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  Since Motorola’s comeback in the mobile phone market, they’ve exclusively made Android smartphones. Now, Motorola’s co-CEO Sanjay Jha has confirmed that they’re open to Windows Phone 7, despite Microsoft suing them for infringing few patents used in their Android devices. “I am open to finding ways to work with Microsoft but it has to [...]

  LG Electronics has put its plan to launch an Android-based tablet on hold. The reason for the delay is that LG reckons that the current Android version, 2.2 or Froyo, is no optimized to work on a tablet device. “We plan to introduce a tablet that runs on the most reliable Android version…We are [...]

  Sony Ericsson is the latest company to leave the world’s most used smartphone OS for the new shiny Google operating system. Sony Ericsson’s spokesperson, Aldo Liguori confirmed to Bloomberg that they have “no plans to develop any new products to the Symbian Foundation standard or operating system.” This is major blow to Symbian as [...]

  Oracle has filed a lawsuit against Google because it’s open-source system is infringing Java-related patents. Oracle claims Android infringes seven of its patents because the OS’ stack integrates Java-based object-oriented application framework and core libraries. Oracle who bought Sun Microsystems early this year also alleges that due to the recruitment of former Sun Java [...]

  The video below apparently, shows off the MeeGo OS UI that we’ll find in an upcoming Nokia MeeGo device. The video shows few aspects of the OS like improved social networking support, Ovi Store and the music player. The UI looks promising and all we need to see it in a real device now.

  Google has confirmed the launch date of its Chrome operating system. They’ve pushed back the launch of Chrome OS to late fall, which means it could launch sometime in November or December. Google says they want to improve the overall user experience and give Microsoft Windows, a run for its money. Windows currently holds [...]

  MeeGo has announced the release of the first version of MeeGo. The MeeGo Netbook user experience is understandably for the netbooks and will provide a stable environment for developers to develop apps as well as give a taste of the rich user experience on netbooks. The current build includes features like: – Visually rich [...]

  As promised, the site that originally leaked info on the LiMo-powered I8330 H2 has published some pictures of the same. There’s not much on the design front, just a little facelift with a different placement of the camera at the back but the interesting thing is the specs, which are powerful enough to pip [...]

  Google is yet to set a date for Android’s 2.2 Froyo release but this hasn’t kept them from revealing the release timeframe of the update after Froyo. In the FAQ page of WebM, Google slips out Android’s next update, termed as Gingerbread for Q4 2010. The big word in the FAQ is “planned”, which [...]

  While HTC’s original Hero is still awaiting its official Android 2.1 update, Sprint has let loose the latest Android build for the chinless version. The Éclair update brings number of features like improvement in the Sense UI, enhanced corporate email support and minor bug fixes. Sprint Hero users can download the update from here [...]

  Improved Speed and full Flash support are not the only things to look out for in the next Android version. According to TechCrunch – who’s also got a screenshot to prove – the new Android update will also pack USB internet tethering and Wi-Fi hotspot goodness. Of course, these features are available for quite [...]

  While Motorola has been selling the Android 2.1 loaded Milestone in India, they’ve released the much needed Android update for users in UK. Users can now grab the latest Éclair Android 2.1 update for their Milestone device that claims to bring live wallpapers, 9 home screens, text to speech, free voice-guided navigation and enhanced [...]

  RIM has put an end to speculation about its new Blackberry OS and confirmed that it is indeed coming out this year. At an analyst call yesterday, co-CEO Mike Lazaridis announced that the new OS dubbed as Blackberry 6 can be expected in next calendar quarter or put it simply, in third quarter of [...]

  While there’s not a compelling reason for us Android on iPhone, iPhone-Dev team member planetbeing has achieved that feat. Using OpeniBoot, he has managed to dual-boot the device with both, the iPhone and the Android OS. Although the build seems slow and unpolished, most of the things do work. Watch the video below or [...]

  Intel’s Developer Forum has concluded in Beijing and along with it, has released couple of videos showcasing its much touted MeeGo OS. The videos show MeeGo 1.0 and Intel’s vision of how it wants this OS to be. MeeGo on netbook isn’t that noteworthy as the OS on other devices. MeeGo allows users to [...]