We all chuckled after an analyst recently predicted that the Windows Phone OS would go on to trump Android. But could he be right after all? The only reason we laughed is because Android is so popular, but its popularity grew out of nowhere. The fact Android even exists proof that an OS can find [...]

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Google’s Doodle is usually changed to celebrate the anniversaries of scientific, literary and artistic giants. So when the search engine started throwing the party hat on to celebrate the anniversary of the ice-cream sundae it was pretty much confirmed that the new Android OS will be called Ice Cream (following in the footsteps of the [...]

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There’s nothing like a cheeky fool’s joke to start April but raising Micrsoft’s hopes is a bit harsh. All the other analysts in the world are predicting increased growth in Android and iOS with RIM slightly behind and Windows Phone 7 nowhere to be seen. But one analyst, IDC, is predicting that Microsoft’s mobile operating [...]

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We’ve had press conferences, showcases and previews. But now Google has finally made their all-new Honeycomb Android operating system official. Not by releasing it, that would far too normal. No, they made it official by creating a giant statue at their Google campus in Los Angeles. We love a bit of design, but we would [...]

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With most of the MWC announcements behind us Google’s CEO Eric Schnidt took to the stage to speak about the continued fragmentation of their OS – in the speech he said they recognise this concern and told delegates that they are going to combine both Honeycomb with Gingerbread to form Ice Cream.

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Microsoft is apparently investigating Phantom data spotted on the Windows Phone 7, spooky. Sorry. Ghoul jokes aside, The problem is more serious than it sounds. Some users have found their handsets transferring as much of 50MB of data each day, despite the phone not being used at the time which could mean a hefty phone [...]

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RIM have given an insight into the future of their BlackBerry smartphones. Speaking at the Dive Into Mobile conference last night in San Francisco, RIM’s co-CEO Mike Lazaridis confirmed that the QNX operating system will eventually be used to power smartphones across RIM’s range. “By focusing on the tablet market, we see an opportunity to [...]

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If you see the word Android and update in the same sentence, you expect to find ‘delay’, or ‘problems’ stuffed in there too. You can’t fault Google for keeping their OS fresh. There’s nothing more exciting than a new update rolling onto your phone, bringing a stack of new features with it but with the [...]

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