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Opera surpasses Safari in pageviews
According to data from StatCounter, Opera has overtaken Apple’s mobile Safari as the most popular browser in the month of May. Of course, it bears remembering that Apple's mobile Safari is... Read more...
More tweaks needed to achieve top-notch Android experience on ARM
Hoping to see more of Google's Android operating system running on ARM-based hardware soon? Well, even Kerry McGuire, director of strategic alliances at ARM, acknowledged that the Android platform is... Read more...
Acer to launch Android netbook in 3Q
Third-ranked PC maker, Acer announced on Tuesday that it will launch a new low-cost computer in the third quarter, which will be based on Google's Android operating system. Elaborating on the choice... Read more...
Confirmed: Palm Pre to arrive on June 6
Contrary to initial rumors, it looks like the much anticipated Palm Pre is slated to arrive on June 6. As already reported, Sprint will be the exclusive carrier for the new smartphone from Palm. Palm... Read more...
Analysts predict high growth for Android handsets
Analysts are predicting that handsets based on Google's Android operating system will experience high growth, in terms of device shipments, this year. And despite the fact that only one million... Read more...
Symbian S60 runs on unmodified Intel Atom CPU
In order to prove the capabilities of the Symbian S60 operating system, some members of the Symbian Customer Operations (SOSCO) team compiled the operating system via GNU GCC and ran it on an... Read more...
Android garners five percent of the U.S. smartphone market
Based on figures culled from AdMob's mobile advertising platform, Android now accounts for some five percent of the smartphone share in the United States. This is a very healthy increase from the... Read more...
Via guns for a slice of netbook market with new reference design
Chip maker Via Technologies has rolled out a new reference design for laptops. The design, called Surfboard C855, will run its recently announced high-definition capable VX855 chipset. Reference... Read more...
Freescale plans support for Android on netbook
If Freescale will have its way, the $400 netbook on sale today could well be available for half the price in a few months' time. And it would not just be cheaper, it will come with better battery... Read more...
Big players queue up to sell mobile applications
With the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week, it appears that everyone wants to get into the business of selling software. This was no doubt at least partly inspired by the tremendous... Read more...
