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Toptable books in new CTO
News Broome will lead the roll out of Toptable's mobile applications for the iPhone, BlackBerry and Android mobile OS. Online restaurant booking company Toptable has appointed a new chief technology officer to develop... [23 Sep 2009]
Google: Apple rejected Google Voice for iPhone
News It also translates voice mails into text, and is a popular application on Google's own Android mobile operating system. Google told the Federal Communications Commission in a redacted letter to the agency a few weeks ago... [21 Sep 2009]
Palm drops Windows Mobile operating system
News In addition to the iPhone 3GS, which launched in June, there are several new phones coming to market, including several Android devices such as Motorola Cliq (known as the Dext in Europe). The device is supposed to be on... [18 Sep 2009]
Google's Android gets new functionality baked in with Donut SDK
News Those smartphone developers waiting for the next version of Android, codenamed Donut, will not have to wait any longer now that the Android 1.6 software development kit is available for download. As... [16 Sep 2009]
Will software be Motorola's saviour?
News Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha wouldn't go as far to say that Motorola is unconcerned with hardware these days, hours after unveiling the forthcoming Motorola Cliq at Mobilize 2009, but the balance has clearly changed with the introduction of... [15 Sep 2009]
Photos: Motorola's first Android device
Photo The Cliq is Motorola's first Google Android device. It will be the third Android phone for the carrier (joining the T-Mobile MyTouch 3G and the T-Mobile G1). Motorola co-CEO Sanjay Jha gave the keynote... [14 Sep 2009]
iPhone still king of apps: But don't ignore Android
News The long-awaited flood of Google Android devices is about to hit the market, which should help bring more applications to new Android phones. Motorola is the latest manufacturer to announce its... [11 Sep 2009]
Motorola joins the Android Cliq with T-Mobile device
News On Thursday morning, Motorola officially introduced its first Google Android device: the Motorola Cliq. Motorola did say it would announce a second Android phone in the coming weeks. Motorola unveiled... [11 Sep 2009]
Virtualisation: Forget datacenters, think ordinary people
News VMware showed Google's Android system running on a Windows CE mobile phone through VMware virtualisation software (photo credit: Stephen Shankland/CNET) Specifically, they showed a mobile phone using Windows CE 6.0 run... [04 Sep 2009]
Want to run iPhone apps on Windows phones?
News At VMware's annual user conference in San Francisco the company's director of product management and market development, Srinivas Krishnamurti, demonstrated running an application built for Android on a Windows mobile... [03 Sep 2009]
Minority Report: Why Apple was smart to OK 'iTunes killer'
Comment It ensures the company doesn't fall behind its own competitors - Spotify is working on an Android app too. Though Apple has rejected many iPhone apps that may threaten its business, it's approved a music service dubbed... [03 Sep 2009]
Nokia's new mobiles take aim at Facebooking music lovers
News And last week, it also announced its N900 smartphone, its first Linux-based phone, which is expected to compete more directly with the iPhone and a flood of Google Android phones due to hit the market later this year and... [03 Sep 2009]
Microsoft: First 'Windows Phones' arriving next month
News Microsoft has come under criticism for the rather slow pace at which its software has evolved in the face of competition from the iPhone, BlackBerry, Android and Palm Pre. Microsoft is hoping that a new crop of phones... [01 Sep 2009]
Target Apple's weak spots, mobile's old boys warned
News The Canalys report also pointed to the success of relative newcomer Android. The first Android-based phone was shipped in September last year, and has taken three per cent of the smartphone market. Its... [20 Aug 2009]
Microsoft kicks off mobile fightback with double OS
News Both its plans for Windows Mobile 7 and its long-running "Pink" project aim to match the kinds of experiences seen on the iPhone and Android, using more advanced voice and touch interfaces and higher-end hardware. [20 Aug 2009]