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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
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
Android Extends Smartphone Lead, Gartner Finds
Android has extended its lead in the smartphone race as Windows, BlackBerry and Symbian decline
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
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
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
Microsoft Resumes Windows Phone Updates
Microsoft has restarted its Windows Phone 7 update for Samsung Omnia 7 and Focus smartphones
Android Phones Contain Major Authentication Flaw
Security researchers have warned that most Android smartphones contain an authenticate vulnerability
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
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 media, says Clint Boulton
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
Nvidia Boss Confirms Tablet/Smartphone CPU
The CEO of Nvidia has confirmed his company is building processors for new Android tablets or smartphones
HTC Flyer Tablet Lands In Britain
HTC has launched its first tablet PC - the Flyer - in the UK, incorporating both touch and pen capabilities
Unisys Mainframes Add Support For iPad And Android
Unisys has unveiled new mainframe systems that support iPads, as well Android and BlackBerry devices
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 Kolakowski
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
Google To Venture Into Home Automation
Google's new Android@Home feature allows users to control their home appliances with an Android phone
Apple, Google Defend Mobile Privacy Practices
Apple and Google execs were questioned by a US Senate subcomittee regarding location data
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
Royal Mail Offers ‘Digitally Enhanced’ Post
Royal Mail has introduced digital watermarking to enable Britain's post to become interactive
Windows Phone Mango Update Adds Bing features
Windows Phone's "Mango" update will offer Bing Audio, augmented reality, text dictation and audio navigation
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
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'
Samsung, HTC Double Market Share With Android
Google's Android has helped companies such as Samsung and HTC challenge Apple's iPhone
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 Android, says Wayne Rash
Google Earth 2.0 Flies Onto Honeycomb Tablets
An update to the Google Earth app takes Android Honeycomb tablet users on a virtual tour
Microsoft Warns Over Unofficial Windows Phone Updater
WP7 users utilising an unofficial update tool will be blocked from future updates, Microsoft has warned
Oracle Issues Android Lawsuit Subpoena To Apache
Oracle’s attorneys issued a subpoena to Apache to produce documents relating to the Google Android lawsuit
Microsoft Issues First Ever WP7 Security Update
Microsoft has issued its first ever security update for handsets running Windows Phone 7