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Facebook should buy WebOS, says analyst

, Sep 16th 2011 Discuss [7]

It may sound absurd, but one Jeffries analyst, Peter Misek, has proposed in a research note that Facebook ought to purchase HP's jettisoned WebOS platform. Misek believes that none of the other potential buyers will likely place a bid and given Facebook's own trajectory towards media and communications, that the social network would be the best suitor. Read The Full Story

PlayBook OS version 2 coming next month

, Sep 15th 2011 Discuss [7]

During RIM's disappointing Q2 earnings call this evening, Co-CEO Jim Balsillie confirmed that a major feature update to the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet would be arriving next month. The update to version 2.0 will be shown off at the BlackBerry DevCon event in October and will be made available shortly thereafter. Read The Full Story

Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint apps heading to Symbian

, Sep 8th 2011 Discuss [0]

Nokia and Microsoft announced today that the Symbian platform will soon be getting updated with Microsoft apps such as PowerPoint and OneNote. Although the partnership between the two companies meant the impending death of Symbian, Nokia has vouched that support and updates would continue until at least 2016. Read The Full Story

Nexus Prime Chassis Specs Reported, Support Page up at Samsung

, Sep 8th 2011 Discuss [27]

It appears that rumors and confirmations are coming on the daily here on the upcoming Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich device known thus far as the Nexus Prime. We’ve heard it called the Nexus Prime, the DROID Prime, codename GT-I9250, and today a new name: Samsung Galaxy Nexus. This comes from a tipster that’s also revealed the fact that Samsung now has a support page up for the soon to be live device, though this support page is nothing if not incomplete to say the least, showing only the device code and a bunch of placeholder links on all sides. The real juicy bits come from a tipster who notes that this new device is likely to be 8.8mm thin with a full metal chassis.

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Eric Schmidt confirms Android Ice Cream Sandwich for October or November

, Sep 7th 2011 Discuss [1]

Google's upcoming major unifying platform release for Android, dubbed Ice Cream Sandwich, has been confirmed to launch during the October-November time frame. However, the news doesn't come as an official announcement from Google. Instead, it's Google Chairman and former CEO, Eric Schmidt, that spilled the beans during a Dreamforce conference in San Francisco. Read The Full Story

Windows Phone apps could run on Windows 8

, Sep 6th 2011 Discuss [16]

There could be some good news for Windows Phone developers that are frustrated with the platform's current penetration of less than 2% of the smartphone market. Windows Phone apps may be able to run on Windows 8, which would mean that the time spent on developing apps for the meager platform hasn't gone to waste. Instead, the same apps may suddenly find a whole new market with the most popular computing platform in the world. Read The Full Story

Baidu to fork Android for own mobile OS in China

, Sep 5th 2011 Discuss [9]

Baidu, China's version of Google, has announced today that it will be offering its own mobile OS based on Android. The new OS, called Baidu Yi, will fork off of a version of Android and will strip all Google apps and services to be replaced with ones branded under Baidu. The plans were announced today at the company's annual Baidu World event in Beijing. Read The Full Story

Intel may back off MeeGo development

, Sep 2nd 2011 Discuss [0]

The future of the open-source MeeGo OS platform for mobile devices, once a joint effort between Intel and Nokia, continues to look dreary. Nokia has already abandoned ship for Microsoft, leaving Intel the lone parent of MeeGo, which will really need the support of the community now that Intel is reportedly also backing off on development for the platform. Read The Full Story

Microsoft explains Windows 8 dual-interface design

, Aug 31st 2011 Discuss [6]

Microsoft Windows chief Steven Sinofsky has taken to the Building Windows 8 blog to explain the company's decision to keep two interfaces: the traditional desktop UI and the more tablet-friendly Metro UI. His explanation seemed to be in response to criticism and confusion after the latest details were revealed on the new Windows 8 Explorer interface. Read The Full Story

ComScore: Android and iOS near 70 percent of US smartphone market share

, Aug 30th 2011 Discuss [9]

ComScore has issued a new report on the US smartphone market breakdown for the three-month period from April to July 2011. Unsurprisingly, Android and iOS continue their steady climb now reaching a combined market share of nearly 70 percent, while RIM, Microsoft, and Nokia's Symbian continue to slide. Read The Full Story

Samsung unveils Wave 3, Wave M, and Wave Y Bada 2.0 phones

, Aug 30th 2011 Discuss [4]

Samsung has announced three new smartphones that will be powered by its own proprietary Bada 2.0 operating system. The flagship of this trio is the Wave 3, which was first leaked in Samsung's IFA 2011 Unpacked app, followed by the Wave M that will target the mid-range market and the Wave Y for the entry-level market. Read The Full Story

Microsoft details new Windows 8 File Explorer UI

, Aug 29th 2011 Discuss [18]

Microsoft today revealed details on its revamped Windows 8 Explorer interface design. The file manager update focuses on delivering a more streamlined user experience through a ribbon UI that spans across the top of the Windows Explorer interface. It doesn't look drastically different and retains much of the heritage Windows features while optimizing them for a better user experience. Read The Full Story
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