The Wall Street Journal
Huawei Planning To Release Dual-OS Smartphone
Device running both Android and Windows Phone 8 will go on sale later this year in the US
Microsoft Hands Out Free Windows Phone Licences – Report
Selected smartphone OEMs have been given free Windows Phone licences by Microsoft to drive uptake
WhatsApp Android Flaw Exposes User Chats
Dutch researcher warns that WhatsApp user chats on Android devices are highly vulnerable to theft
Microsoft And Samsung Back Qi Wireless Charging Standard
Qi secures major Windows Phone and Android support as it seeks to establish itself as industy wireless charging standard