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Phones4u To Ship Samsung Galaxy S II On 27 April
Release date of Samsung Galaxy S II Android super-phone brought forward, but only for Phones4u
Yahoo Is Newest Member Of Linux Foundation
Yahoo has announced that it has joined the Linux Foundation to better support the Linux community
Android v iPhone: Not A Fight To The Death
If you think either Android or iPhone can eliminate the competition, you are missing the point, says Clint Boulton
Google Faces Android Complaints In South Korea
Two companies are complaining that Google is blocking their mobile search apps on Android
Oracle Shifts OpenOffice.org To Full Open Source
Oracle has said it will turn the OpenOffice.org office suite into a fully community-based project
Turnkey Ubuntu-Based Linux for Amazon Cloud: Review
The Turnkey Linux service runs on Amazon Web Services and is good for test driving cloud apps
Ailing MeeGo Finds Major Chinese Backing
China's Tencent has announced an interest in helping Intel bring MeeGo to fruition
WordPress Admits Hackers Stole Source Code
Hackers have stolen “sensitive bits” of source code after accessing several WordPress.com servers
Regular Patching Beats Cyber Threats, Says Expert
A security expert has highlighted the importance of patches to keep systems safe from cyber-attacks
Red Hat Preparing Makara Cloud Application Platform
Linux provider will launch cloud application-building platform during Red Hat Summit next month in Boston
Gartner Predicts Android Tablet Success
Google's Android will grow its market share to 40 percent by 2015 due to sheer exposure, Gartner has found
Nokia Faces Symbian Blacklash On Eve Of Event
Nokia's treatment of the Symbian mobile operating system has resulted in some heavy online criticism
Asus Releases Honeycomb Source Code For Transformer
As Asus' Eee Transformer goes on sale; it brings Honeycomb source code that Google hasn't released
Facebook Open Sources Green Data Centre Hardware
Facebook shared specs for its custom built low-energy servers, but Greenpeace is not impressed
NEC HPC Cluster Unlocks Universal Secrets
Albert Einstein Institute puts NEC high performance cluster to work on the massive forces shaping the universe
Nokia Calls Up Mysterious Symbian Launch Event
Nokia is reaffirming its support for Symbian at a London event, April 12, despite its Microsoft WP7 commitment
Novell Ships Mono for Android
Novell has boosted its mobile offerings with the delivery of Mono for Android toolset for developers
SugarCRM Provides Integration With IBM Applications
SugarCRM has announced integration with IBM WebSphere, Cognos analytics and LotusLive social networking
Tighter Android Control Will Benefit WP7, Apple iOS
Google's Android control plan could work in favour of Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 and Apple's iOS, says Nicholas Kolakowski
Android Malware Highlights Smartphones Risks
The very freedom that makes Android-based devices so attractive also makes them a malware threat, says Wayne Rash
Analyst Refutes IDC Windows Phone 7 Prediction
ABI Research has disagreed with IDC's prediction that Windows Phone 7 is set to become a leading mobile OS
Mozilla Launches Speedy Firefox 4 For Android
Mozilla has made a mobile version of its Firefox 4 web browser available for Android-based devices
DAFT Investigations, iPad Frypans: April Fools!
Pointy-fingered smartphone users, green-fingered data centre managers. April Fools, or true?
Symbian Source Code Uploaded By Nokia
Nokia announces its transfer of the Symbian platform source code to the open community
Critics Slam Lack Of Android Honeycomb Apps
With Motorola's Xoom and Asus' Transformer due to bring Android 3.0 tablets to the UK, where are the apps?
NASA Open Source Summit Offers Food For Thought
The US government needs to freshen up its IT apparatus and, with budgets being tight, open source looks like a good option
OpenSUSE 11.4 Updates Open-Source Apps: Review
OpenSUSE 11.4 is a modest release, marked by a raft of newly updated open-source applications and components
Government Cost-Cutting Plan Embraces Open Source
Cabinet minister Francis Maude says his new ICT strategy will save the government millions
HP’s Apotheker Reveals Roadmap Milestones Up Ahead
HP CEO says webOS is a legitimate alternative to Windows because it can run all devices across the spectrum