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The 'Dandroids' were Android's original (but temporary) mascots
Earlier this week, Android engineer Dan Morrill showed off Android's original (but temporary) mascots before the now famous green robot was signed off on.
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The next Android will be 'Key Lime Pie'
A Google employee has let it be known that the next iteration of Android will be dubbed "Key Lime Pie."
Posting the drawing to his Google+ ......
Windows 'Blue' is the future, with yearly updates
If Zdnet is to be believed, Microsoft may be moving away from their current 3-year Windows release cycle, moving instead to yearly updates.
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Windows Phone 7.8 coming early next year
Microsoft has confirmed today that Windows Phone 7.8 will reach handsets early next year.
The operating system is a bridge between WP 7.5 ......
PlayBook to be updated to BlackBerry 10 later this year
The BlackBerry Developer Team has announced today that PlayBook tablet owners will be getting an upgrade to the BlackBerry 10 operating system ......
Microsoft reveals end-of-life dates for Windows OSs
Microsoft Japan has revealed the end-of-life dates for its last three Windows operating systems.
Here is the list, which includes extended ......
Samsung merges Bada with Tizen
Samsung has announced it will merge its own touchscreen OS, Bada, with the Linux-based Tizen OS.
Tizen is a joint collaboration between Intel ......
RIM announces the launch of BBX, the 'future' of the company
At today's BlackBerry DevCon Americas 2011, RIM has announced the launch of BBX, the future of the company.
RIM says the "next generation ......
Qualcomm to slow down its Brew mobile OS
According to Qualcomm's President of Internet Services, the company plans to slow down on its BREW mobile OS, seen on feature phones for 10 years now.
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Would Samsung really buy webOS off of HP?
In April 2010, HP purchase Palm, along with webOS and all of the company's patents for $1.2 billion, stopping the struggling phone maker from ......
Windows ups anti-piracy measures for Windows 8
Following years of piracy of their operating system, Microsoft has begun upping anti-piracy measures for its early Windows 8 builds.
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Toshiba announces first WP7 Mango phone
Fujitsu-Toshiba have announced the first Windows Phone 7 device with Mango, today, the IS12T.
The device will launch very soon, and Mango ......
Microsoft unveils Windows 8
This afternoon, Microsoft unveiled Windows 8, the upcoming operating system that should be a complete overhaul from Windows 7, released in 2009.
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Newer, more advanced leaked build of Windows 8 now available
Two weeks after the useless Windows 8 M1 build was leaked to torrent and warez sites, a newer version (M2) is now available for download.
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Windows 8 to allow pattern-based logins?
According to a new video, Windows 8 will allow users to login/unlock their computers with patterns, just like Android and iOS devices do now.
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Windows 7 hits 350 million licenses sold
Microsoft has celebrated the 18-month anniversary of the release of Windows 7 this week, and let go some figures about the OS.
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All HP computers will soon dual-boot Windows and webOS
Starting in 2012, new HP computers will all come with the ability to dual-boot Windows and webOS, the mobile operating system the company acquired ......
Major Windows Phone 7 update 'imminent'?
According to multiple reports, Microsoft is ready to drop a major update for Windows Phone 7, with the firmware upgrade "imminent."
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Microsoft to discuss Windows tablet OS at CES
The WSJ is reporting today that Microsoft is prepared to discuss a new Windows operating system, one that will be optimized for tablets and ......