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Android 2.2 Boasts Massive Performance Boost
Google Android 2.2 sports a 450 percent performance boost over Android 2.1, as well as tethering and serving as a Wi-Fi hotspot
Verizon Confirms Google Partnership For Android Tablet
More competition looms for the Apple iPad, after Verizon confirmed it is working with Google to offer consumers a tablet computer based on the Android OS
Apple Disputes Researcher’s Android Findings
Apple has labelled a market report on 150,000 US consumers as “limited”, after it concluded that Google Android had overtaken the Apple iPhone OS
Goodbye Gordon: The Labour Tech Legacy
From ID Cards and the Digital Economy Act to YouTube, Gordon Brown met tech pitfalls, but there are some bright spots for new Prime Minister David Cameron to build on
Video: Open Source Is Key To Cloud Innovation
Open source is critical in realising the benefits of the cloud and allows for greater strategic flexibility, says Red Hat's Scott Crenshaw
Mozilla Boss Steps Down To Join VC Firm
Mozilla CEO John Lilly has announced that he will be stepping down
Mozilla Outlines Product Plans For Firefox 4
Mozilla has begun work on Firefox 4, and in an effort to gather public feedback, has outlined early product plans for the next version of the popular browser
Google Android Overtakes iPhone OS
Google Android has overtaken the Apple iPhone after NPD found that it is now the second most popular smartphone OS in the United States
Proprietary Vendors Don’t Help Disabled, Says FSF
The open source FSF group has recruited a former proprietary software exec to make the GNU Project's work more accessible
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Server Hits Close To The Mark: Review
Canonical's Ubuntu Server offers a serviceable alternative to server offerings from other Linux vendors and from Microsoft
Intel Labs Builds Routers From Clustered Servers
Intel researchers have used an open source software package called Click Router to tie unused servers together to create routers
Twitter To Open Source Android App
Twitter has released the Twitter for Android application to the Android Market
Skyfire 2.0 For Android Ignites Mobile Browsing
Skyfire's 2.0 mobile browser for Android lets users view Flash video content, recommends related content and allows sharing on social networks
Microsoft Hints At More Android IP Agreements
A Microsoft executive has hinted that Redmond's IP agreement with HTC over patented technology in Android-powered smartphones will be the first of many
HP’s Palm Purchase: I’m Not A Believer
Palm has no chance at all now. It will be owned by HP, one of the clumsiest companies in mobile devices, says Peter Judge
Google To Add Flash Support To Android 2.2 Froyo
A Google executive has confirmed that Flash will be fully supported on Android 2.2 (dubbed Froyo), in stark contrast to Apple with its iPhone and iPad
Microsoft To Support Open Source Joomla CMS
Microsoft is getting involved with another big-time open-source project
Vodafone Unveils Own-Brand Android Phone
Vodafone has revealed plans to launch its own Android-based mobile device
Fusion Garage Linux Tablet Launches In The UK
For those users not wanting to buy into the Apple iPad, a new Linux-based tablet device, dubbed JooJoo, has been launched in the UK
Canonical Announces Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Canonical announces the upcoming release of the Desktop and Server editions of Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
New Devices Boost Android Ecosystem
The Android operating system is currently available on 34 devices from 12 different manufacturers
Nokia To Launch N8 Symbian^3 Phone
Nokia's forthcoming flagship N8 smartphone will launch on Symbian's open source S^3 platform
Multiple iPad Giveaway From ‘Agile’ BI Company
Open source business intelligence company Pentaho is giving away an iPad for the best definition of "agile" - and another one to journalists (hence this story)
Smartphones Continue Mobile Domination
Smartphones still rule the mobile world, and Windows Mobile has a surprisingly high OS adoption rate
Nokia Holds Back Symbian 3
Nokia says it has delayed the release of the Symbian 3 mobile operating system for quality reasons
Windows 7 Helps Boost Microsoft Revenues
Microsoft reported an uptick in revenues during its third-quarter earnings call on 22 April
Review: WordPerfect Office Is Far From Perfect
WordPerfect Office X5 suite provides a good experience overall, punctuated with periodic intense aggravation
Bluetooth Group Touts Low Energy Version 4.0
Version 4.0 of the Bluetooth specification, due out later this year, should allow for longer battery life applications thanks to the inclusion of low energy technology
Linux: Now In Peppermint Flavour!
A new cloud-focused Linux flavour launched recently, known as Peppermint, and will open up to more testers over the next two to four weeks