News tagged with mobile platform

Nielsen: 1.4 percent of those who recently bought smartphones chose Windows phone

Only 1.4 percent of U.S. consumers who said they bought a smartphone in the last three months chose Windows Phone, according to research from Nielsen.

Technology / Software

created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 2

RIM forced to change name of software

BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion has been forced to change the name of its new operating system from BBX after the company lost a trademark ruling.

Technology / Business

created Dec 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers find some smartphone models more vulnerable to attack

New research from North Carolina State University shows that some smartphones specifically designed to support the Android mobile platform have incorporated additional features that can be used by hackers to bypass Android's ...

Technology / Software

created Nov 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Facebook, HTC building Android smartphone: report

Facebook has allied with Taiwan's HTC to build a customized smartphone powered by Google's Android mobile operating system, according to technology blog All Things Digital.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Nov 22, 2011 | popularity 1.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Adobe pulls plug on Flash for mobile

US software maker Adobe pulled the plug Wednesday on its Flash player for mobile browsers, which Apple's late chief executive Steve Jobs refused to allow on the iPhone and iPad.

Technology / Software

created Nov 09, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Hewlett Packard puts mobile chips in data centers

Hewlett Packard (HP) sees a future in super-efficient data centers powered by the kinds of power-sipping computer chips used in smartphones and tablet computers.

Electronics / Hardware

created Nov 03, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 3

News Corp to start Australian paywall

The Australian arm of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation will begin charging for online content, the firm said on Thursday, with its flagship national broadsheet to move behind a paywall from next week.

Technology / Internet

created Oct 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

SU professor uncovers potential issues with apps built for Android systems

Wenliang Du, professor of computer science in the L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science (LCS), has had his paper accepted to be presented at the 27th Annual Computer Security Applications Conference, on potential ...

Technology / Software

created Oct 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Taiwan's HTC unveils Windows 'Mango' handsets

Taiwan's leading smartphone maker HTC on Wednesday unveiled its first mobile phones using Microsoft's much-anticipated software platform "Mango" after Apple launched its latest iPhone.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Google+ mobbed after doors opened, experts tell

Google+ was mobbed with visitors after the social network opened its doors to the public last week, industry tracker Experian Hitwise reported.

Technology / Internet

created Sep 27, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

With new Windows 8, Microsoft will show whether it can go mobile

The next version of Windows is being billed as a radical reinvention of Microsoft Corp.'s flagship operating system - the most extensive overhaul since Windows 95.

Technology / Software

created Sep 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Newly published cyber security report identifies key research priorities

Newly published cyber security report identifies key research priorities for safeguarding the Internet of tomorrow.

Technology / Internet

created Sep 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Apps that can help students with college courses and down time

The smartphone has become the centerpiece of many students' digital lives.

Technology / Software

created Aug 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Company networks confront rising video tide

Companies are struggling to manage a rising tide of video use in workplaces, with employees expecting business networks to adapt to whatever mobile gadgets they prefer to use.

Technology / Telecom

created Jul 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Virgin Media to launch Spotify service for subscribers

Virgin Media said on Wednesday it had agreed a deal with Sweden's Spotify to offer music streaming services for the British company's television, mobile phone and Internet subscribers.

Technology / Internet

created Jul 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mobile operating system

A Mobile operating system, also known as , a Mobile OS, a Mobile platform, or a Handheld operating system, is the operating system that controls a mobile device—similar in principle to an operating system such as Linux or Windows that controls a desktop computer. However, they are currently somewhat simpler, and deal more with the wireless versions of broadband and local connectivity, mobile multimedia formats, and different input methods.

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