Samsung is making a bold prediction that it will shift 1 million Galaxy Tab tablets in 2010, as well 20 million Galaxy S smartphones
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Twitter Improves Performance With Updated Android App
Twitter has given its Android app a makeover so that it is now faster and features a new tweet details page
Facebook Mobile Apps Refreshed For iPhone And Android
New smartphone apps from Facebook add single sign-on to iPhones and Androids, along with Deals for the iPhone
German Developers Defect From OpenOffice Project
German developers behind OpenOffice.org have jumped from the Oracle-backed ship to the newly independent LibreOffice project
Creative Sounds Out The Android Tablet Market
Creative has made a surprising entry into the tablet market with two models based on Android 2.1
EU Chips In To Fund Symbian With €22 million
Symbian lives on with joint funding by the European Union and a new Symbeose consortium
Android Downloads Gain Lookout’s Mobile Security Support
Lookout's Privacy Advisor application allows security-minded users to scan every Android app they download
Serious Security Bugs Found In Android Kernel
An analysis of Google Android Froyo's open source kernel has uncovered 88 flaws that could expose users' data
iSuppli: Samsung Galaxy Tab Beats iPad On Manufacturing Costs
Samsung's Galaxy Tab may not be starting a price war with the iPad in the UK, but it costs substantially less to make, according to iSuppli
Samsung Galaxy Tab Hits UK Streets
Samsung's Galaxy Tab his on sale in the UK but it's not going to start a price war with Apple's iPad
Apple Hits Motorola With Multitouch Lawsuit
Apple has accused Motorola of allegedly infringing on its patents related to multitouch technology with its Android smartphones
Google Nexus Two Rumours Add Specs
Specs have emerged for Google's supposed Nexus, along with a rumoured US operator - T-Mobile
Acer To Launch Tablets In November
The boss of Acer has revealed that its portfolio of Android and Windows-based tablets will launch in November
Google Nexus Two Sounds Like A Galaxy Refresh
The new grey for Google is a shiny black Samsung Galaxy S update. Or is it?
Google Nexus Two Rumours: Samsung Or Motorola?
Google said there would be no Nexus Two, but rumours say Samsung or Motorola may be making one
Barnes & Noble Shows Off Colour Nook E-Reader
Barnes & Noble has showed off its new full-colour Nook e-reader that runs the Android operating system
Hackers Exploit Firefox Flaw On Nobel Site
A Norwegian security firm has warned that a new Trojan malware has infected the Nobel Peace Prize website
Symbian Foundation Faces Possible Closure
But Symbian critic, Nick Jones of Gartner, say the operating system will be better off without the Foundation
Google Nexus Two Rumoured From Carphone Warehouse
Carphone Warehouse could sell a successor to Google's Nexus One phone this year, according to rumours
Android Hits 100K Apps Milestone, 200K Less Than iPhone
The Google Android Market app count reaches the 100,000 mark, a week after Apple's iOS topped 300,000 apps
Smartphone Market Growth Bubble Driven By Apple, BlackBerry And HTC
Apple, HTC and RIM lead a smartphone market growing at an “extraordinary” pace but analyst says this growth will not last
Open Source: Pick Your Projects With Care
Open source really is taking over the enterprise, says Matthew Sarrel. But you still have to choose carefully which projects to do, and how to develop them
Samsung Prepares Android-Based Galaxy Media Player
Apple's media player market share with the iPod Touch could be threatened by Samsung's upcoming Galaxy Player 50
Programmers Code Down At Qt Developer Days 2010
Nokia's CTO Rich Green joined executives at the Qt Developer conference last week to spell out the company's 2011 roadmap and latest tools
Is Criticism Of Android’s Openness Justified?
According to Facebook developer Joe Hewitt, Android is being manipulated by operators. A Facebook engineer complaining about openness? Hmm... says Clint Boulton
Windows Phone 7 Launch: No Queues, Faint Praise
No queues for devices running Microsoft's Windows Phone 7, and big reviewers were lukewarm
Android 3.0 Gingerbread To Feature Video Chat
Android version 3.0 (the Gingerbread build) is to undergo a major revamp of its user interface and promises video chat
Symbian Head Quits Citing ‘Personal Reasons’
Further turmoil for the Symbian mobile operating system after it emerged that the executive director has stepped down, citing 'personal reasons'
Microsoft Reports Over Six Million Java Attacks In Q3
Six million attacks in the third quarter of 2010 targeted just three Java vulnerabilities, Microsoft reported
FSF Fights BSA Over EC Support For Open Standards
The Free Software Foundation has accused the BSA of sabotaging the EC's support for open standards