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Thursday 25 March 2010
OS battleground expands from handsets to mobile devices, says iSuppli
The battle for mobile operating system (OS) dominance is spreading beyond the smartphone arena and into other mobile and consumer devices, forcing developers to create applications...
Thursday 28 January 2010
Android to be number-2 mobile OS by 2013, says IDC
By 2013, worldwide shipments of smartphones will surpass 390 million units, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 20.9% for the 2009-2013 forecast period, and Andriod...
Monday 25 January 2010
Operating system software revenues soar 35% in 2009, says NPD
Operating system boxed software revenues in the US increased 35% in 2009, but it was not enough to bring overall non-game software revenues into positive territory, according to NP...
Wednesday 11 November 2009
Samsung handset focus to be on Windows Mobile, Android and Bada in 2010, says senior VP
Samsung Electronics will continue to adopt Windows Mobile- and Android-based platforms for new smartphones launched in 2010, with another focus on in-house developed open operating...
Monday 5 October 2009
Symbian handset shipments to double by 2014, says Juniper Research
Shipments of open source Symbian handsets are expected to more than double over the next five years, according to Juniper Research. However, the platform faces strong competition...
Tuesday 1 September 2009
ARC announces distribution license agreement for MQX real time operating system with Freescale Semiconductor
SAN JOSE, CA., and ST. ALBANS, England, August 31st, 2009 - ARC International (LSE: ARK), a leading provider of consumer intellectual property (IP) to OEM and semiconductor companies...
Wednesday 19 August 2009
Microsoft to adopt dual-platform strategy to compete with Android and iPhone, say handset makers
Microsoft plans to adopt a dual platform strategy to promote its Windows Mobile OS (operating system) so as to take aims at both Android- and iPhone-based platforms, according to...
Monday 3 August 2009
Acer is quick to reiterate launch of dual-OS netbooks in September
Acer last week acted quickly to reiterate that it will launch its first dual-OS netbook with both Windows XP and Android in September 2009 as scheduled, following claims by industry...
Tuesday 30 June 2009
Netbooks to make head start in adopting touch panels, suppliers say
Touch panel makers believe that netbooks will make a head start in adopting touch panels to utilize the Windows 7 operating system (OS), compared to regular notebooks and LCD monitors,...
Tuesday 23 June 2009
Taiwan network equipment makers receive Windows 7 certification
Taiwan-based network equipment makers D-Link, CyberTAN Technology, Gemtek Technology, Alpha Networks and Cameo Communications have obtained Windows 7 Logo compatibility certification,...
Tuesday 26 May 2009
Computex 2009: Microsoft Windows 7 expected to be major attraction
Windows 7 is expected to attract much attention at next week's Computer Taipei 2009, where Microsoft will be staging its biggest Computex ever at the event to demonstrate how its...
Tuesday 12 May 2009
Android smartphone shipments to grow 900% in 2009, says Strategy Analytics
Global Android smartphone shipments will grow 900% in 2009, according to Strategy Analytics. Healthy support from operators, vendors and developers is driving adoption. Apple iPhone...
Tuesday 14 April 2009
The down economy could give alternative netbook OSes a hand up, says ABI Research
Cash-strapped consumers and an economy in recession are bad news for sales of most products, but that may not apply to netbooks, according to ABI Research. Several characteristics...
Thursday 5 March 2009
Smartphones ring in healthy growth in 2009 despite mobile meltdown, says iSuppli
Smartphones remain a bright spot with global unit growth as high as 11.1% in 2009, although the outlook for the overall mobile handset market continues to dim, according to iSuppli...