smart phone android
Rise of the machine-to-machines
News Since then, the company has announced a new plan, which involves cutting back the number of operating systems it uses for its devices and standardising on only a few operating systems, such Google's Android platform. [02 Jun 2009]
Photos: 10 ways to pimp your BlackBerry
Photo BlackBerry-maker RIM has jumped aboard the app store bandwagon, launching BlackBerry App World earlier this month - its answer to the iTunes App Store and Google's Android Market. While The New York Times DealBook... [17 Apr 2009]
Nokia to take on rivals with smartphone app store
News Google launched one for its Android phones and RIM plans to have one up and running for its BlackBerry devices. On Monday, the world's largest mobile phone maker, which has been losing market share at... [16 Feb 2009]
What's on mobile's menu in Barcelona this year?
Comment Android With no official Apple presence at MWC there's more time and space for Google's Android - which generated truckloads of interest last year despite there being only a handful of prototypes on show. [10 Feb 2009]
Mac OS X overtakes Windows...
News Gartner added open-source initiatives such as Android and the Symbian Foundation will challenge Windows Mobile's licensing model. The success of the iPhone 3G pushed Apple's Mac OS X into third place in the global... [04 Dec 2008]
Microsoft's Ballmer not threatened by Google Android
News Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer today dismissed Google's Android operating system, saying he believed it was financially unsound. He questioned Google's ability to make money with Android. But... [06 Nov 2008]
Why you should care about Google's Android launch
Comment If you've been following the mobile market with even half an eye you'll know the first smart phone to be powered by Google's open source Android platform has arrived in the UK - aka the... [30 Oct 2008]
Three start-ups picked for BlackBerry Partners Fund pie
News T-Mobile introduced the first Android phone called the G1, this month. Google has since come out with its Android Marketplace for devices running its open-source Android... [30 Oct 2008]
Gadget Watch: T-Mobile G1
Photo First smart phone running Google's Android While we're not in love with the design and would have liked some additional features, the real beauty of the T-Mobile G1 is the Google... [24 Oct 2008]
RIP voice, texting - long live bio-sensing bangle phones
News According to Ellis, the shift to open mobile platforms - such as Google's Android platform and Symbian's decision to go open source - is the key trend driving smart phone growth and... [21 Oct 2008]
Motorola readying Android device?
News Motorola, which has been struggling to find a replacement for its popular Razr, appears to be gearing up to debut a social-networking smart phone that uses Google's mobile operating system,... [21 Oct 2008]
'BlackBerry Storm was Vodafone's idea': RIM co-CEO
News Cheat Sheets Cheat Sheet: Google Android Cheat Sheet: Mobile TV Cheat Sheet: Galileo Video Cheat Sheet: Femtocells After months of rumours percolating through the blogosphere, RIM has finally shown its hand... [08 Oct 2008]
Photos: Five of the best touchscreen mobiles
Photo If there's a brand that can rival Apple in the coolness stake it's Google, and shown here (in 'iPod white' no less) is what can be colloquially called the 'Google phone' aka the G1 - the first smart... [03 Oct 2008]
Ballmer on Google rivalry, "brute force" and Windows headaches
News Ballmer added, of the players in that area - Windows Mobile, Symbian, Linux mobile and Android - Microsoft's is the most mature. When asked about the phone business, Ballmer said in five to 10 years a... [26 Sep 2008]
Sony Ericsson: 'Studying the Android possibility'
News Mobile maker Sony Ericsson has hinted it is considering offering a handset running Google's Android mobile OS, despite not currently being signed up to the Open Handset Alliance - the group of mobile and software... [25 Sep 2008]
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