Leaked BlackBerry Bold Touch videos showcase pinch-to-zoom and more
A recently leaked iteration of Research In Motion’s BlackBerry 6.1 mobile operating system is beginning to bear fruit. Nestled deep inside the application’s package, blog …
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Apple, Android see continued growth in U.S. smartphone market share
ComScore has released its latest report on the U.S. smartphone market, and it suggests that Apple’s share of the U.S. OEM market is growing, while …
Microsoft shipping Windows 8 to PC builders
According to several forum posters over at mydigitallife, Microsoft has started issuing Windows 8 to computer manufacturers via its Connect internal testing system — also …
Motorola brewing up its own Web-based operating system, report claims [updated]
Despite its success with Android, Motorola Mobility has reportedly hired a number of engineers, some from Adobe and Apple, to work on a brand new …
Nokia’s tablet venture may exclude Microsoft
According to a report filed by Reuters, Nokia’s future tablet products may be lacking in one area, Microsoft software. Speaking to a source familiar with …
comScore, Nielsen proclaim Android as U.S.’s most popular smartphone operating system
Android has already assumed its position on top of the global smartphone totem pole, and now, according to two separate analytics firm, it has seized the top …
Differentiation by assimilation: Nokia plays follow the leader
The deal has been rumored for months, but before today, it was hard to believe. The world’s largest mobile phone manufacturer, Nokia, announced a strategic …
Official: Nokia to adopt Windows Phone as smartphone operating system [live video]
Ladies and gentlemen, it’s official. In a press release today, Microsoft and Nokia announced “plans to form a broad strategic partnership that would use their …
Nokia weighs Android, MeeGo, and Windows Phone
Tomorrow is D-Day for Nokia. At the company’s Capital Markets Day, CEO Stephen Elop is expected to announce a major shift in Nokia’s smartphone strategy …
RIM launching tablet device at Developer Conference, BlackBerry handsets using new OS?
This is something that has been rumored about for a while, so here is what the Wall Street Journal is reporting… RIM will announce and …
Bloomberg: RIM's BlackPad tablet to run QNX developed OS
Bloomberg is reporting that the rumored BlackBerry tablet, dubbed the BlackPad, will run an operating system designed by QNX Software; QNX is the software company …
BlackBerry OS 6.0 in the works…
One of our most-solid BlackBerry connects has just dropped word that internally, RIM is starting to work on OS 6.0.
GV Mobile 2.0 first look
It’s pretty simple: Apple’s iPhone OS is basically the only major smartphone operating system without an official or unofficial Google Voice client. We used to …
Google Chrome OS screenshots leaked? [UPDATED]
Nary a day after its announcement, a hastily made, WordPress.com-hosted blog claims to have the first ever pictures of the new Google Chrome OS. The …
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 …
Hands on with RIM’s BlackBerry Application Suite on the HTC Fuze
Well, it has been rumored forever, caught on video, and we’ve even done our part in sharing the news as well, but we can’t hold …
Windows 7 beta 1 coming soon; already reviewed
The first official beta of Microsoft’s knight in shining GUI will soon be issued but reviews are already beginning to pop up around the internet. …
AT&T wants a universal OS for its smartphones; Magic 8-ball says, outlook not so good
The year was 2081, and everyone was finally equal… well, not really, but we might see some Harrison Bergeron-ing of smartphones in the AT&T lineup. …
Microsoft toying with the idea of an “Instant On” operating system
A survey sent from Microsoft to select users hints that Microsoft is interested in the concept of an “Instant On” OS where a select subset …
