Making good on Elon Musk’s promise, Twitter open sources its recommendation algorithm
It is officially a “new era of transparency” at Twitter. For a while now, Twitter CEO Elon Musk has been promising that the company would …
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Being open could close the door on Android
While I may recommend the iPhone to the majority of people who ask, Android is still my mobile operating system of choice. Google has created …
Samsung looks beyond Android
Android has been good to Samsung. Very, very good. Samsung recently reported its second consecutive quarter of record earnings, thanks in no small part to …
Google’s Sergey Brin: Apple and Facebook pose huge threat to Internet freedom
Google co-founder Sergey Brin said during an interview published on Sunday that Apple and Facebook pose serious threats to Internet freedom because of their closed …
Microsoft forms subsidiary to work on various open-source projects
Microsoft on Thursday formed a new subsidiary that will work with open-source projects, open-standards groups and interoperability initiatives. The subsidiary is called Microsoft Open Technologies …
HP cuts webOS team in half during the transition to open source
Hewlett-Packard will cut 275 of its 500 remaining employees on the webOS team as its mobile platform transitions to open source, WebOS Nation reported on Tuesday. …
HP CEO: Say goodbye to ‘open’ Android
While speaking at HP’s global partner summit in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman discussed her company’s strategy moving forward, further emphasizing the …
HP CEO says webOS will be better than ‘fragmented’ Android and ‘closed’ iOS
Though Hewlett-Packard was unable to produce webOS devices that consumers were interested in buying — at a positive margin, at least — CEO Meg Whitman …
HP outlines the future of webOS, move to open source finished by September
HP cut its losses last month and announced the company’s webOS mobile operating system would move to an open source model. On Wednesday, HP released …
Samsung to merge Bada OS with Intel-backed Tizen
During the Consumer Electronics Show, Samsung announced that the company is working on merging its Bada mobile operating system with the open-source Tizen operating system. “We have an …
Android ranked most ‘closed’ open source OS [infographic]
A new report has ranked Google’s Android operating system the most “closed” open source platform among eight major open source projects. VisionMobile on Monday published The …
HP cuts its losses, makes webOS open source
Hewlett-Packard on Friday announced that is is contributing its webOS platform to the open source software community. The company confirmed that it would not build …
Samsung to open bada to other manufactuers, developers next year
Samsung will open its bada mobile operating system to other manufacturers and developers next year in an effort to “reduce its reliance” on Android, The …
Google accuses Microsoft of revealing 'highly confidential source code'
Google has accused Microsoft of leaking “highly confidential source code” related to its open-source Android operating system. According to PaidContent, the search giant asked a …
Android least open of open source platforms, report says
Android may be an open source operating system, but it’s not as open as other platforms according to a new research report from VisionMobile. The …
Nokia: Symbian is no longer open source
Nokia recently said that its Symbian operating system is no longer open source. The Finnish firm is continuing to provide source code to Japanese OEMs …
At least 10% of those who report security flaws to Mozilla turn down bug bounty
In mid-July, Mozilla announced that it was upping its “bug bounty” from $500 to $3,000 for every critical, reproducible security flaw reported. Today, MacWorld is reporting that, …
Samsung releases Captivate source code
Yay open source! Samsung has released the source code for the SGH-I897, better known as the Captivate (the AT&T variant of the Galaxy S). In …
Android 2.2 source code now available for Android developers
At the DROID X launch on Wednesday, Andy Rubin confirmed that Google is uploading the Android 2.2 source code to its Android Open Source Project (AOSP) repository. With …
Google launches WebM open-source video format
As a part of its I/O 2010 keynote, Google has announced a new, open-source video format known as WebM. Based primarily on VP8, the royalty-free …
Intel brings Android to the Atom processor
Folks hoping for an Atom-powered Android smartphone have reason to rejoice, as Intel’s GM of software and services announced that not only has the chipmaking …
Symbian opens up its source code, available now for your downloading pleasure
It is official. The Symbian Foundation has released Symbian as an open source product today, four months ahead of its scheduled mid-2010 completion date. As …
Samsung details Bada, its new mobile phone platform
Last month Samsung announced that it would be dropping Symbian from its handsets and replacing it with its own mobile platform, Bada. Initial details on …
Google announces Chrome OS
It all started with a browser (well, actually it started as search but you know what we mean). After growing out of web pages and …
Panasonic and NEC to unveil nine Linux devices on Monday as the LiMo Foundation takes off
On Monday, April 20, Panasonic and NEC are expected to unveil nine devices that run on the Linux-powered LiMo operating system. While not much is …
OpenMoko stops development of new handsets
OpenMoko, maker of the open source handset everyone loves to praise but no one actually wants to buy, has stated it will cease development of …
Microsoft expects fewer Windows Mobile-powered handsets
What do you do when the honeymoon is over and interest in your mobile OS is fading fast? Spin city! In a recent discussion with …
