Samsung opened Mobile World Congress with the big-screen Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android Honeycomb tablet, and the enterprise-friendly Galaxy S II smartphone
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Cisco Telepresence Protocol Adopted By Polycom
Polycom is adding Cisco's Telepresence Interoperability Protocol standard to its UC Intelligent Core platform
Gartner Says Symbian Still Leads Smartphone Race
Gartner research has found that Symbian is still the best selling smartphone OS, ahead of Android
Firefox 4 Beta Gains Do Not Track Option
Mozilla has added the 'Do Not Track' option it touted last month to ensure browsing privacy for users
Open Source For Competitive Advantage Survey Claims
Adopting open-source software not only reduces costs but can deliver competitive advantage, Gartner says
Stable Debian 6.0 Squeezes Everything In For Launch
The latest operating system release from the open source Debian Project includes over 10,000 new applications
Canonical And Cisco Welcome OpenStack’s Bexar Releases
Canonical and Cisco join the open-source OpenStack federated cloud initiative as new releases arrive
EC Renews Contract For Microsoft Software
Open source fans will be disappointed as the European Commission buys more from Microsoft
Dell Partners With Canonical For Ubuntu Clouds
Dell and Canonical have teamed up to offer Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud for businesses
Android Overtakes Symbian In Smartphone Race
Android is now the top selling smartphone operating system, says research from Canalys
Nokia Boss Hints At Android Or Phone 7 Move
Stephen Elop says Nokia may need a new ecosystem... Android, or Windows Phone 7?
Android Manager Unhappy With App Purchases
Google's Android head is not happy with the progress of purchases for paid Apps in the Android Market
Code Undamaged As Fedora Site Is Hacked
An attacker accessed Fedora servers but apparently failed to compromise any software packages or servers
Specsavers Ditches Open Source For Google Apps
Open source fans may not have seen it coming, but Specsavers has ditched its open source email system
Nokia N8 Sees 15 Percent Price Slash
Nokia has cut the N8's price by £64 to compete with its own C7
Breakaway Group Launches LibreOffice 3.3 Suite
The group that broke away from OpenOffice.org has launched its first version of the LibreOffice suite
Mozilla Plans ‘Do Not Track’ Option To Aid Privacy
Mozilla plans to develop a privacy feature that prevents advertisers from tracking Firefox users' browsing habits
Android Froyo At Last Rolled Out To Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant Phones
Samsung is finally releasing Android 2.2 out to the Vibrant smartphone, following delays
Open Source Groups Call For Novell Patents Inquiry
The OSI and FSF have complained that selling Novell's patents could terminally threaten the future of Linux
Patent Evidence Grows Against Google’s Android
Oracle's claim that Google broke Sun's Java patents is backed by code, says an expert
Apple COO Cook Dismisses Tablet Rivals
Apple COO Tim Cook has dismissed the company's tablet rivals and laid into Windows and Android
Samsung Denies Charge Claims For Android 2.2 Update
Samsung has denied rumours that it is charging carriers for the Android 2.2 update
Wiki Boss Slams Apple App Threat To Web Openness
Wales blasted Apple's stranglehold on its apps market as the biggest threat to diversity and openness on the net
Android Honeycomb Successor Mooted For May
The next build of Android following Honeycomb (or Android 2.4 or 3.0) is slated to arrive on phones this summer
Apache Launches Updated Open Source Database
The next generation Cassandra open-source database has been announced by The Apache Software Foundation
Novell: Community Wants OpenSUSE Foundation
The openSUSE Linux version is going to a foundation because users demanded it, says Novell's community manager Jos Poortvliet
Microsoft-Backed Consortium Still After Novell Patents
Microsoft, Apple, Oracle and EMC's consortium, CPTN Holdings, is apparently still intent on acquiring 882 Novell patents
Concerns Raised Over OpenSUSE Spin-Off
Linux version OpenSUSE could move to its own foundation, in Attachmate's acquisition of Novell
Android Gingerbread Spotted On Apple iPhone
Developers have demonstrated Android 2.3, commonly known as Gingerbread, running on an iPhone 3G
Google Reveals Android SMS Trouble Was Two Bugs
Google has fixes ready for two separate SMS bugs in Android, which it says only appeared rarely