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Microsoft Has Drawn up a Shortlist of Five People to Replace Steve Ballmer as CEO

Nov 7, 2013

Software giant Microsoft has drawn up a shortlist of five people to replace Steve Ballmer as CEO of Microsoft - and the shortlist includes former Nokia CEO Stephen Elop and Ford Motor Company's highly rated CEO Alan Mulally, according to ...

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CyanogenMod Looks Set to Become an Operating System in Its Own Right

Sep 19, 2013

CyanogenMod, an open source alternative operating system built on top of Google Android, looks set to become an operating system in its own right after raising $7m (£4.3m) in funding. The smartphone operating system "mod" has ...

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Google's Android Will Command 90 Per Cent of The Smartphone Operating System Market

Sep 9, 2013

Google's Android will command 90 per cent of the smartphone operating system market in the next five to 10 years, according to Jon ‘Maddog' Hall, the executive director of Linux International, a non-profit organisation of IT ...

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HTC Is Developing a Smartphone Operating System Specifically for The Chinese Market

Aug 29, 2013

Mobile phone manufacturer HTC is developing a smartphone operating system specifically for the Chinese market in an effort to turn its fortunes around, sources close to the Taiwanese company have said. According to the Wall Street ...

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AT&T's Next Smartphone and Tablet Upgrade Competes with The Plan Jump From T-Mobile

Jul 23, 2013

AT&T's Next smartphone and tablet upgrade and no-contract plan, announced Tuesday, competes with a similar plan called Jump! from T-Mobile and another expected soon from Verizon Wireless. Verizon is reportedly working on a no-contract ...

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BlackBerry Has Slashed The Price of Its Flagship Smartphone

Jul 17, 2013

BlackBerry has slashed the price of its flagship smartphone, the Z10, in the US after disappointing sales. Consumers can sign up to a two-year contract with either AT&T or Verizon and get the Z10 for $99, or only $49 on Amazon or Best Buy ...

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Scientists Signed off on a Court Brief Opposing Oracle's Bid to Copyright Java APIs

Jun 2, 2013

Nearly three dozen computer scientists have signed off on a court brief opposing Oracle’s effort to copyright its Java APIs, a move they say would hold back the computer industry and deny affordable technology to end users. The ...

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BlackBerry Is to Port Its Popular BlackBerry Messenger Tool to Android and IOS

May 16, 2013

Smartphone maker BlackBerry is to port its popular BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) tool to Android and iOS. It will be available on all three platforms by the summer, claims the company, and crucially will be free. Further reading Analysis: ...

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Jolla Is to Announce The Availability of New Mobile Devices Running Operating System

May 6, 2013

Jolla, the smartphone operating system start-up set up by refugees from Nokia, is to announce the availability of new mobile devices running its Sailfish operating system this month. The devices will be available, according to the ...

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Nokia Is Intensifying as Sales of Its Once-Bedrock Feature Phones Fell by More Than 21%

Apr 19, 2013

The crisis at mobile phone maker Nokia is intensifying as sales of its once-bedrock feature phones fell by more than 21 per cent in the first quarter, according to the company's latest financial report. Feature phones have kept the ...

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The FairSearch Coalition Filed a Complaint with European Commission against Google,Android

Apr 12, 2013

The FairSearch coalition, whose members include Microsoft, Nokia and Oracle, has filed a complaint with the European Commission against Google and Android, saying that the company is using the OS as a Trojan horse to deceive partners and ...

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FairSearch Coalition Has Filed a Complaint with The European Commission

Apr 11, 2013

The FairSearch coalition, whose members include Microsoft, Nokia and Oracle, has filed a complaint with the European Commission against Google and Android, saying that the company is using the OS as a Trojan horse to deceive partners and ...

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Microsoft Has Registered Its First Strong Gains in Share

Apr 3, 2013

Microsoft has registered its first strong gains in share in the smartphone operating system market following the launch of Windows Phone 8, with the UK and Italy registering some of the biggest increases in market share. According to ...

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Big Changes for Google's Mobile Platform and for Its Chrome Operating System

Mar 18, 2013

Android head Andy Rubin is stepping aside, and that could mean big changes for Google's mobile platform and for its Chrome operating system. Google CEO Larry Page announced the move in a blog post on Wednesday, saying Rubin will remain ...

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Nokia's Net Costs for Adopting Windows Phone as Its Smartphone Operating System

Jan 25, 2013

Nokia's net costs for adopting Windows Phone as its smartphone operating system platform are set to rocket as Microsoft's "platform support payments" to Nokia start to decline, while Lumia sales have failed to ramp up sufficiently to cover ...

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