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Could Android Mop-Up the Entry Level Smartphone Market?

With news that LG's first Android smartphone is a pretty basic gizmo, and recalling the recent debut of the Motorola Cliq, an interesting thought's just occurred: Could the upstart Google OS corner the whole entry-level-smartphone ...READ»

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Nokia Says No to Android Smartphone

The world's largest cellphone company won't be making a Google Android-powered Smartphone. But Nokia's recent partnership with Intel means a new OS is inevitable.READ»

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The Smartbook Race Is On, and China Is at the Starting Line With an XP-Capable Phone

Yesterday I wrote about the smartbook--a half smartphone, half netbook device that's being pushed as the future of mobile computing. And now it looks like a Chinese firm has beaten everyone, and released a cellphone that runs ...READ»

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Microsoft Turns Nice Guy? Windows 7 Release Candidate Free for a Year

Microsoft, corporate bully, evil monopolist, purveyor of buggy virus-ridden software and gargantuan money-making machine, is about to make the Windows 7 May "release candidate" OS entirely free to download, and functional ...READ»

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Verizon Predicts Cellphone's Future: Only Four Operating Systems Rule

Verizon's has revealed how it plans to integrate the software side of next-generation cellphones into its business: It aims to support just four different operating systems. The problem with the current cell phone model, ...READ»

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Palm's Pre Gets More Interesting: WebOS Has Classic PalmOS Emulator

One cloud hovering over the potential success of Palm's upcoming Pre smartphone was its empty app store--definitely something for new buyers to bear in mind. But Palm, it seems, has got that base covered: the Pre's funky new WebOS ...READ»

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Microsoft Multitouch Video Demos Windows 7's Irrelevance

Microsoft's demonstrations of the touch-response goodness built into the upcoming Windows 7 operating system are "cool." But it's made me realize something else too: Windows 7 is irrelevant. First, check out the video ...READ»

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Nokia Wants to Make Your Laptop Too

Nokia may be entering the laptop business. In an interview this week, Nokia's CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo said, "We are looking very actively also at this opportunity." His reasoning is sound: Mobile computing devices and ...READ»

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