Google Android has overtaken the Apple iPhone after NPD found that it is now the second most popular smartphone OS in the United States
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
News Mobility
iPad Makes A Big Splash With Artist David Hockney
It might not be available in the UK yet but some Brits already have their hands on an iPad - including the father of pop art
Orange And T-Mobile Merge Into ‘Everything Everywhere’
The combined entity of Orange and T-Mobile has been named Everything Everywhere, but the two brands will remain autonomous
Border Releases Own Kobo E-Reader
Borders plans on joining the e-reader wars with its Kobo device, which will be priced at around £70
Expert Questions Usability Of iPad Apps
A usability expert has claimed that iPad apps are inconsistent and suffer from frequent user errors due to accidental gestures
HP ‘Hurricane’ webOS Tablet Tipped For Q3 Release
HP is to launch a tablet device running Palm's webOS operating system sometime in the third quarter, according to a media report
Aruba To Buy Chinese Wireless Mesh Maker
Wireless vendor Aruba gets mesh, and an entry to the Chinese market
WiGig Reveals Specs And Gains Wi-Fi Endorsement
Multi-gigabit Wi-Fi access could be on the way after the WiGig Alliance published its specifications and partnered up with the WiFi Alliance
Commercial Spyware For iPad To Track Users’ Activity
Retina-X Studios has released Mobile Spy for the Apple iPad, pitching it as a way for businesses to keep an eye on employee use of the device
Vodafone Announces ‘Out Of Bundle’ Data Charges
Vodafone is bringing in new charges for its Pay Monthly customers who use more than 500MB of data per month
Facebook Users Could Get Cheaper McDonald’s Burgers
AdAge is reporting that Facebook is expected to challenge popular startup Foursquare by offering location-based status updates
Nokia Adds iPad To Apple Legal Challenge
Nokia launched a new legal complaint against Apple on 7 May, alleging that the iPad and iPhone violate five of its patents
Apple Confirms UK Price And Date For iPad
Apple has confirmed the UK launch of the iPad on 28 May, and UK users will have to pay a 5 to 7 percent premium for the tablet, compared to those in the US
Chips Set For Boom Year
Demand for electronic goods in an improving economy should spell success for semiconductor makers this year, says iSuppli
Media Groups Petition For iPhone 4G Search Warrant
Media organisations have petitioned a California court to unseal the iPhone prototype search warrant affidavit, that was behind the police raid on the home Gizmodo's editor
Nokia, Samsung, And LG Dominate Handset Market
The usual suspects are leading the global handset market, after the first quarter saw the shipment of an impressive 303 million devices
Man ‘Opens’ iPad 3G With Meat Cleaver
A man has explained how he used a meat cleaver to turn a conventional SIM card into the micro-SIM favoured by the Apple iPad
UK Lags On EU Demands For Open Spectrum
EU wants harmony, but the future of the UK's spectrum is still up in the air according to experts
Moorestown Platform Gives Intel Shot At Mobile Space
Intel’s new Atom-based “Moorestown” mobile platform will give Intel a legitimate shot at gaining market share in a space dominated by ARM-designed processors
Microsoft announces Dates For Kin Launch
Microsoft formally announced that its Kin One and Kin Two phones would be available for online pre-order starting on 6 May, with an in-store rollout to follow on 13 May
T-Mobile Ponders WiMax/LTE Options
T-Mobile is reportedly trying to make up its mind over whether to support a WiMax or LTE-based 4G network
Microsoft Releases Free UC Client For Nokia Handsets
Microsoft has released a free unified communications (UC) client that will allow workers to access their business communication system via their Nokia handsets
Apple’s Arrogance Comes Home To Roost
Apple is now as arrogant as Microsoft used to be, says Tom Jowitt. With its attitude to Flash, it looks like it's become equally stupid
Apple Facing Antitrust Over iAd Platform
Apple could face an investigation over iAd, a feature of its upcoming iPhone OS 4
Intel Shows Moorestown Atom Phone Chips – But No Products
Intel claims Moorestown puts Atom ahead of ARM. If that is so, where are the design wins?
Can Intel Really Muscle Into Smartphones?
Can Intel bend the mobile phone industry to its will and get operators and device makers onto Atom processors? Pankaj Kedia believes so
Twitter Adds Embedding Option For Tweets
Twitter is to launch embeddable tweets so that people can easily insert tweets into their blog and news stories
Alcatel-Lucent To Boost BT Bandwidth
Alcatel-Lucent will provide the architecture for BT's 21st Century Network, boosting the IP network's bandwidth capacity
Apple Hits 1 Million Mark For iPad Sales
It took Apple less than a month to sell 1 million iPads. According to the company, the milestone was reached on 30 April.
Microsoft Kin Mobiles Available For Pre-sale
Microsoft will make its Kin One and Kin Two social-networking phones available on 6 May