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Android or Apple: Battle Of The App Stores
Google's open approach for Android apps is up against the tight control of Apple. Tom Jowitt asks, can they both be right?
Google Developing Interactive Video Ads
CEO Eric Schmidt says Google is experimenting with interactive video ads
Google Unveils DIY Android App Builder
With Google's App Inventor, people with no programming skills, can make apps for Android, the compnay promises
Google Updates Android 2.2 SDK
Google is offering a new software development kit (SDK) for the Android 2.2 operating system, also known as Froyo
Symbian Looks To Developers With PDK 3.0 Release
Developers can now download version 3.0 of the Symbian Product Development Kit, before the arrival of handsets running the S^3 mobile OS
Ten Reasons Why Firefox Will Lose To Chrome
Firefox will ultimately lose to a better designed browser, with more potential for the future, says Don Reisinger
Android Gained Share, Before iPhone 4 Arrived
Google's Android gained market share in the quarter before the launch of the iPhone 4 - bit Blackberry still leads in the US
Mozilla’s Firefox 4 Beta Faces Chrome Challenge
Mozilla has asked for feedback on the new beta version of Firefox launched this week
Why Codeplex Will Grow Away From Microsoft
Microsoft started the Codeplex Foundation, but technical director Stephen Walli says it will emerge as an independent open source force
EC Says Cloud Will Evaporate Without Open Standards
The rise of the internet and cloud services would not have been possible without openness, the EC has said
HTC Profits Boosted By Android
HTC says its net income jumped 33 percent for the second quarter, and total revenue exceeded 58 percent year on year
Mozilla Releases Firefox 4 Beta
Mozilla has launched the next major version of its popular open-source web browser
LG To Launch Android-based Tablet
LG Electronics has announced a tablet that will run Windows 7, and is also planning an Android-based version as well
Google’s ‘Hands Off’ Approach Damaging Android
Android developers say Google's hands-off approach and lack of management of its Android Market is hurting the company
Google’s Schmidt Says No To Nexus Two Phone
The boss of Google has said there are no plans for a Nexus Two phone... because the Nexus One was so successful
HP Donates Battery Recycling Patent To Eco Scheme
Battery recycling and reducing gold in chips are among the technollogies HP has given to a shared patent scheme
Google Readying Android 3.0 Tablet
Google's Android 3.0 platform will appear in tablet form by mid-October, according to Russian bloggers
MeeGo Handset Code Opened For Developers
Nokia and Intel continue to work on the Symbian alternative after they made a preview of the MeeGo mobile phone software available to developers
Cisco Launches Enterprise Android Tablet
Cisco plans to give businesses a mobile platform for collaboration with its new Cius tablet
Nokia And Symbian: The End Of A Beautiful Relationship?
Nokia says the N8 will be the last N-series phone to use Symbian. Tom Jowitt asks what next for the open source mobile OS?
Apache Updates Tomcat Java Web Server
Apache has upgraded the Tomcat web server by releasing version 7.0, the first major release of the software since 2006
Chrome OS Creator Defects To Facebook
The lead engineer behind Google's important Chrome operating system (OS) has gone to Facebook
Google Pushing Android 2.2 to Nexus One
Users of the Google smartphone are getting the latest version of the mobile OS, with speed, security and Exchange features
Nokia Pokes Fun At iPhone ‘Death Grip’
The mobile giant has released a guide entitled 'How do you hold your Nokia?', mocking Apple for the iPhone 4's antenna problems
Dell Sets Streak SIM-Free In UK
Those eager owners of the Streak tablet device who bought it on contract could have waited, paid £50 extra, and got it SIM-free
Open Government Data Consultation Launched
Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude has asked for views on how to make government handling of citizen data more transparent
Google Pulls Two Android Market Apps
Two apps from the Android Market that duped users into downloading them have been removed by Google
Intel Preparing Atom for Android 2.2
Google's Android 2.2 mobile OS will run on the x86 architecture and promote its Atom processor in more netbooks and smartphones
Nokia Drops Symbian OS For N-range Handsets
Nokia has confirmed it will drop the Symbian mobile operating system on its N-range of handsets, with the N8 the last smartphone to run the open source OS