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Ballmer rules out new bid for Yahoo
News Microsoft's CEO tells a lunch crowd in Australia that Microsoft is "not interested" in making a new offer for Internet company Yahoo.
Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions, Search, Internet advertising, Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Australia, Sydney
Open source, features to drive smartphone market
News Symbian remains dominant mobile OS but market share will dip, with emergence of competing open source platforms Android and Maemo, predicts In-Stat.
Tags: Mobile platforms, Applications and tools, Nokia Corp., Open Source, Symbian Inc., Phone, Operating System, mobile, handset, Smart Phone
Symbian: Regaining momentum?
News Growing interest in smartphones among consumers is likely the biggest driver of renewed interest in Symbian, whose software powers many of the devices.
Tags: Mobile platforms, Mobile applications, Applications and tools, Symbian Inc., Phone, Operating System, mobile-phone software, China Mobile Ltd., Android Effort, software
The Google Android party has begun
News Two years after Google announced Android, phone manufacturers are launching new devices sporting the mobile operating system and mobile operators are lining up to sell them.
Tags: Google Android, Google Inc., Phone, Operating System, Motorola Inc., U.S., mobile, Google Android, Device, Wireless
Google: We're not making Android hardware
News Rumors of a Google-developed smartphone have been circulating for years, but don't expect to see Google hardware anytime soon, according to the head of its Android project.
Tags: Google Android, Google Inc., Apple Inc., TheStreet.com Inc., Phone, California, Motorola Inc., software, Google Android, Android
First Google Android 2.0 phone arrives
News The new version of the Google Android operating system adds new features to devices and improves performance.
Tags: Development/design, Google Android, Open Source, Google Inc., Phone, Operating System, Motorola Inc., software, Google Android, Sprint Communications
Could Microsoft fix Windows Mobile by buying Palm?
News commentary Microsoft is floundering in the mobile market while Palm has made bold strides but remains vulnerable. These two could make a love match.
Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Palm Inc., Apple Inc., Smart Phone, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Google Android, Microsoft Windows, Apple iPhone, Smart phones
Verizon: Who needs the iPhone?
News To stay ahead of AT&T and Apple, Verizon is placing a big bet on Android smartphones and other new gadgets.
Tags: Smart phones, Google Android, Google Inc., Apple Inc., Verizon Communications Inc., Phone, Wireless company, Droid, Google Android, Android
Google releases Donut code, denies multitouch
News Latest version of the Android mobile OS does not have multitouch support, according to a Google developer.
Tags: Mobile applications, Code, Google Inc., Developer, release candidate, mobile operating system, Google Android, Apple iPhone, blog, CDMA
Vodafone snags Android-powered HTC Magic
News At the GSMA Mobile World Congress, Vodafone and HTC announce HTC Magic--Vodafone's first Google Android smartphone--for five countries in Europe.
Tags: Smart phones, Browser, Web browsers, Smart Phone, Google Inc., HTC Magic, Spain, T-Mobile, Germany, Google Android
Building a Google Android application
Blogs The new Google Android HTC G1 smartphone promises to cover the middle-ground, between the Apple iPhone and Windows Mobil...
First Android netbook to cost US$250
News The first laptop running Google's open source operating system is expected to be available to consumers in the next three months.
Tags: Open source, Linux, Notebooks and tablets, Hewlett-Packard Co., operating system, software, Laptop Computer, Google Android, Microsoft Windows, manufacturer
Motorola denies developing an Android set-top box
News Company clarifies that it's not working on an Android set-top box. Rather, the device it's delivering to Japan's KDDI is based on an OS developed by Motorola called KreaTV.
Tags: Open source, Mobile, Motorola Inc., KDDI Corp., Google Inc., Open Embedded Software Foundation, operating system, phone, software, Google Android
Skype thrives amid tough economy
News The Internet telephony provider may be one of the only technology companies experiencing a boom as the economy tanks.
Tags: VoIP/IP telephony, Communications, Skype Technologies S.A., Mobile, Cell Phone, Video, IP telephony, phone, software, Consumer Electronics Show
T-Mobile announces second Google phone
News Summer 2009 is shaping up to be the season of the smartphone, as one device is launched after another. Next up is T-Mobile's Google Android phone, the myTouch.
Tags: Development/design, Open source, Apple Inc., Smart Phone, Apple iPhone 3G, Device, Google Inc., phone, T-Mobile, Google Android
